I have the typical home internet with router inside my house that works great. The router is set up near a glass sliding door, so the signal actually works pretty well outdoors. I have a detached metal building workshop that I need a way to get wifi inside. The building is only about 30-40ft from the back door that has the router next to it, so I actually get a decent signal from the front of the building, and even when I have the roll up doors open. The problem I’m having is getting any signal through the metal. I need some sort of repeater (I think) that captures the signal outside, and has a separate wired repeater (or router?) that I can place inside the building to get signal inside. I found something on Amazon that I believe would work, but it’s definitely on the more expensive side, and seems a bit overkill for what I need. I just want to be able to use the internet and stream music so nothing too demanding. Maybe a YouTube video on my phone when I need to look up some how to videos. There are a lot of devices out there and I’m hoping someone with more knowledge can recommend a more budget friendly alternative. Thanks
Here’s a pic of the thing that I believe will work:
You get good signal outside the shop, or with the doors open. If you’ve got an old WiFi router sitting around I would use that as your “repeater” … Kinda.
Personally. I’d hack together something fun, partially for fun, partially for cost savings. Mostly for the fun though.
Old router outside the shop, in a plastic junction box with a hole drilled into the shop where you connect a low cost access point. Place the old router into “media bridge” mode so it basically just receives WiFi and outputs wired to that access point inside that is then your new WiFi.
Parts needed: wireless router (AC is probably plenty and you probably know someone with a spare for free), plastic junction box to hold it, wireless access point (WAP).