wireless router/internet question
I'll apologize now if I make this too long. Hopefully it will at least be clear if not concise. I want to add a wireless security camera system to my house. One of the systems I'm looking at is d...
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8ntw8tn wrote:
I want to add a wireless security camera system to my house. One of the systems I'm looking at is dlink; specifically, three dlink 942l cameras. Cost is one of the factors of course.
I haven't looked up the specifics on the DLink 9421, but I would caution you if it requires "port forwarding" to be setup in order to operate. My inexpensive cameras do (that's why they're cheap) and port-forwarding is usually a challenge to accomplish.
If you're non-technical, a better (and likely more expensive) camera might have a happier ending.
8ntw8tn wrote:
I make this claim because my iPhone loses the wireless signal soon after leaving the house and with my old router it kept the signal at least an additional 50-75 feet further.
There are a lot of reasons why you had (have?) poor signal. Your ISP is going to probably plop the least expensive router in there. And, the older ones we subject to more interference issues; used default channels, etc. You could dork with the existing router (assuming you had access and the expertise) or you could look for a "range extender" of sorts. An investment of another $50 to $100.
8ntw8tn wrote:
The distance from the router to at least one of the proposed camera locations is about 50 feet and it is not line of sight; several intervening walls.
With poor signal transmission already, this could be a stretch. Those cameras really need a good signal to stream video.
8ntw8tn wrote:
I have a separate connection inside the house for internet. (I don't understand the technical parts to this, I just know that when we were having intermittent connection problems the phone technician somehow split the signal and I now have separate connections for phone and internet.
Do you have internet via cable or DSL?
8ntw8tn wrote:
Is there any way I can connect my old Linksys router to my internet and use it as the link to the dlink cameras (or whatever system I happen to end up with)? Thanks for the replies.
Post the model number of the Linksys. Odds are the answer is "Yes" but again, it may take a bit more technical expertise than you have (or want to acquire. :) )
