Cheers all.
The data isn't as important to me, we both have decent data plans that we can create hotspots from. I want to use wifi IP cameras, and watch them on tablets. So, It's more the router functions I'm looking for. And it may as well connect to the internet as well, if I'm buying something.
I need to be able to see what's going on in the back, from the cab. And visa-verse.
Indeed. The discussion went off-track with different mobile data deals.
MiFi Dongles are also routers of course so kitting yourself with one of those should do the job. FWIW, This is the unit I have -
https://amzn.to/2UgYWIy (it was a fair bit cheaper when I bought it!). Using a
MiFi Dongle will tie you to the Mobile SIM within it though.
If you only ever want to use the same service always (say a THREE Data SIM for example) then that would likely be all you need.
The Ubiquiti kit in the thread I linked to will provide a secure "in-van" network for all the devices and the advantage of this is that you could link cameras, etc to the Ubiquiti network router, so that is all static and done, and then you just point the router to whatever service you want to use, be it a WiFi Hotspot, a
Mifi Dongle or a Mobile Phone acting as a Hotspot. The beauty of this setup is that you only have to change one thing if changing the service provider and not update all your different devices.
(I don't have IP cameras in my Camper (yet!) but I have the Raspberry Pi, the Amazon Echo, an Amaxon Firestick and a NOW TV Stick - all those want the internet and I don't want to have to reconfigure them all if I switch from the
MiFi Dongle to the WiFi router or whatever! with the Air Gateway and the NanoStation I don't need to.)
For some specifics on this area, have a look at the following video which ties up with my original thread.
Also worth watching the updated one he has made with updated kit from the same company
The guy is very knowledgable and has some great tips (as well as a weird and entertaining presentation style
)
Original Video
Updated Video, with the New AirCube setup (link to it
HERE) instead of the old Air Gateway that I have and is used in the first video