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Reddit mentions of TP-Link | AC1200 WiFi Range Extender | Up to 1200Mbps | Dual Band WiFi Extender, Repeater, Wifi Signal Booster, Access Point| Easy Set-Up | Extends Internet Wifi to Smart Home & Alexa Devices (RE305)
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Reddit mentions: 8
We found 8 Reddit mentions of TP-Link | AC1200 WiFi Range Extender | Up to 1200Mbps | Dual Band WiFi Extender, Repeater, Wifi Signal Booster, Access Point| Easy Set-Up | Extends Internet Wifi to Smart Home & Alexa Devices (RE305). Here are the top ones.
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- Ideal for extending Wi Fi to Echo/Alexa devices, iPhone 7, Samsung Galaxy S7, iPad 4, and PlayStation 4, TP Link smart plugs, TP Link smart bulbs,
- Works with any standard router or gateway and AC1200 standard allows for the most ideal HD streaming & gaming experience Comparable to NETGEAR Wi Fi range extender EX6120
- Determine the best location for installation with the intelligent signal Indicator, easily expand wireless coverage at a push of the range extender button, set the power schedule for power saving
- Supports AP mode which creates a new wireless access point or use fast Ethernet port to connect a wired device; Kasa app provides easy setup, location assistance, and network overview
- Free industry leading 2 year and unlimited 24/7 technical support; Universal compatibility Works with any 802. 11 a/b/g/n/ac router or access point
- World's #1 provider of consumer Wifi for 7 consecutive years According to IDC Q2 2018 Report
Features:
Specs:
| Color | White |
| Height | 2.44 Inches |
| Length | 3.15 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | August 2018 |
| Size | AC1200 |
| Weight | 0.50044933474 Pounds |
| Width | 3.07 Inches |
Just because you can hear someone talking to you with a megaphone from 300Ft away does it not mean they can hear you back if you're just screaming at the top of your lungs. In this case, the Wyze cam can't send the signal back to your house even if it tried.
What I would suggest is getting a second one of those antennas and putting it on your neighbor's house. Point them at each other and set the one at his place to work as a bridge (takes a signal and pushes it out via the Ethernet) not a repeater (takes the wireless signal and make a copy to keep pushing it out).
Then, pull that signal out of that bridge and push it out to a small range extender that is set to work in AP mode only, that way it'll take the internet that's coming into it via Ethernet (connected on the other end to the other antenna) and connect the Wyze cams onto that.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8ROH7G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_zRK1CbA39Y8QW
This would be the most "reliable" way to get this done on the cheap. If you really want to get some proper equipment, it would probably cost you ~$100 for just the antennas.
Just be aware that even though they are cheap, and are of low bitrate, having a few of those cams in your network can really slow it down if your upload speed is not really there, much more so now with their "group" option that lets you see multiple cams at once and if they intend on using the cameras for 2 way radio coms (not recommend) or if they just keep all the feeds up 24/7.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01N8ROH7G/ref=gbdp_vlo_32fb338f_B01N8ROH7G?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
You don't need to buy a router to perform this function. I recently ran into an issue where my newly installed outside lights wouldn't communicate with the Hue bridge whenever placed inside the house, even if right next to them on the interior. I took my girlfriend's TP-Link RE305 and configured it for our wireless network and turned off the range extender mode so it only connected to it. I then hardwired the Hue Bridge into the Ethernet port on the bottom and placed both in the garage. I now have whole home control of my Hue lights including outside. I did have to make one special configuration and turn off the DHCP server on the TP-Link to allow the wireless router to assign the IP address and avoid issues with an always "Out of Home Connection".
https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-Repeater-Housing-RE305/dp/B01N8ROH7G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527102686&sr=8-1&keywords=TP-Link+RE305&dpID=41-cg2MmnWL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch
One more thing. Range on 5ghz is substantially lower than 2.4ghz. most newer routers though allow to configure both bands though. So if close to the router you can connect to 5ghz and if your further away you can connect to 2.4gnz band.
Other option if you want to expand 5ghz across the house there are range expanders such as one below you could look into:
TP-Link AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Range Extender, Repeater, Access Point w/Mini Housing Design, Extends WiFi to Smart Home & Alexa Devices (RE305) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8ROH7G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_BXybBb5TM04H7
Why not just a few wifi extenders? Cheap and easy to install. If you have hardlines to each floor it will make it much easier to setup.
You have basically the same setup I do. 3 floors/basement. I have these from tp link and they work just fine.
You could buy a Wifi Range Extender.
Discreetly install it where the signal is still decent, and set it up to parrot the incoming signal.
All it needs is an outlet. You could ask permission, or you could slap a mocked up nametag label with the hospital's logo and some "hardware identification numbers" on it and leave it in the wall.
Odds are nobody will notice for the while you dad's using it.
I tried using an extender like this: https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-Extender-Repeater-Housing-RE305/dp/B01N8ROH7G/ref=sr_1_10?crid=3J7LNO3YOE7I1&keywords=wifi+extender&qid=1549627861&sprefix=extender%2Caps%2C195&sr=8-10
Didn't really like it - So I got another router, that works pretty well. The annoying thing is that the Bell one works on both 2.4 and 5ghz but the extender will split it into two different SSIDs most likely.
Wonder if using a wifi extender -- thereby creating your own mini network -- with its independent security might work? Something like --> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N8ROH7G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fePdzbGVMMTBT