topic Re: Camera strenght with different routers in Arlo Secure

Camera strenght with different routers

rdilauro — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:54:18 GMT

Does it make a difference in what type of router is being used on the network. In the main office which manages 15 ARLO cameras is an older router. If I was to upgrade to a more powerful router (wifi 6) would this increase the reliability of my ARLO connections? Or is that manage by the ARLO Base station?

Re: Camera strenght with different routers

StephenB — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:26:16 GMT

@rdilauro wrote:

If I was to upgrade to a more powerful router (wifi 6) would this increase the reliability of my ARLO connections? Or is that manage by the ARLO Base station?

If you use a base station, then the cameras connect to a closed wifi network that is created by the base. That network cannot be extended, and all Arlo bases have about the same reach.

If some cameras aren't getting enough signal, then you can add another base that you can place closer to those cameras. Then you'll need to remove those cameras from your account and add them back (to the new base).

Re: Camera strenght with different routers

rdilauro — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:37:16 GMT

We have two sets of cameras. One around the clubhouse. The others are over400 feet away. ( we do have a network extender). But if I was to add another lan base, I would have to connect to our router which is 500 away!

just thinking

Re: Camera strenght with different routers

StephenB — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:43:36 GMT

@rdilauro wrote:

( we do have a network extender).

That wouldn't extend the Arlo network unless it is a simple repeater. But of course you can connect a base to the extender.

Do you have any way to scan for wifi networks and show the signal strength? There are some free apps that will do this for Android phones and PCs. Unfortunately not iPhones (Apple doesn't allow it).

@rdilauro wrote:

But if I was to add another lan base, I would have to connect to our router which is 500 away!

There are some outdoor wifi systems that can cover that distance - either getting you an ethernet connection at the base location, or letting you use a wifi-connected camera (with no base).

Ethernet cables can't run that far (they are spec'd for up to 100 meters). But you can run ethernet over coax with suitable transceivers, and that can reach that far.