Is it possible to use a Satellite Dish to extend my WiFi range?

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Ferrariassassin

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I want to extend my WiFi down the road so i can use my WiFi from my house at work and its like just 10 houses down the road so not far at all. I have a almost brand new Satellite Dish and i was wondering if i can use it to somehow extend my WiFi to where i can reach it at my business. Is this possible? Also does a Satellite need a power source like a wall adapter or something?
 
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Although people claim to be able to build their own directional bridges they seldom come close to a professional equipment. Used to be it was really expensive but now you can get a pair of directional bridges for about $100 so it is not worth the effort. The cost of either water proofing equipment or buying quality microwave antenna cable tends to wash out any savings.

In any case the design is the same. You will likely need a outside antenna on both ends. The signal must have a clear path. You can not send it though houses both because the house absorbs it and there are likely interfering wifi signals. If you are lucky and there are few trees you can likely mount a unit on the roof of each house.

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Alabalcho

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I don't think that a dish will help - your laptop at the other side might be able to pick the signal, but won't be able to reply back. And I will leave aside the fact that WiFi frequencies are way off the frequency at which the Dish operates.

There are specialized WiFi bridges for projects like yours.
 
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bill001g

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Although people claim to be able to build their own directional bridges they seldom come close to a professional equipment. Used to be it was really expensive but now you can get a pair of directional bridges for about $100 so it is not worth the effort. The cost of either water proofing equipment or buying quality microwave antenna cable tends to wash out any savings.

In any case the design is the same. You will likely need a outside antenna on both ends. The signal must have a clear path. You can not send it though houses both because the house absorbs it and there are likely interfering wifi signals. If you are lucky and there are few trees you can likely mount a unit on the roof of each house.

Engenius and ubiquiti sell many models but something like a pair of nano station loco m2 would likely work.
 
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bill001g

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Outdoor directional bridge equipment can go many miles BUT what is much more important is that you have clear line of sight between the buildings. The signals are extremely weak but because they are concentrated into a narrow beam they go quite a distance. The problem is if something is in the path of the beam...even trees...to much signal is lost and it can not be received on the far end.
 
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