CCTV Wireless WIFi Bridge?
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darrenjlobb
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I do this alot, generally use UBNT airmax equipment, either litebeams or nanobeams dependant on the range / particular job... Super reliable have only ever had one radio fail in all the years ive been fitting them.
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- Montgomeryshire
I put an Agricamera in the lambing shed in 2012, 80m away via a wireless bridge. It worked faultlessly until last year, when the camera packed up.
I replaced the camera with one from Stockcam (after a few recs on here) but kept the existing bridge, which continues to work without bother.
One day I may get to mount the receiver unit properly, instead of leaving it propped on a sash window, which was done temporarily in 2012.
I would say to shop round for the kit too. Stockcam aren’t the cheapest available (but service is exceptional), but they were around a third of the price quoted by a local installation company to do exactly the same, who appeared surprised that they didn’t get the order!
I replaced the camera with one from Stockcam (after a few recs on here) but kept the existing bridge, which continues to work without bother.
One day I may get to mount the receiver unit properly, instead of leaving it propped on a sash window, which was done temporarily in 2012.
I would say to shop round for the kit too. Stockcam aren’t the cheapest available (but service is exceptional), but they were around a third of the price quoted by a local installation company to do exactly the same, who appeared surprised that they didn’t get the order!
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- Northumberland
David at Stockcam is very good
The support boys at Solwise will keep you right if you want to buy the kit & sort it yourself
The support boys at Solwise will keep you right if you want to buy the kit & sort it yourself
This is an interesting discussion as we're looking at putting a camera in the lambing shed that's about 140m from the house.
We currently use Ubiquiti access points and Tapo wifi cameras at the farmhouse.
Any thoughts on the best wifi bridge to use to get a signal the shed (it's clear line of sight) ?
We currently use Ubiquiti access points and Tapo wifi cameras at the farmhouse.
Any thoughts on the best wifi bridge to use to get a signal the shed (it's clear line of sight) ?
darrenjlobb
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Ubiquiti airmax nanobeams / litebeams would both be rock solid, but some general IT skills required to set them up...
Ah, that was a question was going to ask darrenjlobb from the earler post.. what sort of IT skills are we talking?
darrenjlobb
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Nothing to complex, essentially logging into the web interface of each radio, and setting one to be an AP, and other a client, and a couple other settings (ssid / password etc)...other than that, basically point them at each other, conncet one to your switch / router in the house (or wherever internet source is) and other one either directly to a camera, or to a switch, or maybe to a wifi AP to allow wireless clients at the remote site...all depends on the particular situation.
Ubiquiti would be my first choice if you already use their APs, fairly user friendly and works well. The last one I put up used Mikrotik kit which is less expensive and more configurable but the learning curve is a bit steep in places. They both do some kits that claim you just plug in each end and line them up but that sounds too easy to be true.
darrenjlobb
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- Cornwall
If really stuck I could supply a pair and pre-configure them to be already talking to each other, if short range visual alignment would be fine, but if further distance ideally need to login and align them properly so would be a little pointless in that case.
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Yeah, I'd agree with the above, reliable point to point using a couple of Nanobeam 5AC gen 2 devices and you'd be good to go.
Davey
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- Derbyshire
I use Unifi and find their interface really easy to use plus there are loads of people on youtube showing how to set things up.
It depends on the distance but you could use something like this: https://eu.store.ui.com/collections...ss/products/unifi-building-to-building-bridge
I've got two sheds within 100ft of the house and I just use the external wi-fi access points and switch the mesh feature on to joint everything up, which is more than good enough to run 5 CCTV cameras https://eu.store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-wireless/products/unifi-ac-mesh-ap
It depends on the distance but you could use something like this: https://eu.store.ui.com/collections...ss/products/unifi-building-to-building-bridge
I've got two sheds within 100ft of the house and I just use the external wi-fi access points and switch the mesh feature on to joint everything up, which is more than good enough to run 5 CCTV cameras https://eu.store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-wireless/products/unifi-ac-mesh-ap
fermerboy
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- Banffshire
I have 3 sheds connected to the house using these TP link devices.
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/prod...C6kntz6zW_AKbeeshVDUWq96jsFz9lNMaApM0EALw_wcB
One on house chimney set as the AP(access point) and one on each shed set as a client pointing back at the house. The 3 sheds are all in a 45 deg arc from the house one so it works OK.
Furthest span is about 200m so not pushing them at all.
Have one camera plugged in in each shed for calving.
So far they have been 100% reliable in 5yrs.
Once up and running think of them as an invisible wire.
The 5hz ones seem better for building to building links,no experience of other brands, I have a pair of Nanobeams here I inherited for another job but not tried yet.
https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/prod...C6kntz6zW_AKbeeshVDUWq96jsFz9lNMaApM0EALw_wcB
One on house chimney set as the AP(access point) and one on each shed set as a client pointing back at the house. The 3 sheds are all in a 45 deg arc from the house one so it works OK.
Furthest span is about 200m so not pushing them at all.
Have one camera plugged in in each shed for calving.
So far they have been 100% reliable in 5yrs.
Once up and running think of them as an invisible wire.
The 5hz ones seem better for building to building links,no experience of other brands, I have a pair of Nanobeams here I inherited for another job but not tried yet.
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darrenjlobb
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The GEN2 stuff is all extremely well sealed, and will last many many years outdoors, I have UBNT airmax radios installed in alot of very exposed locations, and yet to have a single failure due to water ingress / weather damage.
As above, just imagine the point to point link as a virtual ethernet cable, devices each end will know no different.
Timbo
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Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
I’ve got two pairs of TP Link versions running here on CCTV. They were less reliable than I’d like when first installed but have recently improved a lot but they do still have their moments.
Steevo
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- Gloucestershire
We went for this, the cameras work fine with it, yet I was wondering if there is anyway I can connect it into my BT Hub?
View attachment Wireless-Bridges-np-All.pdf
Steevo
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