Sending data signal 400m

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Hi , I have a question which I have no clue the answer to. If it's possible and if so how

I have a house in an estate. Fibre connection being put in soon.

I own another house in the same estate. Roof to roof I should have clear line of sight ( mor or less bar a few trees maybe ). Distance approx 400m. I want to use the other house for office etc.

Fibre people say I need a separate account for each house.

Is there any way to send wifi or some other signal form one house to the other to share the fibre connection ?
 
gimpex said:
Hi , I have a question which I have no clue the answer to. If it's possible and if so how

I have a house in an estate. Fibre connection being put in soon.

I own another house in the same estate. Roof to roof I should have clear line of sight ( mor or less bar a few trees maybe ). Distance approx 400m. I want to use the other house for office etc.

Fibre people say I need a separate account for each house.

Is there any way to send wifi or some other signal form one house to the other to share the fibre connection ?
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Ubiquity air fiber would easily do that
 
Yes you can if you have the networking skills. Line of Sight over 400m is very easy to deploy for someone with wireless and networking experience. Is the fibre that expensive that you can't run separate accounts?

If you are unable to do the wireless config on your own, you may find the costs to have someone do this for you don't ultimately work in your favour...
 
DJ... said:
Yes you can if you have the networking skills. Line of Sight over 400m is very easy to deploy for someone with wireless and networking experience. Is the fibre that expensive that you can't run separate accounts?

If you are unable to do the wireless config on your own, you may find the costs to have someone do this for you don't ultimately work in your favour...
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Each account is a grand a month. If I have to I will pay but if I can I would rather use same account. Business uses it during the day weekdays when everyone else is at work or school. Home uses it evenings and weekends when office is closed.

The costs you are talking about is it hardware or software ? Sounds like software in which case I am sure I can get an IT guy involved .....
 
gimpex said:
That's not helpful without a bit more info.
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Ubiquity make hardware specifically for these sort of links, complete with setup guides. It's not rocket science to get up and running.
Look at airfiber as mentioned.
 
gimpex said:
Each account is a grand a month. If I have to I will pay but if I can I would rather use same account. Business uses it during the day weekdays when everyone else is at work or school. Home uses it evenings and weekends when office is closed.
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Do you have any existing networking and wireless experience to do this yourself? If not, you'll have a very steep learning curve or you'll need a provider to perform the installation for you and absorb the opex maintenance cost aspects too.

It's going to cost you more than R12k for a decent installation and for the equipment (much more depending on the equipment choice) so I really can't see this as being the most cost effective choice over a 12 month timeline, where your fibre may reduce in price and the wireless equipment maintenance becomes yours to incur.

If you're willing to learn and try to do this yourself, you can start with some Ubiquiti equipment for a cheap deployment, but you'll need to learn how to configure a managed switch where it terminates if you want to split the connection properly. Essentially you want to include the wireless link in the local network and correctly route all internet-bound traffic correctly via a central managed switch. There are actually a few ways to configure this - it's not all that complex but it can be tough to wrap your head around at first and will take time. Or money. You can't really have it both ways on that front...
 
koeksGHT said:
2x these
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And every time someone on the build path starts blasting on his channel his link drops or requires reconfiguration? It may work, but without a proper site evaluation and tech that will be suitable, it's nigh on impossible to say for sure...
 
DJ... said:
Do you have any existing networking and wireless experience to do this yourself? If not, you'll have a very steep learning curve or you'll need a provider to perform the installation for you and absorb the opex maintenance cost aspects too.

It's going to cost you more than R12k for a decent installation and for the equipment (much more depending on the equipment choice) so I really can't see this as being the most cost effective choice over a 12 month timeline, where your fibre may reduce in price and the wireless equipment maintenance becomes yours to incur.

If you're willing to learn and try to do this yourself, you can start with some Ubiquiti equipment for a cheap deployment, but you'll need to learn how to configure a managed switch where it terminates if you want to split the connection properly. Essentially you want to include the wireless link in the local network and correctly route all internet-bound traffic correctly via a central managed switch. There are actually a few ways to configure this - it's not all that complex but it can be tough to wrap your head around at first and will take time. Or money. You can't really have it both ways on that front...
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Actually was hoping for a low cost plug and play solution ;)
 
gimpex said:
Actually was hoping for a low cost plug and play solution ;)
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As is everyone. Low cost, plug and play, fibre-line quality, self-organising - they're all lovely to want, but they're not all readily available. It also depends on your budget.

Ideally you should know what you want in terms of equipment rather than allowing the equipment to dictate your choice.

Ideally I'd like to assist you to get this done, but I suspect that it may extend your budget a bit and really it wouldn't be the right solution in terms of cost vs benefit in the long-run. You are probably better off from a cost perspective opting for the second line...
 
DJ... said:
Do you have any existing networking and wireless experience to do this yourself? If not, you'll have a very steep learning curve or you'll need a provider to perform the installation for you and absorb the opex maintenance cost aspects too.

It's going to cost you more than R12k for a decent installation and for the equipment (much more depending on the equipment choice) so I really can't see this as being the most cost effective choice over a 12 month timeline, where your fibre may reduce in price and the wireless equipment maintenance becomes yours to incur.

If you're willing to learn and try to do this yourself, you can start with some Ubiquiti equipment for a cheap deployment, but you'll need to learn how to configure a managed switch where it terminates if you want to split the connection properly. Essentially you want to include the wireless link in the local network and correctly route all internet-bound traffic correctly via a central managed switch. There are actually a few ways to configure this - it's not all that complex but it can be tough to wrap your head around at first and will take time. Or money. You can't really have it both ways on that front...
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Making a mountain of a molehole.

That ubiquity solutions are rock solid I have done more 15 installations averaging on 2Km with that specific brand and its in busy channels

He wants 400m, that whole neighborhood can be on the same channel, it won't be his ubiquity that takes a beating ;) it's best for the others to stay of his channel :P
 
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