Reddit reviews TP-Link 2.4GHz 15dBi Outdoor Omni-directional Antenna, N Female connector, weather resistant (TL-ANT2415D)

What's your budget?

If your extender has removable antennae you could try to upgrade them to something like [these.](http://amzn.com/B002VYP5QW
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There are also bigger, outdoor versions like this and this.

Security is exactly the same.

You can either use the same SSID (the network's name) and password for both APs or use separate ones if you want to be able to choose between networks. Using the same SSID used to be a bit better since devices didn't switch between networks automatically for a small era in WiFi's history. Nowadays your cell phone will switch to the strongest network on its own so having different SSIDs should be better since you could switch manually if your device got stuck on the farthest AP. You could also register a single SSID on a device that will never need to use the other AP.

About omnidirectional APs, you'll get the option to wire the antenna with a coaxial cable to an indoor station. Don't. It's better to get a longer ethernet cable and plug the antenna straight into the AP than extending the antenna connexion which is a lot more prone to signal degradation.

For an omnidirectional AP, I'd recommend a Bullet coupled with an antenna that looks like that. You'll have to choose between 5ghz and 2.4ghz. 5 is faster and gets less interference from neighbors but it has less range. 2.4 has more range but is slower and noisy neighbors will wreck its performance. Other models may offer both frequencies.

I was just testing out a high gain (15 dBi) antenna for video transmission from my remote control airplane this weekend. It was a really dumb idea since the controls for my airplane also run on 2.4GHz, so I returned the antenna. But I tested it with my cell phone before attempting the airplane bullshit. With a $40-$50 antenna mounted to the rear of my house, connected to my WiFi router, I was able to pick up WiFi on my cell phone about 1000 ft away, line of sight. I started to lose it behind trees about 400 ft away from my house (but found line of sight further away, too).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004I5J2XY There's the one I bought (and returned). It's 5' tall, so you know you're getting into some serious shit. This is definitely not the only solution for high gain antennas, and for your shorter throw, you can probably get away with a 12 dBi, if you have line of sight from your camper to your buddy's roof.

The WiFi router output power does matter, but not as much as antenna gain, especially for what you're trying to do.

Running a cable from your friend's WiFi router to an antenna would be a bigger problem than shooting WiFi to your camper.

There are super antennae you can get for the receiving end, so you don't have to mess with your buddy's setup in his house. You have to buy an antenna and a receiver, typically USB into your computer.

Here is what I have.

http://www.amazon.com/Antenna-RP-SMA-Extension-Cable-Router/dp/B005C8AYG0?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-ANT2415D-Omni-directional-connector-resistant/dp/B004I5J2XY?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01

http://www.amazon.com/Engenius-Outdoor-High-Antenna-EAG-2408/dp/B000VIA4CA?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00

I have 2 different antennas so I posted both.