WiFi in your garage or garden isn’t just useful for smart lawnmowers or cars—it can also be a game changer for music lovers!
Think of portable music players with WiFi, or simply your smartphone running something like Tidal. Or perhaps an outdoor WiFi speaker. All these devices rely on a connection to your home network—and often to the internet. It’s a shame to waste your mobile data when relaxing in the garden. And if you have a workshop in your garage or a backyard shed? WiFi is just as useful there—for streaming music while you work, or even updating your car. devolo explains in its own words the different solutions it offers to make this possible:
WiFi Beyond the Front Door
When we think about WiFi, we usually picture smartphones, laptops, tablets, or set-top boxes inside the home. But every homeowner knows that a stable internet connection outdoors is increasingly important. Modern cars receive updates over the air. Smart wallboxes for EVs require WiFi for remote control and charging management. Smart security cameras stream video wirelessly. Modern garage doors connect to smart home systems via WiFi, and robotic lawnmowers navigate more reliably with a steady garden signal. The list goes on.
WiFi in the Garage
The garage is an ideal place to install an outdoor WiFi access point. It usually has power and offers protection from the elements. A strong WiFi signal might be needed for the wallbox mentioned above or for DIY projects. If the garage is used as a workspace, the internet might be essential for running a 3D printer, watching instructional videos, or streaming playlists.
The only issue? The WiFi signal from the house often doesn’t reach the garage. Thick walls and concrete block wireless signals. This is especially true if the router is far away, in a basement or living room—as is common in many homes. One solution is to run an Ethernet cable to the garage, but that’s often expensive and complicated. Fortunately, there are better alternatives.
Powerline: A Networked Garage Without the Hassle
One especially practical option is devolo’s Magic series of Powerline products. These adapters plug into standard power sockets and use the home’s electrical wiring to transmit data. Depending on the model, they connect devices to the home network via LAN or WiFi.
No technical expertise is required: install one adapter near the router and connect it via LAN. The electrical wiring now becomes a data highway. Plug in another adapter elsewhere in the home—or in the garage—and that socket becomes a network port or WiFi hotspot.
Powerline technology is especially well-suited to connecting garages, because it avoids the need for long cable runs and overcomes many of the weaknesses of traditional WiFi repeaters. Walls, ceilings, and even water pipes don’t interfere with Powerline performance. The signal is transmitted stably through the electrical wiring. In this way, devolo Magic delivers strong WiFi right into the garage—and even the garden.
WiFi Repeaters: Extending Outdoor Coverage
Another option is to use WiFi repeaters. These devices extend the range of your existing WiFi network and can cover areas like the garage or garden. But it’s important to understand that a repeater can only repeat the quality of the signal it receives. If the WiFi signal is already weak at the doorbell, placing a repeater nearby won’t help much. Instead, it needs to be placed closer to the router where the signal is still strong. In short: the right solution depends on the specific conditions around your home.
Custom Solutions from devolo
devolo offers both methods for quickly extending WiFi to garages and gardens. A big advantage of devolo’s ecosystem: all current products are compatible with one another, and the network can always be expanded. That means you get a tailored solution perfectly suited to your needs.
For those just starting with Powerline, the manufacturer recommends:
- devolo Magic 1 LAN Starter Kit (€99.90): with a gigabit LAN connection
- devolo Magic 1 WiFi mini Starter Kit (€119.90): with a compact WiFi adapter
- For more advanced setups: devolo Magic 2 WiFi 6 Starter Kit (€249.90): with WiFi 6 support and two gigabit LAN ports
To extend coverage using a repeater, devolo recommends:
- devolo WiFi 6 Repeater 3000 (€99.90)
- devolo WiFi 5 Repeater 1200 (€59.90), a more budget-friendly option
All prices mentioned are suggested retail prices including VAT. devolo provides a three-year warranty on all its products.