I have a sports action camera placed in the middle of a field that connects only to a mobile app within 10m radius with the camera's own wifi hotspot.
I want to be able to connect to the same app at say 100m distance as a coach or someone outside the boundary lines of the playing field. And perhaps also introduce live streaming of the live feed from the camera.
I tried TPLink Archer AX23 and using OpenWrt to connect to the camera but that does not give me the results and the range I wanted since its an indoor router. I was looking at TPLinks EAP110 and EAP 225 outdoor routers as options.
Would someone be able to recommend a device that will suit my need? I wish to stream HD video content from that distance of about 100m. Since its an open playing field, the interferences are lesser(like no walls etc)
Cant have CPEs because this would expect camera to be connected to be a CPE? In my understanding it will be camera<-->CPE1 .............70m.........CPE2<--->Router.But a physical/wireless connection between Camera and CPE1 is not possible in my case. Since the camera is placed in the middle of a playing field. Correct me if I am wrong @frollic
check if any supported CPE have a separate radio, that would be used for connecting to the camera
if not, then you'll need to place some device (router/AP) between the camera and the CPE, just to pick up the signal.
I'm not sure if I'll have any specific suggestions... but to help the conversation:
Can you give us an idea of what type of field or what this means from a practical perspective? Is this like a football field where the the athletes (or activities) will be in close proximity to the camera, or is it something like a racetrack where there is a central area where spectators or support staff could be positioned?
What kind of infrastructure is located at the general position of the camera (or within the 10m-ish range from the camera) -- is there power? ethernet? any other physical and electrical infrastructure of note? And what about overhead -- if not at ground level, are there paths for wires (power, ethernet, etc.) or would that be impossible?
Just to give a context to all of this and my apologies I should have been more specific.
This is used for Cricket. We are placing a wireless camera with a SD card in the middle stump. To access the video footage, we need to use an app connected to the camera within 10m radius using the camera's own hotspot on 2.4Ghz. Which means after the game, we bring the stump back, connect it and then watch/download videos stored on the card. The camera is powered by its battery which needs charging after use.
What we want to achieve is to be able to access the video footage stored in the camera during the game. We have camera API's that give us the live feed and/or also access the videos stored. But this only happens currently within the 10m radius by connecting to the camera's own hotspot. Practically its not possible/allowed to use a mobile app during the game on the pitch! We could use the live feed from the camera to setup live streaming from that angle provided we get away with the 10m radius restriction.
What we tried to do so far is to configure a TP Link Archer AX 23 indoor router using OpenWrt to connect to the camera and connect our app to the router. This works but again it suffers from the range. Rightly so since its an indoor router. Ive been looking at routers like TP Link EAP 110 and EAP 225 outdoor routers to do this for me but wanted to get some advice/opinion from the experienced users on this platform. The router will be placed outside the boundary line and can be powered with DC.
I hope this answers the queries and gives a clear context to the need.
I would try pointing a directional WiFi antenna at the camera. You can't do that with the Archer AX23 (unless you want to hack its PCB), but you can with the EAP110-Outdoor model with its detachable antennas.
What is limiting your range to 10m? A good 2.4Ghz signal outdoors should be good for at least 50-75m! Is the camera antenna internal? If so, does it provide for an optional external antenna?
I don't doubt the DIY solution works, but you also need to keep in mind the wifi range of a vanilla router is more than 10m, the level of the signal is way higher without applying the booster.
Antennas are reciprocal, so the gain works in both directions. That's why you can have a two-way phone call on your smartphone even through its antennae are much smaller than the antennae of cell phone towers.
Although I do agree that a 10m range is really abysmal performance, especially if it's line-of-sight with no obstructions. Either the camera's WiFi has an utterly trash radio, or something's not configured correctly.
The limiting factor as rightly pointed out by @frollic is the wifi range of the camera. The challenge is the space available for me inside the stump. I have to use a thumb camera and there is no room for additional antennas. Here is a pic of the actual stump camera when put the camera inside the stump for reference.
