CyberEric
CyberEric SuperDork
11/18/24 1:35 p.m.

Hi all, 

My wife started a thread on a forum trying to deduce what product we need to get Starlink internet from our main house to a tiny house 100 yards away. We are thinking of using a wireless bridge, but know very little about this sort of thing.

Here's the thread:

https://community.ui.com/questions/seeking-product-recommendation-total-novice-extending-wifi-to-another-building/c886befc-6b1b-4cb9-8dfd-4db0fb529913

And here are the tech words I don't understand:

For 100 yards you can use several different products. In the 5GHz line, two Loco5AC with appropriate POE adapters are $65 per side. A pair of NS5AC can use 48V POE if you have it already and can pass that through to another device like a WIFI AP. Figure $125 per side. An easier to mount and aim device is the NBE5AC. These are $99 each. All of these 5GHz solutions are good for about 200-300Mbps throughput.

For true gigabit speed, get a pair of Wave Pico but these will set you back $179 each.

I am feeling confused by the above options. I am hoping to install this myself. Also, just FYI power is limited to an extension cord at the tiny house.

Thanks for any insight you can offer.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
11/18/24 2:22 p.m.

Can you run an ethernet cable out to the tiny house?

CyberEric
CyberEric SuperDork
11/18/24 3:34 p.m.

In reply to BoxheadTim :

I suppose I could, but it's a challange. It's a 100 yards and would have to be buried as it would be crossing a lawn. Seems like a lot of digging. 

CyberEric
CyberEric SuperDork
11/18/24 4:04 p.m.

I'm leaning towards getthis after some time of deciphering the language above. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D8CK4TJS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1CWARKP010ISH&psc=1

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane UltraDork
11/18/24 4:20 p.m.

So all of the above random letters/numbers are their part numbers for the devices.

The other main acronym is PoE.  Power Over Ethernet if you have a switch/router that has it, allows you to power a device with only the Ethernet cable.  So, they're saying make sure you buy a WAP (wireless access point, not the more, errr... Contemporary meaning) that has PoE. 

The devices you linked to would work great.  You'll need a WAP at the little house to share Ethernet over there. 

CyberEric
CyberEric SuperDork
11/18/24 4:23 p.m.

Thanks! by WAP, you mean like a router, correct? (And appreciated the joke).

Do you know a router that can handle being outside?

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