I just installed a wireless bridge for a link to another building. The distance was about 3/4 of a mile. The results were excellent! I had no knowledge of how to do this other than using repeaters to pick up internet from a house or two away. This time I needed to reach a building that was a few blocks away.
I used google maps to see if there was a straight shot between the locations. Then I went up on the roofs but could not see all the way to the other end from either direction. There was nothing visible in the way. It was a narrow shot as some pine trees surrounded my house but there was a gap in just the right direction.
I bought a model that has lots of LED's on the side to be able to troubleshoot any issues. I installed the "A" unit on the roof of my house. Then the "B" unit (You can change A to B with a switch) was installed on the building. I was amazed at the results the signal level was 100%! But there was no internet at the receiving end. The issue turned out to be that I had two internet cables at my house with a union in the middle and lost a connection somewhere. Switching to 100 foot exterior grade cables at both ends resolved that issue.
Here is the ad for the bridge on eBay:
This is the receiving unit. I made a PVC rooftop mounting bracket to hold it on the peak of a roof.
This is the transmitting unit on the roof of my house.
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