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WiFi booster recommendation?
I bought a Ring 2 this week since Amazon Mexico was practically giving them away. It's been a rocky start, and one of the issues I'm left with is that my 5GHz wifi network has connection speeds of 70Mbps at the front gate and the slower network I forgot I even had has speeds of less than 1Mpbs. I know the Ring 2 is an older device, but it never occurred to me that it might be so old as to not be able to connect to my faster network (or that the expectation is that everyone keeps their modem right by their doorbell!). I have a large property, with the front gate where the doorbell is located being right at the street and then my house being set back. My modem is about 50 feet away from the front gate way at the back of my house in my home office. My house is concrete block construction, so WiFi outside of the office is poor. I have a TP-Link WiFi booster that gives me great 5Ghz coverage through the whole property but not of the slower network. By moving the TP-Link to the front porch, I have just enough signal strength on that slow signal for the Ring to work great when the wind is blowing right. I'm trying to figure out my options, if any, for boosting that slower signal without spending a lot. I do have ethernet cables near the front door that power that Apple TV and cable box, so maybe there is a device that could tap into that connection? I'm asking this question here because when I ask for folks who generally know about boosting WiFi, I keep getting suggestions for how to spend a lot of money upgrading my home WiFi overall when that's not the problem. Surely someone else who has a Ring 2 has had a similar issue and found an inexpensive solution? :crossed_fingers: Thank you, Rae
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16-05-2022 01:43:30
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Hi @TravelingRae. I'm glad you got a wifi extender that's working for your home setup. Regarding the Doorbell, did you do anything after setting up this TP-Link AC1200? Does this create a new wifi access point where your ethernet cable is by the door, or is it all on the same SSID and password? If you can create a unique wifi SSID and password for the wifi extender by the door, I'd recommend giving this a try and then running through a new setup in the Ring app to connect the Doorbell to this unique wifi network. This may help ensure a stable connection.
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18-05-2022 03:45:09
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TravelingRae
I ended up buying a TP-Link AC1200 mesh system after speaking with a friend. Great system, gives the promised coverage and creates WiFi at that Ethernet cable by my front door. I now have my full 100Mbps at the front gate door on BOTH networks, the 2.4Ghz and the 5Ghz. However, the Ring still constantly disconnects and whines about not having a good connection. So I'm done with this piece of junk. I obviously can't return it at this point, but I'm sure I can find someone who has their modem right by the front door who will take it off my hands soon as I can get buy a better device.
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17-05-2022 10:12:56
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