Is there such a device that can connect to Wi-Fi and has an Ethernet out? My UPS is far away from a wall Ethernet socket and needs to connect to internet via cable.
I see a lot of access points which connect to an Ethernet socket and provide network connection to wireless devices like phones, tablets, …This is the other way round.
Mesh is a bit expensive. I just need a single cable connection for one device.
Use a cable then.
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You can use a single unit standalone. The cheaper GL units will work fine too: https://www.amazon.com.au/GL-iNet-GL-SFT1200-Secure-Travel-R…
Did you try google?
I'd forget the WiFi and go with an Ethernet Over Power.
EoP is slow and very jittery… but it's also very cheap.
For the OP's use case it would absolutely be ideal
I got two Netcomm EOP units 10yrs ago in a garage sale. $2. They work fine.
It's highly dependent on where it's installed. My EoP devices have had consistent latency figures comparable to Ethernet (i.e. a couple of ms). Or if they are installed in the wrong place, huge latency variation and packet loss.
I currently have both the GL SFT1200 off Amazon and a used TPLink WR902AC from eBay since it was cheap for the purpose of client mode (devices with broken wifi chips that are far from the mesh). Both work well, although the SFT1200 was quicker to setup. TPLink needs additional setup for client mode to work properly.
FYI I use my WR902AC for the same thing and found switching to openwrt made it way more stable than the stock firmware
What's the UPS powering? My ups gets its updates via the USB cable that's plugged into my server.
I think you want one of these.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/134288003729?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mk…
Plug it into your laptop or pc and connect it to your wifi via the setup, it will remember the settings , then plug it into your UPS.
Your UPS will think its plugged into your network.
Thanks. That is what I'm looking for! Cheaper than a MESH router system
My special purpose UPS & battery unit needs internet so I can monitor and control it off site with an app
Agree. Our Vonets works well and has been very handy in quite a few different circumstances.
Yes they do but you need to change the operating mode. See my response below.
any router running OpenWRT can be used as a WiFi to ETH bridge . I use $30 mango router to connect my Win98 PC to WiFi.
mango router : https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/814816
I think it can only do 100 Mbps though.
openwrt guide : https://openwrt.org/toh/gl.inet/gl-mt300n_v2
Any home wifi router that has a "wireless bridge" tickbox in the GUI. Every Asus router I've bothered to look at has this, I imagine it's a very standard setting across most manufacturers.
Probably a bunch of old ADSL wifi routers would do this too, so you could get one from the rubbish pile.
I've been using a GL.iNet GL-MT3000 (Beryl AX) to get an ethernet connection to a couple of devices that don't have Wi-Fi. It has Wi-Fi 6, 2.5G Multi-gigabit WAN port and a 1G gigabit LAN port (WAN port can be configured as as a LAN port).
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/813994
Most wifi range extenders can work in reverse(Ethernet Bridge) by changing a config setting and these dirt cheap.
Like this one: https://www.centrecom.com.au/tp-link-tl-wa850re-universal-ra…
More than once I've seen residential alarm installers using these to connect Alarm controllers to home WiFi without needing to run a new ethernet cable to the router.
Most but not all.
I have this expensive one but it does NOT do Wifi to Ethernet bridge
https://www.tp-link.com/au/home-networking/range-extender/re…
I have one of those and I could have sworn it did. Are you sure it doesn’t?
Thanks. I'll try again. I looked at the app and it says 2 modes: extender or access point only, no client mode. That's why I think it doesnt do bridging
It says "The RE650’s Gigabit Ethernet port lets you connect a wired device such as a game console or smart TV to create a fast, reliable wired connection." This is exactly what you want - being able to connect a device to the extender with an ethernet cable such that the device can access the internet.
Just use any old wireless router that you run in wireless bridge mode.
This should work as well: TP-Link TL-WA850RE N300 Universal Range Extender, Broadband/Wi-Fi Extender, Wi-Fi Booster/Hotspot with 1 Ethernet Port, Plug and Play, Built-in Access Point Mode, UK Plug, White (UK Version) https://amzn.asia/d/013LFQS
vonets vbg1200 or similar is what you want
See if you can find an wireless access point, for example:
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/networking/access-points…
You can put these into wireless client mode (as opposed to access point (AP)) mode. This should then work for you.
Most mesh network devices or travel routers can do this. The eero works very well.