You have exactly the information I was searching for...I have the same issues with my five cameras...I found your link below and ordered the same...Thanks for the detailed video...You were a Huuugge help to me.
What surprises me is the camera to sync module bars improved also? I am probably going to purchase blink system but was concerned about reviews saying sync to cameras signal wasn't good at further distances and or multiple walls
This is exactly what I’m looking for I was going to buy this module but I ended up buying 2 usb repeated into a charger usb brick they say you can stack them and won’t interfere so it’s basically like yours but I’m gonna put one on on side of the house and middle of house since the router is in my room which is in one corner of the house thanks for video now I’m sure these repeaters wil work
Interesting. I thinking of getting the Blink system and was worried that I wouldn't be able to get signal to the shop I had built. I'm thinking with a repeater, it would work. Thanks.
Excellent video. Agree about the background music being irritating (but I am old and things irritate me :)). Could you pleas explain further how you set up the repeater? Warm regards Doron
But how did you link the low single cam signal to the repeater since the repeater itselfit has its own unique SSID, particularly linking to the 2.4 GHZ band?
You do have to initially connect the repeater to the router with a provided cable to link them. The instructions provided walks you through those steps.
Blink completely changed and ruined the bars to check on the signals. Now its always solid and no more horizontal bars. Mine are always solid bars now, and I know damn well one of my cameras does not have a perfect signal.
@@TommyTester Your welcome. I sure wish they would leave things alone. These companies perfect something, then they throw in a monkey wrench and ruin it all. :(
The Blink had negative reviews on Amazon by purchasers because of Picture , videos quality. Not sure if this has been addressed completely. Now of course they also make additional changes which could have been left alone. Like bar signals. What else? The original selling commercial cameras were good. It’s when people started purchasing product that they found picture/video quality was not that good. It has been several months since and I would like to know if they’ve solved issues. Yes I know it’s wireless battery powered. Even if batteries last a year it’s still good. The picture video day night is the question. Thanks
Blinks latest update also changed the activity zones. Mine just zooms into the center and will not allow me to move it to top or the bottom. What zones I have disabled still set off the camera so they don't seem to deactivate when turned off. I also have clip length to 50secs & it is never consistent it stopped the other day @12sec when there was still activity. And I also have it set to stop if once there is no movement & it keeps recording. The settings are not good at all & i find my cameras to be very inconsistent with what they record. ex. Mailman comes from same direction everyday. Sometimes it records him coming into the frame, other days it starts as he is leaving the porch. Very frustrating.
Did you have any trouble changing the management password on that WIFI extender? I bought the same model and have been unable to change it using their procedure. I am also leery of having to use an external web site to configure the extender. Otherwise, it works very well.
@@TommyTester see i do, i had his same oroblem then just got lucky and conected to the router properly, then the power went out one night and i needed to set everything all up again!! Fustrateing its collecting dust at the minute
Love the video. Thanks. I have a similar issue I'm trying to resolve, so was wondering how far your driveway camera was from your sync module and router. Ball park estimate would be great. Thanks. Jeff.
30 feet to the sync and 40 to the main router. I put the repeater at about the half way point. The 40 foot shot goes through 5 walls, so the booster solved that. Good luck.
Sync mod was 10 feet from the router and at the same level. Cameras also on the same level and the worst one was about 30 feet away from both the sync mod and router.
Thanks very much , Brother, you helped steer me in the right direction for fixing an issue with the Driveway Cam on my Mom's house. 3 months later, is this still working out well for you? PS you might want to check on that FBI surveillance van down the road.
Hey , I’m having some issue with my garage Blink Outdoor Camera , I have my wifi and sync module in front of the house and I have a netgear wifi extender and set up the Sync Moduel to the WifiExtender . I have 1 bar of wifi and one bar in sync moduel on my garage camera. HELP! Do I need a Wifi Repeater?
Good to know. Thanks for sharing. My set-up now has 2 of these cheapo-extenders and absolutely zero issues after many months. The one I added recently covers the basement level and links to the router located on the top level.
Could you be more specific as to what model of Netgear Extenders force you to change the SSID name, because I have the Netgear EX3700 that does allow you to keep or modify the name of the SSID. The Netgear EX2700 also has the same functionality, but only works on the 2.4ghz band.
