Great video Don. You should send this to the company to put on their website. Instructions were clear and precise and a great help. Thanks again for the time you spent putting this together.
Thanks Don. Thumbs up for a straightforward English version of how to setup these two WiFi devices. Saved me at least 1-2 hours trying to figure out how to get it work.
Best instructional on You-Tube! Still I'm not yet successful in bringing Starlink from my open field/small stable to my house 400 feet away and ringed with 100+ foot Fir trees, but will succeed! After 24 years tring every available internet supplier with a maximum of 6 mbps EVER the Starlink MUST succeed. I'm 74 now - out of time to muck around, and driving 20 miles to town for a decent view of Top Gun II in my Tesla is ridiculous.
Thanks a ton for producing this! When I got this product and looked at the directions I was very freaked out by it with all the IP set up stuff. All I wanted to do was extend the range of my current wireless network. Like you say the directions are atrocious. I was wondering if I made a mistake with the purchase but thanks to your video I got everything operational in about 10 minutes!
Brilliant video Mr. Joyce. Straight forward in plain English. I'm fairly tech savvy but was having a bit of trouble with the Kuwfi system. You have the best video out here for getting the system up and running. Thank you!
Great guidance! Everything was pretty much pre-configured (channels matched) out of the box for me. I put a simple, inexpensive TP-Link wireless router at the remote end, as I'm connecting a somewhat remote building with wifi security cam, access for my phone, etc. The remote building is roughly 750' away. I'm showing what seems almost full signal signal indication on both ends, the upper most green LED signal not lit. About half of the 750' is obscured by the tops of some oak trees. A speed test at the remote end shows I'm getting about 7-8Mbs down and about 3-4Mbs up. The station end is a Starlink with roughly 225-250Mbs. I'd hoped for a better signal strength at the remote end, but it's enough to get the job done.
This was really informative, you really explained stuff in-depth without losing my attention. It was hard finding info on a device like this because most are only APs and repeaters afaik. I really wanted something wireless in substitute of a ethernet cable so I can add ethernet to my dad's shed, If not for this device and video id maybe have to resort to 3 wifi networks at my dads house, not optimal. Thanks
Thank you! Glad you found the video helpful! And yes, this is the ideal solution for "dad's shed", assuming he has power of course. But he must...there's the beer fridge. Don't tell mom! Lol
A wifi extender will only retransmit a wifi signal. A better device for your remote end is a wifi access point. It connects via ethernet cable to the remote end of your ethernet bridge device, then transmit a full wifi signal for use in that area.
Would these work is a woody area? I have two properties across street from each other, about an half a mile apart and would like to get wifi from one to the other. There are many trees in the way. Would it be possible or no?
Trees, particularly their leaves, contain a lot of water that can mess up radio waves. I used mine through about 200m of trees successfully, but it would not work through a metal roof. I think a km of trees is unlikely to be successful.
Any idea why a router plugged into B doesn't have internet? Plugging the same cord into a laptop works fine, but the router doesn't seem to do anything with it.
Yes, you can plug a wireless router in at the far end, or set the far end up as an access point directly. You lose half the bandwidth if you do the AP mode, but that may be fine for an outbuilding.
Great video! Can you have a router you attach to the remote location? I am trying to have wireless in my detached garage...or would you recommend something else.
Yes, absolutely you can have a router at the far end. Think of it just like an ethernet cable. I would recommend you have the router in pass through mode. An ethernet switch would be cheaper if you don't need wireless. You can also add an Access Point for wireless. Lots of options.
@@ghtayloThe bridge "consumes" POE but does not pass it along, as far as I know. So you'll need separate power for the WAP. No special settings on the bridge.
After changing your computers IP address and connecting to the CPE, what do I need to change in the settings to be able to plug in a router at unit B? I can plug a laptop in and it works fine. If I plug a router into unit B, i have no internet. I know you mentioned about setting the router to bridge mode? Just not sure at this point if I need to adjust settings on the router, the CPE, or both.
I'm trying to use the remote antenna along with a very basic TP-Link wireless access point in a remote location with no power to run a wireless security camera. For my proof-of-concept, I just used a typical "battery generator" that has AC output, and ran both the AC adapters for the TP-link and the Ueevii power injector. HOWEVER, I'd like to see if I could go completely DC and skip the DC-AC inverters for much better battery life. The TP-Link will run on 12V DC, but I think the UeeVii requires 24V DC. If so, does the antenna have to be powered via the POE or could I get 24V DC to the antenna via the coax plug port on the antenna?
Very Helpful... Thank You... I had to use one to get my pool equipment back on my network after upgrading (loosely) to an Orbi i couldn't get my iAqualink IQ900 to connect my wireless anymore.
Hi Don, - We've paired up the two devices. - We've hooked them up the same way you did. - They're now receiving signals from one and another. - The router hooked up to the slave device is making a signal. Weirdly enough, the router is making a signal lacking internet. - We've hooked it up to the WAN and LAN1 slots. At last, I'm wondering if you know as to why it is not working ?
That is certainly weird. I would start trouble-shooting from the router end...plug a known working device directly into the router using the same cable as you have plugged into the CPI...does it get internet? If so, check the cable at the other end. I suspect either a router problem or a cable problem....but I'm just speculating.
@@DonJoyce It works now, but it certainly was weird. We don't know what it was, but it started working magically (probably wasn't magic). Thanks anyways Don ! :)
@@jeremy7584 Great! Time can be a great healer! That said, to me that sounds like an intermittent connection or wire somewhere in your set-up that connects after warming up..or jostling...or a firmer plugging in.
They come paired to eaxh other out of the box but when i flipped the switches and reversed them around. From station to access point i cant get them to work now. Any idea?
A quick question. What i see in this video is that the POV injector here is only serving the purpose of powering up the units. If use that DC power option at 4:40 so won't have need of POV adapter at all. If I'm right then it solves the problem for my remote slave unit where AC outlet is not available. Then I'd be able to power it up with battery with appropriate power supply via that DC power option. Am i right?
just installed at 1 km line of sight full signal could even turn the slave unit to 90 degrees off still showed full signal according to the led lights on the side
@@DonJoyce You are correct about the instructions supplied, I had a lot of difficulty just reset and went back to the quick method, not sure If I could set up the multi point system, The email support address is no good, bounces back unaddressable.
Hello! I am trying to get wifi in a metal barn about 100yds from my house. I hooked up exactly how you described, have all green lights except the Lan1 is still flashing green, I am under the assumption that they are not paired. Do you have any idea why they won't pair, I tried different channels, changed master and slave settings? Planning to hook up a wireless router up inside barn using ethernet cables to connect bridge. I hope you can shed some light on my situation, thank you!
If the channel numbers change from flashing to solid (like the number 3 in my demo), then they are paired. That's the key step for sure. I *think* if the LAN1 light is flashing, that means you do not have a connection from your home router to the A-unit. Check your cable...and at the very least unplug it and plug it in again. If all else fails, there is a factory reset function so you can start from scratch. Unfortunately you have to connect up a laptop as described in the second half of my video to find the reset function on the admin user interface. Hope that helps!
@DonJoyce thank you for this video. I've been searching for months but I'm still struggling to understand a couple of things. Can you offer guidance on these two things I'm still unsure what to do about? 1. My MAC laptop doesn't have an ethernet port (can I set up wirelessly?) 2. I'm trying to get wifi connection to an RV, which has windows, but is of course metal all around. Do I have options for non-hard wired connection the the RV? Thank you!
Thanks. Answers: 1) I don't think there is a way to do the more complicated set-up wirelessly. You may be able to purchase a USB-C to Ethernet dongle for the laptop. 2) Metal RVs will attenuate wireless signals but not block them completely. You could try putting the receiving end of the wireless bridge unit near a window, or perhaps on the roof.
I didn't try playing with it, but I assume it increases the transmitter gain. It may be tempting to crank it up, but there are likely negative side affects like increased noise which would cause re-transmits...and slower speeds.
Great video is there a way to put units in manual configuration mode? Mine are not communicating never got an H got a 6 then and 8. Set channel to 3 on both units and they quit flashing but am not getting an internet to Router in my barn connected at the slave end.
Hi Adam. Yes, I show the manual configuration mode later in the video. It is tricky, but it works. Once in, I recommend a factory reset. It's on the menu.
Great video! I wanted to do this as a bridge with starlink, but I herd you can't with the starlink router. Would you know anything about this. Thanks Joel
Thanks for your instructions. A couple of things with the unit I purchased (CPE-820). The "bridge" works as advertised although it took me some time to figure out the POE injector's LAN port did not work. Units worked fine with the POE injector connected to the 100M port and the switch/router on the 1000M port. I won't comment on the AP as it did not hold it's configs and being that I only want this as a bridge I really didn't spend a lot of time troubleshooting the AP. Bridge works as expected AP may or may not work as expected POE injector LAN port did not work for me
My apologies Don, I should have read your replies further down the feed. You answered by saying the best/easiest solution to getting wifi at the slave was to simply hook up another wifi router on the far end. I will try it. Thanks!
