My wife's aunt and uncle have a ranch, and they have internet inside the house with a regular WiFi router. A couple years ago, I bought and installed this WavLink outdoor WiFi extender, and it works great - they can get a signal anywhere up to about 400 yards away. They have a large metal implement shed about 100 yds from the house, the signal reaches it no problem, and if they slide open one of the doors, they can get a signal inside. But with the doors closed, obviously the signal doesn't penetrate. Could use some suggestions for how to relay the signal from outside the shed to the inside so they can access the internet for manuals, videos, music, etc. TIA for any help!

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A P2P bridge is the solution that keeps popping up in my search results, but I have questions about it. Can I use 1 device to capture the existing signal? Then I need to run an Ethernet cable inside the shed and connect it to another WiFi router? It's not crucial, but it'd be nice if it was the same network.

Think of the bridge as a long Ethernet cable. Yes, you'll need to get a cable from outside the shed to inside and then put another device on the inside to create or extend a wifi network.

You'll probably need a switch on the other end or some other dedicated access point if you want to use the same network inside the shed. It doesn't look like the repeater you have has a second LAN port to use that as a pass through, but if you post the equipment you have, someone should be able to give specifics.

I appreciate the response. Could this work… I get another one of the WavLink extenders (they can do mesh), mount it inside the implement shed, and use antenna extension cables to mount 2 of the 4 antennas outside.

GrapevineAg said:

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I appreciate the response. Could this work… I get another one of the WavLink extenders (they can do mesh), mount it inside the implement shed, and use antenna extension cables to mount 2 of the 4 antennas outside.

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Yes it should. That device would then provide inside the shed internet and limited exterior internet at that point. But 1 thing to test is if its broadcasting back to main home and it tries to use the 2 interior antenna, your signal will suck. I dont know if the router unit is smart enough to allow you to designate send/receive antenna or not.

1 other possible option depending on the way power is run to the shed and main home would be powerline ethernet to an access point inside the shed. But the house and shed need to be on the same legs of a box i think. I haven't tested if it can jump breaker panel to sub panel and still work good but online reading leads me to believe its not optimal.

Honestly, p2p bridge is your best option as its antenna is outside while the access point is inside, no signal issues like you might get if splitting up you wav unit antenna.

Thank you!