How to use only the Wi-Fi antenna features of Winegard Air 360+ without buying the gateway! 

I can't get this thing to pull in TV worth a crap. That's why I went the wifi route. I just login to my Directv app through my smart TVs in the camper and stream.

To each their own. I prefer to camp at places like KOA. My steel siding drastically interferes with wifi signals though. This brings the connection inside via an outdoor antenna. And places like KOA have way better service than you're going to get over cell bandwidth, especially when we have so many devices we want connected these days.

Yes, all of that is true. You can even hide your ssid if you want, I believe. It's just like setting up your home router. I like to have my ssid be something clever about camping though, and I leave it visible so everyone can see it and be jealous that someone nearby has a good connection.

Can I use a traditional wireless router to achieve the same result? Configured in extender mode of course because I can’t seem to find your extender online

@@FRw1K92 if you have one that can accept and transmit a wifi signal rather than wired, and that has removable, coaxial style antennas, then I wouldn't see why not.

That could very well be the issue. Also, a lot of the time campgrounds have a pretty crappy wifi signal in the first place and once a bunch of people join it, the bandwidth just isn't there. I know this works well though, as when I connect it at my house it's flawless. I would definitely blame the campground wifi for what you're going through. Since I've set this up, I always try to choose the closest site to the office when booking my camping and it seems to work decent for the handful of times that I've used it.

I need to plug it in to the power outlet behind the TV.

@@pheidecker you have power at the CAP on the ceiling you need to slice into the larger wire.

@@landcruiser73 I searched for it but it's so tight in there and insulated so I couldn't find it.

​I believe it's 12vdc at the winegard vs. the 120vac needed ​@@landcruiser73

@@billknight7442 the gateway device that they want you to buy would look normal in that spot.

It can be a little finicky when it first tries to connect. Make sure that each time you go somewhere new and connect it that you don't have checked to use the campground wifi credentials and instead have your own. That way, your devices should all remember the network and just connect. Ideally, the wifi extender is the only thing you need to connect to the campground wifi.

How do you power the extender?

@@JavierRivera plug it in to an outlet in the camper.

@@pheidecker uhg I don’t have any outlet close

@@JavierRivera sometimes you have to get creative with these things.

The extender is essentially a router as well. Every campground you have to set it up when you get there, but simply set it to connect to the campground wifi and keep your personal SSID consistent and you don't have to connect every single device to the campground wifi. The main reason I did this was because I don't ever get a very strong signal inside my camper, I'm guessing from the steel siding. This way, I bring a strong signal inside for my devices to connect to.

Can you tell me the steps to connect it to the campground wifi or point me to the directions to do so? @@pheidecker

@@dannaulty9930 connect to it on your phone as wifi, then open a browser and type 192.168.1.1 into the address bar. It's just like setting up your home router.

Thank you!@@pheidecker

@@pheideckerhey! Great video. I just purchased a camper used and there was a sticker on the side saying it was pre wired for WiFi. After looking at the top of my camper I see that it has the winegard 360. Would I be able to use my old modem wifi combo router that I used to use for internet? It only has one coaxial connection on the back that supplied internet. Could I just change the settings inside the router to be a repeater? Thanks in advance!

Basically you'll just log into the extender from a web browser on your phone or computer and tell it which wifi to join. It works just like your router at home but it picks up a wifi signal instead of needing a wired connection from a modem.

Besides like state parks or something like that, I don't think I've seen any campground that doesn't have free wifi over the last decade or so. That said, many of them may only have a residential style router at the office, so if your site is on the other end, you might not even see it.

Most RV parks offer free Wifi

@@pheidecker I would say your stuck with having to use the cell tower as your WiFi (i'd look up TRAVLFI as the better option -- It does cost more and you have to pay as you go with a plan, but it uses a eSIM card so you can use any provider or the strongest provider).

Ive heard its free at campgrounds but rarely to never works even if you can get the signal. Any truth to this?