When I try to connect one of the Bridges to the POE adapter, the LED light on the POE adapter blinks and the Bridge PWR light also blinks. As a result, this Bridge is not turning on like it should. The other Bridge works fine -- the LED light is solid and the power is on. I double checked the ethernet cables and they're all fine. Plus, they're both connected to the same power outlet device. Any advice on how to fix this issue?
Carefully swap POE adapters and cables and observe how the problem 'follows' a particular item. Something sounds defective. Consider returning the kit.
Good Afternoo Sr, Thanks to your video instructions I'm able to get it running, but I have one last questions How do the wifi on the slave could you tell me how please thank you.
Hi there. Setting up wifi on the slave end requires that you first follow the complicated laptop connection I describe in the second half of the video. When you are into the admin menu, choose Access Point for the slave end and choose appropriate settings. It isn't easy, and frankly I think it took me three tries (with factory resets in between!) to get it to work. If you have a spare router with wifi output, it would probably be easier to follow that path instead and just use the CPEs as a virtual ethernet cable. Good luck!
Hi Don, any idea why the bottom signal strength light on the side of the both devices are red... all of the other are green and it looks like I have full strength. My WIFI router on the receiving end of the bridge has a flashing internet light an the internet is not working on the receiving end. I would appreciate any thought you might have. Thanks!
Not sure. A couple of suggestions: Make sure your cables are tested to be good, especially the one on the sending end. Second, try connecting something simpler, like a laptop, on the receiving end.
I discuss it a bit at the end of the video, but to be honest, I didn't have success setting that up. Instead, used the regular bridge mode and attached an old router to the far end. I set it to pass-through mode and used it's wifi capability as an access point.
Have a n620 that is close to this but not as many optional states of operation. No ip per channel list shown. Uses some 169.254.264.x to access and have not got it passing data yet. All 4 lights solid on strength on both units. So I don’t have ips per channel, what to do?? Ty
Hi, I set up my unit following your very good instructions. It seems to be working fine for a wireless bridge configuration. My Lan 1 light is blinking continuously. Is there something I should be concerned about since it seems to be working ok. TIA
If the LED is flickering, that indicates data is flowing, and that is perfectly fine. If it is a steady on-off, that suggests something isn't quite right, but I'm not sure what it might mean. That said...if it's working, I'd leave it alone.
Great video! I have the units synched up and installed, however the receiver unit is connected to a 2 router. I need wifi for a nearby Ring camera. However, Ring setup says there is a problem with my internet. Help please?
The router may be blocking the Ring access. I would try putting the 2nd router into bridge mode or bypass mode: basically so it is no longer 'routing', but just passing traffic through it. How to do that will vary with router model. Google will be your friend here if you don't know how.
I want to set up this so I have internet in the guest house. Slave/Point B has to be used by a lan cable into a laptop only? What about Lan into a router so I can use multiple devices at point B as point A.
Yes, a router can be used for sure. For certain applications, having two routers in your network can be a problem, but it would be fine for simple streaming or email use.
Hello! I am trying to use my wireless bridges to extend security cameras to a camera software (VMS) on laptop. I have the slave bridge and the security cameras are connected to the same switch device, but for some reason they're not communicating with my master bridge and laptop. Do you have any advice?
Thank you for the informative video! I confirmed I have internet at Unit B (house, about 250-300 ft away) by connecting to the LAN cable from the router (where the cable from Unit B is hooked into the WAN). I am unable to get a WLAN signal for wi-fi at the second location...Would you suggest this is a router issue, or is there anything else I should look at?
Great Video, when I connect my CPE450 to the built in switch on my router I cant see the CPE from Either side of the bridge or on my home network. I also tried setting DHCP or static IP's on the CPE450 and It will will not come up on the network. I know the IP's are stuck, because I am able to directly connect my laptop with in the same IP range and manage the bridge on A or B side. Any suggestions.
I may not be correct on this, but this kind of a device is a bridge and essentially emulates a physical ethernet cable...so I suspect it shouldn't appear on your home network. Does it actually work though....if you plug your laptop into the external facing port on the B end, does it connect to your router on the A end?
This is a fantastic video!! But, I still have a question. I am extending my Starlink home internet to a detached garage, where I have my home office. I was advised that I need to have a WiFi router in the detached. So, PoE adapter is plugged in in the garage and to the CPE (B Slave). Are you saying that if I run an Ethernet from the CPE direct to my computer that I don’t need the 2nd router? Or, does the CPE already give me the WiFi? I guess I’m trying to figure out what the purpose is for the 2nd router. Thanks in advance!
Thanks! Yes, you just connect your computer to the B unit with an ethernet cable. The purpose of a second router is to provide a full range of wired and wifi services on the remote building.
Don, I set my unit up today. The master and the slave unit allow communication, that part works great. My problem is logging into the network, so I can change the SSID and PW. I changed my computer address according to the manual. I go to the browser and type in my master IP in channel 8. All I get is "The Connection Has Timed Out" message. I did notice after I changed the manual IP address, I lost my internet connection. If I go back and change to Automatic, then my Internet comes back online. Any ideas? Edit: Not sure if this has something to do with it. The units have been installed, and I'm trying to access through my laptop via Ethernet. Do you think I should remove from bracket and bring them in for a direct connection to my laptop? Also did you changed the SSID/PW on both the A & B units?
This was quite a while ago...but I do recall being up a ladder with my laptop hard wired into one unit. So trying to do this wireless may be the problem. Yes, I would do both ends.
Hi Clay. Not really...I would start with a 'best guess'. If you have someone at each end, you could have each person slowly adjust the direction, while the person on the other end checks the signal strength LEDs. They do the same thing in the other direction. That would be the best procedure. Good luck!
My problem resolved by not plugging CPE LAN in beside POE. LAN goes into TPLink router. This was changed for both CPE devices. Not sure this is best result but it works for now.
Reasonable question! Yes you can plug the master directly into your modem. Think of it just as a ethernet cable...anywhere you can connect two devices with an ethernet cable, can be connected with this pair of devices.
Very helpful! Question: on the remote unit when you plug the Ethernet cable in, can you plug that directly into a laptop as an internet signal like you would directly from a router? I wasn't sure if the video was saying you can only plug that into another router? Thanks for your help
Yes, you can plug anything into the remote end, just as if you were plugging into whatever the near end is connected to. Think of it as an ethernet extension cord!
To use the receiver as a wifi node, you configure the remote end as an access point. The catch is that this cuts your transmission bandwidth by half. Depending upon your application at the remote end, this may or may not be a big deal.
Hi Don - thanks for the video. A quick question. I want to have the same WiFi SID in the remote building as in the main building so that I stay on the same WiFi network as I move from building to building. Can I just configure my Remote Router to have the same WiFi settings as my main Router, or will there be confusion between the two routers broadcasting the same information? Hope this makes sense. Thanks for your help.
I'm wondering, if you have your Starlink router set to 2.4ghz and then use these devices, which gives you a 5ghz bridge, then connect to a slave router at the other side, can the end of line router then be set to 2.4ghz? You would then have all your devices set to 2.4ghz and the bridge would be only sending and receiving the data between the 2 routers?
Sorry to bother you but I am a novice to all this after I do what you say in the video am I understanding on the tv that is plugged on the reeivig end will have connection? I have two more tv's and a computer in the same receiving end building. Can I buy a extender to plug in an outlet so everything has wireless wifi access? How do you suggest I get wifi to the whole receiving end without burying any cable that is not an option as there is a pool and concrete driveway between the two buildings.
I would recommend you add an ethernet switch at the remote end, giving you multiple ethernet ports for wired devices. Use one of the ports to add either an Access Point for wifi, or a router with wifi output. Hope that helps.
I am really lost. ok so if I do in the video that you showed. I will have one tv connected right? then the other two TV's and computer are on other three walls of the mancave with a switch I would have to run 3 more cables to the switch? By the way the buildings are 200ft apart and both have concrete walls. I just want to have Wi-Fi in out building. How do you suggest I do it? Remember you are talking to a lost novice female here.@@DonJoyce
No worries. First connect an ethernet switch (example: amzn.to/49Ha8G3) to the output of the remote bridge device using an ethernet cable. That will give you lots of available ethernet ports to play with. You can connect your TVs/computer to that switch using ethernet cable. Or you connect a Wifi Access Point or a Router (eg, amzn.to/3R6KoLV) to the switch to provide local wifi to your devices if they support wifi. Most newer TVs do.
Hello sr, how are you today? my name is Tony I have one of the m but the problem is I can't get the second one to work the wifi don't know how!!! in the manual said that I can turn it on but as you know the instructions can not be understood can you help
Hi there! It's been a while since I tried the 'access point' mode, but I recall that I could not get it to work either. This device works very well as a simple bridge (the default mode...basically a wireless ethernet cable!), but otherwise can be difficult to set up. My recommendation is to use the basic bridge mode and attach a third party Access Point or a router with WiFi capabilities on the far end.
