How best to extend Wi-Fi into garden for a Robotic Lawnmower?

How best to extend Wi-Fi into garden for a Robotic Lawnmower?

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Thank you, Mark, for another excellent run-through of the Yuka Mini in your latest video. Really useful for a newbie in the world of robot mowers to make an informed choice.
You mention in the video that you have ‘…a device on the back of the house that’s pushing Wi-Fi out to the back garden…’. Could you eleaborate a bit please? I know nothing about how Wi-Fi works, but have tried to research it; I’ve had a look at the options, but a Wi-Fi booster seems to rebroadcast on a different frequency so the mower would need to be set up for each zone and a Wi-Fi mesh system looks eye-wateringly expensive. What do you use? As a link to that question, if you have good Wi-Fi coverage for your entire garden, is there any need for a 4G subscription other than to provide some theft protection? Thank you!

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Thank you for asking about WiFi coverage for the Yuka Mini. I use TP-Link EAP225-Outdoor WiFi 5 Access Points to extend my WiFi coverage - one mounted on my front wall and another on my back wall. These outdoor-rated access points effectively broadcast your network throughout the garden areas. With good Wi-Fi coverage like this setup provides, you typically don't need the 4G connectivity for regular operation of your robot mower.

Regarding the 4G subscription from Mammotion, it's very reasonably priced at less than £50 per year. While not necessary with proper Wi-Fi coverage, the 4G option does provide for a greater range between the RTK station and the mower (however with iNavi you don't need the RTK station anymore here in the UK). You can see my video of the iNavi option here - https://youtu.be/3V7kl6XKXAs

For most users with solid Wi-Fi coverage throughout their garden, the Wi-Fi connection alone is sufficient for daily operation.

Also, my review of the YUKA Mini is here, which incudes a video of me setting it up, step by step
https://easylawnmowing.co.uk/mammotion-yuka-mini-review/

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