The WiFi extender can you put it anywhere in the house ,? Or you put it around your router ,? Also is the extender wireless no need to connect to router ,?
You do have to set up the cameras and sync module to recognize your and login to your wifi network. That is normal. If you use the same network name and login for the wifi extender, you don't have to do anything more. The cameras will lock-on to the strongest wifi signal.
I got a different kind of Wifi extender. Can I still make it with the same user and password as my wifi? Because I have an issue with one of my cameras. Please let me know, I got TP link. I'm worried because if I receive it and if it has to make a new user and password it won't work with my camera
Just came across this video... Just got the new blink system and some of my future cameras don't have good connection... I have to if these wifi extenders already but don't understand how to set them up so the cameras hook up to then vs the router made signal... Any help?
The WIFI signal strength degrades greatly with distance, so clearly you don't want the sync module to be far away from you WIFI router especially if all cameras also need to use the sync module.
Not understanding how you are increasing the range of the camera. The extender extends the range from the router to the sync module. I dont see how this would increase the range from your sync module to the cameras. Please explain
I don't understand why Blink doesn't allow users to store videos on USB since it's already there. I know that Sync Module 2 will have that feature unlocked but it won't be compatible with XT2 cameras. Greedy bastards.
Tommy - just for clarity. The WiFi extender only extends the WiFi signal but not the Blink Sync module signal. Is this correct? Also - should the Sync module be within about 30 feet of the WiFi router? Thank you! 73 BretC/AC0AE
Yes, the extender is for the camera video only. As for the sync module, I don't know about "30 ft" to the router, just check the signal level in the Ap to attempt to get a strong reading from sync-to-router. Also, the sync module does talk to all cameras (for control) as well as the router, so having it "centered" should give the best results. Good luck. Mine are still working fine.
Is it necessary to share the WiFi Ext with family members? I set up the extender through the app on my phone. Cameras have full bars now! Does my wife need the tether app?
Yes, this specific one is no longer available. I'd consider one similar using the ones Amazon lists on the bottom of this page. They all work essentially the same way. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W59JSSJ
Either. Keeping it the same allows you to connect to either the router or the extender depending on which has the strongest signal at your location when you activate WIFI on your phone/device.
Well done sir! The before/after wifi signal strengths for each camera was very helpful.
Excellent!
You have exactly the information I was searching for...I have the same issues with my five cameras...I found your link below and ordered the same...Thanks for the detailed video...You were a Huuugge help to me.
Glad I could help!
What surprises me is the camera to sync module bars improved also? I am probably going to purchase blink system but was concerned about reviews saying sync to cameras signal wasn't good at further distances and or multiple walls
Just ordered the system today, so to fix any potential connectivity issues I ordered the booster through your page. Thanks for the help big time
Cool. The newer units might not exactly match my video as they have done some updates I understand. Enjoy!
This is exactly what I’m looking for I was going to buy this module but I ended up buying 2 usb repeated into a charger usb brick they say you can stack them and won’t interfere so it’s basically like yours but I’m gonna put one on on side of the house and middle of house since the router is in my room which is in one corner of the house thanks for video now I’m sure these repeaters wil work
Excellent job Tommy Thanks for the teaching!!🙏
Thanks for the comment!
Good content, could go without the background music, your voice is enough. :) Thanks for the video
Noted!
@@TommyTester I would have agreed if take 5 wasn't such a great classic
Good work! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Interesting. I thinking of getting the Blink system and was worried that I wouldn't be able to get signal to the shop I had built. I'm thinking with a repeater, it would work. Thanks.
Excellent video. Agree about the background music being irritating (but I am old and things irritate me :)). Could you pleas explain further how you set up the repeater?
Warm regards
Doron
See my other video on repeaters.
Thanks! Great information and video!
Love the music
But how did you link the low single cam signal to the repeater since the repeater itselfit has its own unique SSID, particularly linking to the 2.4 GHZ band?
You do have to initially connect the repeater to the router with a provided cable to link them. The instructions provided walks you through those steps.