I have tried to set up the bridge at least 5 times - sometimes I connect A to my router upstairs and then I tried to connect A to the Internet modem directly because I thought maybe having the router in between was wrong. I have been using both cables in the POE and the bridge but your video shows using only one or the other ....I can not get LAN 2 to light up! B is on the gate at the front of the property (I have trees) with a dual-band wifi router. I originally bought light bulb cameras that only work on 2.4G but I could not get a connection. Sent those back to Amazon and just got dual-band light bulb cameras. Downloaded the Yi loT app to my Google Phone but it will not let me "add device" the app refuses to work ...kind of like it's frozen...the + sign will not do anything. I am so frustrated I want to give up on the whole bridge to gate to router to camera. What am I doing wrong?
Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble. I recommend you pull your gear back and start from the beginning. First get your two bridge units talking to each other when they are in the same room where you can see the indicators on both of them at once. Use the POE ports. Once that is working, connect 'A' to your house router's ethernet port. Then connect something (perhaps a laptop) to the far end B unit. Once you have it figured out in one spot, move the units to their final locations. This will simplify your debugging. Good luck.
Hi Don. I have an Echo mesh system. Once I hooked up the CPE450 I started having issues with the Echo Wifi. Some of our devices worked and others did not. I figured out that the 10.0.4.. IP address that we needed was being replaced with the 168.... from the CPE. I'm not very good at this stuff. Do you have a solution for this?
As I understand it, the CPE device acts as a bridge, not a router. As such, IP addresses are retained (and must be unique) across the network. Could your problem be that you are using a router at the remote end of the CPE bridge? If so, you will need to reconfigure that router into bridge mode. Google is your friend for that.
Hi James, other than the instruction manual, I couldn't find anything else. There are some similar products from other vendors that have videos that may offer you clues for how to do things. What did you have in mind?
I hooked up the bridges from my house to our shop(A metal building about 200 feet away) and they offer a very slow internet connection, most of the time it doesn't work at all. Do you have any idea how to fix it?
A few possibilities come to mind: maybe it is defective...test it Ina different, closer location. You could have interference on that frequency...try a different frequency (you can change it on the management interface). It could be the metal in the shed, even if is not in the direct line of sight...try moving the unit away from the shed, if you can. Final idea: make sure you using only wired connections on either end. Good luck!
I figured it out, the bridges don't broadcast a wireless wifi signal and I was getting a little bit of wifi from my house. I hooked up ethernet and it works great. Thank you
It looked like you plug the ethernet injector into the higher capacity lan on the bridge and use the 100m connector for your internet side. With a Starlink setup of (hopefully) a higher than 100 mbps speed or another high speed connection wouldn't it be counterproductive to do that?
Hi Ken. The main use-case for a unit like this is to provide internet to a fairly remote outbuilding, presumably where you don't need the full potential bandwidth of Starlink. Unless that outbuilding is your man-cave with a few 8K TVs, you're probably fine with the limitation of 100 mb/s. And in the case where you are extending the main line into your network, presumably you would only do this in some extreme environment where you can't mount your dish near your main network.
Hey Don, thanks for the content. I think I’m between your 2 setups and hoping you can help! I have Starlink with the Ethernet adapter -> Eth cable from PoE to UeeVii unit. At the receiving end(with excellent line of sight) I have UeeVii->Eth cable to PoE , then Eth cable to modem/router(generic). Signal is showing full and all lights including internet are displayed on the modem, however there is no data transfer…. Do I need to manually configure the setup as per your advanced instructions or am I missing something simple? If I need to manually configure IP address, do I need to do that to the Starlink modem?? TIA,
Hi Brent! Your set-up sounds pretty straightforward, and you should not need to manually configure the IP address. That said, there are so many things that could be "off" (including simple stuff like bad cables!), it's really hard to diagnose. I would start with plugging a laptop into the remote end to see if it is seeing the internet. If so, it's a setting on your modem/router that needs tweaking (like setting it to passthrough/bridge mode).
Excellent mate, thank you for the reply. For anyone else following , for my case as Don said… all I had to do was hard reset my modem and ensure I plugged each section in sequence with time between each item for allowing configuration. That is, setup starlink, allow connections and configuration. Install sending unit to starlink. Allow config. Install receiving unit, allow config. Install modem to PoE injector, allow config…. There is no need to put starlink in bridging mode as I was advised. I like using the starlink router in location 1. Remaining task to find out, all my security cameras are 2.4Ghz, I have the starlink on “split” allowing 2.4/5.ghz at the starlink end, but in the receiving end I can’t seem to connect them, as if only the 5ghz band is being sent?
Hi Jason...a red indicator is NOT good. I suspect it means you are not connected between the two devices for some reason. Very difficult to debug. I suggest you try again.
Good Evening Don, So i followed your steps into installing the Ueevii cp450 the basic way, just too attach it too my garage router, but its not recieveing the internet or its not feeding the internet one of the two, the A is showing Green lights for Lan1, Lan2 and signal is all green with WLAP showing red. I put them both on channel 4; didn't touch any fancy stuff through isp. What am i doing wrong? Why can't my B recieve internet, i tried plugging it into a router and directly too laptop, currently B only has the ethernet coming from lan1 going too poe in plug, than Lan on plug going too router/laptop. Am i missing a step? Help please, thanks
Weird. A bit difficult to debug from your description, but here are a few things to try: power cycle both units...hey, every IT guy will tell you to do that, so why not! Next, make sure you have a known good ethernet cable from your router or modem to a port on unit A (and make sure the switch on the unit is set to A!). Check with your phone to see if you see a wifi signal from unit A on it's own. (I can't remember if you SHOULD ... but it's worth a check. On the B unit, make sure the switch is set to B. Again make sure you are using a known good cable to connect to your laptop (I'd leave the second router out of the network until you have the laptop working). Hope that helps.
Thanks for the video, very informative. Couple questions, is the CPE451 model basically the same as the CPE450? Can I connect the master unit to multiple slave units? Thanks in advance.
I don't know. I recommend you read the spec sheets....but the similarity in model numbers suggests some minor change. Yes you can have one master and multiple slaves...you would need to use the manual technique to configure that.
@@daviscarlson7906 That's the simplest case, as described at the beginning of the video. Just do it like a bridge, and plug your router into the far end. Done!
Any idea how to set this unit up on a pro that does not have an ethernet port? tried an ethernet to adapter and still no luck. Totally stranded at this point, but your video up to here has been immensely helpful.
I can't tell what you mean...sorry. I could get these units to work in bridge mode and access point mode. I could not get repeater mode to work. No idea why.
@@DonJoyce Sorry meant to type "set this unit up on a mac book pro...." " I tried and ethernet to USB adapter and still no luck". But... since wrote you that noticed that there is a new wifi signal available "CPE5G_5G149". So on my try to access it and entered the password "admin" it says on the back of the receiver itself. No luck. Then read the manual instructions for password "admin/admin". No luck. Getting pretty frustrated with this thing! Any idea what doing wrong? reading all these amazon reviews and everybody has it figured out easily. Not me ...so must be doing something wrong.
@@mikewheeler1641 Don't worry...this is NOT easy to set up in any way other than the very basic bridge. I do not think you can access the management interface wirelessly. You need a device with an ethernet port and the ability to manually set your ip address as specified in this video. You should be able to do that on a Mac, but I don't know how. Suggest Google that part.
@@timcarl5334 the documentation is weak, but my interpretation is that the signal strength bars indicate the connection between the two ends. The Wan light indicates connectivity to wired devices via the ethernet ports.
This is an amazing video! Could I run the bridge from my house to my guest house and then run another router in the guest house? Thanks again for the awesome video
Hello Don! Thanks for the great video. Made this process much less daunting for a luddite like me. Luddite question: So I connect the master to my router using Cat 5 and then try to position the master somewhere so that it is in direct site of the slave unit? Does the slave unit just need to be replugged in at its new location to work, once originally configured? I am trying to get a wifi signal in my guesthouse which is 400 feet from the main house. Do I put the slave unit in the guesthouse or at a midway point? Thank you so much for any guidance! I realize I am asking a lot. lol
Sounds fancy...LOL! You should consider the two CPE devices together to be providing the same function as a really long piece of ethernet cable. So you connect the master CPE to your router in the house, and the slave unit in your guest house. You should then connect an access point or a second wifi router in your guest house. And yes, once you have the two units configured and happily talking in the same room, you can then just unplug the slave unit and position it in the guest house.
Will this work on a Windows 7 computer? I'm currently using one of those sticks that requires Archer T2U software. It's very spotty, and I have to be constantly moving it around. Does this device require software?
I entered something incorrectly after entering the CPE page and now can’t get back into it. Is there a way to fix this. Can I possibly reset the entire system?
Oh no! 3 ideas: log into the other end and do a factory reset. Or hold down the small button for 20 seconds....might do a reset. Or start googling! BTW, the default is admin admin.
@@DonJoyce thank you. I got into the page to enter admin/admin and went to adjust the settings of B and clicked something incorrectly and got booted off. Do you have to configure the Ethernet differently to get into the other? I’ll try to factory reset.
