Router/extender for detached garage

[GTvert90]

My wifi signal in the garage isn't the best. I think it's part of the reason I have trouble with my phone disconnecting with my Chromecast audio. try to avoid extenders/repeaters as much as possible but I think it's time. My first thought was that I was worried about the humidity. The first few routers / repeaters I've looked at said they are only good to 32*. Am I stuck shelling out for an outdoor range extender? How will it hold up to the humidity if I just disconnect it for the winter? I don't spend a lot of time out there when it's cold. Any thoughts or suggestions?

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[Chet Donnelly]

Is there not an option to run a hardwire into the garage from the house?

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

Higher gain antenna for your router?

 

[Milhouse]

Hardwire would be best or I can get you an outdoor access point for about $200

 

[muskie]

Look into the Ubiquiti products. Something like a Nano station can be mounted outside your house towards your garage. Or you could mount it in your garage and use it as a bridge or extender.

It's got a higher gain antenna and might pick up what is there a little better.

 

[GTvert90]

Is there not an option to run a hardwire into the garage from the house?

It's always an option. If I owned and wasn't renting I'd be more inclined.

Higher gain antenna for your router?

I haven't had good luck the one time I tried. Putting the router in a better location is what I should have done in the first place but where it's at is where it is staying for the foreseeable future.

Look into the Ubiquiti products. Something like a Nano station can be mounted outside your house towards your garage. Or you could mount it in your garage and use it as a bridge or extender.

It's got a higher gain antenna and might pick up what is there a little better.

I was thinking of using a router as a repeater as being the easiest / best option. I know it slows the bandwidth down but for what I'm using it for I don't see that being an issue. I'm just worried about the temperature and humidity.

 

[muskie]

The Nanostation is weatherproof and I think they are only like $60 on Amazon and would do basically what you want. Mount outside garage and acts like repeater or bridge.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EHSV4W/?tag=tcg21-20