Wireless security camera - long distance, no internet

k0ua · Dec 17, 2016

Long range wi fi of many miles is possible. Read this below to get some ideas. Of course a chain saw could be helpful.

LittleBill21 · Dec 17, 2016

use 2.4 ubiquiti nano beams and you should be set

MossRoad · Dec 17, 2016

k0ua said:
Long range wi fi of many miles is possible. Read this below to get some ideas. Of course a chain saw could be helpful.

Long-range Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

We used to run a 17 mile link across state lines to avoid tariffs. It helped that we had free access half way up a 1500 foot tower on one end. :laughing:

k0ua · Dec 17, 2016

MossRoad said:
We used to run a 17 mile link across state lines to avoid tariffs. It helped that we had free access half way up a 1500 foot tower on one end. :laughing:

How about 237 miles? It is all about antenna gain and path loss and good equipment.

New WiFi Record: 237 Miles | WIRED

MossRoad · Dec 17, 2016

k0ua said:
How about 237 miles? It is all about antenna gain and path loss and good equipment.

New WiFi Record: 237 Miles | WIRED

Quote from that article.....

"And yes, I now feel a whole new kind of stupid for not being able to get a reasonable signal between home office and bedroom."

Redneck in training · Dec 18, 2016

Use power line ethernet with wifi on the barn end for the camera

NETGEAR PowerLINE Wi-Fi 1 Access Point and Adapter White PLW1-1NAS - Best Buy

Google power line Ethernet for more options
I don't know if hardwired cameras are cheaper. Then you could use just power line bridge without wifi and plug the camera directly to the bridge.

BrandonR · Dec 18, 2016

Redneck in training said:
Use power line ethernet with wifi on the barn end for the camera

NETGEAR PowerLINE Wi-Fi 1 Access Point and Adapter White PLW1-1NAS - Best Buy

Google power line Ethernet for more options
I don't know if hardwired cameras are cheaper. Then you could use just power line bridge without wifi and plug the camera directly to the bridge.

They are unlikely to work over that distance. I found them to be less than perfect at less than a fifth of the distance he's talking about. Given the distance I doubt the house and barn are on the same transformer.

Redneck in training · Dec 18, 2016

Not all are created equal. I would research it. There might be some that would do it. My solar panels communicate over power line with the monitor over 1100 ft away.
Other option would be something similar what the drones use for cameras. Friend of mine has a drone that send video over 1000 ft away.

RedNeckGeek · Dec 23, 2016

Redneck in training said:
Use power line ethernet with wifi on the barn end for the camera

NETGEAR PowerLINE Wi-Fi 1 Access Point and Adapter White PLW1-1NAS - Best Buy

I've now tried two different brands of powerline ethernet adaptors to get about 150' from my pump house (where I'd like to mount a couple IP cameras) to the router in my office where the satellite Internet feed comes into the house. Neither the TP-Link nor the Netgear hardware would deliver a full speed signal, and with video you need all the speed you can get. I'm giving up and will dig a trench for CAT6 cable.

I'd really like to be able to put a camera up at the gate, too, but it's a quarter mile away over a hill and not near any power. A trench that long is not very likely any time soon, so I'm in the same boat as the OP.

Alien · Dec 23, 2016

Lots of options available. This little one has a internal range of 100 meters and outdoors of 300 meters and costs nothing if it doesn't work. I'm getting one so I can use my iPad out in my workshop.
3 Mbps WiFi Range Extender / Wireless Repeater AP 82.11n/g/b WiFi Booster