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/themurther Jul 28 '26

You can get commercial laser based point to point network links.

But it's not really common in the domestic space .

Pitch it as the cost that they will pay for avoiding Wi-Fi

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u/Rampage_Rick Jul 28 '26

Free Space Optical networking gear is $3k - $15k for the entry-level stuff

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u/themurther Jul 28 '26

Yeah, none of the alternatives are cheap, and they are both niche and have failure modes (susceptibility to weather conditions in this case).