[cabmandone]

I've always been a bit disappointed with my wifi coverage. Buying the Blink outdoor camera system sent me down another rabbit hole... upgrading my wifi.

I have 100mbps fiber optic service. My current blend of ISP dual band modem/router in the basement hardwired to a TP link dual band router on the first floor set as an access point and a wired dual band router setup as an access point out in my barn does the job but my signal in my garage and out on my patio is lacking which makes me think the new camera system might not be able to get the signal it needs. My kids use the 5g for streaming. I could add a range extender or another router/AP but I'm thinking moving to tri-band might be nice since several of my firesticks have 6ghz capability.

My main issue is that I never ran a cable to my shop. My current system will reach the outside of the shop with about 1 bar but it won't penetrate the walls of my fortress of solitude. I'm thinking I can add a wired outdoor range extender to my barn AP with a repeater in my shop and that would help with my outdoor coverage. The reason I'm thinking wired is that my barn has metal siding so the signal doesn't extend into my back yard even though it is by far the closest AP.

My thought is, with a new mesh I could have two or maybe three wired AP's with two or three wireless repeaters and have the coverage I need. BTW, I'm not really a "tech nerd" so if I have the wording wrong above I apologize.

I'll try to pull up a google earth image of my place. It might help to see the situation I'm dealing with.