Use Wyze V3 camer with wifi extender

On that particular model? I didn’t spend a lot of time looking, and I don’t know if I found the exact product @jefreedn was referring to, anyway. A picture I saw showed an Ethernet port but no explanation of how to use it, so I wasn’t sure (still not).

One of the things I like about the TP-Link RE315 that @ronl4625 mentioned is its ability to be used in “Access Point Mode” (Ethernet backhaul) or “Range Extender Mode” (Wi-Fi backhaul where a client device without Wi-Fi capability—like an older desktop PC—could connect to the Ethernet port). I bought it specifically for the AP option.

What I see listed on the product page as the theoretical maximum under ideal conditions is 600 Mbps. Their Windows PC utility shows inter-device connections with a red arrow for < 50 Mbps and with a yellow arrow for > 50 Mbps, and I do see a red arrow sometimes when I check it (I think dependent upon where the devices are located/which electrical circuits they’re using, so I’m not surprised with the goofy wiring in this house). Right now the numbers I’m seeing between some nodes range from 32-567 Mbps, depending on which nodes I check (I currently have 4). That’s good enough for me, and I like the stability of wired connections.

I was initially skeptical of these things but bought a pair several years ago because I was having some much trouble with Wi-Fi interference from a microwave oven, and it turned out to be a good solution—even in a house with older wiring and the nodes not on the same circuit—so I eventually picked up a second pair.

Right now I’m on AT&T DSL 50/10, but the technician is supposed to show up this morning for the switch to 500 symmetric fiber, so I’ve been monitoring the front yard Cam v4 to see when the truck shows up. :grin:

I say that to say that my real bottleneck in day-to-day use with these things has tended to be the connection out to the Internet, if anything, so in my experience these adapters have actually exceeded my expectations, plus they’re unobtrusive and super simple to use.

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