# Wyze Cam Outdoor Range improvements **URL:** \ **Category:** Cameras\ **Tags:** not-platform-specific\ **Created:** [October 13, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944 "2020-10-13T01:45:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![webland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@webland](https://forums.wyze.com/u/webland)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/1 "2020-10-13T01:45:17Z")
Is there a way to extend the range of my wyze cam outdoors without having to buy a bunch of base stations. It would have been nice to just connect via wifi directly. I have a mesh network that extends all over my property and the base station can barely reach across my house which is honestly a fairly small house ---
**Author:** ![Omgitstony](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/omgitstony/32/7449_2.png) [@Omgitstony](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Omgitstony)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 1:53am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/2 "2020-10-13T01:53:42Z")
Mount or place the base station as close to the outside of the side of the home that the wco is mounted outside of. You may need a long ethernet cable or plug the base into a range extender or something similar. How do you and where is your base currently set up? ---
**Author:** ![Brlepage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/brlepage/32/21184_2.png) [@Brlepage](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Brlepage)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/3 "2020-10-13T13:07:16Z")
> [@Omgitstony](#): > > plug the base into a range extender or something similar. This one works well: [https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-External-Antennas-TL-WA855RE/dp/B0195Y0A42/ref=sr\_1\_4?crid=1HW96UVWXGJQZ&dchild=1&keywords=wifi+range+extender&qid=1602594393&sprefix=WiFi+range+ext%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-4](https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Extender-External-Antennas-TL-WA855RE/dp/B0195Y0A42/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1HW96UVWXGJQZ&dchild=1&keywords=wifi+range+extender&qid=1602594393&sprefix=WiFi+range+ext%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-4) ---
**Author:** ![webland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@webland](https://forums.wyze.com/u/webland)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/4 "2020-10-14T01:02:01Z")
It’s on the outside wall already, the problem is I have 4 outdoor cams on each corner and the base station doesnt have enough range. The house is small it should be able to communicate with more then 1 bar with all the cams. ---
**Author:** ![webland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@webland](https://forums.wyze.com/u/webland)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 1:04am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/5 "2020-10-14T01:04:55Z")
This would require multple base stations which is what I am trying to avoid. The issue isn’t wifi range the issue is the base station range. ---
**Author:** ![Brlepage](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/brlepage/32/21184_2.png) [@Brlepage](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Brlepage)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/6 "2020-10-14T01:06:17Z")
What type of material are the walls made out of and how many does the signal travel through? I have a base on the complete other side d my house and the cameras work fine. ---
**Author:** ![Omgitstony](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/omgitstony/32/7449_2.png) [@Omgitstony](https://forums.wyze.com/u/Omgitstony)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 2:09am UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/7 "2020-10-14T02:09:33Z")
Just thinking outside the box, is there an option to mount the base in an attic space? That’ll get it up and away from wires or pluming in the walls, into a space with less obstructions and hopefully better line for the wifi to go directly to the cameras and be able to keep one base station hopefully. ---
**Author:** ![tomp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/tomp/32/4837_2.png) [@tomp](https://forums.wyze.com/u/tomp)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/wyze-cam-outdoor-range-improvements/135944/8 "2020-10-14T16:16:21Z")
I agree with @Omgitstony- signal disperses in an “umbrella” shaped pattern and elevating it could increase your range a bit, if you have a way to run either an ethernet cable from your router or have an outlet in your attic for an extender like @Brlepage posted.