how to extend wifi signal ?

hopeful_builder · 4 Dec 2013 at 10:51

Good morning all,

I need to boost my wifi signal across the business centre im in. I have acquired a sscond unit about 500M away, indoor still but through several partitions.

Ive tried cheap 10db boosters but it was actually worse. Powerline adaptors arent possible. I have an asus a66u ac router. Ive heard i could buy another router and use bridge mode but over this distance it o
Wouldnt work surely?

I guess something like the camp sites use perhaps?

Mr. Peri Peri · 4 Dec 2013 at 12:40

For that sort of distance I imagine you would want a point to point system with directional antennas - do the buildings have clear line of sight?

EDIT: re-read your post - am I understanding correctly that the two locations you want to bridge are contained within the same building rather than two seperate buildings?

hopeful_builder · 4 Dec 2013 at 17:18

Many thanks for your reply.

Yes indeed, they are within the same building. I have a soli brick wall and about 3/4 partition walls to go through. To be fair to the Asus router i have it does really well and after the wall and 2 false walls I can still get upto 2MB from 20/25 Meters.

I've googled this endless times, but I cant even find anywhere that stock these range booster things

Caged · 4 Dec 2013 at 17:28

You need to stop looking at trying to do this with wireless, 500m (did you type that right?) indoors isn't going to happen.

If it's a business centre it should have structured cabling running to each unit.

hopeful_builder · 4 Dec 2013 at 17:37

ok, say 500 is an exaggeration, more like 100/150M max.

they dont have any proper cabling anywhere, its in the stone age!

Caged · 4 Dec 2013 at 17:49

You're going to be running a fibre then. Long range wireless only works if there's nothing in the way (including in the fresnel zone), you're trying to go through several walls and rooms which a month from now might be piled high with metal things.

Adding a signal booster will just raise the noise floor at the same time, and you'll have to replicate it at the other end of the link. Ideally you'd use more sensitive radios / more directional antennas but that still won't get you through several partition walls.

Can you draw a rough plan view of what you're trying to do?