Wifi Through Steel Siding

Happy making in a nutshell the instructable will go something like thi.

Wifi through steel siding.

In summary chris needs to setup a long range wifi repeater outside his metal shop which will connect to a router inside via ethernet cable. Problem is it keeps loosing connection. 1000 wifi boost in a steel shed. Anyone ever solve a sililar issue thank you in advance.

After starting to build my new makerspace in the shed i found that my wifi signal was almost non existent. Extending wi fi into a metal pole barn nighthawk ac1900 gets to window but inside it drops looking for a suggestion for the best extender to get wi fi from window into garage. Would the ex7000 extender with one anten. You want to avoid dead signal zones in the house where you are unable to get wireless internet at all.

Worst case scenario you ll have to spend another 170 plus a. Metal objects can cause major wireless internet disruption so if you have a house with a metal roof you may need to take extra steps to ensure that your wireless internet signal is as strong as it possibly could be. Using a wifi repeater kit we can repeat the signal wirelessly and provide internet for multiple devices at once. I currently have a nighthawk 7000 ac1900 in the house and a belken extender in the shop positioned close to the garage door window approx 180ft from house.

The antenna outside with the repeater will perform the wireless bridge to connect to the. Well there s 2 options. Buying a high power wifi router or if you install our kit and it doesn t work you can always purchase the rest of the kit to complete your wifi bridge. This is my simple hack to get a strong signal into a steel structure.

Decent signal at the window inside it drops out. Metal pole barn style. This should solve my problem in getting service to my home i will have wifi and also be able to connect a wired pc if i choose to do so.