How to get long range wireless?

Question

I need to get a wireless internet signal 400 feet, through trees and a wall. Otherwise i will have to run 400f + of cable underground, which i don't want to do. Any ideas, on an easier way to get internet from one place to another place 400 ft away?

Answer 1

Why not use a 900Mhz wireless bridge?  They are very good tree penetrators and generally work to about 2000 feet.

http://www.digi.com/products/wireless/xp...

or

http://www.moonblinkwifi.com/cat_avalan_...

They aren't bothered by Wifi signals (they can be by other 900mhz devices) but for the distance you need they should work fine.

They aren't as cheap as wifi but they do work very well particularly for point to point systems with just trees and a couple of walls.

You should also check out the Tranzeo systems for 2.5 and 5.8 (trees can be a block on those but for 400 foot should be able to get them to work.)

http://www.tranzeowireless.com/

(Have used these for up to 12 miles clear line of site.)

Answer 2

If you are using the newest spec 'N' wireless you have a better chance of some signal strength getting out to 400' distance.  How thick is the wall?  Is there an intermediate point you could setup and power a wireless Bridge?  Say 200' distance from the signal source?

Read tip 3 and tip 4 from the link below to help you decide what will work best.

Answer 3

Get a high gain antenna and place it high up, such as an attic or roof. Place the router high up, and put on the best antennas possible. I have seen wireless adapters for sale that go up to 1,200 ft. The cheapest are 400 ft.

Answer 4

I have a wireless N router and it reaches 200+ feet through walls.  I think when I was looking for a router that the wireless N1 reaches even further.

Answer 5

There are lots of different high-gain wireless antennas available on the market.  A search for 18db outdoor wireless antenna on google will show you a variety of products.  However, since soft material soaks up wireless signal, you are more than likely better off running that 400+ feet of cable, and putting a 12 to 20db booster on each end of the line.

Answer 6

400 ft is too far to run cables. The signal would attenuate too much. Wireless is your best bet, if you get a router that allows you to load DD-WRT, then you can increase the transmit power of the radio chip.

Google that and also look up how to make a high-gain WiFi antenna.