They need an actual router with a radio receiver attached. Many RV
parks don't have a clue how to run their wifi and attaching directly to
it is asking to get hacked. You want to set up your own DNS entries as
well.
On 9/28/20 8:11 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
Customers sometimes ask what is the best “WiFi booster” for their RV
or camper. I assume they’re talking about a range extender. I’m
generally not a big fan of range extenders, but if you’re sitting in a
big aluminum can, I guess you need something. (I thought most campers
these days were fiberglass though.)
I have no clue what to tell them. Anybody have an answer?
Doing a Google search, I see there are somewhat pricey devices from
vendors like Winegard that mount on the roof, run on 12VDC, and some
can even take a SIM card to use LTE if there is no WiFi available. Or
should they just get a regular range extender and set it in a window
powered from 110VAC?
I’m also going to assume that at a campground, the usual procedure of
pressing the WPS button doesn’t apply, and you’d have to actually tell
the extender the WiFi password?
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