[SOLVED] Parabolic antenna receiver system

[cozinsky]

I have wifi in my home. I want to install a pair of security cameras inside a building about 400 feet from the house. My wifi signal is too weak inside the building for them to work, so I need to boost it. All I need to do is connect the cameras to my wifi. Basically I want to do something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076KRTXQ...olid=124VWBHLI5AIW&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

I already have a good used parabolic antenna that was previously used to receive wifi, but all I have is the antenna. It has a short coax lead with a female N connector. What additional components will I need to complete it? Adapters, cable, router, etc? Links would be helpful.

 

[kanewolf]

I have wifi in my home. I want to install a pair of security cameras inside a building about 400 feet from the house. My wifi signal is too weak inside the building for them to work, so I need to boost it. All I need to do is connect the cameras to my wifi. Basically I want to do something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076KRTXQ...olid=124VWBHLI5AIW&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

I already have a good used parabolic antenna that was previously used to receive wifi, but all I have is the antenna. It has a short coax lead with a female N connector. What additional components will I need to complete it? Adapters, cable, router, etc? Links would be helpful.

I would recommend a pair of Ubiquiti nanostation loco AC. https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-airmax-devices/products/nanostation-loco5ac
You then use standard ethernet cable to connect the at each end. Mount each unit outside pointing at each other. Much simpler and more reliable.

 

[cozinsky]

I'd rather not run more cables and an antenna on the house. This setup should work, it was used in a similar application before by the place I got the antenna from. But I don't know what I need on the building end besides a N to SMA cable. How do I connect the antenna to the router or repeater?

 

[kanewolf]

I'd rather not run more cables and an antenna on the house. This setup should work, it was used in a similar application before by the place I got the antenna from. But I don't know what I need on the building end besides a N to SMA cable. How do I connect the antenna to the router or repeater?

You have to run the coax. How is that different than ethernet? I can't recommend what to do in the RF area. I don't recommend that implementation.