Wifi at pool area

[frank411]

Hello,

I wanted to know what other people are doing about spotty WiFi at their pool area. My pool is about 25 feet away from my back door and wifi coverage is spotty.

Is there a good way to do it without running an ethernet cable? Curious what other people are doing to handle this.

 

[Rq120]

Try a wifi extender

 

[mariane]

We put a Bluetooth compatible speaker outside near the pool. Usually the computer signal is spotty but downloaded tunes on the phone work well.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

If you're able, try to move your router to a location closer to the pool area. If you're leasing the router, call your service provider and see if they have a better/updated router available. I went with a Google Mesh router system and have coverage throughout my property, but it's a bit pricey.

 

[Geebot]

Something like this:

Orbi Outdoor RBS50Y For Reliable Home Internet - NETGEAR

Improve your coverage at home and enjoy reliable internet with the Orbi WiFi System RBS50Y. Shop online at NETGEAR today for seamless home coverage.

www.netgear.com

 

[SpaceDog]

I'll concur with Geebot on the ORBI products. I have a 3-unit ORBI network in the house and have no problem with wifi throughout the yard and pool area.

 

[jimim]

Really if u can’t run a hardwire to add an access point only options like other said is a mesh setup or an extender.

 

[Steve_in_C]

I replaced my home access point with a Ubiquiti commercial type. With this I was able to get rid of all extenders and have WiFi 500 feet outside the house. It is not easy to set up so you will probably need some help. However once set up there have been zero problems. It's the strongest WiFI I have had and there is only once access point. Before I had to change over to extenders to get through the whole house. I used POE (power over ethernet) so that I would not have to 120V to the access point. This also involved me getting a small router with POE capabilities.

Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Long Range - Wireless Access Point - 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC (UAP-AC-LR-US): Gateway

 

[Jnet]

+1 for a mesh. I'm using an Amplifi mesh to cover >3000 sq ft of living space and about 5k sq ft of pool deck, including 2 Chromecast audio streamers and a wifi connected equipment pad. Works great.

 

[Dan-H]

Have you run a wifi signal analyzer on your phone to see what you might be competing with ? There are free apps for apple and android.

I run a dedicated access point with wired ethernet backhaul for my backyard wifi. I run it on its own SSID, on a channel that my neighbors are not using and easily get 50 to 75 foot range on 2.4Ghz. This router is only Wireless N so I did not enable the 5Ghz antenna.

Mesh is cool, but a simple access point works well for me.

YMMV

 

[jimim]

I replaced my home access point with a Ubiquiti commercial type. With this I was able to get rid of all extenders and have WiFi 500 feet outside the house. It is not easy to set up so you will probably need some help. However once set up there have been zero problems. It's the strongest WiFI I have had and there is only once access point. Before I had to change over to extenders to get through the whole house. I used POE (power over ethernet) so that I would not have to 120V to the access point. This also involved me getting a small router with POE capabilities.

Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Long Range - Wireless Access Point - 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC (UAP-AC-LR-US): Gateway

i agree with you here. i have started adding their products and by far the best I have used. this is my new access point for my pool house. has been perfect so far.

 

[jimim]

Have you run a wifi signal analyzer on your phone to see what you might be competing with ? There are free apps for apple and android.

I run a dedicated access point with wired ethernet backhaul for my backyard wifi. I run it on its on SSID, on a channel that my neighbors are not using and easily get 50 to 75 foot range on 2.4Ghz. This router is only Wireless N so I did not enable the 5Ghz antenna.

Mesh is cool, but a simple access point works well for me.

YMMV

i personally like dedicated access points over mesh also. speed is much better, at least in my home.

TMMV

 

[CarolineM]

I put in a mesh system, our wifi signal is now great to the pool house which is 50 ft away.

 

[AveMaria472]

I replaced my home access point with a Ubiquiti commercial...

Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Long Range - Wireless Access Point - 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC (UAP-AC-LR-US): Gateway

We have Ubiquiti products throughout our home and by our pool and never have inadequate WiFi signal. My husband works in IT so maybe we are spoiled! ?

 

[s_dubb]

I replaced my home access point with a Ubiquiti commercial type. With this I was able to get rid of all extenders and have WiFi 500 feet outside the house. It is not easy to set up so you will probably need some help. However once set up there have been zero problems. It's the strongest WiFI I have had and there is only once access point. Before I had to change over to extenders to get through the whole house. I used POE (power over ethernet) so that I would not have to 120V to the access point. This also involved me getting a small router with POE capabilities.

Amazon.com: Ubiquiti Unifi Ap-AC Long Range - Wireless Access Point - 802.11 B/A/G/n/AC (UAP-AC-LR-US): Gateway

Yes, yes, yes to all of this. I have used this equipment for a few people and it’s great. If you are somewhat proficient with networking it will help. If you get stuck they have a forum to help you out.

 

[mojo1980]

Try a wifi extender

I def wouldn’t do this I would drop in an ap

 

[mojo1980]

We have Ubiquiti products throughout our home and by our pool and never have inadequate WiFi signal. My husband works in IT so maybe we are spoiled! ?

WiFi extenders cut signal in half and are bad bad idea I love this. I use to run Meraki but nfr licenses I can only get a few times a year

 

[s_dubb]

My husband works in IT so maybe we are spoiled! ?

Yes, yes you are

 

[Divin Dave]

I use the Google Wi Fi Mesh and it works great.

 

[rajung]

I replaced my Netgear nighthawk router and and range extender in place for a Netgear Orbi router and 3 satellites, I now have strong WIFI to front curb and back lot line.
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