I have a surveillance receiver that is 750' +/- from my house. What is my best option to connect to the receiver? It only has an Ethernet port for networking. My research has pointed me to fiber optic, but I have never messed with that. If that is the only option, then please walk me through what equipment I will need. Thanks in advance. Jim
need help selecting long distance cable option
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If you have power on both ends it is just a matter of buying a small switch or media converter on both ends and a piece of fiber.
You are very close on the limit for what is called om1 cable. If you are using 100m it doesn't matter but 1g will be at the limit at 750ft. You need to use om2 multimode cable. This is more commonly called 50 micron fiber.
Normally you would run raw fiber and terminate the ends but it requires special tools to put the ends on...actually to cut and polish the fiber the ends just snap on.
I would buy a premade patch cable and very carefully pull it though conduit. It will pull very easy if you use large enough conduit so the ends do not snag.
I would guess a couple hundred dollars for the converters and the fiber. The real costs though will be the conduit if you have to pay someone to bury it for you.
You are very close on the limit for what is called om1 cable. If you are using 100m it doesn't matter but 1g will be at the limit at 750ft. You need to use om2 multimode cable. This is more commonly called 50 micron fiber.
Normally you would run raw fiber and terminate the ends but it requires special tools to put the ends on...actually to cut and polish the fiber the ends just snap on.
I would buy a premade patch cable and very carefully pull it though conduit. It will pull very easy if you use large enough conduit so the ends do not snag.
I would guess a couple hundred dollars for the converters and the fiber. The real costs though will be the conduit if you have to pay someone to bury it for you.
I have cameras connected to the "receiver" and want to connect the receiver to my computer at home via network. Yes I have power at both ends and yes it is a straight line of sight, no trees or buildings, just the wall in the office and the wall in the house.
I am having a problem finding premade at that length. Any suggestions? I have ran plenty of electrical through conduit and I can bury myself with farm trencher. I am not familiar with the term "terminate" each end. More clarification please and thanks.
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They generally won't be premade they are sold as custom length but pretty much the cable costs so much a foot and they will put end on the cable you request...generally LC but could be SC. It just has to match the switch equipment you buy.
Terminate just means to put the ends on. Used to be you needed what was called a fusion splicer that actually melted the glass or epoxy type of adhesives. Now pretty much you can install the ends with your hands and no tools. The part that is still extremely difficult is to get the fiber cut exactly parallel and perfectly smooth. If you were to try to cut it with a wirecutter it will just shatter the end of the fiber.
Terminate just means to put the ends on. Used to be you needed what was called a fusion splicer that actually melted the glass or epoxy type of adhesives. Now pretty much you can install the ends with your hands and no tools. The part that is still extremely difficult is to get the fiber cut exactly parallel and perfectly smooth. If you were to try to cut it with a wirecutter it will just shatter the end of the fiber.
Well, that just looks "engenius"
This looks like something I might consider. Now, Start me from my modem, do I go to this or a router? Then where? I never really enjoyed networking, so please remember to talk sloooow. Thanks a lot.You are best thinking these as a cable with wireless in the middle that is transparent. They can run in a couple of modes but you want a simple bridge. You need clear line of sight. They work pretty well. You will likely get close to 100m of bandwidth. You can look at ubiquiti also if you want to see some other options but they are pretty much the same.
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The Engenius could connect directly to the camera. The other unit (I'll call it the "home" unit) would connect to a network switch or your router (as a switch). Since the Engenius units are very directional if you have to link in multiple directions, you would have to have multiple pairs.
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