Extending wifi signal 75 ft

[Bill M]

We are currently building a new house and have a 30 x 40 building behind it about the distance stated. We will likely use T-Mobile Home Internet which is already in play inside the building. We will be moving it to the house when finished. How can I send the signal from the house to the building? I plan to use the TP-Link router with the T-Mobile device in the house. This is beyond my pay grade but I catch on pretty fast. Thanks for any input in hopefully layman's terms.

Said house this morning. We have been in the Grand Design for 150 days +. Very pleased with it's durability.

[KDinTX]

Ubiquiti or the like antennas, or conduit and pull cat5 or 6 to the barn. You’ve probably got signal there but you are limited by the device connecting to the router.

[Brazos Hunter]

We are almost two years in full timing in our GD and couldn’t be happier too. With that said, do a search for WiFi extenders and pick the one that will span your needed distance.


Micheal

[Pedernal]

If you can run wires, you will be better of…. if you do run wire make it Cat-6 and run multiple lines.

[Bill M]

If you can run wires, you will be better of…. if you do run wire make it Cat-6 and run multiple lines.

Looking at this since plumber and electrician will be digging trenches anyway. Regular Cat 6?

[huntingtx]

Signal

Make sure you get the strongest signal possible first. We use WeBoost in willow city and dripping springs. Then to extend the signal, the TP Link works well.

[Pedernal]

Looking at this since plumber and electrician will be digging trenches anyway. Regular Cat 6?

I would use the shielded type Cat 6 specially if it’s going to be around the electrical wires… not sure what brand we used at work but it can be used in the outdoors and has a “foil” shield around the four pairs of twisted wires…

If I can find the brand I will post it up for you…

[KDinTX]

Looking at this since plumber and electrician will be digging trenches anyway. Regular Cat 6?

Outdoor rated cat 6 will be good, two for redundancy, and small wireless device plugged in in the shop that connects to the house router.

[Mike D]

Bill we did something similar when we built. We lived in the shop while the house was being built and that’s where our internet service came in so we could have it while living there.

I left the main router in the shop and ran an underground rated CAT6 cable to the house and attached the rest of my mesh network devices in there.

That way I still have internet in the shop and my dish stays on the shop roof instead of the house roof.


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[roughneck266]

Here you go, already terminated so you dont have to buy the tool to do it.

https://www.amazon.com/Adoreen-Outdoor-Ethernet-Waterproof-Resistant/dp/B095Y6ZDP9/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=cat6+direct+burial+cable&qid=1673751606&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin%3A23949368011&rnid=23949337011&s=pc&sr=1-1

[Bill M]

I appreciate all the comments. We have two sources for internet currently. One is the T-Mobile which in this area is very fast and reliable though not showing full bars. I believe it will receive better signal in the house than in the metal building. It is basically a desktop hot spot unit for lack of a better term. The other is Starlink RV which is what we are using in the RV we live in until the build is done. The T-Mobile is the more economical option though we will likely keep the Starlink as long as we continue to travel with the RV. SLRV can have service paused also.

I like the cable suggested by roughneck and could drop that in a trench with one of the utilities. That ground would remain undisturbed after the completion of the build. I believe I could put a PoE switch in building for connection of other things.
Allow me to add. I have Reolink cameras that are wireless and requires a wifi signal. Would I need to plug a repeater into the switch to give me the wifi I need for the camera? I also have a Roku TV in the building that will require a signal.

I appreciate any further comments.

[Pedernal]

^^^ Yes you will need to add a wireless access point (AP) that is compatible to your router/switch as to provide the WiFi for the wireless devices. Most internet service providers will have a list of compatible AP devices…

[Bill M]

^^^ Yes you will need to add a wireless access point (AP) that is compatible to your router/switch as to provide the WiFi for the wireless devices. Most internet service providers will have a list of compatible AP devices…

I have a TP-Link extender that can be hardwired. Would that work?

[TeamAmerica]

If you run cat 5 direct (good plan for sure) I would add a second tp router (set up as access point) in the shop. They have better signal than the smaller "extenders" and bigger antenna! And they are less than $60 on Amazon

[imyomama]

i put eero wifi at my house .. buy more modules and they mesh to each other ...

plan B would be a wifi router with 2 antennas , get a directional antenna pointed in desired direction will help some ... your device will be the bottleneck then ..

i used a linksys with directional antenna to a camera on my feeder before .. 180 yards away and through an outside wall ... directional antenna on both ends and it worked just fine...

cat 5 is the best 1000/full ... can't be beat