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In many scenarios we need to use a Wi-Fi signal extender/repeater to extend the Wi-Fi coverage or strengthen your Wi-Fi signal. Here we share the experience of Wi-Fi boost and other Wi-Fi questions.
The first question is how to buy or select a right Wi-Fi signal extender for Yoosee Wi-Fi cameras. This article is also applied to new routers.
1. Check list when buying or selecting a Wi-Fi extender/repeater:
Typically, the newly added Wi-Fi repeater/router will be deployed into a not-so-busy Wi-Fi channel, but it depends on the router or repeater’s capability. To check if the chosen channel is to some extent idle, you can use Wi-Fi analyzer App on Android or PC, you can refer to this article to find how to use the tools to check the Wi-Fi signal channel occupation.
If the channel is too busy, you may go to router/extender’s WLAN setting, manually select a different channel. We recommend users to choose Wi-Fi channel 1, 6 or 11.
3. Where to place your repeater/router?
Distance and obstacles between the router and camera matter. We suggest users to place the router or repeater as closing as possible to the Yoosee camera with no barrier or one wall.
Note: On the vertical direction, the Wi-Fi signal has much shorter cover range and the signal strength decreases much faster than the horizon direction. Look at the diagram below, this is to simulate a normal situation for a house. The green edge shows the WiFi border of 2.4GHz. While actually the signal strength close to the border is not capable for HD Video stream. On the vertical direction, it can only cover about 2 floor, while most of the 2nd floors are close to the border. If the wall between floors are quite solid, the situation will be worse.
So if you install the Wi-Fi camera in a very high position, pls make sure the WiFi signal is OK for HD Video (-70dbm for Yoosee camera). It is recommended the the camera is vertical 10 feet to 12 feet away from the router, and no wall between camera and router/repeater on vertical direction.
4. Something about Encryption you need to know
It is recommended to use WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK. Some router support WPA/WPA2 automatical selection, that is OK as well.
It is NOT recommended to use WEP encryption, as WEP is vulnerable to attacks and it reduces the Wi-Fi performance.
Some repeaters only support WEP. In this case, you need to set the password to a string with 10 characters (0-F) or 13 characters (0-F) . The password with 5-character length cannot be supported by the camera.
5. How to connect the camera to the new router or repeater
In case you are using Hybride Setup (i.e setup by cable) mode, when switching from Ethernet to WiFi, make sure you click the desired SSID, which is broadcast by the new router or repeater. Be sure NOT to select the SSID generated the existing router.
If you are using Wireless Setup (i.e setup by AirLink) mode, before start setup double check your mobile phone connecting to the SSID generated by the new router or repeater, not the existing router.
The first question is how to buy or select a right Wi-Fi signal extender for Yoosee Wi-Fi cameras. This article is also applied to new routers.
1. Check list when buying or selecting a Wi-Fi extender/repeater:
- The repeater/router should support 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.
- The repeater can access the Internet after router set up.
- The repeater broadcasts a different SSID name than all existing SSIDs in your house.
- The repeater should have an Ethernet interface.
Typically, the newly added Wi-Fi repeater/router will be deployed into a not-so-busy Wi-Fi channel, but it depends on the router or repeater’s capability. To check if the chosen channel is to some extent idle, you can use Wi-Fi analyzer App on Android or PC, you can refer to this article to find how to use the tools to check the Wi-Fi signal channel occupation.
If the channel is too busy, you may go to router/extender’s WLAN setting, manually select a different channel. We recommend users to choose Wi-Fi channel 1, 6 or 11.
3. Where to place your repeater/router?
Distance and obstacles between the router and camera matter. We suggest users to place the router or repeater as closing as possible to the Yoosee camera with no barrier or one wall.
Note: On the vertical direction, the Wi-Fi signal has much shorter cover range and the signal strength decreases much faster than the horizon direction. Look at the diagram below, this is to simulate a normal situation for a house. The green edge shows the WiFi border of 2.4GHz. While actually the signal strength close to the border is not capable for HD Video stream. On the vertical direction, it can only cover about 2 floor, while most of the 2nd floors are close to the border. If the wall between floors are quite solid, the situation will be worse.
So if you install the Wi-Fi camera in a very high position, pls make sure the WiFi signal is OK for HD Video (-70dbm for Yoosee camera). It is recommended the the camera is vertical 10 feet to 12 feet away from the router, and no wall between camera and router/repeater on vertical direction.
4. Something about Encryption you need to know
It is recommended to use WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK. Some router support WPA/WPA2 automatical selection, that is OK as well.
It is NOT recommended to use WEP encryption, as WEP is vulnerable to attacks and it reduces the Wi-Fi performance.
Some repeaters only support WEP. In this case, you need to set the password to a string with 10 characters (0-F) or 13 characters (0-F) . The password with 5-character length cannot be supported by the camera.
5. How to connect the camera to the new router or repeater
In case you are using Hybride Setup (i.e setup by cable) mode, when switching from Ethernet to WiFi, make sure you click the desired SSID, which is broadcast by the new router or repeater. Be sure NOT to select the SSID generated the existing router.
If you are using Wireless Setup (i.e setup by AirLink) mode, before start setup double check your mobile phone connecting to the SSID generated by the new router or repeater, not the existing router.