Reddit mentions of TP-Link N300 Long Range Outdoor WiFi Range Extender | Point to Point Wireless Bridge | 5GHz, 300Mbps, 13dBi, 15km+ | Passive PoE Powered w/ Free PoE Injector | TDMA | Pharos Control (CPE510)

Since you said you're a retired network engineer, you might want to consider using point-to-point wireless bridges instead of omnidirectional mesh. Something like the Ubiquiti Rocket M5 line.

A note: I know, understand, and agree with the bad taste in your mouth about AmpliFi. But I really, really wouldn't extend that to Ubiquiti in general. The UniFi line appears to have basically nothing in common with the AmpliFi line, to the point of them basically being entirely different companies AFAICT.

I review wireless stuff professionally and I did not find the AmpliFi line to be very good at all by comparison with other mesh kits; that surprised me quite a bit since Ubiquiti's UniFi wired access point line is so good. But when I started asking questions to my UniFi engineering contacts, I very quickly got a bunch of "uh, not sure" from them followed by what struck me as a very annoyed and protective set of responses from entirely different people at AmpliFi.

YMMV, take with a grain of salt, etc. I do not have any kind of actual documentation of what the business structure is like over there. These are just my observations from professionally testing both lines, and from dealing with engineers and PR folks for both lines while reviewing them.

If you still just really absolutely hate the idea of anything that might even faintly be connected to Ubiquiti getting your money, I've also been pleased with TP-Link's gear, and they make directional point-to-point stuff also; example https://smile.amazon.com/TP-Link-300Mbps-dual-polarized-directional-CPE510/dp/B00N2RO63U. I don't have any specific experience with TP-Link's point-to-point stuff, though; only their omnidirectional APs.

If you haven't worked with directional wifi bridges before, you don't generally configure them to connect to omnidirectional devices at all. The typical configuration would look something like this:

[client device] <-- wifi --> [AP] <-- ethernet --> [bridge]
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directional
long distance
wifi
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[client device] <-- wifi --> [AP] <-- ethernet --> [bridge]

I have 2 of these recording with BI (v4) without issue - but I definitely had to update the firmware from the moment I installed them. I've had mine in since November 2018. I'm not ready to move to v5 of BI until maybe another year and they shake most of the issues out.

I even paired it with this https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00N2RO63U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and a cheap PoE switch so I could still use wifi.

Pay the 10k to have them dig and set up a connection. OR ask one of your family members to set up a TP-Link Long Range Outdoor

On their roof and put one on ur roof and point them at each other. Easy set up and boom you have internet at ur house.

Now I would recommend you paying for a upgraded speed and unlimited internet for them as you are going to leaching off them.

EnGenius Technologies EnStation5-AC 5 GHz Outdoor 11ac Wave 2 Pt. Wireless Bridge https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073H5KSSJ/

Buy two of these if you want >100mbps.


TP-Link Long Range Outdoor Wifi Transmitter - 5GHz, 300Mbps, High Gain Mimo Antenna, 15km+ Point to Point Wireless Transmission, Poe Powered W/ Poe Adapter Included, Wisp Modes (CPE510) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N2RO63U/

Two of these if <= 100mbps.

Grab a couple of TP-Link CPE510 units, set one up in one building, set another in the second building in the line-of-sight of the first unit, and then connect a switch and access points to the second unit in the second building.

I appreciate the elementary explanation. Octopi works great in my apartment. The google mesh does not reach the garage and therefore I can’t get a signal for octopi or any device in my garage.

Ideally I would like to have internet access in the garage. So I can monitor the printer without having to run up and down the stairs from the 3rd story. Worst case I’m thinking of setting up a network (no internet) in the garage just so I can send files to octopi and use other plugins that don’t require internet.

I just purchased these but I don’t have direct line of sight of my garage, as it is directly below me on the ground floor. So not sure if will be able to bridge and give me internet access.

With the worst case of just making a network in the garage, would I just need a basic router?

Not OP but I believe even just two cheap TP-Link CPE210 as you suggested should be easily able to reach 1km, given clear line of sight (including clear air in a cigar-shaped volume; that is, it widens slightly in the middle).

That is exactly the model I used, though I was using just one, as I only needed to bridge a couple hundred feet. So I could get away with using a regular short-range wireless adapter on the receiving end. It worked great.

The other two on that same amazon page are even higher power/more directional! 1 2

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N2RO63U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Is what worked for me. replace the .com with .ca if your in Canada (though I'll note the price has gone up since I bought em..)

Note, 5ghz are amazingly LOS, even a window will block a good amount of signal (like 1 bar worth) so it pretty much as to be mounted outside or at least one of them outside and the other going through a window. a wood wall blocks 99% of signal.

Tp-Link CPE-510 plus whatever local multi-port router you wish to use on stage if your band adjusts their own ears. I've used this thing from eighty yards away with five thousand in the audience without issue. It's directional and very powerful. Keep it well above head level.

Too bad that your routers do not have external, removable antenna's, because you could try to upgrade your connection with a diy cantenna : https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Cantenna

Ultimately I think your best option for success is to invest in a pair of exterior Wireless Access points.

Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-CPE210-300Mbps-dual-polarized-directional/dp/B00N2RO63U/ref=sr_1_21?keywords=Wifi%2Baccess%2Bpoint&qid=1567041782&s=gateway&sr=8-21&th=1

This way the Access Points deal with the network bridge overhead and your existing routers don't have to try and run two different wireless networks (which would greatly limit your enduser experience).

I’d put something like this outside of the trailer and run Ethernet inside. Pretty sure you can put it in client mode to connect to the house and effectively extend the network.

TP-LINK CPE510 5GHz 300Mbps 13dBi High Power Outdoor CPE/Access Point https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N2RO63U/

At least for the buildings if you have line of sight you can connect them with these and have a working ethernet between them. It won't work for the vehicles but you could set up a basic telephone system between the locations or stream security camera footage back to the main house ect. No license needed it's just normal WiFi but with a slightly more powerful transmitter and a MUCH better antenna.
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-300Mbps-dual-polarized-directional-CPE510/dp/B00N2RO63U/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me=


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