Mine disconnected from eachother after a storm and stopped proving wifi. The name and connection still shows up but no Internet actually gets provided and ita not actually connected to anything. I’ve tried many things but nothing seems to work. Anybody have recommendations or help?
You may need to completely reset them. If powering off and on again doesn't work, connect a laptop as described in the second part of the video and do the reset command.
your video is awesome ! i just bought this and our router is inside the house and im going a few hundred feet to my shop. i understand your basic set up . The bridge that connects inside will he next to the router obviously but my bridge for the shop does that have to be mounted outside ? or will it pick it up set up inside the shop?
I would try it inside (perhaps at a window) first. It should work ok. But if not, I suggest you mount it outside and run an ethernet cable through the wall to your shop router. I did that and it worked great. (OK, in my case, the 'home' end had the router inside, but at the 'remote' end, the whole kit was in a window. You really want to avoid a lot of wiring or metal-work in the walls.
Don, awesome video. Very informative. I purchased this unit to send internet to my garage and it works great. I was wondering if I could also send my cable TV to the garage. I have cable internet so everything comes into the house on the coax cable line. I plugged the transmitting UeeVii into one of the modem/router Lan ports in the house. Didn't know if this was also transmitting the cable TV signal or just the internet signal. Jon
The L means you lost lol! The only way I have found to do a reset is to connect a laptop (see video, near the end) and do a factory reset from the menu.
Hi Casey! Well, that's not good, but fortunately you can override the switch setting from within the software interface. I didn't cover that option in the video, but once you are connected, you'll see it if you hunt around a bit. Obviously more complicated to do it this way, but at least all is not lost. I assume you can't return the units for some reason.
I have a question from a fellow Canadian. I have the model CPE450. I had it working for 3 days to provide a signal to my shop 100 meters away. Then this morning.....no signal! I checked the master and the Lan 1, Lan 2 and PWR lights were all flashing. I unplugged the power supply to the master and reset the master several times. This did not correct the problem, lights always flashing. I am NOT going to re-program this thing. My resolution is to send it back to Amazon. Do you have any other ideas? And why can't these suppliers actually send directions in English instead of what ever language they use. Rhetorical question I know...... Any help would be appreciated, otherwise......back to Amazon. Martin
I discovered that the problem was with the POE transformer on the master ( sender ) end. When I switched the transformers between master to sender the flashing light problem went with it. So back to Amazon it goes. I just thought I would pass that information on…
Is this 5 GHz better than the 2.4ghz versions? I'm under the understanding that 2.4ghz goes further and is more reliable than 5ghz, but 5ghz is faster. Thanks.
@@DonJoyce thanks. I ended up going with the 5g one. Has faster speed and since there will be the Starlink router at the other end , I think it should be fine. Thanks for these informative videos.
Sorry. I am extremely lost. My house will have the master, directly connected to my router/internet and my slave will be in the barn 400 ft away. I see lots of comments about putting a router on the « slave ».Can I just use the signal directly from the slave to connect my wifi camera in my barn ? How far those the slave provides wifi ? When/Why would I have to use a router connected to the slave ? Thank you.
HI Marie! Don't worry, this networking stuff can be pretty tricky to understand! So, theoretically, this system can be configured like an access point...basically generating a wifi signal at the far end. Unfortunately, I have never been able to make this work properly. As such, it is more reliable to connect a router with wifi output (or an actual Access Point) at the far ("slave") end. You can then connect wirelessly to your wifi camera. Hope that helps.
Hi Don, great and easy to understand video for a tech dunce like me. I'm thinking of installing a bridge to my second house on the property, about 200 feet away, but would like wifi internet in the house and also a camera, blink or similar, connected to the controller (sync module) in my first house. Hope that is understandable...... the camera would be wireless, so would use the new wifi connection provided by the bridge and presumably another router, but how would it 'speak' to the sync module in the first house?.... Or will I need two separate Blink systems (or something similar)?....Thanks in Advance....From Spain..... Glenn
Hi Glenn. The main thing to keep in mind in your network design is that you want your blink cameras and blink sync module (which I have BTW), on the same LAN. That means you do NOT want a router at your second house because it will divide your LAN unless you can put it in pass through mode. It would be better to have a simple ethernet switch as the far end (in case you want extra wired ports....and you will) and put an Access Point at that far end. I hope that helps!
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The advice and guidance was great, and a coffee was bought. :)
It's people like you that make UA-cam awesome. Thank you
Wow! Thank you for the kind words!
Great video Don. You should send this to the company to put on their website. Instructions were clear and precise and a great help. Thanks again for the time you spent putting this together.
Glad you found it helpful, Dave! Yes, I did send it to them...
I agree great video
Thanks Don. Thumbs up for a straightforward English version of how to setup these two WiFi devices. Saved me at least 1-2 hours trying to figure out how to get it work.
Glad it helped, Neal!
Best instructional on You-Tube!
Still I'm not yet successful in bringing Starlink from my open field/small stable to my house 400 feet away and ringed with 100+ foot Fir trees, but will succeed! After 24 years tring every available internet supplier with a maximum of 6 mbps EVER the Starlink MUST succeed. I'm 74 now - out of time to muck around, and driving 20 miles to town for a decent view of Top Gun II in my Tesla is ridiculous.
It should work. I suggest you get it working at close range (say 5 feet!) First, then aim it carefully for the 400 foot span.
Thanks a ton for producing this! When I got this product and looked at the directions I was very freaked out by it with all the IP set up stuff. All I wanted to do was extend the range of my current wireless network. Like you say the directions are atrocious. I was wondering if I made a mistake with the purchase but thanks to your video I got everything operational in about 10 minutes!
Fantastic to hear my video helped you!! Thanks for sharing!
Brilliant video Mr. Joyce. Straight forward in plain English. I'm fairly tech savvy but was having a bit of trouble with the Kuwfi system. You have the best video out here for getting the system up and running. Thank you!
Thanks! I'm glad my video was so helpful to you...certainly the instructions that came with the device were pretty baffling!
Best video that I have viewed that explained the process the best! Thanks!!
Glad you found it helpful!
Hi Don! Your directions were spot on! Thanks for the instructions!
Glad to hear the instructions were helpful!
Great guidance! Everything was pretty much pre-configured (channels matched) out of the box for me. I put a simple, inexpensive TP-Link wireless router at the remote end, as I'm connecting a somewhat remote building with wifi security cam, access for my phone, etc. The remote building is roughly 750' away. I'm showing what seems almost full signal signal indication on both ends, the upper most green LED signal not lit. About half of the 750' is obscured by the tops of some oak trees. A speed test at the remote end shows I'm getting about 7-8Mbs down and about 3-4Mbs up. The station end is a Starlink with roughly 225-250Mbs. I'd hoped for a better signal strength at the remote end, but it's enough to get the job done.
Great! I also found the bandwidth relatively low...but adequate.
This was really informative, you really explained stuff in-depth without losing my attention. It was hard finding info on a device like this because most are only APs and repeaters afaik. I really wanted something wireless in substitute of a ethernet cable so I can add ethernet to my dad's shed, If not for this device and video id maybe have to resort to 3 wifi networks at my dads house, not optimal. Thanks
Thank you! Glad you found the video helpful! And yes, this is the ideal solution for "dad's shed", assuming he has power of course. But he must...there's the beer fridge. Don't tell mom! Lol
Hello! If I connect the receiving end to a wifi extender via Ethernet cable would the extender transmit a wifi signal?
A wifi extender will only retransmit a wifi signal. A better device for your remote end is a wifi access point. It connects via ethernet cable to the remote end of your ethernet bridge device, then transmit a full wifi signal for use in that area.
Thanks!
Sounds like my video helped!
Would these work is a woody area? I have two properties across street from each other, about an half a mile apart and would like to get wifi from one to the other. There are many trees in the way. Would it be possible or no?
Trees, particularly their leaves, contain a lot of water that can mess up radio waves. I used mine through about 200m of trees successfully, but it would not work through a metal roof. I think a km of trees is unlikely to be successful.
really helpful. thanks! I have the CPE-452 and it worked pretty much the same as the model in your video.
Awesome! Glad my video helped!
That cool. Happy Easter friend
Thanks!
Will it work if I plug my transmitter into a wifi extender? I am unable to plug my transmitter into my router directly.
Yes, that should work. Think of it as a simple ethernet cable.
Excellent setup/demo. 👍🏼
Would you set the receiver “B” as a station repeater or access point?
Hi there. The B end is typically an Access Point.
Any idea why a router plugged into B doesn't have internet? Plugging the same cord into a laptop works fine, but the router doesn't seem to do anything with it.
Did you ever figure this out? I am having the same issue. My laptop works if I plug it in but if I plug in a router, it doesn't work.
@@kylebennett8866I gave up on it. Ended up getting a TP-Link AC1200 which has worked well.
Do i need to do the last portion of the video in order to connect my far end to a access point?
No, you should be able to use the simple way at the beginning.
