My garage is 200ft ish from the house. The house is of wooden construction the garage is metal covered wooden construction.
I want wifi in the garage and would like to use my wifi that’s in the house.
I was thinking about burying a cat 6 cable and running it to the building buying a router to hook to it in the building and probably a wifi (something?) that would make sure I have good connection everywhere in the building.
What equipment should I use in the building to receive the cat 6 cable so that it works.
Is there a particular router I would need in the house to be able to send the signal?
Basically money’s not a big concern. Getting a good strong signal from the house into the building is.
The means is what I need help with.
I was thinking cat6 direct connection because in my understanding it would allow the best connection.
All options are definately welcome though
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If time is a critical factor you could opt for an Ethernet over Power (EoP) / home-plug solution. It is fairly stable and provides decent speeds. The limitation is that the power must be supplied to these devices on the same circuit or phase for them to be able to talk to each other. Ethernet over power devices are relatively inexpensive so are worth a consideration. Also they are easy to setup. For a first timer maybe half an hour, for someone that has done it before 5 minutes. If you can find a retailer that will refund your money if they don’t meet your expectations would make them win win.
I wouldn’t consider a wireless solution for security purposes as there are too many chances of an interrupted connection, especially over 200 feet. I’m not sure there are many consumer grade options that would be beneficial.
Deciding between cat 5e and cat 6 shouldn’t be too much of an issue if you can find a good supplier. The cost difference for 200 feet between cat 5e and cat 6 is literally only a couple of dollars. Although I’m sure you won’t be running security cameras (I’m assuming this is part of your security setup) at high resolution cat 6 does have speed advantages. It might be beneficial also depending on how many cameras you wish to install.
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