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Old 04-24-2019, 11:33 AM   #1
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Wifi signal booster

Hello. We are currently spending a few weeks in a campground with free wifi. Unfortunately,the signal is very spotty and intermittent. Can anybody recommend a signal booster that would help bring in a stronger signal and improve performance? Thanks very much.
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Old 04-24-2019, 12:53 PM   #2
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We use a Ubiquiti NanoStation at our seasonal site. We are just on the edge of the parks range. The folks behind us get nothing. The NanoStation significantly improves signal strength and overall speed.

Here's a good tutorial on setting it up: Outside Our Bubble.

We had an extra Router, so I flashed it dd-WRT firmware and use that to provide internet throughout the camper. If you only need internet on 1 laptop, then you can connect the NanoStation directly to the laptop, no need for a router. Using a phone and/or tablet, you'll need a router.

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Thanks for the reply Mike!
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Old 04-26-2019, 07:34 AM   #4
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Check out Techno RV They have great information, products and support.
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Old 04-26-2019, 07:43 AM   #5
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I have been using this and gave had good success with it. I pull in the xfinity signals that are just out of my reach. Use a pole attached to my ladder and it stands about 6 feet above my roof.

https://www.technorv.com/wifi-camp-pro-kit-2/
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Old 04-26-2019, 08:10 AM   #6
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The external “booster” will help if the signal is weak but won’t help the speed or bandwidth. In my experience most CG’s WiFi is poor to useless.
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Old 04-26-2019, 10:42 AM   #7
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I just finished installing a Ubiquiti Unifi network and Nanostation in my TT. I have the Unifi controller software running on a Mac Mini (which is doubling as a Plex Media server with 4tb drive, cloned from my home server). I had a spare Unifi 8-port POE switch and added a USG-3p router and UAP Pro access point (mounted on the ceiling) to complete the setup in the coach.

The network hardware is all mounted in a lower cabinet below the TV and Furrion radio/receiver. I added a wood partition so our other storage stuff didn't infringe on the space (DW was happy with that). The Mac Mini is mounted on the panel behind the TV (hidden out of site but can get air flow).

The Nanostation is mounted to a Weboost Antenna mast. Its a removable unit, not for use in travel, telescopes to 25' and I mounted it to the street side just ahead of the main slide. This way I can reach through the window and rotate it to the best signal, using the Furrion TV as my screen connected to the Mac Mini.

The Nanostation is excellent. Just be sure to get the older M2 version, supporting 2.4ghz. You could get the M5 but RV parks will definitely have 2.4ghz wireless and only some have 5ghz. The Nanostations only support one band, not both. And the newer Nanonstations don't work as they only support AirMax and you can't disable that functionality.

To make the connection from the Nanostation to the rest of the network I picked up a panel mounted, waterproof RJ45 connector from Amazon. It works pretty well. I installed two in case I ever want to add a second M5 Nanostation. These feed directly into the cabinet from the outside.

We've used this setup on one trip to Yosemite so far and it worked great. The campsites wifi was bandwidth limited but we had a strong signal. Having the media server with movies, tv shows, music etc on board was great.

The video and blog from Outside Our Bubble is excellent. Definitely check that out!

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We use two different products, depending on the quality of the RV Park WiFi. Some parks offer WiFi that is worthless, and then we switch over to cellurlar LTE.

both are connected into the outdoor network port on our Seneca.

https://mikrotik.com/product/RBSXT5nDr2 we use for park WiFi

https://mikrotik.com/product/lhg_lte_kit_us is what we use most of the time, connected to T-Mobile LTE
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