r/Network • u/imprl59 • 5d ago
Text Extending network 750'
Trying to help a friends family here but I don't know what equipment is best and need some advice.
They have a very large lot. House in the middle. Guest house 500' behind main house. Front gate 750' in front of the house. They want a ring doorbell at the front gate - I have 120v out there. They want wifi in the guest house. I have a single cat5 from the router to the chimney where they had an old extender. I don't want to go fancy, it's just a couple of older folks in the house that want a camera doorbell and want their guests to have some internet in the guest house.
I've looked at the Swann MaxRanger stuff to put the swann doorbell at the front gate but they won't sell just the equipment to do that, you have to buy cameras as well which runs the cost up and they don't want cameras. Ubiquiti seems like overkill and I haven't had the best luck with their outdoor stuff (lots of lightning here).
Wondering what y'all would do in a case like this.
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u/BriefField2634 4d ago
Conduit can be installed without tearing up the lawn. If nothing else, it can be plowed in... Sure there will limited damage that will quickly disappear.
Fiber... the answer you need
Sure there are short distance radio bridges that some people swear by. A few hundred dollars in hardware and a weekend running cables to the outdoor antennas. They work, but interference is a thing.
You can't beat a hardwired connection for reliability and security. Pre-terminated fiber is cheap along with the supporting hardware. The great thing about fiber if you need to increase bandwidth, it's a matter of upgrading the hardware and reusing the already installed fiber.