Trying to get some cameras setup in our barn so I can check on the heifers that are calving. There's no internet at the barn and it's about 300 yds away from the house. Seems like I would need a wireless bridge to get an internet signal at the barn.

Question is, will I be able to view the cameras on the same local network from the house? I only ask because all we have is shitty DSL (until Elon finally decides to shower his Starlink blessings upon us.) I'm worried that the blazing fast 0.2 mbps upload speeds won't be able to keep up with the cameras. But if they can be viewed within the local network at the house that would seem a lot better.

Thoughts?

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Posted by Korkstand

Member since Nov 2003

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Posted on 12/23/21 at 9:01 am to 03GeeTee

Does the barn have power? If so that will help a lot.

Do you need to record, or just live view?

Any way you go, I don't think there's a camera with wifi strong enough to go 300 yards reliably, especially not if there are walls in the way. So yes you will probably need a wireless bridge. What route you go here will depend on your budget and how serious you want to be about it.

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Posted by BabySam

Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 12/23/21 at 5:11 pm to 03GeeTee

I've been working on a similar project for a buddy's farm. We've upgraded the network at the house with Ubiquiti, expanded the network outdoors and are working towards further expansion. Went the route of general TP-Link POE switch to take Cat6 run from house to a shed, then jumping from shed to a pole with a Mesh Outdoor AP and Reolink PTX POE camera. We have good wifi coverage and he's talking about wanting another camera at his newly constructed pole barn so that there's video of one of the two roads/driveways that come into the property.

Reolink has been easy and user-friendly. Ubiquiti is more expensive but provides best cameras. We're prepping for a PtP so we can expand wifi/netowrk further into the pastures. If you're truly after a PtP bridge then the Ubiquiti 5 AC Loco is a cheap option ($50/ea) to handle that gape. I just installed a pair to get better connectivity from my home to my detached shed that I use as my everday office/workspace...it's been great

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Posted by shawnlsu

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 12/24/21 at 11:14 am to 03GeeTee

We can help with this if you want it professionally done.
www.belle-tech.com
unless you are actually in Oklahoma, then its gonna get pretty expensive