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5G wireless router connect to wired DVR
Have an old Nightowl home security camera system. Too old to Spiderman through my attic and no newer DVRs will work with existing cameras. My DVR needs an ether connection to the internet. Regrett...
You might be able to use a wireless extender with an ethernet port on it to make the communication between the T-Mobile GW and the DVR. I never had much success with the wireless extender solution. There are a number of different wireless extenders but results may vary for getting that to work. It would depend upon the distance the wireless extender is from the gateway and how well the wireless signal gets through to the gateway. When a wireless extender does make the wireless bridge to the router the bandwidth is cut pretty much in half. So, if the distance between the extender and the router is too far apart the functional bandwidth can be poor. It is the same for a wireless device reaching the router or access point. As the client is farther away from the source the speed/bandwidth is reduced. If there are obstructions between the two radios then the communication can also be impaired.
In my opinion, a wired connection is more reliable than a wireless one. But wireless is convenient. It is a trade off.
