We're getting ready to move my Mom in to a house a few doors down from our house, and I would like to share my network with her. She doesn't do anything mission critical with her internet... email, checking QVC, VOIP with an Ooma device, and hopefully my 8 year old son will be able to use his tablet there to watch YouTube kids videos and play some simple games...
I can barely pick up my signal from her back porch, and occasionally it'll show up on a list of networks in her house, using my phone - but nothing usable. The houses are separated by two houses, and are about 150 - 200 feet apart. When I use a WiFi analyzer app on my phone, I can get just in to the yellow range on a signal meter, which corresponds to about -85 dBm.
My setup is a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X connected to a UniFi AP-AC-LR fed by Spectrum cable internet.
My thinking is that at a minimum I would need some sort of outdoor antenna at my Mom's place, hooked to another access point. If I buy a WiFi adapter for the Ooma device, I won't need a wired ethernet connection for anything at her house.
What would you guys suggest? Should I plan on going with a full bridge with an outdoor transmitter at my house, or would just an outdoor antenna at her house have a reasonable chance of working given the setup.
Thanks!
Heath
I can barely pick up my signal from her back porch, and occasionally it'll show up on a list of networks in her house, using my phone - but nothing usable. The houses are separated by two houses, and are about 150 - 200 feet apart. When I use a WiFi analyzer app on my phone, I can get just in to the yellow range on a signal meter, which corresponds to about -85 dBm.
My setup is a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X connected to a UniFi AP-AC-LR fed by Spectrum cable internet.
My thinking is that at a minimum I would need some sort of outdoor antenna at my Mom's place, hooked to another access point. If I buy a WiFi adapter for the Ooma device, I won't need a wired ethernet connection for anything at her house.
What would you guys suggest? Should I plan on going with a full bridge with an outdoor transmitter at my house, or would just an outdoor antenna at her house have a reasonable chance of working given the setup.
Thanks!
Heath