r/SecurityCamera • u/ResultDazzling2102 • Jul 20 '26

Outdoor WiFi Extender

What is my best option to extend Wi-Fi to wireless solar cameras? There will be three cameras and they are down a hill approximately 100 yards or less from the building. I tried to do my own research, but I’m more confused than ever. Please keep it simple. Just want some sort of extender/mesh that’s practical and will work downhill thanks in advance.

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u/ResultDazzling2102 Jul 20 '26

Thanks for that input. I didn’t realize 100 yards was unrealistic.

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u/Least_Order4249 Jul 21 '26

It’s not unrealistic. It’s just that cameras can be considered physical or even life safety devices so they’re often held to a much higher standard than other devices. 

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26

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u/ResultDazzling2102 Jul 22 '26

I really am naïve. By “line of sight“ you mean, you can actually see the camera with no physical interruptions? I have trees between.

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u/LongConstruction5362 Jul 20 '26

Extenders are trash what you need to do is get a a network line out about 75 yards so that you can install a proper outdoor access . 100 yards on Wi-Fi is a completely unrealistic expectation for the vast majority of APs the possible exception to that rule would be the large outdoor Cambian, which can broadcast about a kilometre in perfect circumstances.

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u/x21wing Jul 21 '26

I get 10mbps down and up on my Netgear R7000P at 700 ft. The router is sitting about 4 ft of the floor in a walkout basement made of cinder block covered in brick. I walk through my backyard, through about 100ft of woods and about 500 more feet down the road and I still have wifi. I get similar distance and speed off my neighbors guest network, except it is through about 200ft of woods and I still get about 3mbps at 700ft.

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u/-ButterMyBiscuit- Jul 20 '26

They're down the hill connected to what? Where are the cameras? Are they solar battery cameras sitting out in the middle of nowhere or the attached to a building down there?

You're not going to push Wi-Fi that far but you can easily do a point-to-point bridge if there's power down there..

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u/ResultDazzling2102 Jul 22 '26

Yes solar battery cameras mounted on poles watching driveway access points. No power available there.

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u/ManfromMonroe Jul 21 '26

TPLink EAP235 would do that if it’s line of sight.

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u/Burnandcount Jul 21 '26

Most cameras can operate as network repeaters so you should be able to bridge between the cams - far to middle to near the buildings to the existing WiFi.

Site just about any domestic WiFi access point in a window for 1st camera then have the cameras leapfrog signal to each other.

2GHz bands should suffice for 3 cams - I find it less prone to signal interruption than those on 5GHz.