In trying to understand why a person would consider running a WiFi network over a coaxial cable a Frankenstein-like idea, I can only conclude it stems from a form of xenophobia: it is easy to believe that everything is the way it is because its the best way to handle things. This way these doorbells can continue to be used. It is more ecological to fix the design, and thankfully WiFi antenna is a separate PCB so theres a u.FL connector for a coax to connect to, internally. If most posters on this HN submission lament the idiocy of the consumer when selecting a WiFi security doorbell, those consumers can only conclude to buy another model, with the older one ending up in a landfill or at least unused. Those who wish their security camera to function in a mission critical setting (like working when it's supposed to work, even in the face of wireless jamming) I make a practical suggestion (as opposed to lamenting the idiocy of the average uninformed consumer when selecting a WiFi doorbell, like I read in other comments on this HN submission).Īll it requires is to disassemble the doorbell a little, to remove the WiFi antenna, to drill a small hole in the plastic casing, and to attach a coaxial cable.ĭo you remember old ethernet? it ran over coax too. So I think my point stands that it does have a hardwired connector (transmission line to u.FL) and that it isn't broken out. (eliding that this person made a more general statement: not having a hardwired connection) > The poster pointed said Ring didn't have an ethernet/PoE option. So it's not entirely honest when you say: > neither Ring nor Nest has a hardwired network option (or, better yet, PoE) I suggest you reconsider the downvote but predict the suggestion to be in vain. I simply constructively suggest to bypass jamming concerns for the 2.4GHz link, by having the devices communicate more privately over coaxial cable.įrom the perspective of the radios in the doorbell or a wifi dongle it doesn't matter if you are transceiving via antenna over the ether or transceiving over coax, as long as you use a suitable characteristic impedance.įor a person who doesn't understand cars perhaps changing a tire feels like "Frankensteining" too.
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