Wireless Connection to m PC

ebbsi · Post by **ebbsi** » Mon 16 Dec 2013 9:35 am

I have a WH1081 weather station. The receiver is currently connected to my PC via a USB cable. The cable is relatively short (I know I could get a longer one), is it possible to connect the receiver to the PC via a wireless or blue tooth connection if so how.

Thanks

philcdav · Post by **philcdav** » Wed 18 Dec 2013 3:16 pm

Hi Ebbsi

Am sure this is in the forum from some time ago but was dropped as not worthwhile.

Am sure its possible but their were issues with wifi and USB

ebbsi · Post by **ebbsi** » Wed 18 Dec 2013 6:35 pm

OK -thanks

N0BGS · Post by **N0BGS** » Thu 19 Dec 2013 10:02 pm

Would a USB to CAT5 extender help?

Like: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... Submit=ENE

Extends USB to 45m.

--K

ebbsi · Post by **ebbsi** » Fri 20 Dec 2013 6:25 pm

Thanks I will research it

mspec · Post by **mspec** » Fri 20 Dec 2013 11:48 pm

I think you will find that will be no good as I doubt the receiver could power the adapter and if it could would not last very long as its battery powered. I guess you could run a power supply into but but meh would it be worth it.

bruce45 · Post by **bruce45** » Sat 21 Dec 2013 12:05 am

check out USB To RJ45 Extender Extension Adapters

I use one for a webcam and so far not had any problems.

there is a posting on hear about them https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... sb+to+rj45

ebbsi · Post by **ebbsi** » Sat 21 Dec 2013 11:29 am

To understand this correctly?

Your suggesting a RJ45 (usb) to Cat 5e adapter connected to the weather station - Then a similar adapter connected to the PC - with a cat5e cable joining the two.
Both connections on my weather station and PC are male connections into female.

Thanks

bruce45 · Post by **bruce45** » Sat 21 Dec 2013 1:09 pm

there are usb one end and rj45 the other end. you then connect then together with a cat5/6 patch cable. this extends the range of the usb up to about 100mts mine for the webcam is 30mts and works no problem. the 5 volt power is sent over the patch cable via 2 bunched pairs and the usb data over the other 2 pairs. the power is also used to regenerate the usb data signal. so you are extending the usb port on your pc over what ever distance you need.

hope this helps explain how these work and that it might also help over come your issue.

bruce

AllyCat · Post by **AllyCat** » Sat 21 Dec 2013 3:32 pm

Hi,

ebbsi wrote:Both connections on my weather station and PC are male connections into female.

Yes, Fine Offset "broke the (USB) rules" by putting a female "type A" socket on their Console (instead of a "type B"). But if you use their (also non-standard) cable then you will have the required USB male (type A) plug to connect to the RJ45 adapter.

Cheers, Alan.

NoelGlass · Post by **NoelGlass** » Sun 22 Dec 2013 9:43 am

I used to use a usb network hub like http://www.belkin.com/networkusbhub/ but I changed my pc to windows 8.1 and it killed it.

It worked a dream until then.

NoelGlass · Post by **NoelGlass** » Sun 22 Dec 2013 10:07 am

http://www.amazon.co.uk/KOENIG-Network- ... omputers_2

And this too.

ebbsi · Post by **ebbsi** » Sat 28 Dec 2013 12:52 pm

Thanks all I will follow suggestions made

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