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Originally Posted by Astroman
So if I went with the TP-LINK TL-WA7510N, I would still have to think about frequency yeah? It may only be on 2.4ghz or is that only if I use 2 of them over a longer distance?
So far I can see I only use one of these and connect one outside the observatory with the other little Passive PoE Injector inside the observatory, connected to the Observatory computer? Does that sound right?
Sorry for the stupid questions. Still getting my head around it.
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If you used two of the WA7510's, one would be at the shed, the other would be in the house. You would then have a very reliable direct link when they are pointed at each other. However, for 20 or 30m, this is probably [Definately] overkill.
To test, I would do the following;
I would grab your phone/notebook and walk around the yard to see how far the signal gets. If it gets to the shed, but not inside, you could start by temporarily moving your existing wifi to the nearest window of the house. Then with your phone/notebook, see if it gets better signal to the shed. It might even get inside the shed. Make sure you try with both the window open and closed as glass could affect performance.
If this is the case, you would likely just need a wifi extender (on the same frequency) at that window. If it performed better with the window open, you would need to put an antenna outside with the wifi extended. However, if the performance was satisfactory with the window closed, all you would need is the wifi extender and that would be at an end.
Joel