HI, I am looking for some advice on how to resolve the issue of poor wifi on our seasonal caravan pitch. We are located close to the antenna so distance is not an issue, but where we are located the signal is weak, and then to try and get this through the body of the caravan it is not great.
System set up.
The site wifi has a captive screen, which requires a user name and password ( It is free to people on the site)
Once you log in it remembers you, so I assume it is based on the MAC address
The wifi has good speed and it services about 20 caravans.
However the antenna is situated high up on a platform which I would say 30 to 40 foot high and we are only, say 10 meters from it, so direction across the site is fine, but down at an angle is clearly some of the problems
So I would like to have an antenna on the side of the caravan, connected to a router which I could then broadcast inside the caravan for all users, and some streaming to Firestick.
The challenge I have faced and know some things about routers is that I cant access the splash screen through some normal wifi boosters. I have yet to find an antenna that will provide RJ45 cable to the router, just some USB versions, which seem to be slow.
Also an ability to make sure the router is picked up.
I hope that all makes sense, but if anyone could suggest the following that would be great:-
RJ45 outdoor Anntenna to consider
Reasonable router considering the location
Consider the splash screen work around
I am not trying to break the bank, so I do have an old router which might do the trick. but its understanding of how that antenna will feed the router, as it would normally be coming in through fiber in the house.
Cheers
System set up.
The site wifi has a captive screen, which requires a user name and password ( It is free to people on the site)
Once you log in it remembers you, so I assume it is based on the MAC address
The wifi has good speed and it services about 20 caravans.
However the antenna is situated high up on a platform which I would say 30 to 40 foot high and we are only, say 10 meters from it, so direction across the site is fine, but down at an angle is clearly some of the problems
So I would like to have an antenna on the side of the caravan, connected to a router which I could then broadcast inside the caravan for all users, and some streaming to Firestick.
The challenge I have faced and know some things about routers is that I cant access the splash screen through some normal wifi boosters. I have yet to find an antenna that will provide RJ45 cable to the router, just some USB versions, which seem to be slow.
Also an ability to make sure the router is picked up.
I hope that all makes sense, but if anyone could suggest the following that would be great:-
RJ45 outdoor Anntenna to consider
Reasonable router considering the location
Consider the splash screen work around
I am not trying to break the bank, so I do have an old router which might do the trick. but its understanding of how that antenna will feed the router, as it would normally be coming in through fiber in the house.
Cheers