I need my internet to go about 500 feet. How do I do it?

[Coastalcool]

I have internet and access in my office but I need to get it to the parking lot and shop area. Is there some way to transmit the signal rather than have to internet hookups?
And where does the hookup have to come from?

 

[mcnumpty23]

could use wireless repeaters

but you really need to give more details

how many people going to use it

what obstructions etc

is your internet fast enough to share

does your isp allow you to share it?

 

[Entomber]

You could use long ethernet cables, then connect wireless access points to the places where you want the wireless access to extend to.

 

[USAFRet]

You could use long ethernet cables, then connect wireless access points to the places where you want the wireless access to extend to.

Cat5e is limited to 100 meters.

 

[APassingMe]

300ft == ~100m so you're about 50% over the max distance of a single cat 5 cable however you can put a switch in the middle and use two 250 ft cables or one 300ft cable and one 200 ft cable and it will work just fine. If this needs to be a low cost option and you are not going to use it much, you could also just run it a 500ft ethernet cable, it will often work even though it is over spec however some network cards won't like it.

If money isn't an option you can always go for fiber, just make sure to protect it from the elements and possible breakage.

If this is an small business solution and you don't have much money to spend and using ethernet with a switch isn't an option due the layout then you can go with a point to point wireless system. Don't use your residential routers for this.... however you can get a cheap solution from ubiquity or you could pay more for another similar high end point to point wireless brand. Personally I like the Airmax 5ghz AC model, I have the N version of this unit and it works nicely. Either pay an experienced 3rd party to select and install your selected system or put a lot of research in before purchasing, the 2.4ghz and 5ghz point to point systems have a few quirks you should know before installing to minimize issues from interference.

 

[USAFRet]

300ft == ~100m so you're about 50% over the max distance of a single cat 5 cable however you can put a switch in the middle and use two 250 ft cables or one 300ft cable and one 200 ft cable and it will work just fine.

And then you have to provide power out to that switch in the middle.

 

[mbarnes86]

There are a number of companies selling repeaters which can connect two 100m cat 5 cables

Typically they need power over Ethernet to run the repeater which requires a Poe switch at one end
The ones I googled were 10/100 mb/s not 1000 MB/s

https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=ethernet+cable+signal+booster

Regards

Mike Barnes

 

[APassingMe]

300ft == ~100m so you're about 50% over the max distance of a single cat 5 cable however you can put a switch in the middle and use two 250 ft cables or one 300ft cable and one 200 ft cable and it will work just fine.

And then you have to provide power out to that switch in the middle.

Yes you will need power there, you can also safely assume that all of the other options will need power at the end-points, however the switch will also need power wherever you place it unless you use a poe switch... which most people can't afford.

 

[APassingMe]

There are a number of companies selling repeaters which can connect two 100m cat 5 cables

Typically they need power over Ethernet to run the repeater which requires a Poe switch at one end
The ones I googled were 10/100 mb/s not 1000 MB/s

Regards

Mike Barnes

Just a quick heads up, repeater normally means a 2 port poe switch, not all repeaters are going to be poe by default though. Technically there should be little to no difference between using a normal switch and a repeater provided both are rated at the same speeds and built to the same quality standards.

Also though I wasn't previously aware of them, it looks like Ethernet extenders/boosters are also being marketed. In this case you use two high powered receivers/transmitters on each end of the Ethernet cable to boost the maximum distance of the transmission.