Wifi & IP camera

Discodog

I am with Vodafone for internet & I tried to connect an IP camera via wifi. Vodafone CS told me that it won't work because the camera is 2.4, the modem doesn't have a separate channel & that I need to buy a wifi booster. Does this sound right ? I have seen some articles that say you can select 2.4 .

I can't decide whether to get the booster or a long cat 5 cable.

So Vodafone don’t offer the dual band option on their routers, it seems. No problem, just buy the plug in booster in likes of Harvey Norman etc. I have used such in the days before the dual band was offered by my supplier Virgin, worked fine.

timetogo1

I'm with Vodafone. I replaced their router with an Archer C7 a couple of years ago. That supports 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands.

Although I'm pretty sure the modern they originally supplied also supported 2.4ghz. Maybe their new models don't. Sounds a bit weird though.

Have you logged onto the router and give through the WiFi settings?

I've a lot of home automation stuff and they're all 2.4ghz so if you're planning on ever having more than one device the booster or a replacement router would be the better option.

Discodog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119157667#Comment_119157667

The CS rep said that there was a software update to incorporate 5g. I am a bit miffed not to be told about it before buying a wifi camera

Virgin updated software on my last router remotely, subsequently posted me out a better router. They are fairly good with keeping things updated.

harmless

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119157685#Comment_119157685

5g is for mobile phones and has nothing to do with WIFI.

Discodog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119157960#Comment_119157960

That's what I thought which made me wonder what the CS rep was going on about. They have definitely changed something, without telling me.

It's seems a bad idea to remove the option of 2.4 just as we are all getting webcams etc

harmless

You could use WIFI anaylser on your phone to see if your router sends out a 2.4GHZ signal.

If it really does not provide one that is very bad as many devices are still reliant on such a signal.

dam099

Chances are there is a 2.4ghz signal and 5.8ghz one both being broadcast with the same SSID (which is useful when it works right as band steering should direct devices to the correct frequency).

Some 2.4ghz devices can be finicky though in such a scenario and it may be best to split into separate SSIDs when this happens. Unfortunately Vodafone seem to have disabled this in their equipment. There are some workarounds to split them if you search some of the threads on this forum.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119157960#Comment_119157960

5 ghz is what I assumed OP was talking about.

To be clear 5G stands for 5th Generation telecommunications networking, the latest such that can provide for all the current developments in how you use your mobile phone.

5ghz & 2.4ghz are the WiFi signal bands ordinarily available from your router at home. They are not related at all.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119158129#Comment_119158129

My iPhone11 is at home on 2.4 when I’m in living room.

Discodog

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119158425#Comment_119158425

Yes the CS rep, with not great English, was saying 5 g meaning 5ghz

According to my tablet, it's connected at 2.4 ghz. So the router is working on 2.4

Finally got it to work but I have no idea how :)

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119158538#Comment_119158538

The rep possibly “split” it there remotely, as my Virgin one did some time back. Tech terms can be extremely confusing unless you have become very accustomed to them. Eg MAC address has nothing to do with Apple computers, but the specific fixed identity of individual devices (eg iPhone, laptop) of all kinds on your local home network.

Discodog

The way I got it to work was connecting via Lan & then using the camera app to connect to wifi.

DeconSheridan

I have installed a cctv system using an NVR for management with devices powered over ethernet using multiple outdoor ip cams on the property. In hindsight at least Cat 6 ethernet / power over ethernet, POE runs; if possible is the way to go and if multiple cams defo an NVR to manage that using high rate ssd hard drives for recording on the NVR and possibly cloud for backup the NVr should provide POE to the cams, that means you don't have to run power cables and extensions leads to power the cams. You will run into issues with network bandwidth using 2.4Ghz wifi when recording multiple 1080p/4K ip cam video even locally or to the cloud if using multiple cams.