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Work camera antenna question

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  • 02-01-2021 4:46pm
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    aunty kitty
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭


    Hi.

    I have a friend who wants to monitor a heating panel in a barn a bit away from house. No Wi-Fi signal.

    Is it possible to run a fairly length cable from a Wi-Fi cameras antenna so that it's in the house.

    If so, how long can it be before signal is lost?

    Thanks.


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    GarIT
    Registered Users Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    aunty kitty wrote: »
    Hi.

    I have a friend who wants to monitor a heating panel in a barn a bit away from house. No Wi-Fi signal.

    Is it possible to run a fairly length cable from a Wi-Fi cameras antenna so that it's in the house.

    If so, how long can it be before signal is lost?

    Thanks.


    100 meters if the cable quality is high enough I believe.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable#Maximum_length


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    aunty kitty
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭aunty kitty


    Thanks.

    Or to cut out the middleman, is it possible to plug the camera directly into the router?


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    kub
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    Is there line of site between the premises with the router and the barn ?

    If so you could set up Nano stations and then a Wifi network in the actual barn.


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    GarIT
    Registered Users Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭GarIT


    aunty kitty wrote: »
    Thanks.

    Or to cut out the middleman, is it possible to plug the camera directly into the router?

    Depends on the camera and the router.


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    degsie
    Registered Users Posts: 8,748 ✭✭✭degsie


    aunty kitty wrote: »
    Hi.

    I have a friend who wants to monitor a heating panel in a barn a bit away from house. No Wi-Fi signal.

    Is it possible to run a fairly length cable from a Wi-Fi cameras antenna so that it's in the house.

    If so, how long can it be before signal is lost?

    Thanks.

    You appear to be confusing a wired camera with a WiFi enabled camera. Is the camera capable of both?


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    aunty kitty
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭aunty kitty


    I haven't gotten a camera yet. My first thought was a longer antenna cable to bring the antenna to the wifi.

    Then I thought why bother with Wi-Fi if it can be plugged directly into the router.

    So I'm thinking this, a long Ethernet cable and a poe injector.


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reolink-Surveillance-Waterproof-Detection-RLC-410-5MP/dp/B07C75C47B


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    Audioslaven
    Registered Users Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭Audioslaven


    aunty kitty wrote: »
    I haven't gotten a camera yet. My first thought was a longer antenna cable to bring the antenna to the wifi.

    Then I thought why bother with Wi-Fi if it can be plugged directly into the router.

    So I'm thinking this, a long Ethernet cable and a poe injector.


    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Reolink-Surveillance-Waterproof-Detection-RLC-410-5MP/dp/B07C75C47B

    If 100 meters Lan cable is possible, go with it. You can then get a poe injector to network your camera or if you think more cameras will be deployed then buy a network switch with POE built in. If you want wifi there, then put in a router as an AP.

    If cable is not possible use Nano stations to create the network from the house to the barn. I assume both are on different electric boards to powerline adapters are out.


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    aunty kitty
    Registered Users Posts: 38 ✭aunty kitty


    Thanks for all the replies.

    By power line adaptors, do you mean the things that plug into the power sockets? I was never really sure that they worked?


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    Audioslaven
    Registered Users Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭Audioslaven


    aunty kitty wrote: »
    Thanks for all the replies.

    By power line adaptors, do you mean the things that plug into the power sockets? I was never really sure that they worked?

    Yes thats them. The shed and the house would need to be on the same board. Its an easy way to connect to another spot. You will lose some speed but it would work if this is possible for you


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