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heatherdeason27
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‎2022-04-14 08:05 AM
I need to use my camera in my barn. it's 200 yards from my house and has a tin roof and siding. I tried to install it the other day but it just says connecting with the turning arrows icon or that it has lost connection. How can I make it work?
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‎2022-04-14 08:30 AM
@heatherdeason27 wrote:
I need to use my camera in my barn. it's 200 yards from my house and has a tin roof and siding. I tried to install it the other day but it just says connecting with the turning arrows icon or that it has lost connection. How can I make it work?

You'll need a way to get wifi to the barn.

 

One option is to run an ethernet cable to the barn from the house (one rated for outdoor use of course), and then connect that to a local WiFi access point.

 

If it is on the same power as the house, then you could potentially use powerline networking (connecting a powerline wifi gadget via your power instead of ethernet).  

 

There are some wifi solutions out there as well (Ubiquiti AirMax) - though I haven't used them, so this is not a recommendation - just a pointer to something you could look into.

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