Wifi repeater

[murphy38]

I am looking into getting a wifi repeater for our rv. The campground wifi is just out of range to keep a go connection. I am looking at two system the Radiolabs wifi xl and the Rouge Wave. Both seem to be good systems. Has anyone had any experience with either of these. Need to get something soon.

[Gulfcoast]

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[RLS7201]

I went with Ubiquiti's Nano Station 2 for vastly improved WiFi reception.
Here is my project.

Richard

[Pirate1]

I use Jefa Tech and it works great.

[Bill_Satellite]

For less than $100 you can have an excellent WiFi repeater setup AND make that repeater wireless so you can connect multiple devices to that incoming signal.
It does take a bit of computer knowledge but there is a youtube video that walks you through the required hardware and a step by step video instructional. It was done by David Bott with the Tiffin RV forum. The video can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i8SmOf5ZTw

[Ivylog]

Assuming you have a USB connector I use a USB WiFi adapter and a Yaggi directional antenna... eBay $35.

[AllegroD]

rekoj71 wrote:
That link from AllegroD is to the video I was thinking of. The items I mentioned are all from the same company and all get set up the same way as his video shows as they all have the same firmware installed.
I know very little about programing and don't know what half of the options in the software for these even do, but his set up is right on and works good. I didn't use the baby router that he bought as I had a router already and wanted one with the 4 port switch on the back.

All the items can be bought on Amazon or other such sources.

[KRumm]

In searching I came across this... It looks exactly like the Wifi Ranger Elite (Which is $359) hum... 😉

http://www.amazon.com/MikroTik-RBMETAL2SHPN-RouterBOARD-Metal2SHPn-Standards/dp/B00AY7U5YK/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=51iyv9pziXL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_SL500_SR135%2C135_&refRID=05W2ZN10Z5N10BW1MC03

[KRumm]

Also Ubiquti makes a omnidirectional model too...

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-BulletM2-HP-POE-24V-AXA-NFNF-Outdoor/dp/B015YD97DI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1448859031&sr=8-2&keywords=BM2HP

[rekoj71]

That link from AllegroD is to the video I was thinking of. The items I mentioned are all from the same company and all get set up the same way as his video shows as they all have the same firmware installed.
I know very little about programing and don't know what half of the options in the software for these even do, but his set up is right on and works good. I didn't use the baby router that he bought as I had a router already and wanted one with the 4 port switch on the back.

[KRumm]

Another option to consider is the Wifi Ranger brand...
The Elite goes for $359 https://wifiranger.com/shop/product/50-elite

They also have the basic Sky2 for $199 (Which is buried in their website and not promoted) it is a very nice piece of kit

https://wifiranger.com/shop/product/55-sky2

Before you buy from them dig around the Tecnomadia Blog - They have a 5% discount code 😉

Also note that when some models boast of 1-2 mile range they are referring to unobstructed nautical mile

[AllegroD]

OK. You can do this from two different directions. You can boost connection to the CG and connect your phone to wifi, where the router is primary internet connection or, if CG is bad or non existent, you can connect your router to your 3g/4g phone hotspot, where your phone is primary internet connection.

You can set it up for $100-200, depending on what devices you pick.

Read/Watch HERE.

[rekoj71]

Have you looked at the Ubiquti Nano Station (directional), or Pico Station if you prefer more power with a small Omni-directional antenna, or the Bullet if you want it to be more like the ones you posted? They are much cheaper (under $100)and not as hard as they look to set up. There is a good you tube video of a fulltimer setting one up to do what you are wanting. They are just as powerful.
I just set one up in my RV and it brings the signal to my regular router for me to use everything inside my RV.

[jcpainter]

We have the Rogue Wave and have had very good results with it.

Just remember that although these devices will bring in a signal that is too far away to get otherwise, they are not magic. If the campground has inadequate bandwidth to their internet provider, these won't fix that problem.

If you can get good download speeds at their office, but not at your campsite . . . these will help considerably.

[Mandalay_Parr]

Also look at Hawking Electronics. I have their combination wifi amp/repeater. Works great.