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Question

How to Extend My Wifi Outside the House?

Sep 19, 2017 8:12AM PDT

My woodshop is in a separate building 130 feet from the house. So far, I've not had satisfactory results using Almond Extenders, either in "Extender" mode, or connected to the modem via Powerline, in "Access Point" mode. I have good line of sight, with just two tree trunks partially in the way, but I just can't get the bandwidth. What should I try next?

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A CNET article on this.
Sep 19, 2017 8:24AM PDT
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Thanks for the CNET article...but
Sep 19, 2017 11:59AM PDT

I use the router in the article already. The network in the picture provided by Me too is the one that I have currently configured and is barely acceptable at the shop, 130 feet distant - Modem through Powerline to Access Point in house. The access point I use is the Almond, which I assume is omni directional. You are saying that buying another ASUS with its directional antennae would boost the signal significantly. Very hard for me to find tech data on these devices to see what the quantitative differences are before plunking down the $$.

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$$
Sep 21, 2017 9:31AM PDT

Everytime our company sends out the techs, it's been $$$ to $,$$$. If you can solve it yourself with powerline systems, you save 3 to 4 figures over a tech/consultant. But for some the tech/consultant is the only way since it can get complicated.

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Trying Cheap Directional Extender
Sep 21, 2017 12:56PM PDT

Next step will be to put a directional (cheap) extender at the Powerline access point in the window aimed at the shop. I'm saving the packaging....

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Me too
Sep 19, 2017 9:32AM PDT

Extenders are hit and miss. If you can go with powerline see if you can use this.