Wifi ranger forum

Why do you need Wi-Fi at all? Answer: updates to Sync 3, Navigation etc. You will be prompted to activate when you start the Ranger while you are sitting in the truck with your smartphone in hand. Last edited: Mar 31, Connecting you Ranger to your home Wi-Fi works great After restarting the truck, the Wi-Fi connection process needs to happen again.

BLUF : Just connect the Ranger to your home Wi-Fi occasionally while sitting in your driveway, search for updates, once updates are completed- your done until the next time you wish to search for updates again.

Seaaggie Member. So I'm in the ordering process now and just learned about Ranger connecting to your home wifi for updates as well as the ability to have in-vehicle wifi while traveling. OrangeStreak Well-Known Member. MTS degree. ANG veteran. I have not been able to receive SYNC3 software update notifications when in the range of my home Wifi.

Concerning these notifications, a Ford Tech Support Rep. The SYNC3 system in the Truck will notify you on the screen of Software Updates needed only when I am within range of my home WiFi and If I stay in range and keep the motor running it will lead me thru the update process. NOTE : I have never received any notifications per the above two methods. I have my Wifi message notification mode turned on in the Truck's system.

My security doorbell works fine through my home Wifi. Any ideas of what is going on here? Thanks, Paul. I assumed that a higher number means faster, and Wikipedia agrees with that. I used a 10 foot cable for my connection, and you may have purchased a 10 foot lightning to USB cable. When I searched for such cables on line, most did not list whether they met USB 2.

I am pretty sure that the 3 foot cable that came with your iPhone 8 would be a 2. They also have an iPhone app. I suggest you do speed tests with a cable and then using the wireless connection, and let us know what you find.

The speed tests give you download and upload speeds, and for most people the download speed is the most important. Be sure to use the same server for each speed test. I have had great support from WiFi Ranger , so you could ask them. After testing all combinations tethered cellular, wireless cellular to Wifi ranger, and finally direct cellular with weboost booster to Roku stick bypassing the Wifi ranger is fastest. Bottom line is that while Wifi ranger finds and amplifies signals from local Wifi networks, as it is a router it slows down the rate while streaming video.

In all of our camping experiences so far we have been strictly on cellular. I think the only real reason for us to have the Wifi ranger is if we are at a distance from trailer and need to run cellular through Wifi ranger to boost broadcast distance. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment.

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Date: PM Aug 20, Jack Mayer. I would choose the Go. And perhaps pair a Mobile with it, but you can do that later if you want to add it. The Go picks up campground wifi far better than the Pro so used without a Mobile that would be a major consideration. I also like the hardware better - it should be more reliable, and it seems faster to me - although I am not done speed testing it yet.

The Mobile is a separate radio unit that sits on the roof with its own antenna and picks up wifi far better than the Go alone. It communicates to the Go over an ethernet line. Those are the basics Date: PM Aug 21, Reading about the "mobile" on their website is what got me confused. It's what they suggest for RV applications, but seemed to only pull in wifi, and sounded like it would require the basic ranger paired with it in order to use an aircard and create a little network in my RV.

We're going to be in a local campground for the first month after we vacate the house, and hopefully their campground wifi will be sufficient for our use so we have time to work on putting together the system we'll need for on the road. We're going over there tonight to check it out with my laptop , so we should know more after than. Then we'll probably contact you to talk this through. The Go is the device that you can add an aircard to.

Think of the Mobile as just a better wifi antenna, although technically it is far more. Date: AM Aug 28, Hello Everyone, I have a question with respect to the WiFiRanger line of products and upgrading my equipment. Date: PM Aug 28, Since you are asking about a router the Go I'm guessing you are just looking for speed on your local network? Also, using a Sky and fusing it to the Go for example is not going to necessarily be a good way to improve speed, since you are using wireless and doing two hops.

Drilling a hole in the roof is not actually necessary. You could go up a vent. Or you could just drill a hole in the roof. There is actually nothing to doing so, if done properly. Date: AM Aug 29, Jack Mayer wrote: First, let me ask you what you are doing that you need more than mbps? Thanks for the prompt reply, Jack. To help with your suggestions: I'm usually in a fixed location using the WiFiRanger to connect via wireless.

I use cellular as a secondary failover connection type. I video conference I stream content to a Roku box Looking for speed and reliability. Thanks, in advance, for your valuable input. Date: PM Aug 29, I'd eliminate all wireless hops that I could. The goal being to obtain as close to the speed of your backhaul as you can. Wireless is going to limit the speed,and every hop you take is going to have an impact.

If I could do it, and you are in that location long enough I would hardwire the connection to the primary router and then just go wireless to your PC - no other wireless jumps.

In fact, if the file transfers are your primary activity they are the only thing really benefiting from additional speed then I would find a way to hardwire them if I could.

Or live with the speed difference. Ultimately, you are going to be limited by the It can only go so fast The key is to get all the wireless running as fast as possible - which at the moment is "n". If you want to cook up your own solution using a higher speed wireless bridge point to point you can do it at faster than "n", but you are then even more-so in the networking business Your best bet is to hardwire the link as much as possible if you feel you need to squeeze the most speed out of it.

RN on the road. Date: AM Jul 4, Terry and Jo. Go has been much better than the previous version. We emailed Jack Mayer with our current set up and he gave us his opinion of what we could do to improve our current situation. His opinion proved to be right for our situation. BTW, I work from "home" full time and need to be connected for my job approximately hours per week so connectitivty is a huge factor in our decisions on which products to purchase and use.

When I told my manager we were going to be full time RV'ing, his response was that I've been doing it part-time for so long, he never knew when I was "home" vs. Date: PM Jul 5, I would not recommend AutoNet or any other manufacturer solution as a long-term primary Internet solution.

They just do not have the flexibility of installing your own solution. Unless I know your specific needs it is hard to recommend a specific set of equipment. The book referenced above is your BEST source of knowledge of what is available today and it's tradeoffs.

After reading that and arriving at some initial thoughts I'd be happy to answer you questions - either here or via Email. Date: PM Jul 6, Neil and Connie. Date: PM Jul 7, Neil, I would consider upgrading to the Go. I don't know if it will solve your particular issue, but overall it is a better solution. It should work fine with the Boost hardware you have. I recently upgraded my Pro to 6. I can not keep a connection alive. But move it over to the Go and it is fine That is my 2 cents for what it is worth I'd defer to Brian though, on the final solution.

Date: PM Apr 7,