So, I had a look at some ‘more universal’ solutions that could qualify as the best outdoor WiFi range extenders and I found that you should expect a rugged look (no more elegant designs with glossy finishes and internal antennas – instead, you’re most likely going to get larger, industrial-looking hardware with multiple external antennas), a better built quality, which should ensure the device’s survival in harsh external conditions (and, naturally, to have some sort of rating to justify it – such as IP67) and, quite possibly a higher cost (once again, because of the rugged exterior).įurthermore, I also noticed that some of these devices aren’t pure range extenders, but also function as access points or even as fully-fledged routers. UPDATE : The Mikrotik NetMetal ac2 has been added to the best wifi extender list. Sure enough, Netgear does offer a cool way to extend the signal from your house to your yard using the Orbi Outdoor Satellite, but this will keep you inside Netgear’s ecosystem (not that there’s anything bad about it, since the Orbi is a great WiFi system. In 2021, you get a plethora of options to cover a larger area with WiFi for both the consumers and the SMBs, which means that the dedicated wireless extender (or repeater) has lost some of its value and it was either swallowed by the access points or by the router which can now run in this specific mode if the user desires so.īut, while typically, you could go with a WiFi mesh system to remove any WiFi dead zones, since we’re talking about outdoors, things get a bit more complicated and there aren’t that many options available. An outdoor WiFi range extender is a networking device which, as the name suggests, assumes the role of detecting an existing WiFi signal and extend it, so it can reach those difficult areas that your router is simply unable to cover.
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