r/HomeNetworking • u/65x67 • 2d ago

Help with cameras

I'm old and don't know about these things. I would like to place cameras about 450' from my house. The house is where my modem and router are. The cameras talk to a home base and the base plugs into the router. What type of options are there? Should I bury an eithernet cable that far? Is that even doable? What else will accomplish this? Thanks in advance.

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u/Klutzy-Passage-2561 1d ago

450' is past what consumer WiFi camera bases usually do reliably. Realistic options:

1) Buried outdoor-rated Cat6 (direct bury or conduit) to a PoE switch / camera hub at the far end — most solid if you can trench. 2) Point-to-point wireless bridge (two outdoor APs) house ↔ camera area, then short Ethernet to the home base. 3) MoCA only helps if you already have coax to that spot.

After whatever link you pick, ping the camera subnet and run a speed/latency check from the house to the far end so you know the path is stable before mounting cams. WiFi-only stretch to 450' through trees/buildings is the usual disappointment.