I am going to put a security camera by my gate, which is about 100ft from my house. I'm planning on putting it in the electric gate opener box, which is a metal box. I'm currently using the Asus GT-AX11000 in my house. The camera is PoE, so I was going to just get a single PoE injector. My plan was to get an AIMesh router to put in the gate opener box, plug the camera/injector into it, and have it connect to my house router via wifi because I'm not going to dig a trench. The more I read, the more I am concerned because it seems that wifi in a metal box may not work. So, I'm considering getting an AIMesh router with a detachable antenna, then plug in an external antenna to that. The problem is that I'm not sure what I'm doing. I'm considering the RT-AC1900P, then getting one of the following:
Amazon.com: Bingfu WiFi Antenna 2.4GHz 5GHz 5.8GHz Outdoor Wall Mount MIMO RP-SMA & SMA Male Antennae Replacemet for WiFi Router Hotspot Security IP Camera USB WiFi Adapter Video Surveillance Monitor Antennas : Electronics
OR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015QF7EMK/?tag=snbforums-20
with this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GF6ZMPY/?tag=snbforums-20
OR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08242CL6Z/?tag=snbforums-20
Maybe this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYXG3W8/?tag=snbforums-20
If you have other ideas, I'm definitely open...I'm just not looking to spend a ton of money. There is no option to replace the box.
This is the box:
https://usautomaticgateopeners.com/...dtAfWMUqxA4rQ__Ir7DuLIxqgkBOkvGEaAkeSEALw_wcB
Amazon.com: Bingfu WiFi Antenna 2.4GHz 5GHz 5.8GHz Outdoor Wall Mount MIMO RP-SMA & SMA Male Antennae Replacemet for WiFi Router Hotspot Security IP Camera USB WiFi Adapter Video Surveillance Monitor Antennas : Electronics
OR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015QF7EMK/?tag=snbforums-20
with this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GF6ZMPY/?tag=snbforums-20
OR
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08242CL6Z/?tag=snbforums-20
Maybe this:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MYXG3W8/?tag=snbforums-20
If you have other ideas, I'm definitely open...I'm just not looking to spend a ton of money. There is no option to replace the box.
This is the box:
https://usautomaticgateopeners.com/...dtAfWMUqxA4rQ__Ir7DuLIxqgkBOkvGEaAkeSEALw_wcB
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