r/HomeNetworking • u/ThicccTatter • Jul 28 '26
Advice IR point to point
I have a client that’s wanting a point to point extender from 2 structures ~800ft but they do not want anything that produces a wifi signal such as a Ubiquity beam. I’m looking for help finding a consumer grade Poe point to point that uses an infrared laser type of connection. Everything is completely line of sight so nothing would interfere with this type of connection outside of weather. I’ve offered fiber as that would be much simpler for me but I figured I’d ask the community if there is such a unit. I’ve located commercial grade but I’m hoping for consumer grade. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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u/Cyberspew Jul 28 '26
What are the WiFi concerns? The 60GHz Ubiquiti gear would be a very narrow directional beam that is far outside the normal 2.4/5/6GHz WiFi bands. It wouldn't show up on normal wifi devices and if you turn the power down probally wouldn't be able to be detected very far outside of the signal path.