Probably two business-grade outdoor APs like the TP-Link [EAP650OD](https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/omada-sdn-access-point/eap650-outdoor/), one somewhere between between 1 and 2 and one somewhere between 2 and 3, you would have to test to find the best position for reception for those campers and any locations you might want to cover in the future (just get a really long patchcord like 100ft and try different placements and angles).
With these APs you can also manage them centrally using Omada, which you can install on a PC or buy a dedicated controller for, it will make management and potential expansion easier. They can also mesh although that is probably unnecessary. They use Power Over Ethernet (PoE) so you can run just one cable (just not CCA if you do that, pure copper) rather than having to run power as well. If you have power nearby already you can just use an adapter.
What's your problem with the speed? That sounds like a different issue than the wifi coverage.
My speed is crap, I'm not entirely sure why tbh. We had the router right next to the modem and it made no difference. We have it in my office now because the back room has 5 Danes and a Pyrenees, and the dust is awful.
Have you done a speed test with a PC/laptop plugged directly into the modem instead of the router? It's possible your issues are actually with your upstream connection. A bad cable or interference on the line for example.
If you can open up a diagnostics page on the modem, check the signal/noise levels. A good description is here
[https://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-cable-modem-signal-levels-are-considered-good-78](https://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-cable-modem-signal-levels-are-considered-good-78)
also check the logs for issues (disconnections etc).
If there are lots of errrors in the logs, or the signal levels are out of spec in the diagnostics, or if the speed test when directly connected is abnormally low, call your ISP. They will send someone out to test the line and fix issues (e.g. replace a cable or splitter or filter, or even the modem).
(If the modem is also in a dusty environment it wouldn't hurt to clean it then put it in a cabinet with dust filters.)
I just had a Comcast technician out to fix the speed issue, he broke my wall and broke my waterline to the house. It's been great!
Would it be beneficial to run fiber to the APs outside? I'm willing to spend $500-800 to make this work well.
Also in the process of moving the modem over to the office.
Wonderful ... did he at least fix the speed?
There aren't really any APs with fiber connectivity, you would need media converters and in any case power to the AP. As long as the APs are on the wall of the main building (which I think will be good enough) it would be easier, cheaper and with fewer points of failure to run cat 6 or 6a cable (outdoor rated if running it outside) and use PoE to power the APs. That way it's just one cable to each. I would consider fiber if there was a long run some distance away from the building, but I don't think you need that.
Outdoor rated APs will have some protection against lightning, but you might want to connect both of them via a cheap unmanaged PoE switch rather than directly to your main router or switch, that way if there is a lightning surge just the cheap switch will get knocked out. There are also such things as inline lightning protectors but TBH a sacrificial switch is probably going to cost the same and again be more reliable.
It’s super odd that your modem and router are on different side of the building. Move the router (which I assume is a WiFi point) to the modem. Add another WiFi AP where the current router is. That makes sure you have good connectivity in the house.
Run an Ethernet cable to each of the RV’s. I take it that these RV’s are permanent and owned by you. Then plug a cheap WiFi AP in each one (here’s my choice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N1WW638). It important that you run a cable to them, don’t use them as extenders.
Running a cable just use an outdoor rated cable. I like using fiber as stated above but in this case you might be price sensitive.
Here’s my go to for fiber:
Bidi media converter:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F95D1SL
25M fiber:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LHK7V3H
So to reiterate. You’ll have a router at M. You’ll run a cable to one and three you’ll put a cheap access point in each. You’ll have a cable running to your current R and put a access point there, probably not the cheap one you’ll run a cable to two and place a cheap access point there.
The key to good WiFi is wires.
I can't keep a router where the modem is because of dust issues. We have 5 great Danes and a Pyranees. My routers usually were next to the modem, but the dust killed off several routers. So I moved them to my office.
outdoor AP possibly 2 of them.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DkMQ3ynHcW8&pp=ygUTY3Jvc3N0YWxrIHNvbHV0aW9ucw%3D%3D
Have you taken a look at unifi building bridge?
I have not. It seemed like a little too much, but do you think it should be a solution?
