Almost every campground we stay at has wifi. Some of the campgrounds only have wifi at specific locations on the premises.One of our favorite campgrounds has free wifi about 500 feet from us in a direct line of site. Our thoughts are to get a TP-Link antenna and connect it to a router in the RV.My question is whether that would work or do we need a repeater instead of a router. Also, does having the router in the rv with an additional password for access give us an extra measure of security from hackers?

I like having a dedicated Wireless Access Point on the roof like the ubiquiti bullet which communicates to the campground wifi only, and then inside, have another router with which your devices connect to. Still doesn't mean you will get great bandwidth, but it sure works decent.Here is a link from where I got my idea.http://www.dmbruss.com/zRVTech/RVTT_BulletInstall.htm

Forget CG wifi systems altogether, they all get huge backlogs and are not reliable due to one or all of your neighbors attempting to simultaneously stream live media. Get your own hotspot.

I use a repeater to amplify the received signal to be able to cover my house. bumpy

optionsA: 1 amplified outside device wired directly to one PC via USB B: 1 wifi repeater inside, connected to outside directional antenna, provides wifi for devices in coachc: router inside connected to outside amplified wifi device, provides access for everthing inside coachonly one thing to be configured/connected to campground each time you move

Click Antennas and Amplifiers for Weak WiFi Signals for good information especially for the Ubiquiti WiFi products including the Bullet setup.

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MrWizard
Moderator
Sep 09, 2015
options
A: 1 amplified outside device wired directly to one PC via USB

B: 1 wifi repeater inside, connected to outside directional antenna, provides wifi for devices in coach

c: router inside connected to outside amplified wifi device, provides access for everthing inside coach
only one thing to be configured/connected to campground each time you move
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Sep 09, 2015
I use a repeater to amplify the received signal to be able to cover my house.
bumpy
sch911
Explorer
Sep 09, 2015
Forget CG wifi systems altogether, they all get huge backlogs and are not reliable due to one or all of your neighbors attempting to simultaneously stream live media. Get your own hotspot.
ChooChooMan74
Explorer
Sep 09, 2015
I like having a dedicated Wireless Access Point on the roof like the ubiquiti bullet which communicates to the campground wifi only, and then inside, have another router with which your devices connect to. Still doesn't mean you will get great bandwidth, but it sure works decent.

Here is a link from where I got my idea.

http://www.dmbruss.com/zRVTech/RVTT_BulletInstall.htm

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