Point to point wireless bridge?

I'm looking into extending internet access from one building to another using something from Ubiquiti:

https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-airmax-devices

Distance is about a mile over mostly open fields with a few trees. We can get clear line of sight around/between the trees if we are careful about where we place the antennas.

Has anyone on here set up something like that? If so, any lessons learned you could share?

 

ubiquiti is the way to go. get a directional p2p setup

 

Ubiquiti is the way to go, I have several of the older nano stations running at my work. The longest distance was about a 1/4 mile.
They're great.

 

I have several links deployed using Ubiquiti gear. Nanobeam 5AC Gen2 is my go to unless I need gig speeds. I have a couple of their 60ghz radios deployed for the faster speeds but they have their own challenges that aren’t an issue with the 5ghz stuff.

 

I agree with all here on Ubiquiti p2p products. You mentioned line of sight between trees - just be careful of the Fresnel zone or you'll diminish your throughput.

 

I've had decent luck with TP-Link, although it was a much shorter run than 1 mile. Lots of trees, which reduces throughput when leaves are around, but it's just an outbuilding on our property so I don't need much. Beats the heck out of trying to get a wire out there.

EDIT: oops zombie thread, sorry.

 

The word Ubiquiti makes me cringe but it is a cheap solution that works.

For the mile long shots, you need to ensure that you have line of sight. Avoid going through trees, buildings etc. There is something called the fresnel zone from the RF ballooning out. You want to make sure that objects do not intrude upon the fresnel zone too much. 40% is really the worst you want to an object to intrude upon the fresnel zone. The longer the distance, the larger the fresnel zone is.

Also, remember that WiFi is a half duplex medium so your throughput will be lower than what most people expect. Radios using the 60GHz spectrum will have better performance and will avoid standard WiFi interference. However, they are more susceptible to rain, fog, snow, etc. You likely wont get a 1 mile long shot with 60GHz radio.


I just saw how old this post was. Sorry for the late response and I hope you found a solution that works for you!

 

Unexpectedly prompt Starlink availability took care of this problem for us. Thanks for the info anyway!