# WiFi range & link planner

> Work out whether WiFi, an extender or a point-to-point link is the right answer for the distance and obstructions on your property.

Canonical: https://securitycamerainstallers.ca/tools/wifi-range-calculator

Put in the distance and what is in the way, and this will tell you which class of equipment can actually do the job — including when the answer is that nothing wireless will.

The interactive wifi range & link planner is on [the HTML page](https://securitycamerainstallers.ca/tools/wifi-range-calculator).

## Common questions

### Why is my extender not reaching the shop?

An extender repeats the signal it receives, which halves throughput, and it needs a solid signal where it sits to begin with. Across open ground it runs out of usable signal long before it runs out of distance. That is a different problem from the one an extender is designed to solve, which is a dead corner inside a house.

### Does the calculator account for trees?

Yes, and it is the biggest single factor after distance. What it cannot know is the season. A link aimed through bare branches in February can degrade badly by June, which is why a real survey assesses for full leaf rather than for the day of the visit.

### What if there is a building in the way?

Then no wireless option works reliably, and the tool will say so rather than suggest something. The honest answers are a relay point somewhere that can see both ends, or buried cable.

## Related

- [All tools](https://securitycamerainstallers.ca/tools)