Any updates on better extenders yet? I seen this was posted a year ago.
No. Mine are still working great.
Blink completely changed and ruined the bars to check on the signals. Now its always solid and no more horizontal bars. Mine are always solid bars now, and I know damn well one of my cameras does not have a perfect signal.
Well I just checked my App and you are correct! They did change it. Thanks for letting my viewers know.
@@TommyTester Your welcome. I sure wish they would leave things alone. These companies perfect something, then they throw in a monkey wrench and ruin it all. :(
The Blink had negative reviews on Amazon by purchasers because of Picture , videos quality. Not sure if this has been addressed completely. Now of course they also make additional changes which could have been left alone. Like bar signals. What else? The original selling commercial cameras were good. It’s when people started purchasing product that they found picture/video quality was not that good. It has been several months since and I would like to know if they’ve solved issues. Yes I know it’s wireless battery powered. Even if batteries last a year it’s still good. The picture video day night is the question. Thanks
Blinks latest update also changed the activity zones. Mine just zooms into the center and will not allow me to move it to top or the bottom. What zones I have disabled still set off the camera so they don't seem to deactivate when turned off. I also have clip length to 50secs & it is never consistent it stopped the other day @12sec when there was still activity. And I also have it set to stop if once there is no movement & it keeps recording. The settings are not good at all & i find my cameras to be very inconsistent with what they record. ex. Mailman comes from same direction everyday. Sometimes it records him coming into the frame, other days it starts as he is leaving the porch. Very frustrating.
Nobel prize worthy. You’ll need these cameras from people stealing your secrets
Did you have any trouble changing the management password on that WIFI extender? I bought the same model and have been unable to change it using their procedure. I am also leery of having to use an external web site to configure the extender. Otherwise, it works very well.
I don't recall. Sorry.
@@TommyTester see i do, i had his same oroblem then just got lucky and conected to the router properly, then the power went out one night and i needed to set everything all up again!! Fustrateing its collecting dust at the minute
Love the video. Thanks. I have a similar issue I'm trying to resolve, so was wondering how far your driveway camera was from your sync module and router. Ball park estimate would be great. Thanks. Jeff.
30 feet to the sync and 40 to the main router. I put the repeater at about the half way point. The 40 foot shot goes through 5 walls, so the booster solved that. Good luck.
What did you use for a extender?
Good demonstration!
After installing the repeater do you need to change the module WiFi to the repeater?
No.
nice thanks
Only thing in video you did not show where you have your sync module sighted and its height and how far each camera is away from it
Sync mod was 10 feet from the router and at the same level. Cameras also on the same level and the worst one was about 30 feet away from both the sync mod and router.
great video thanks!
Glad you liked it!
We’re you having trouble with the live feed as well when the signal was low? Having trouble saving any seemttings to that specific camera?
Thanks very much , Brother, you helped steer me in the right direction for fixing an issue with the Driveway Cam on my Mom's house. 3 months later, is this still working out well for you? PS you might want to check on that FBI surveillance van down the road.
Yes. I've even added another identical repeater for the lower level. Thanks for watching.
my neighbor also loves to name his internet FBI surveillance van lol
the FBI Surveilance van is onto you
Hey , I’m having some issue with my garage Blink Outdoor Camera , I have my wifi and sync module in front of the house and I have a netgear wifi extender and set up the Sync Moduel to the WifiExtender . I have 1 bar of wifi and one bar in sync moduel on my garage camera. HELP! Do I need a Wifi Repeater?
Netgear Extenders do not work. They have to change the name, and then the Blink system doesn't work on different cameras.
Good to know. Thanks for sharing. My set-up now has 2 of these cheapo-extenders and absolutely zero issues after many months. The one I added recently covers the basement level and links to the router located on the top level.
Could you be more specific as to what model of Netgear Extenders force you to change the SSID name, because I have the Netgear EX3700 that does allow you to keep or modify the name of the SSID. The Netgear EX2700 also has the same functionality, but only works on the 2.4ghz band.
The WiFi extender can you put it anywhere in the house ,? Or you put it around your router ,? Also is the extender wireless no need to connect to router ,?
