No, it does not require wifi. It's a baby monitor, we installed the baby unit with camera monitor inside the coop, and I can use the mother unit anywhere inside my house to watch. Our house is about 75-100 yards away from the coop. But you do need an electric outlet to plug in the baby unit. We...
We put a baby monitor in the coop which also has a thermostat reader. It works out great! We can see who is in the nesting box and when to retrieve the eggs without disturbing them.
There were several days this winter when the outside temperature dipped down to single digit, and I was worried...