Hi,
After searching and finding posts 3-4 years old, I thought I would ask about extending wireless service to a metal building I've rented as a shop.
Situation is straight forward in that I want to extend existing wifi and/or LTE to get a signal in building that is functioning as a faraday cage. The building has its own power panel and meter so power line extensions aren't an option. I can mount a receiver or an antenna on the outside wall. I have looked at yagi solutions, the ubiquiti options but don't have any real world experience with these products.
The existing wifi is both 2.4 and 5.0 ghz.
Will any wifi extenders work in this arrangement?
For LTE, I get 2 bars outside the building (-90 to -100 dbm), but no signal inside. Solutions here seem to start at $6-700 and go up from there for an LTE booster. Again, before I spend that money, I would like to believe that it will actually work.
Any suggestions for solving my 2 wireless dilemma's with 2018 gear?
Thanks,
jb
After searching and finding posts 3-4 years old, I thought I would ask about extending wireless service to a metal building I've rented as a shop.
Situation is straight forward in that I want to extend existing wifi and/or LTE to get a signal in building that is functioning as a faraday cage. The building has its own power panel and meter so power line extensions aren't an option. I can mount a receiver or an antenna on the outside wall. I have looked at yagi solutions, the ubiquiti options but don't have any real world experience with these products.
The existing wifi is both 2.4 and 5.0 ghz.
Will any wifi extenders work in this arrangement?
For LTE, I get 2 bars outside the building (-90 to -100 dbm), but no signal inside. Solutions here seem to start at $6-700 and go up from there for an LTE booster. Again, before I spend that money, I would like to believe that it will actually work.
Any suggestions for solving my 2 wireless dilemma's with 2018 gear?
Thanks,
jb