Access point advice for outbuilding

[islandboy]

I have a fiberoptic modem in the house (red roof), but I would like access in and around a building (grey roof) that is about 60m up a slope and a pinch out of line of sight. Would a Wavelink AX 1800 or 3000 fill in the gap?

 

[Sac Arrow]

Is that too far to string a CAT5?

 

[dcat127]

The distance will not be an issue for long range wifi....but a pinch out of line of site will be.

If you used something like a unifi Device Bridge Pro and mounted it to a pipe, could you get high enough up to be line of site?

 

[Mikey52]

I even wonder if he has line of sight, from site to site.

 

[SoonerAviator]

I think I'd rent a trencher for a day and run some Cat 5/6 in conduit along the road. Probably only take a couple of hours since you'd only need to go 24" or less to get there. Largest cost would the conduit itself, and that's probably cheaper than any wireless setup capable of being reliable.

 

[islandboy]

I think I'd rent a trencher for a day and run some Cat 5/6 in conduit along the road. Probably only take a couple of hours since you'd only need to go 24" or less to get there. Largest cost would the conduit itself, and that's probably cheaper than any wireless setup capable of being reliable.

No such possibility in this environment. The ground is solid volcanic rock, cloaked with irregular boulders. The machines required for this task would potentially run into the tens of thousands of $.

There may be a relatively protected spot high on the NE corner where I can get a visual between the devices, but I'll need to confirm that. The tropical marine environment warrants protection, noting that a system such as that used on sail boats might do the trick.

 

[islandboy]

The distance will not be an issue for long range wifi....but a pinch out of line of site will be.

If you used something like a unifi Device Bridge Pro and mounted it to a pipe, could you get high enough up to be line of site?

I'd be reluctant to leave something sticking up in the air, because of the potential for tropical weather-related damage. I mentioned above that there may be a spot high enough on a wall beneath an overhang to get a visual. I'll investigate that and revisit the issue.

 

[Sac Arrow]

I'd be reluctant to leave something sticking up in the air, because of the potential for tropical weather-related damage. I mentioned above that there may be a spot high enough on a wall beneath an overhang to get a visual. I'll investigate that and revisit the issue.

I think you could run some above ground conduit through the bushes and run a cable down there. If a hurricane destroys it so what, it would be cheap to replace.

 

[bentmettle]

Does the outbuilding have it's own power?

I'd probably see if I could get a powered device at the apex of the driveay- if I had line of sight from that intermediate point to both the house and the outbuilding, and build out the mesh using that intermediate point.

 

[Brad W]

I think you could run some above ground conduit through the bushes and run a cable down there. If a hurricane destroys it so what, it would be cheap to replace.

I was thinkin' the same thing when the OP wrote about difficulties to dig.
One thought or concern about a surface run though is lightning. If it strikes a tree or whatever near the conduit anywhere along the path, I'd be concerned that it would get into the cable and track up into the router and other things in the house. Probably a way to ground it or safe it against this, but that's above my pay grade.

 

[islandboy]

I think you could run some above ground conduit through the bushes and run a cable down there. If a hurricane destroys it so what, it would be cheap to replace.

Another problem, Sac. The property is discontinuous, and the conduit would have to cross a patch of somebody else's turf (albeit unoccupied).

 

[islandboy]

Does the outbuilding have it's own power?

I'd probably see if I could get a powered device at the apex of the driveay- if I had line of sight from that intermediate point to both the house and the outbuilding, and build out the mesh using that intermediate point.

There is power, but that slope is deceptively steep, limiting intermediate line of sight possibilities.

 

[bentmettle]

What about surface mounted conduit with fiber cable in it between buildings?

Use a media converter at either end.

Do you own the road between the two buildings?

 

[islandboy]

What about surface mounted conduit with fiber cable in it between buildings?

Use a media converter at either end.

Do you own the road between the two buildings?

For practical purposes, I own the road, but I really don't see a anything but the most robust of conduits/cables surviving the conditions (during days of rain, for example, the water can roll down that hill like a whitewater rafting course).

 

[TCABM]

I’m a simple person when it comes to this. I would think cable thru conduit would he cheapest, easiest, and most reliable.

Line of sight issues and weather will degrade the wifi signal.

 

[AV8R_87]

2.4 GHz should work, even with some obstacles. What might help you is having a router in bridge mode at the outbuilding, with a directional antenna pointing to the house.
Also, do you need some bandwidth, or 4k streaming on three devices kind of bandwidth?

 

[islandboy]

2.4 GHz should work, even with some obstacles. What might help you is having a router in bridge mode at the outbuilding, with a directional antenna pointing to the house.
Also, do you need some bandwidth, or 4k streaming on three devices kind of bandwidth?

High bandwidth not really required, certainly nothing like 4k streaming on multiple devices. Do you have a suggestion on the directional antenna and router?

 

[chartbundle]

Pair of Mikrotik SXsq 2.4 or 5Ghz in point to point bridge mode. Cheap but a bit of a pain to work with. I'm using one to "borrow" Internet from the airport office through a giant tree. A pair should have no trouble. Then a local access point at the building.