Outdoor Routers

Buying guide

Why fit the router outside?Walls, foil-backed insulation and metal cladding all weaken a mobile signal before it reaches a router indoors. An outdoor router puts the modem and its antennas on the outside of the building, on a wall or pole facing the mast, so it works with the best signal the site has to offer. There is no long antenna cable to lose signal along the way.One cable to the buildingMost outdoor routers are powered over the Ethernet cable (PoE), so a single cable carries both power and data. Inside, that cable connects to a PoE injector or switch, and from there to your network or a Wi-Fi access point.Where they are usedRural homes, farms and offices where fixed broadband is slow or not availableSite cabins and temporary buildings that need internet quicklyFixed wireless access as a main line, or as a backup to fibreCCTV columns, car parks and remote equipment cabinetsChoosing between 4G and 5GChoose 5G where there is 5G coverage and you need higher speeds for an office or several users. Choose 4G where coverage is 4G only, or where the connection is for monitoring, CCTV or a small site. Not sure what your site can get? Call our team on 0300 124 6181 and we will help you check coverage and pick a router, antennas and a SIM to suit.