Ethernet cable to wifi extender?

arciere

Neil_Jones wrote: »

A four camera system can work happily down a 150Mbps wireless connection down a 38Mb fibre connection so a pair of 500Mpbs homeplug can easily cope. 200Mbps as an absolute minimum I'd say.

If OP is using analogue cameras, the bandwidth required is actually to watch single cameras when and if required, it's not required by the single cameras to send the video signal to the recorder, so I would say that, for what OP wants to do, she will be using much less than 150 Mbps anyway.
Anyway, as I said earlier, I agree that a 500 Mbps will do the job without headaches.

AndyPix

Wow there has been some strange suggestions thrown around !!


OP , best option is to run a cable - but as you say that is not actually an option then powerline adapters are the next best thing for your intended purpose.

Cramgirl

arciere wrote: »

Cramgirl, no need to use another computer.

What internet connection do you have at home?

Internet connection hovers around 50MBs


Many thanks for all the replies to date. Much appreciated

arciere

Cramgirl wrote: »

Internet connection hovers around 50MBs

Upload speed is actually more important than download in this case, but I guess it will be in the range of 10Mbps at least anyway.

Cramgirl

arciere wrote: »

Upload speed is actually more important than download in this case, but I guess it will be in the range of 10Mbps at least anyway.

Yes, upload speed is around 12Mbps

psychic_teabag

Cramgirl wrote: »

Yes, there is a windows 10 PC in the study, with an unused ethernet port, connected to router via wifi. Though I'm guessing that (even assuming I can figure out initial set-up) that the PC would have to remain permanently on (for example while I'm on holiday) to maintain the connection to the router?


With regard to other comments, yes, I do indeed want to be able access cameras while I am away from the house.

Yeah, the PC would have to be on to provide the connectivity. (It's effectively acting as the wifi bridge , though it would actually be routing to a subnet, rather than bridging networks. But the net effect would be more or less the same.)

AndyPix

^^ Just forget about that option. That's the worst idea ever

Rodders53

Powerline adapters on two ring mains (one up, one down) might not work very well or at all.
It's a gamble. Especially if in a modern two RCD split load consumer unit.

Even on the same ring my TP-Link Powerlines can be flaky.

A cat5e cable will work 100% reliably and you can get 'outdoor, UV resistant' ones if that makes things easier?