Haldimand & Norfolk
Point-to-Point Wireless Links
A point-to-point link is an invisible ethernet cable. Two radios, line of sight, and a building four hundred metres away gets the same connection as the house.
This is the piece of equipment that solves the problem most rural properties actually have, and almost nobody knows it exists. It is not a WiFi extender and it does not behave like one — a properly aimed pair will carry full throughput over distances an extender cannot cross at all.
The requirement is line of sight between the two points. Where that exists, a link is faster, cheaper and far less disruptive than trenching cable across a yard. Where it does not, we will tell you, because a link through a stand of trees is a link that works in winter and fails in June.
What the job includes
- Line-of-sight assessment between the two points
- Radios mounted, aimed and locked down properly
- Power over ethernet run to both ends
- Throughput tested and documented at handover
- No trenching required
Prices for this work are on the pricing page.
Common questions
What is a wireless bridge?
A pair of radios that link two buildings over the air, behaving like a buried ethernet cable between them. One sits at the building with the internet connection, the other at the building that needs it, and they are aimed at each other. Everything at the far end — cameras, WiFi access points, computers — then works as though it were wired back to the main building.
How far will it reach?
Further than most people expect. With clear line of sight, a link across a farmyard or between properties a kilometre apart is routine. The limit is obstruction rather than distance — trees, buildings and terrain matter far more than the number of metres.
Is this better than running a cable?
Usually, on a rural property. Buried cable is the more robust answer in principle, but trenching across a working yard is expensive and disruptive, and the trench has to avoid everything already buried. A link goes up in a day and can be moved later.
Will trees block it?
Yes, and this is the thing to get right at survey rather than discover in spring. A link aimed through bare branches in February can degrade badly once the canopy fills in. We assess for the worst case, not the day we happen to be standing there.
Where we do this work
Across Haldimand County and Norfolk County.
Related services
- Security Camera InstallationMost camera problems in this region are not camera problems. The camera is fine; it is four hundred feet from the nearest access point, on a property where the internet stops at the house.
- CCTV InstallationA commercial CCTV system has a different job from a residential one. It has to produce footage that is actually usable weeks later, by somebody who was not there.
- Cell Signal Booster InstallationA booster does not create signal. It takes whatever is reaching your roof and makes it usable inside — which is why where the outside antenna goes matters more than which kit you buy.
- WiFi InstallationFibre arriving at your house does not put WiFi in your shop. Those are two different problems, and the second one is the one nobody solves for you.
Tell us what needs covering
Tell us the property and what you want covered, and we will tell you what it takes.