How do you set this up with Starlink? On your receiving end, can you also plug a wireless router in to just use wireless and not a hard wired device?
Yes, you can plug a wireless router in at the far end, or set the far end up as an access point directly. You lose half the bandwidth if you do the AP mode, but that may be fine for an outbuilding.
More information about the IP conflicts or settings when connecting to a home router and connecting the Slave to a router on the distant end.
Great video! Can you have a router you attach to the remote location? I am trying to have wireless in my detached garage...or would you recommend something else.
Yes, absolutely you can have a router at the far end. Think of it just like an ethernet cable. I would recommend you have the router in pass through mode. An ethernet switch would be cheaper if you don't need wireless. You can also add an Access Point for wireless. Lots of options.
if I add a WAP and it uses POE does the bridge supply that power? Any special settings in the Bridge?
@@DonJoyce
@@ghtayloThe bridge "consumes" POE but does not pass it along, as far as I know. So you'll need separate power for the WAP. No special settings on the bridge.
Perfect. I will take it first to a poe switch and or router and then to WAP? @@DonJoyce
After changing your computers IP address and connecting to the CPE, what do I need to change in the settings to be able to plug in a router at unit B? I can plug a laptop in and it works fine. If I plug a router into unit B, i have no internet. I know you mentioned about setting the router to bridge mode? Just not sure at this point if I need to adjust settings on the router, the CPE, or both.
I'm trying to use the remote antenna along with a very basic TP-Link wireless access point in a remote location with no power to run a wireless security camera. For my proof-of-concept, I just used a typical "battery generator" that has AC output, and ran both the AC adapters for the TP-link and the Ueevii power injector. HOWEVER, I'd like to see if I could go completely DC and skip the DC-AC inverters for much better battery life. The TP-Link will run on 12V DC, but I think the UeeVii requires 24V DC. If so, does the antenna have to be powered via the POE or could I get 24V DC to the antenna via the coax plug port on the antenna?
Sorry, I have no idea.
Very Helpful... Thank You... I had to use one to get my pool equipment back on my network after upgrading (loosely) to an Orbi i couldn't get my iAqualink IQ900 to connect my wireless anymore.
Glad to hear this was helpful!
Hi Don,
- We've paired up the two devices.
- We've hooked them up the same way you did.
- They're now receiving signals from one and another.
- The router hooked up to the slave device is making a signal.
Weirdly enough, the router is making a signal lacking internet.
- We've hooked it up to the WAN and LAN1 slots.
At last, I'm wondering if you know as to why it is not working ?
That is certainly weird. I would start trouble-shooting from the router end...plug a known working device directly into the router using the same cable as you have plugged into the CPI...does it get internet? If so, check the cable at the other end. I suspect either a router problem or a cable problem....but I'm just speculating.
@@DonJoyce It works now, but it certainly was weird. We don't know what it was, but it started working magically (probably wasn't magic). Thanks anyways Don ! :)
@@jeremy7584 Great! Time can be a great healer! That said, to me that sounds like an intermittent connection or wire somewhere in your set-up that connects after warming up..or jostling...or a firmer plugging in.
They come paired to eaxh other out of the box but when i flipped the switches and reversed them around. From station to access point i cant get them to work now. Any idea?
@@shawnmccurdy2036 I would connect up a laptop as described in the video, and do a factory reset. I don't how to do a reset otherwise.
A quick question. What i see in this video is that the POV injector here is only serving the purpose of powering up the units. If use that DC power option at 4:40 so won't have need of POV adapter at all. If I'm right then it solves the problem for my remote slave unit where AC outlet is not available. Then I'd be able to power it up with battery with appropriate power supply via that DC power option. Am i right?
Yes! Great idea! Obviously you'll want to get that power supply specced correctly.
@@DonJoyce Good! Thank you so much
just installed at 1 km line of sight full signal could even turn the slave unit to 90 degrees off still showed full signal according to the led lights on the side
Awesome! Thanks for sharing, Norm!!
@@DonJoyce You are correct about the instructions supplied, I had a lot of difficulty just reset and went back to the quick method, not sure If I could set up the multi point system, The email support address is no good, bounces back unaddressable.
Hello! I am trying to get wifi in a metal barn about 100yds from my house. I hooked up exactly how you described, have all green lights except the Lan1 is still flashing green, I am under the assumption that they are not paired. Do you have any idea why they won't pair, I tried different channels, changed master and slave settings? Planning to hook up a wireless router up inside barn using ethernet cables to connect bridge. I hope you can shed some light on my situation, thank you!
If the channel numbers change from flashing to solid (like the number 3 in my demo), then they are paired. That's the key step for sure. I *think* if the LAN1 light is flashing, that means you do not have a connection from your home router to the A-unit. Check your cable...and at the very least unplug it and plug it in again. If all else fails, there is a factory reset function so you can start from scratch. Unfortunately you have to connect up a laptop as described in the second half of my video to find the reset function on the admin user interface. Hope that helps!
Always do the setup when they are side by side on a table. Then mount them.
With the B part set up as an access point by your dock, how large of an area does that AP cover?
While this system claims to support an AP config, I was not able to properly set it up.
how well do these work in a situation where line of site is not possible?
Depending upon the type of interference, it may work. I could not get a signal through a metal roof, but had no problem with a dozen or so trees.
@DonJoyce thank you for this video. I've been searching for months but I'm still struggling to understand a couple of things. Can you offer guidance on these two things I'm still unsure what to do about?
1. My MAC laptop doesn't have an ethernet port (can I set up wirelessly?)
2. I'm trying to get wifi connection to an RV, which has windows, but is of course metal all around. Do I have options for non-hard wired connection the the RV?
Thank you!
Thanks. Answers: 1) I don't think there is a way to do the more complicated set-up wirelessly. You may be able to purchase a USB-C to Ethernet dongle for the laptop. 2) Metal RVs will attenuate wireless signals but not block them completely. You could try putting the receiving end of the wireless bridge unit near a window, or perhaps on the roof.
Don, what does the Transmission Power settings do or used for?
I didn't try playing with it, but I assume it increases the transmitter gain. It may be tempting to crank it up, but there are likely negative side affects like increased noise which would cause re-transmits...and slower speeds.
Great video is there a way to put units in manual configuration mode? Mine are not communicating never got an H got a 6 then and 8. Set channel to 3 on both units and they quit flashing but am not getting an internet to Router in my barn connected at the slave end.
Hi Adam. Yes, I show the manual configuration mode later in the video. It is tricky, but it works. Once in, I recommend a factory reset. It's on the menu.
Great video! I wanted to do this as a bridge with starlink, but I herd you can't with the starlink router. Would you know anything about this.
Thanks
Joel
There is no reason you couldn't use this with Starlink. It acts exactly like a wireless ethernet cable...plus some optional features.
Thanks for your instructions. A couple of things with the unit I purchased (CPE-820). The "bridge" works as advertised although it took me some time to figure out the POE injector's LAN port did not work. Units worked fine with the POE injector connected to the 100M port and the switch/router on the 1000M port. I won't comment on the AP as it did not hold it's configs and being that I only want this as a bridge I really didn't spend a lot of time troubleshooting the AP.
Bridge works as expected
AP may or may not work as expected
POE injector LAN port did not work for me
Sounds like you have a defective device, Leon.
My apologies Don, I should have read your replies further down the feed. You answered by saying the best/easiest solution to getting wifi at the slave was to simply hook up another wifi router on the far end. I will try it. Thanks!
Definitely easier and more reliable.
this was very helpful especially on configuring it as AP but you only this on one device what about the other device since they are 2
Use the same approach on the other end...log into the device and adjust the settings.
When I try to connect one of the Bridges to the POE adapter, the LED light on the POE adapter blinks and the Bridge PWR light also blinks. As a result, this Bridge is not turning on like it should. The other Bridge works fine -- the LED light is solid and the power is on. I double checked the ethernet cables and they're all fine. Plus, they're both connected to the same power outlet device. Any advice on how to fix this issue?
Carefully swap POE adapters and cables and observe how the problem 'follows' a particular item. Something sounds defective. Consider returning the kit.
Good Afternoo Sr, Thanks to your video instructions I'm able to get it running, but I have one last questions How do the wifi on the slave could you tell me how please thank you.
Hi there. Setting up wifi on the slave end requires that you first follow the complicated laptop connection I describe in the second half of the video. When you are into the admin menu, choose Access Point for the slave end and choose appropriate settings. It isn't easy, and frankly I think it took me three tries (with factory resets in between!) to get it to work. If you have a spare router with wifi output, it would probably be easier to follow that path instead and just use the CPEs as a virtual ethernet cable. Good luck!
Hi Don, any idea why the bottom signal strength light on the side of the both devices are red... all of the other are green and it looks like I have full strength. My WIFI router on the receiving end of the bridge has a flashing internet light an the internet is not working on the receiving end. I would appreciate any thought you might have. Thanks!
Not sure. A couple of suggestions: Make sure your cables are tested to be good, especially the one on the sending end. Second, try connecting something simpler, like a laptop, on the receiving end.
