Wifi Bridge Without Router?

[ManFromSnowyRiver]

Hi, I recently set up a little wifi bridge to send wifi from my home to a reolink security camera on the far side of the property (several hundred yards away). Currently I have router connected to the receiving side of the bridge that is providing wifi for the camera but I've noticed when Im standing near the camera I can pick up and use the wifi straight from the master/sender. It made me wonder if I even need to run/power the receiving end of the wifi bridge or the 2nd router. I tried logging my reolink camera into the wifi signal straight from the master but it was unsucessul. I'm curious if anyone knows if this is possible? Is there a diffrent product I need instead that will send the wifi signal straight to the device rather than daisy chaining it to a second router as I have it now? Thank you

 

[bbunge]

If what you have works, save your bucks.
There are directional outside WIFI sets that connect to the router via Ethernet. Some are PoE.

 

[Digilog]

Hi, I recently set up a little wifi bridge to send wifi from my home to a reolink security camera on the far side of the property (several hundred yards away). Currently I have router connected to the receiving side of the bridge that is providing wifi for the camera but I've noticed when Im standing near the camera I can pick up and use the wifi straight from the master/sender. It made me wonder if I even need to run/power the receiving end of the wifi bridge or the 2nd router. I tried logging my reolink camera into the wifi signal straight from the master but it was unsucessul. I'm curious if anyone knows if this is possible? Is there a diffrent product I need instead that will send the wifi signal straight to the device rather than daisy chaining it to a second router as I have it now? Thank you

I configured a router as an access point, connected it to the normal network so I can connected and get my wireless doorbell online, then I disconnected that access point and plugged it into one of my camera ports on my NVR wich I have a trendNET POE-> 12V adapter and powered the access point off the POE. I use my phone app by logging into that wifi when I want and push notifications still push through onto my NVR app.
The only reason to log into the wireless doorbell by its app now is just to change a couple of video settings the NVR doesn't have control of. I really don't like wireless cameras and wished that the manufacturer would make a POE cam doorbell.

 

[OzarkEdge]

Currently I have router connected to the receiving side of the bridge that is providing wifi for the camera but I've noticed when Im standing near the camera I can pick up and use the wifi straight from the master/sender. It made me wonder if I even need to run/power the receiving end of the wifi bridge or the 2nd router. I tried logging my reolink camera into the wifi signal straight from the master but it was unsucessul. I'm curious if anyone knows if this is possible?

Given you want to overcome radio distance, I would think you need sufficient transmit signal power and Tx/Rx antenna on each end... and presumably the client camera is not built well enough for its end of the given radio link conditions... which is why you are exploring a solution in the first place. That said, a 2.4GHz client might reach several hundred yards on a cold, dry day with the leaves off or similar... but may not be reliable in all conditions.

OE

 

[ManFromSnowyRiver]

Ok sounds like I should stick with the current setup! Thanks all