With the arrival of summer the tradition of using terraces, gardens and swimming pools is returning. Let’s be honest, a moment of relaxation is good for all of us, and in many cases we use the opportunity to watch our favorite multimedia content and games, communicate with our loved ones through the main messaging applications, and we can also spend time on social networks.

Be able to do all of the above we need a Wi-Fi connection, because otherwise we will have to download the data stream of our mobile device and this could scare us at the end of the month. On the other hand, if we use devices that are limited to Wi-Fi connections, such as tablets and laptops, we will not have a direct connection to the Internet if our Wi-Fi is not able to reach the garden or the terrace of the house. .

This can be a problem for any home user, but also for professionals. To give you an example, a few years ago I was staying in a beautiful rural area of ​​Cantabria where they had exactly this problem, were not able to introduce Wi-Fi to all the devices they could rent, and the most affected were those further away (on the higher floors) and the garden with the pool.

Owner he had it easier than he thought to find an effective solution, but he was an older person with little knowledge of technology and was not properly instructed. Similar to this one, we find similar cases today a lot and maybe you are not sure how to get Wi-Fi at home in the garden without having to invest a lot of money.

For all of the above, we decided to share this article with you, where we will look at the best way to transfer our Wi-Fi connection to an external area and also give you a number of important recommendations for everything to go well. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.

Wi-Fi repeater or PLC with Wi-Fi, your two great allies

Both are the best alternative to take our Wi-Fi to the garden of the house or any other outdoor area, although the choice between one and the other will depend on the distance to be covered and the obstacles to be overcome. If we have a router in the zone near the last room before the garden, and the Wi-Fi signal reaches well in this room but not in the garden, the easiest will be to use a WIFI repeater, which must be connected to the plug in the room closest to the garden or this outside area. For example, if the closest location is the kitchen, the repeater must be placed in a socket in the kitchen.

On the other hand, if the last room facing the garden or outside area is very far from the router and the Wi-Fi signal does not reach the best option would be a PLC with Wi-Fi repeater, especially if, in addition, we have to overcome many obstacles and sources of interference. This way we will avoid the need to connect several repeaters to achieve our goal, we will only have to plug the input PLC into the socket near the router and the output PLC into the socket in the room closest to the garden or outdoor space where we want to be able to use our Wi-Fi.

It should be clear to you by now which of the two options is the one that best suits your needs, but before we wrap up, let’s series of tips to help you to fine-tune the design:

• Place the repeater or PLC with the repeater inside the house to avoid exposure to bad weather outside.
• Take your time with the repeater range. If you place it too far from the router, the user experience may not be good because the repeater will not receive the signal from the router strongly enough and will not be able to repeat it optimally.
• Think about your needs and choose a repeater or PLC with a repeater that really suits them. If you’re going to host parties or have frequent visitors, you’ll need at least a mid-range device with Wi-Fi 5.
• You can limit the range if you don’t want it to extend too far beyond your garden.

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