Did you ever figure anything out?
Can you talk about configure access point ?
I discuss it a bit at the end of the video, but to be honest, I didn't have success setting that up. Instead, used the regular bridge mode and attached an old router to the far end. I set it to pass-through mode and used it's wifi capability as an access point.
Have a n620 that is close to this but not as many optional states of operation. No ip per channel list shown. Uses some 169.254.264.x to access and have not got it passing data yet. All 4 lights solid on strength on both units. So I don’t have ips per channel, what to do?? Ty
I suggest you contact their support people.
Can you connect a router on side B? And use it to have wifi at the remote location?
Absolutely!! This of it as an ethernet cable...without the wire.
Hi, I set up my unit following your very good instructions. It seems to be working fine for a wireless bridge configuration. My Lan 1 light is blinking continuously. Is there something I should be concerned about since it seems to be working ok. TIA
If the LED is flickering, that indicates data is flowing, and that is perfectly fine. If it is a steady on-off, that suggests something isn't quite right, but I'm not sure what it might mean. That said...if it's working, I'd leave it alone.
Great video! I have the units synched up and installed, however the receiver unit is connected to a 2 router. I need wifi for a nearby Ring camera. However, Ring setup says there is a problem with my internet. Help please?
The router may be blocking the Ring access. I would try putting the 2nd router into bridge mode or bypass mode: basically so it is no longer 'routing', but just passing traffic through it. How to do that will vary with router model. Google will be your friend here if you don't know how.
Thanks! Actually everything was set upright. I rebooted the sender unit and then it worked great!!!
@@jimsmith8739 oh, the old turn it off and on again solution!! Yay!
I want to set up this so I have internet in the guest house. Slave/Point B has to be used by a lan cable into a laptop only? What about Lan into a router so I can use multiple devices at point B as point A.
Consider this to be exactly the same as a piece of ethernet cable...so, you can have a laptop or a switch or whatever you want.
@@DonJoyce so cant use a router to link multiple devices?
Yes, a router can be used for sure. For certain applications, having two routers in your network can be a problem, but it would be fine for simple streaming or email use.
Hello! I am trying to use my wireless bridges to extend security cameras to a camera software (VMS) on laptop. I have the slave bridge and the security cameras are connected to the same switch device, but for some reason they're not communicating with my master bridge and laptop. Do you have any advice?
No idea. I would start debugging by trying the same connection but using a simple ethernet cable instead of the bridge.
Can I use the manual setup to add more than one unit?
Yes. This is described in the User manual...but is not very clear.
Thank you for the informative video! I confirmed I have internet at Unit B (house, about 250-300 ft away) by connecting to the LAN cable from the router (where the cable from Unit B is hooked into the WAN). I am unable to get a WLAN signal for wi-fi at the second location...Would you suggest this is a router issue, or is there anything else I should look at?
Assuming your router at location B has wifi capability, it's some setting on that router that is causing the problem.
Great Video, when I connect my CPE450 to the built in switch on my router I cant see the CPE from Either side of the bridge or on my home network. I also tried setting DHCP or static IP's on the CPE450 and It will will not come up on the network. I know the IP's are stuck, because I am able to directly connect my laptop with in the same IP range and manage the bridge on A or B side. Any suggestions.
I may not be correct on this, but this kind of a device is a bridge and essentially emulates a physical ethernet cable...so I suspect it shouldn't appear on your home network. Does it actually work though....if you plug your laptop into the external facing port on the B end, does it connect to your router on the A end?
This is a fantastic video!! But, I still have a question. I am extending my Starlink home internet to a detached garage, where I have my home office. I was advised that I need to have a WiFi router in the detached. So, PoE adapter is plugged in in the garage and to the CPE (B Slave). Are you saying that if I run an Ethernet from the CPE direct to my computer that I don’t need the 2nd router? Or, does the CPE already give me the WiFi? I guess I’m trying to figure out what the purpose is for the 2nd router. Thanks in advance!
Thanks! Yes, you just connect your computer to the B unit with an ethernet cable. The purpose of a second router is to provide a full range of wired and wifi services on the remote building.
@@DonJoyce thank you so much!!!
Don, I set my unit up today. The master and the slave unit allow communication, that part works great. My problem is logging into the network, so I can change the SSID and PW. I changed my computer address according to the manual. I go to the browser and type in my master IP in channel 8. All I get is "The Connection Has Timed Out" message. I did notice after I changed the manual IP address, I lost my internet connection. If I go back and change to Automatic, then my Internet comes back online. Any ideas?
Edit: Not sure if this has something to do with it. The units have been installed, and I'm trying to access through my laptop via Ethernet. Do you think I should remove from bracket and bring them in for a direct connection to my laptop?
Also did you changed the SSID/PW on both the A & B units?
This was quite a while ago...but I do recall being up a ladder with my laptop hard wired into one unit. So trying to do this wireless may be the problem. Yes, I would do both ends.
Last question I hope..... Did you use the same SSID & PW on both the A unit and the B unit?
@@robertwhitley661 yes
Don, is there a way to ensure the two bridges are pointed EXACTLY at each other for maximum connection besides just your best guess?
Hi Clay. Not really...I would start with a 'best guess'. If you have someone at each end, you could have each person slowly adjust the direction, while the person on the other end checks the signal strength LEDs. They do the same thing in the other direction. That would be the best procedure. Good luck!
My problem resolved by not plugging CPE LAN in beside POE. LAN goes into TPLink router. This was changed for both CPE devices. Not sure this is best result but it works for now.
Good to know!
Hi Don, I don't have an ethernet connection on my ASUS zenbook laptop so how do I configure??
Thanks
Get another laptop.... seriously.
Novice here, but can the master be connected directly to my modem or does it need to be connected to a router?
Reasonable question! Yes you can plug the master directly into your modem. Think of it just as a ethernet cable...anywhere you can connect two devices with an ethernet cable, can be connected with this pair of devices.
Good clear presentation. Thanks. One question: Could a 2nd router be used on the far end of the bridge instead of a single PC or device?
Yes, absolutely!
Very helpful! Question: on the remote unit when you plug the Ethernet cable in, can you plug that directly into a laptop as an internet signal like you would directly from a router? I wasn't sure if the video was saying you can only plug that into another router? Thanks for your help
Yes, you can plug anything into the remote end, just as if you were plugging into whatever the near end is connected to. Think of it as an ethernet extension cord!
@@DonJoyce 1 more question! Does the receiver also work as wifi someone could connect to or is it only a plug in Ethernet. Thank you!!
To use the receiver as a wifi node, you configure the remote end as an access point. The catch is that this cuts your transmission bandwidth by half. Depending upon your application at the remote end, this may or may not be a big deal.
@@DonJoyce also, can you use unit A as an access point for wifi or do you have 2 set up A and B and then use B as the access point? Thanks again!
@@JPRLive yes! Of course, it's fairly directional, but A works as an AP.
We just have one question. Does the POE need to connected forever or just during the setup?
Forever. The poe unit provides the power (and ethernet).
Hi Don - thanks for the video. A quick question. I want to have the same WiFi SID in the remote building as in the main building so that I stay on the same WiFi network as I move from building to building. Can I just configure my Remote Router to have the same WiFi settings as my main Router, or will there be confusion between the two routers broadcasting the same information? Hope this makes sense. Thanks for your help.
Yes, you can use the same ssid with no problems.
Great video! Can the receiving device be a router? We have all wireless devices in the remote/receiving location?
Absolutely! Think of this pair of devices like an enormously long ethernet extension cord.
I'm wondering, if you have your Starlink router set to 2.4ghz and then use these devices, which gives you a 5ghz bridge, then connect to a slave router at the other side, can the end of line router then be set to 2.4ghz? You would then have all your devices set to 2.4ghz and the bridge would be only sending and receiving the data between the 2 routers?
No problem with that, Chris! The 2.4ghz and 5ghz bands each have lots of separate channels centered on those frequencies.
Sorry to bother you but I am a novice to all this after I do what you say in the video am I understanding on the tv that is plugged on the reeivig end will have connection? I have two more tv's and a computer in the same receiving end building. Can I buy a extender to plug in an outlet so everything has wireless wifi access? How do you suggest I get wifi to the whole receiving end without burying any cable that is not an option as there is a pool and concrete driveway between the two buildings.
I would recommend you add an ethernet switch at the remote end, giving you multiple ethernet ports for wired devices. Use one of the ports to add either an Access Point for wifi, or a router with wifi output. Hope that helps.
I am really lost. ok so if I do in the video that you showed. I will have one tv connected right? then the other two TV's and computer are on other three walls of the mancave with a switch I would have to run 3 more cables to the switch? By the way the buildings are 200ft apart and both have concrete walls. I just want to have Wi-Fi in out building. How do you suggest I do it? Remember you are talking to a lost novice female here.@@DonJoyce
No worries. First connect an ethernet switch (example: amzn.to/49Ha8G3) to the output of the remote bridge device using an ethernet cable. That will give you lots of available ethernet ports to play with. You can connect your TVs/computer to that switch using ethernet cable. Or you connect a Wifi Access Point or a Router (eg, amzn.to/3R6KoLV) to the switch to provide local wifi to your devices if they support wifi. Most newer TVs do.
