I asked a while back about how to get internet wirelessly to the log cabin we've built and now I think I understand better but I'd like to check before pulling the trigger on buying something.
Basically we want to extend our internet to the cabin which is about 20m from the house, (just) line of sight. While we use mesh Wifi discs in the house, I would rather the cabin had its own dedicated sub-network.
We have rudimentary Cat6 in the house so my thinking is:
As I understand it, the PtP units will establish a private link/bridge, NOT a wireless access point, their job is ONLY to link the cabin's wired networking to my house's wired network? All these units seem to offer multiple modes like access points, bridges, etc - but I'm assuming they do ONE of those things at a time, e.g. it can't be acting as a garden access point at the same time as bridging to the cabin?
I was looking at these sorts of thing:
Outdoor, Two Pack WiFi Building Links / Outdoor WiFi PtP
Given we can get direct line of sight between the two PtP units themselves, and we are in the country without other people's WiFi everywhere, and the distance is only 20m, and it doesn't need to be super-fast, I feel a pretty low-end setup should work.
So my proposal is to buy a simple kit. Because I'd heard the brand recommended, I'm drawn to: 403
One question I have is about power. They seem to commonly use PoE and some kits explicitly mention I need to buy injectors whereas others don't, which could affect the pricing quite a bit. To my knowledge, I don't have anything that provides PoE and I have no experience with this at all.
I see they'll also pre-configure my kit for me. For a cost. Is that worthwhile or a joke for grannies?
Basically we want to extend our internet to the cabin which is about 20m from the house, (just) line of sight. While we use mesh Wifi discs in the house, I would rather the cabin had its own dedicated sub-network.
We have rudimentary Cat6 in the house so my thinking is:
- Run underfloor CAT6 from our GB network switch 20m to the external wall closest the cabin (we can get under floor easily)
- Buy what they call a PtP kit, and put an external unit outside the house, and on the outside of the cabin facing the house
- Connect the PtP units through the walls using Cat6.
- Inside the cabin, install a simple router/WAP and plug the PtP unit into this
As I understand it, the PtP units will establish a private link/bridge, NOT a wireless access point, their job is ONLY to link the cabin's wired networking to my house's wired network? All these units seem to offer multiple modes like access points, bridges, etc - but I'm assuming they do ONE of those things at a time, e.g. it can't be acting as a garden access point at the same time as bridging to the cabin?
I was looking at these sorts of thing:
Outdoor, Two Pack WiFi Building Links / Outdoor WiFi PtP
Given we can get direct line of sight between the two PtP units themselves, and we are in the country without other people's WiFi everywhere, and the distance is only 20m, and it doesn't need to be super-fast, I feel a pretty low-end setup should work.
So my proposal is to buy a simple kit. Because I'd heard the brand recommended, I'm drawn to: 403
One question I have is about power. They seem to commonly use PoE and some kits explicitly mention I need to buy injectors whereas others don't, which could affect the pricing quite a bit. To my knowledge, I don't have anything that provides PoE and I have no experience with this at all.
I see they'll also pre-configure my kit for me. For a cost. Is that worthwhile or a joke for grannies?
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