Wifi boost

Generally.. YES.. Or you can use the browser on your phone or tablet.

Oh, and I strongly suggest a DIRECTIONAL antenna (more range in the on-axis direction)

How I do it when I am at a campground NOTE this is for WI-FI.> NOT CELLULAR DATA

First I log into my router.. Again I can use ANY BROWSER 192.168.#.# (THe last two numbers will depend on the router) and enter my User name and password.

Choose "Connection type" and Static IP in that order
I then enter an IP in my case 192.168.1.254 and the mask 255.255.255.0 Do whatever you feel like with DNS we are not using it anyway.

I apply.. The router shows NOT CONNECTED

I then enter 192.168.1.20 in the Browser address line (Nano-Station)
It screams "Seurity alert" and I hit Advancd and connect anyway (I know it is safe)

Then on the Nano-Station (This will vary with connections) I choose Wireless, pick my SSID, enter any PSK needed and change and apply

Back to MAIN on the NANO (reload a time or two as it takes a while to get back to responiding) and then close that tab.

Back to ROUTER and connection type and DYNAMIC and apply, apply, verify CONNECTED and done.

With a Wi-Fi Booster. Well this combines both functions..

I connect to the booster.. Then using my WI-FI settings find out the *IP of my device and the DNS or Gateway addresses (normally both the same) that's the Booster.. Connect to it and choose your park's SSID. You may need to enter a PSK or not depending on the hardware

But you will always have to choose the SSID (Access point).

That seems like a lot of hassle.

Having traveled for the past 5 months I have found one thing to be consistent among parks 95% of the time. That one thing is that the WiFi is so bad it's not worth connecting to. Very slow if you can get it at all. We spent the $ on a good cellular plan and the boosting ability to get a cellular signal from further away from the tower. (WeBoost Drive 4G-X)

Picinisco wrote:
That seems like a lot of hassle.

It's not really. If you move every day and plan to connect to a different router then it can be a bit of a pain but the entire process takes less than 5 minutes. If you plan to stay in one location for a week or month or more then it's no issue as all as you have plenty of time!

A WiFi booster/repeater will help you get a stronger signal, but it may not help you get any faster speeds or connectivity at all when the park service is overloaded by a number of folks trying to stream TV programs and other videos.

While a stronger signal "may not" get you a experience, it often will help so an inexpensive highly effective WiFi booster is quite worthwhile if you plan to use campground WiFi on a regular basis.

A good YouTube tutorial on setting up a Nanostation for an RV is at Outside Our Bubble.

If you want to run the system on 12V rather than 120, a Tycon Power Supply can replace the one that comes with the Air Gateway section of the system.

No doubt directional antenna will have better range than Omni antenna but you have to repoint and retune the antenna every time you connect to a different AP. I have Omni antenna on my Roadtrek running on 12 volts DC. Setup is more involved, but once setup, it easy to connect to a hotspot. To connect, I login to the Wi-Fi booster using my cellphone browser (added to my favorites- for one click login), then scan the area for an open Wi-Fi, and then connect.

Wi-Fi booster is not a perfect solution but rather a backup or last resort attempt to connect online (at least for me), if you have a good Cell network like Verizon, you will have better nationwide coverage and probably not need a booster…but, there are areas with no or funky cell service and the campground Wi-Fi is the only means of connection outside, the booster could be a life saver. You can also use it to connect to free public Wi-Fi’s; just don’t expect that you’ll be able to video stream from these connections.

Here is the link to my Wi-Fi booster and how to set it up. Ubiquiti Bullet and airGateway combo

Winegard also has a new product called Winegard Connect (Wi-Fi and 4G LTE extender): Check it out here.

Winegard also has a new product called Winegard Connect (Wi-Fi and 4G LTE extender): Check it out here......

The review I read from a guy who really knows his stuff says that this is NOT a good product.

Bill.Satellite wrote:

Winegard also has a new product called Winegard Connect (Wi-Fi and 4G LTE extender): Check it out here......

The review I read from a guy who really knows his stuff says that this is NOT a good product.

That's a strange criticism.