Hello sr, how are you today? my name is Tony I have one of the m but the problem is I can't get the second one to work the wifi don't know how!!! in the manual said that I can turn it on but as you know the instructions can not be understood can you help
Hi there! It's been a while since I tried the 'access point' mode, but I recall that I could not get it to work either. This device works very well as a simple bridge (the default mode...basically a wireless ethernet cable!), but otherwise can be difficult to set up. My recommendation is to use the basic bridge mode and attach a third party Access Point or a router with WiFi capabilities on the far end.
I have tried to set up the bridge at least 5 times - sometimes I connect A to my router upstairs and then I tried to connect A to the Internet modem directly because I thought maybe having the router in between was wrong. I have been using both cables in the POE and the bridge but your video shows using only one or the other ....I can not get LAN 2 to light up! B is on the gate at the front of the property (I have trees) with a dual-band wifi router. I originally bought light bulb cameras that only work on 2.4G but I could not get a connection. Sent those back to Amazon and just got dual-band light bulb cameras. Downloaded the Yi loT app to my Google Phone but it will not let me "add device" the app refuses to work ...kind of like it's frozen...the + sign will not do anything. I am so frustrated I want to give up on the whole bridge to gate to router to camera. What am I doing wrong?
Sorry to hear you are having so much trouble. I recommend you pull your gear back and start from the beginning. First get your two bridge units talking to each other when they are in the same room where you can see the indicators on both of them at once. Use the POE ports. Once that is working, connect 'A' to your house router's ethernet port. Then connect something (perhaps a laptop) to the far end B unit. Once you have it figured out in one spot, move the units to their final locations. This will simplify your debugging. Good luck.
Hi Don. I have an Echo mesh system. Once I hooked up the CPE450 I started having issues with the Echo Wifi. Some of our devices worked and others did not. I figured out that the 10.0.4.. IP address that we needed was being replaced with the 168.... from the CPE. I'm not very good at this stuff. Do you have a solution for this?
As I understand it, the CPE device acts as a bridge, not a router. As such, IP addresses are retained (and must be unique) across the network. Could your problem be that you are using a router at the remote end of the CPE bridge? If so, you will need to reconfigure that router into bridge mode. Google is your friend for that.
Hi Don is there anywhere i can go to get more info on this.
Hi James, other than the instruction manual, I couldn't find anything else. There are some similar products from other vendors that have videos that may offer you clues for how to do things. What did you have in mind?
I hooked up the bridges from my house to our shop(A metal building about 200 feet away) and they offer a very slow internet connection, most of the time it doesn't work at all. Do you have any idea how to fix it?
A few possibilities come to mind: maybe it is defective...test it Ina different, closer location. You could have interference on that frequency...try a different frequency (you can change it on the management interface). It could be the metal in the shed, even if is not in the direct line of sight...try moving the unit away from the shed, if you can. Final idea: make sure you using only wired connections on either end. Good luck!
I figured it out, the bridges don't broadcast a wireless wifi signal and I was getting a little bit of wifi from my house. I hooked up ethernet and it works great. Thank you
It looked like you plug the ethernet injector into the higher capacity lan on the bridge and use the 100m connector for your internet side. With a Starlink setup of (hopefully) a higher than 100 mbps speed or another high speed connection wouldn't it be counterproductive to do that?
Hi Ken. The main use-case for a unit like this is to provide internet to a fairly remote outbuilding, presumably where you don't need the full potential bandwidth of Starlink. Unless that outbuilding is your man-cave with a few 8K TVs, you're probably fine with the limitation of 100 mb/s. And in the case where you are extending the main line into your network, presumably you would only do this in some extreme environment where you can't mount your dish near your main network.
Hey Don, thanks for the content.
I think I’m between your 2 setups and hoping you can help! I have Starlink with the Ethernet adapter -> Eth cable from PoE to UeeVii unit. At the receiving end(with excellent line of sight) I have UeeVii->Eth cable to PoE , then Eth cable to modem/router(generic). Signal is showing full and all lights including internet are displayed on the modem, however there is no data transfer…. Do I need to manually configure the setup as per your advanced instructions or am I missing something simple? If I need to manually configure IP address, do I need to do that to the Starlink modem?? TIA,
Hi Brent! Your set-up sounds pretty straightforward, and you should not need to manually configure the IP address. That said, there are so many things that could be "off" (including simple stuff like bad cables!), it's really hard to diagnose. I would start with plugging a laptop into the remote end to see if it is seeing the internet. If so, it's a setting on your modem/router that needs tweaking (like setting it to passthrough/bridge mode).
Excellent mate, thank you for the reply. For anyone else following , for my case as Don said… all I had to do was hard reset my modem and ensure I plugged each section in sequence with time between each item for allowing configuration.
That is, setup starlink, allow connections and configuration. Install sending unit to starlink. Allow config. Install receiving unit, allow config. Install modem to PoE injector, allow config….
There is no need to put starlink in bridging mode as I was advised.
I like using the starlink router in location 1.
Remaining task to find out, all my security cameras are 2.4Ghz, I have the starlink on “split” allowing 2.4/5.ghz at the starlink end, but in the receiving end I can’t seem to connect them, as if only the 5ghz band is being sent?
My channel numbers are not flashing but I still do not have a connection. First signal indicator is red. Does that mean not linked?
Hi Jason...a red indicator is NOT good. I suspect it means you are not connected between the two devices for some reason. Very difficult to debug. I suggest you try again.
Jason my first LED is red, what did you come up with?
Good Evening Don, So i followed your steps into installing the Ueevii cp450 the basic way, just too attach it too my garage router, but its not recieveing the internet or its not feeding the internet one of the two, the A is showing Green lights for Lan1, Lan2 and signal is all green with WLAP showing red. I put them both on channel 4; didn't touch any fancy stuff through isp. What am i doing wrong? Why can't my B recieve internet, i tried plugging it into a router and directly too laptop, currently B only has the ethernet coming from lan1 going too poe in plug, than Lan on plug going too router/laptop. Am i missing a step? Help please, thanks
Weird. A bit difficult to debug from your description, but here are a few things to try: power cycle both units...hey, every IT guy will tell you to do that, so why not! Next, make sure you have a known good ethernet cable from your router or modem to a port on unit A (and make sure the switch on the unit is set to A!). Check with your phone to see if you see a wifi signal from unit A on it's own. (I can't remember if you SHOULD ... but it's worth a check. On the B unit, make sure the switch is set to B. Again make sure you are using a known good cable to connect to your laptop (I'd leave the second router out of the network until you have the laptop working). Hope that helps.
Potentially dumb question - how to you plug LAN into the Starlink router when it doesn’t have a LAN cable plug in?
You need to purchase the Ethernet adapter from Starlink...not a dumb question.
Thanks for the video, very informative.
Couple questions, is the CPE451 model basically the same as the CPE450?
Can I connect the master unit to multiple slave units?
Thanks in advance.
I don't know. I recommend you read the spec sheets....but the similarity in model numbers suggests some minor change. Yes you can have one master and multiple slaves...you would need to use the manual technique to configure that.
Does it matter if you match letters instead of numbers
I don't know what you are referring to....
@@DonJoyce when syncing the master/slave, i see you chose number. Does it matter if choose letter instead?
@@LostJediJC I don't think it matters.
How do you setup the router on the receiver end?
I have the far end set to be an access point, so it's just like a wireless node 250m away!
Do you have to have a internet connection when you load the ip page in the browser? Thanks for the help!
@@daviscarlson7906 You do not need an internet connection.
One last question. I’m kind of lost configuring the bridge. What steps need to be taken once in the setup page if I want to set it up for a router
@@daviscarlson7906 That's the simplest case, as described at the beginning of the video. Just do it like a bridge, and plug your router into the far end. Done!
Any idea how to set this unit up on a pro that does not have an ethernet port? tried an ethernet to adapter and still no luck. Totally stranded at this point, but your video up to here has been immensely helpful.
I can't tell what you mean...sorry. I could get these units to work in bridge mode and access point mode. I could not get repeater mode to work. No idea why.
@@DonJoyce Sorry meant to type "set this unit up on a mac book pro...." " I tried and ethernet to USB adapter and still no luck". But... since wrote you that noticed that there is a new wifi signal available "CPE5G_5G149". So on my try to access it and entered the password "admin" it says on the back of the receiver itself. No luck. Then read the manual instructions for password "admin/admin". No luck. Getting pretty frustrated with this thing! Any idea what doing wrong? reading all these amazon reviews and everybody has it figured out easily. Not me ...so must be doing something wrong.
@@mikewheeler1641 Don't worry...this is NOT easy to set up in any way other than the very basic bridge. I do not think you can access the management interface wirelessly. You need a device with an ethernet port and the ability to manually set your ip address as specified in this video. You should be able to do that on a Mac, but I don't know how. Suggest Google that part.
