How to get wifi to caravan 50 yards away?

[Kitten Kong]

Sorry for barging into your thread @seashore

Have a similar question.

Client is after getting a good signal into a church, from the vicarage.

Distance close to 15 metres.

Problems ( as I see them)
Line of site, no issue.

However, the walls of the church are solid stone, app 2ft thick. Then a porch area, and into the church.

Church itself is a good 25m front to back. Where the laptop is going to, is at the back of the church.

Is it a case of nano, onto the church.
Cable around the outside of the church, drill into the wall, and do something on the inside.

Networking like this isn't my forte.

Thanks for ideas.

 

[Diggs]

Client is after getting a good signal into a church, from the vicarage.

Single machine or access point?

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Client is after getting a good signal into a church, from the vicarage.

Distance close to 15 metres.

Problems ( as I see them)
Line of site, no issue.

However, the walls of the church are solid stone, app 2ft thick. Then a porch area, and into the church.

Church itself is a good 25m front to back. Where the laptop is going to, is at the back of the church.

Is it a case of nano, onto the church.
Cable around the outside of the church, drill into the wall, and do something on the inside.

So....
Yes, with the Ubiquiti "airMAX" family of radios, they are designed for point to point, or some models...point to multi point. You treat them like they are an invisible network cable. You will want network equipment on both ends. Such as switches. Or perhaps just an AP or camera in very small purposeful setups. Or...take an example I have...the cable/ISP can only locate in one town, they don't service the next town over. So I have an airMAX (or airFIBER) radio hanging off the back of the cable modem. And then 6 miles away...the "catchers mitt" other airMAX or airFIBER radio..which uplinks to the WAN port of the clients firewall/router. I'm replacing that typical 6 inch or 1 foot long ethernet cable from the modem to the WAN port of the router...with a very long invisible network cable provided by the airMAX radios.

So....you can use the airMAX, or...in your case, since short distance, the Unifi "Building to Building Bridge"...so you can manage it within the Unifi controller along with other Unifi switches and APs and possibly gateway.

So you can consider having the "catchers mitt" airMAX radio on the outside of the church...run outdoor ethernet cable (such as Ubiquitis ToughCable)...from indoors, plugged into a POE Switch. And from that switch...distribute the network as you wish...cables going to access points.

I just received a couple of the new Unifi BeaconHD indoor repeaters...pretty slick....they do wireless uplinks to existing Unifi wired APs, help spread wifi to the weak areas where you may not be able to run ethernet cable. They plug into an outlet.

 

[Kitten Kong]

Thanks for all the help guys, I appreciate it truly

 

[Markverhyden]

Have a similar question.

Client is after getting a good signal into a church, from the vicarage.

Distance close to 15 metres.

Have you checked to see if there's existing conduit in between the buildings.

 

[Kitten Kong]

Have you checked to see if there's existing conduit in between the buildings.

There is nothing in between the buildings Mark. Not seeable in any case. Possibly underground, but I'm not into digging up the road for this job.

 

[Markverhyden]

There is nothing in between the buildings Mark. Not seeable in any case. Possibly underground, but I'm not into digging up the road for this job.

Wouldn't involve any digging Nige. I've done this a few times. There maybe existing conduit between the two buildings. But you need to get into the basement/crawl space to see that. Had like 3-4 jobs over the years where I ran the cable though existing conduit. But that was before all this high performance wireless stuff was around.

 

[Kitten Kong]

The vicarage doesnt have a basement Mark. The church itself has a crypt, and cellar.

Not many houses here in the UK have basements / cellars. We have loft / attic spaces instead.

 

[SAFCasper]

It's also worth mentioning that a lot of British churches have been around since before the discovery of electricity - or the New World. Many of them look as if they were built to withstand a siege, because they were.

Many churches are also listed buildings protected by strict regulations against any alteration or building work. You need to do the research before working on a building like this.

This is not to be taken lightly. Carrying out work without permission is a criminal offence with a maximum penalty of two years' imprisonment or an unlimited fine. Claiming you weren't aware of the buildings listed status is not considered a valid defence.

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/

https://historicengland.org.uk/advice/hpg/uwandhc/offences/#:~:text=Failure to comply with a,any financial gain (7).

 

[Mick]

Nige, on this point: If you can find out who the Diocesan Surveyor is, he/she/they should be able to give you a very accurate rundown on what is and what isn't permitted. They would probably also know if any tunnels/ducts etc of the type Mark mentions, exist.

 

[Kitten Kong]

Thanks for all the advice guys, im looking into everything

 

[Porthos]

It's also worth mentioning that a lot of British churches have been around since before the discovery of electricity - or the New World. Many of them look as if they were built to withstand a siege, because they were.

That is why Americans invade your country to see all the sites. (Tourism)

 

[Mick]

That is why Americans invade your country to see all the sites. (Tourism)

You're very welcome. Please bring some money. Apparently we are running out.