Wireless network for remote location

Cost might be a little high, but you could get a Microwave Tower.  That would be wireless.

You might want install some network equiptment at the site, and have fiber run to you location.

Well gmwalden, i didnt get your point could you be mre in details.
I need to know the wireless equipment too.

He means either setup a High Gain ant. Or you could run a underground Fiber, Coax Cable to the remote site. Then setup a wirless access point for your cameras to relay to your Primary Location.

Exactly, thanks Comply

well i dont want to implement a Fibre or coax backbone at remote site, well about high gain antennas and access point can anyone recommend me good brands.

Is this something like what you are looking for?
http://www.industrialethernet.com/aw900x.html

That is his best solution for the money gmwalden. The cost for coax that long would be $400.00 plus labor.

They use this type setup for homes in the country that can't get Broadband DSL\Cable. Speed is OK and performs pretty good even in the rain.

Forgot they had a retail site for this stuff.

I would guess at you are looking for a cheap and reliable solution for this one.

There are a lot of high gain antennas available on the internet for this sort of application. In order to cover the 500m reliable, outdoors in any weather yo are going to be looking at a high gain directional antenna at each end.

The directional antennas wil ensure that all the power is being directed where you want it, opposed to going everywhere. The gain just helps it on its way a bit.

I have just google searched 'high gain wlan directional antennas' and have come up with quite a few websites. try some of the following.

http://www.wirelessnetworkproducts.com/
http://www.amateur-radio-antenna.com/Richtantennen/wlan_antenna.htm

if you are feeling really adventurous you may want to try and build your own, I can reccomend several books or websites which would help you.

The truth is, for this sort of project you can buy a bespoke product for the price of a small car which works okay is easy to set up etc. Or for a bit of work you can design your own solution for a fraction of the cost and learn 10 times as much doing it.

Good luck, please pop back and ask if you want more information.

Sorry I forgot to answer your question about the IP camera. I would again suggest you gogle it. See what camers are available on the net. Try and find reviews for them and as much nformation as you can on the cameras. Weatherproof enclosures are easy to come by, and a damn site cheaper than buying an IP camera which s already waterproofed.

I cant give you to much info on the camera side of things as I have very little experience with them I am afraid.

Also I have just found this website here which sells wireles antennas.

http://www.wifi-antennas.co.uk/index.php?target=categories&category_id=209

 I am sure you wil agree th cost is somewhat more desireable than ome of the alternatives. I would sugest buying the highest gain you can afford in a good directional antenna. Then looking around for some good coax with low loss at the frequences in question (2.4Ghz)

Then before you know it you will have wireless networking over to your other site. (Dont forget you will need 2 antennas, a wireless bridge such as a linksys WET54G and your IP camera).

2 antennas + feeder £200
wireless bridge £50
IP Camera £100???

enjoying a wireless link to your remote site, Priceless.

Hi Wally, really appreciated, but now i am sorry to say that my co. wants a cheaper solution, u know i was just thinkin about a dial up connection because on both the sides there are telephones, but i havent tried ever how dial up wil work with remote access, actually i am thinking of this setup -
To connect both the connection through dial up modem by dialing the number and than after dialing the number i can ping that system hopefully and than make a remote desktop connection and check the camera throught the camera window, is that right, but i will try this. Is there any other network connectivity which can help me in making this easier and cheap.
well what about GSM internet connections where i can get connect on internet and from there i can configure the camera with an ip and c it on internet, any solutions like this or any new idea which can make my task easy.
Thankx all
Taher

Taher,

Okay, I can see the companies logic in that they want a cheap solution. but..... there's always a but, I find that at work all the time.

On the other hand you have to consider the useability of the system afterwards. A dial up connection would only support a 56k connection which would not be enough to sensibly run a camera over. The image you would get would be slow to non exisant. and of course you still have the infrastructure and support costs. I would certainly disuade you from doing this.

You could well consider running the internet from both locations and networking the camera back that way this would be easier to achieve, but again I am sure you have tried at times to have a video conference across the internet and found it to be painfully slow. Then of course there are the costs of the upkeep, and the general hardware costs would still apply, adsl modem and IP camera etc. Also any faults with the internet at either end and you have lost the facility.

I would reccomend still having a wireless network link over to the remote site, or wired if it could be arranged. Why not talk to whoever is financing it, of course they would be able to get rid of the phone line at the remote end and put in a VOIP phone at that end. This would onviously then remove the need for you to have the line rental for that location thats saved £10 a month, then you dont have the internet costs, thats saved £10 a month, the system would be superfast, and as reliable as your tech support is. and within a year it will have paid for itself, not to mention you will soon start finding new things you can do with the link.

Please can you give me some more information on what the 2 sites are, what runs at each end, what data services are currently supported each end, an approxamate distance, if you can run cables between them. What data services will be required to pass, the security of the link required, stability and reliability, how often and for how long it will be used.

I know I am asking a lot, but obviously the more I know the better the advice I can offer will be.

Lastly appologies for the delay in my reply I have been away with work for the last few days.

Hope I can work with you to get this link going!!
Rich.

Hi Rich,
i really appreciate your deep concern, well now i will tell u the scenario actually a Service manager at the Head Branch wants to monitor the Labors of his polishing department which is on the remote site, well to be honest its just a Camera threat for the labors who are working over there, he might watch once in a blue moon, he just needs a camera to see the labors doint their job, he is not going to monitor the whole day, say once in a week for 2 minutes, so he doesnt wants a cheap solution but reliable so that we dont want him to eat IT brains now n than, hope u got my point. Distance as i mentioned before is approx 500 meters, LOS is clear.
I think this much info is ok with you.
Thanks
Taher

If this is inside the location, Your best and most reliable is a High Gain Relay system and a IP camera.

You will have less headaches, The user can just point and click.

That was it wally2k7, If there is just one light pole in the middle somewhere you can use that as the repeater. It has to have a power source so the light pole or roof top install.

This is the cheapest, Reliable way to run the system.

I just installed one like this for around $700.00 + Labor. It works perfect even in the rain. Easy to maintain. It can be upgraded or expaned on too. You will even have access to the camera with a laptop around the property.

Youch!!,

$700 thats a lot of dosh!!, I reckon you could do a high gain antenna system for less than that surely?? Yowsa, I'm in the wrong business, lol.
 
What sort of range do you achieve with the repeaters comply??

Cheers,
Rich.