Im getting full signal strength but the WLAN light isn't lit, does this mean the bridge isn't being made?
That sounds more like the input port isn't connected. Hard to say.
@@DonJoyce meaning the bridge has connection but no data passing?
@@timcarl560 the light would be on even without data...more like no actual connection.
@@DonJoyce So the 4 bars of signal strength mean nothing without the WLAN?
@@timcarl5334 the documentation is weak, but my interpretation is that the signal strength bars indicate the connection between the two ends. The Wan light indicates connectivity to wired devices via the ethernet ports.
This is an amazing video! Could I run the bridge from my house to my guest house and then run another router in the guest house? Thanks again for the awesome video
Thank you!!! Yes, you can have a router attached at the far end. I would recommend it is in bridge mode.
And how do you get router 2 in bridge mode? Video is good. Is there a video on attaching the routers? Karen
Hey just wondering does this act as a vpn by chance
It is just like a piece of cable...so it can CARRY a VPN network, but it does not really act as a VPN.
Hello Don! Thanks for the great video. Made this process much less daunting for a luddite like me. Luddite question: So I connect the master to my router using Cat 5 and then try to position the master somewhere so that it is in direct site of the slave unit? Does the slave unit just need to be replugged in at its new location to work, once originally configured? I am trying to get a wifi signal in my guesthouse which is 400 feet from the main house. Do I put the slave unit in the guesthouse or at a midway point? Thank you so much for any guidance! I realize I am asking a lot. lol
Sounds fancy...LOL! You should consider the two CPE devices together to be providing the same function as a really long piece of ethernet cable. So you connect the master CPE to your router in the house, and the slave unit in your guest house. You should then connect an access point or a second wifi router in your guest house. And yes, once you have the two units configured and happily talking in the same room, you can then just unplug the slave unit and position it in the guest house.
Will this work on a Windows 7 computer? I'm currently using one of those sticks that requires Archer T2U software. It's very spotty, and I have to be constantly moving it around. Does this device require software?
Hi Jim! The CPE device requires no software on your computer. It should work perfectly.
I entered something incorrectly after entering the CPE page and now can’t get back into it. Is there a way to fix this. Can I possibly reset the entire system?
Oh no! 3 ideas: log into the other end and do a factory reset. Or hold down the small button for 20 seconds....might do a reset. Or start googling! BTW, the default is admin admin.
@@DonJoyce thank you. I got into the page to enter admin/admin and went to adjust the settings of B and clicked something incorrectly and got booted off. Do you have to configure the Ethernet differently to get into the other? I’ll try to factory reset.
@@greenwe4 the other end will have a different ip address and sublan. Hopefully you can reset from there.
Excelente video, me ayudaste mucho a entender el funcionamiento del equipo. "GREAT, YOUR VIDEO ITS EASY TO LEARN ABOUT THE CONECTION"
I'm glad you found the video helpful!
I can't figure out how to set up the access point as 2.4. Anyone know how to do this?
I successfully did this. You connect with a laptop as described in the video,to the far end node. Select AP mode and off you go.
@@DonJoyce sorry where is AP mode? I don't c that anywhere
@@JPRLive hmm you may be right...seems to me they named things oddly. There are 3 modes...bridge, repeater and AP. Do you see the others?
@@DonJoyce are saying that AP (access point) mode is 2.4 GHz? I'm not finding that to be the case
@@JPRLive I recall being able to choose the band then the channel. Sorry, I don't have it handy or I would check.
Can you use a Mac to set up wireless thanks
Yes. I suggest you google "how to configure ethernet on a mac" for details.
Mine disconnected from eachother after a storm and stopped proving wifi. The name and connection still shows up but no Internet actually gets provided and ita not actually connected to anything. I’ve tried many things but nothing seems to work. Anybody have recommendations or help?
You may need to completely reset them. If powering off and on again doesn't work, connect a laptop as described in the second part of the video and do the reset command.
your video is awesome ! i just bought this and our router is inside the house and im going a few hundred feet to my shop. i understand your basic set up . The bridge that connects inside will he next to the router obviously but my bridge for the shop does that have to be mounted outside ? or will it pick it up set up inside the shop?
I would try it inside (perhaps at a window) first. It should work ok. But if not, I suggest you mount it outside and run an ethernet cable through the wall to your shop router. I did that and it worked great. (OK, in my case, the 'home' end had the router inside, but at the 'remote' end, the whole kit was in a window. You really want to avoid a lot of wiring or metal-work in the walls.
Don, awesome video. Very informative. I purchased this unit to send internet to my garage and it works great. I was wondering if I could also send my cable TV to the garage. I have cable internet so everything comes into the house on the coax cable line. I plugged the transmitting UeeVii into one of the modem/router Lan ports in the house. Didn't know if this was also transmitting the cable TV signal or just the internet signal. Jon
It totally depends upon the protocols on your cable TV. I suppose one way to find out is just to try it! Good luck.
My master unit started randomly flashing a backwards L. wont reset, or change after power down.
The L means you lost lol! The only way I have found to do a reset is to connect a laptop (see video, near the end) and do a factory reset from the menu.
@@DonJoyce ugh Ty for the tip!
How do I prevent this from happening?
@@DonJoyce Issue i'm having is, since master unit isn't on a channel but is flashing, which address do i use to log into it
@@DonJoyce Appears to be the POE box.
Aha! Good debugging! And now what? Return it?
My units A - B button isnt working. Cant switch to B mode.
Hi Casey! Well, that's not good, but fortunately you can override the switch setting from within the software interface. I didn't cover that option in the video, but once you are connected, you'll see it if you hunt around a bit. Obviously more complicated to do it this way, but at least all is not lost. I assume you can't return the units for some reason.
@@DonJoyce I can return it, but was needing it asap. Thanks. I'll see if I can figure it out.
I have a question from a fellow Canadian. I have the model CPE450. I had it working for 3 days to provide a signal to my shop 100 meters away. Then this morning.....no signal! I checked the master and the Lan 1, Lan 2 and PWR lights were all flashing. I unplugged the power supply to the master and reset the master several times. This did not correct the problem, lights always flashing.
I am NOT going to re-program this thing. My resolution is to send it back to Amazon. Do you have any other ideas?
And why can't these suppliers actually send directions in English instead of what ever language they use. Rhetorical question I know......
Any help would be appreciated, otherwise......back to Amazon.
Martin
You didn't mention it, but I assume you also tried power cycling the far end? No other ideas... sorry.
I discovered that the problem was with the POE transformer on the master ( sender ) end. When I switched the transformers between master to sender the flashing light problem went with it. So back to Amazon it goes. I just thought I would pass that information on…
@@martinschatz9698 I appreciate you sharing your discovery! My wee brain tends to continue to problem solve in the background!
Amazing sir
Is this 5 GHz better than the 2.4ghz versions? I'm under the understanding that 2.4ghz goes further and is more reliable than 5ghz, but 5ghz is faster. Thanks.
Hi Chris. I don't know. You may want to google the pluses and minuses.
@@DonJoyce thanks. I ended up going with the 5g one. Has faster speed and since there will be the Starlink router at the other end , I think it should be fine. Thanks for these informative videos.
Sorry. I am extremely lost. My house will have the master, directly connected to my router/internet and my slave will be in the barn 400 ft away. I see lots of comments about putting a router on the « slave ».Can I just use the signal directly from the slave to connect my wifi camera in my barn ? How far those the slave provides wifi ? When/Why would I have to use a router connected to the slave ? Thank you.
HI Marie! Don't worry, this networking stuff can be pretty tricky to understand! So, theoretically, this system can be configured like an access point...basically generating a wifi signal at the far end. Unfortunately, I have never been able to make this work properly. As such, it is more reliable to connect a router with wifi output (or an actual Access Point) at the far ("slave") end. You can then connect wirelessly to your wifi camera. Hope that helps.
Hi Don, great and easy to understand video for a tech dunce like me. I'm thinking of installing a bridge to my second house on the property, about 200 feet away, but would like wifi internet in the house and also a camera, blink or similar, connected to the controller (sync module) in my first house. Hope that is understandable...... the camera would be wireless, so would use the new wifi connection provided by the bridge and presumably another router, but how would it 'speak' to the sync module in the first house?.... Or will I need two separate Blink systems (or something similar)?....Thanks in Advance....From Spain..... Glenn
Hi Glenn. The main thing to keep in mind in your network design is that you want your blink cameras and blink sync module (which I have BTW), on the same LAN. That means you do NOT want a router at your second house because it will divide your LAN unless you can put it in pass through mode. It would be better to have a simple ethernet switch as the far end (in case you want extra wired ports....and you will) and put an Access Point at that far end. I hope that helps!
@@DonJoyce Thanks for the reply Don, It's a bit clearer now, especially about the router. You have helped.
Great video! How do I change the password?
Thanks! To change the password, you need to connect with a laptop as I described in the video, then look for the admin functions.