Wifi Repeater

[Ken_197973053927635]

I want to put an Argus PT approx 250 feet from the house. It keeps disconnecting. And is hard to connect to.
What can I use to get this cameras signal to be strong at the house?
I have tried using a Ubiquiti Nanostation Loco M2. But doesn't do anything for transferring the signal.
But I may have not had it configured correctly. Not being knowledgeable about router perameters.

[joseph_1979]

@ken_197973053927635 It's beyond the reach of any powerful extender like TP RE650. Try to search for solar Nanostation as suggested by Chopstix.

[joseph_1979]

@ken_197973053927635 Have a look at TP-Link EAP255 outdoor WIFI extender. Up to 200m+.

[Chopstix_887064913674433]

When you say it doesn't do anything for transferring the signal, do you mean that it does not improve the signal or there is no connection at all?

Are you using the Nanostation on the local side as an access point or on the camera side as a bridge? As an access point, you'll want it mounted outdoors with a clear line of sight to the camera. 250ft is pushing the limits of WiFi in the most ideal conditions. On the camera side as a bridge point, your going to need a Nanostation on both sides for a point-to-point bridge. The bridge is going to give you the range and performance you need. I have deployed Nanostation bridges at ranges up to 3 miles with connections speeds over 600Mbps in ideal conditions. They are capable of much more however you have to take into consideration environmental factors. At 250 feet, a pair of Nanostations as a point-to-point bridge should perform flawlessly for you.

[Ken_197973053927635]

When you say it doesn't do anything for transferring the signal, do you mean that it does not improve the signal or there is no connection at all?

Are you using the Nanostation on the local side as an access point or on the camera side as a bridge? As an access point, you'll want it mounted outdoors with a clear line of sight to the camera. 250ft is pushing the limits of WiFi in the most ideal conditions. On the camera side as a bridge point, your going to need a Nanostation on both sides for a point-to-point bridge. The bridge is going to give you the range and performance you need. I have deployed Nanostation bridges at ranges up to 3 miles with connections speeds over 600Mbps in ideal conditions. They are capable of much more however you have to take into consideration environmental factors. At 250 feet, a pair of Nanostations as a point-to-point bridge should perform flawlessly for you.

Thank you for the reply.

I mean it doesn't improve the signal. The camera keeps disconnecting. It doesn't stay connected more than few seconds.
I have it mounted outside about 40 feet from the room the router is in and pointed at the camera.
It is set as Access Point.
It has a clear path, nothing in between. It is approx. 125 feet distance between camera and Nanostation.
I had it set further than that before but there were cedar trees in the path.
Then I decided to move it closer.
I have TP Link RE305 in the house. to help extend wifi in the home.

I don't understand what you are suggesting using two Nanostations.
I would have to run AC power out there to power the station.
Or about 175 feet or more of cat cable if I put it closer to the area that I want to monitor.

If I have to run any power or cat cable I may as well put a POE camera up.
And this why I was trying to get a wireless camera to monitor the area.

Maybe I am not following your plan using two stations.

Oh yes, almost forgot. I had it connected to my internet router which stopped accessing the internet.
I could still use it in router and wifi mode but it would not connect to the internet.
I had to buy another router. I don't know if that coincidental or not.

[Chopstix_887064913674433]

@ken_197973053927635 my apologies. With my intent to be as comprehensive as possible, have a tendency to give more information than is often times needed. In your case, yes, two Nanostations would assume utility power at your camera side. I assumed no wired Ethernet but was not sure if there was power available so I included the extra information.

As an access point,150ft clear LoS with the Nanostation should produce good results. Forgive me as I do not know your experience with Ubiquiti products, here is a reasonably concise tutorial on setting up the Nanostation as an access point... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnl-tX7IUxE

A very important detail is your backhaul type. Wired or wireless? In other words, is your Nanostation wired directly to your router or is the backhaul wireless? If the backhaul is wireless, perhaps the Nanostation has a weak signal back to the router. If the RE305 is between them such as this ROUTER <--> RE305 <--> NANOSTATION, that's a lot of WiFi backhaul going on and your speed (not signal) is going to get cut in half at each hop. Now if any of those hops has a weak signal, it makes the speed decrease even worse. Unless absolutely unavoidable, all access points should be wired backhaul for best reliability/performance.

Lastly, I returned my Argus PT because it does not have continuous recording. In other words, the camera portion shut off to save power. Only the motion sensor stays active to wake the camera up when triggered. I do not know what the time out period is, but perhaps that is what you are experiencing? Just a thought.