Your router goes about 30 feet, so by adding an extender somewhere near the 30 foot point, you get another 30 feet. - generally speaking.
i have full bars but my live buffers for along time more than 10 secs what could be my issue???
Did you connect the sync module to the wifi extender/repeater or stayed connected on your router?
To the router. No change there.
Is there a difference between an extender and a repeater?
I saw you just power on this wifi extender , do you need setup with your router? and how about sync module ( need move closer the weak camera?)
You do have to set up the cameras and sync module to recognize your and login to your wifi network. That is normal. If you use the same network name and login for the wifi extender, you don't have to do anything more. The cameras will lock-on to the strongest wifi signal.
I got a different kind of Wifi extender. Can I still make it with the same user and password as my wifi? Because I have an issue with one of my cameras. Please let me know, I got TP link. I'm worried because if I receive it and if it has to make a new user and password it won't work with my camera
I believe so. It doesn't hurt to try it. I've actually bought a 2nd repeater to cover the basement (2 floors below the router) and all works well.
@@TommyTester amazing thank you
Just came across this video... Just got the new blink system and some of my future cameras don't have good connection... I have to if these wifi extenders already but don't understand how to set them up so the cameras hook up to then vs the router made signal... Any help?
It's automatic.
I'm going to add a wifi repeater and a second Blink sync module.
why no link to the wifi extender you use?
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W59JSSJ
I was told it does everything through WiFi the camera’s talk to the sync through WiFi so where you put your sync mod doesn’t matter
The WIFI signal strength degrades greatly with distance, so clearly you don't want the sync module to be far away from you WIFI router especially if all cameras also need to use the sync module.
Not understanding how you are increasing the range of the camera. The extender extends the range from the router to the sync module. I dont see how this would increase the range from your sync module to the cameras. Please explain
The cameras also connect through the extender.
Very good demonstration thanks, but please lose the annoying background music
I don't understand why Blink doesn't allow users to store videos on USB since it's already there. I know that Sync Module 2 will have that feature unlocked but it won't be compatible with XT2 cameras. Greedy bastards.
Interesting point.
Tommy - just for clarity. The WiFi extender only extends the WiFi signal but not the Blink Sync module signal. Is this correct? Also - should the Sync module be within about 30 feet of the WiFi router? Thank you! 73 BretC/AC0AE
Yes, the extender is for the camera video only. As for the sync module, I don't know about "30 ft" to the router, just check the signal level in the Ap to attempt to get a strong reading from sync-to-router. Also, the sync module does talk to all cameras (for control) as well as the router, so having it "centered" should give the best results. Good luck. Mine are still working fine.
@@TommyTester thank you for your prompt reply.
Fantastic !~
Glad you like it!
Do you have the option to change the channels on the rotors? Not sure if they should be on the same channel.
Yes, most routers allow another channel to be selected via the ADMIN access.
Is it necessary to share the WiFi Ext with family members? I set up the extender through the app on my phone. Cameras have full bars now! Does my wife need the tether app?
The extender can have it's own password. Perhaps also name that network something far different that the original.
question where do u put the repeater extender at
Within 30 feet or so of your wifi router.
I use my cams to look at my property and only my property. It’s disturbing how many people them to be creepers.
What WiFi analyser app are you using
Keuwlsoft Wifi Analyser
Can you please give me the exact name etc...of the extender you are using I cant find it.
Yes, this specific one is no longer available. I'd consider one similar using the ones Amazon lists on the bottom of this page. They all work essentially the same way.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W59JSSJ
Does the Repeater have to use the exact same name as the Router's SSID or can it be samename_ext ?
Either. Keeping it the same allows you to connect to either the router or the extender depending on which has the strongest signal at your location when you activate WIFI on your phone/device.
Can you acess remotely from a device anywhere in the world?
Yes. Just an App on your phone.
Are your cameras battery operated or wired
Batteries. Energizer lithium AA batteries.
@@TommyTesterthanks for quick response I can’t decide between wi fi or wired cameras so I’m trying to do my research
Battery ones will need charging all the time climbing up ladders
What app are you using?
Keuwlsoft Wifi Analyser.
@@TommyTester thank you
FYI-The wifi extender you advertise is no longer available from amazon