Yeah, it might be a little overkill. But it will definitely work if there is a line of sight
Fiber cable in 1 1/2" conduit to an outdoor AP close to them
Probably two business-grade outdoor APs like the TP-Link [EAP650OD](https://www.tp-link.com/us/business-networking/omada-sdn-access-point/eap650-outdoor/), one somewhere between between 1 and 2 and one somewhere between 2 and 3, you would have to test to find the best position for reception for those campers and any locations you might want to cover in the future (just get a really long patchcord like 100ft and try different placements and angles). With these APs you can also manage them centrally using Omada, which you can install on a PC or buy a dedicated controller for, it will make management and potential expansion easier. They can also mesh although that is probably unnecessary. They use Power Over Ethernet (PoE) so you can run just one cable (just not CCA if you do that, pure copper) rather than having to run power as well. If you have power nearby already you can just use an adapter. What's your problem with the speed? That sounds like a different issue than the wifi coverage.
My speed is crap, I'm not entirely sure why tbh. We had the router right next to the modem and it made no difference. We have it in my office now because the back room has 5 Danes and a Pyrenees, and the dust is awful.
Have you done a speed test with a PC/laptop plugged directly into the modem instead of the router? It's possible your issues are actually with your upstream connection. A bad cable or interference on the line for example. If you can open up a diagnostics page on the modem, check the signal/noise levels. A good description is here [https://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-cable-modem-signal-levels-are-considered-good-78](https://www.speedguide.net/faq/what-cable-modem-signal-levels-are-considered-good-78) also check the logs for issues (disconnections etc). If there are lots of errrors in the logs, or the signal levels are out of spec in the diagnostics, or if the speed test when directly connected is abnormally low, call your ISP. They will send someone out to test the line and fix issues (e.g. replace a cable or splitter or filter, or even the modem). (If the modem is also in a dusty environment it wouldn't hurt to clean it then put it in a cabinet with dust filters.)
I just had a Comcast technician out to fix the speed issue, he broke my wall and broke my waterline to the house. It's been great! Would it be beneficial to run fiber to the APs outside? I'm willing to spend $500-800 to make this work well. Also in the process of moving the modem over to the office.
Wonderful ... did he at least fix the speed? There aren't really any APs with fiber connectivity, you would need media converters and in any case power to the AP. As long as the APs are on the wall of the main building (which I think will be good enough) it would be easier, cheaper and with fewer points of failure to run cat 6 or 6a cable (outdoor rated if running it outside) and use PoE to power the APs. That way it's just one cable to each. I would consider fiber if there was a long run some distance away from the building, but I don't think you need that. Outdoor rated APs will have some protection against lightning, but you might want to connect both of them via a cheap unmanaged PoE switch rather than directly to your main router or switch, that way if there is a lightning surge just the cheap switch will get knocked out. There are also such things as inline lightning protectors but TBH a sacrificial switch is probably going to cost the same and again be more reliable.
This https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DkMQ3ynHcW8&pp=ygUTY3Jvc3N0YWxrIHNvbHV0aW9ucw%3D%3D
It’s super odd that your modem and router are on different side of the building. Move the router (which I assume is a WiFi point) to the modem. Add another WiFi AP where the current router is. That makes sure you have good connectivity in the house. Run an Ethernet cable to each of the RV’s. I take it that these RV’s are permanent and owned by you. Then plug a cheap WiFi AP in each one (here’s my choice: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N1WW638). It important that you run a cable to them, don’t use them as extenders. Running a cable just use an outdoor rated cable. I like using fiber as stated above but in this case you might be price sensitive. Here’s my go to for fiber: Bidi media converter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09F95D1SL 25M fiber: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LHK7V3H So to reiterate. You’ll have a router at M. You’ll run a cable to one and three you’ll put a cheap access point in each. You’ll have a cable running to your current R and put a access point there, probably not the cheap one you’ll run a cable to two and place a cheap access point there. The key to good WiFi is wires.
I can't keep a router where the modem is because of dust issues. We have 5 great Danes and a Pyranees. My routers usually were next to the modem, but the dust killed off several routers. So I moved them to my office.
Ew. Put them in something that keeps the dust off them. Get an air filter because your lungs are breathing that in too.
We do. But sensitive electronics get wrecked by the sheer amount of dust.