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Networking“The Wi-Fi doesn’t reach the shed.”

Hills properties are hard on networks. The router sits in the house, the office is in the shed, the cellar door is 200 metres down the hill, and the connection is fixed wireless that drops out in a storm.

I design and set up networks for properties like that: Wi-Fi where you work, links between buildings, and a connection that keeps going when one service doesn’t.

I’ve done the same kind of work much further out, too: radio and internet for mining and remote outback sites, powered by solar and batteries.

Two white panel antennas on a guyed mast above a site building

What I do

Wi-Fi across the whole property

Access points where the signal is needed, on one network you join once: the house, the shed, the office and the verandah, not just the room the router is in.

Links between buildings

A point-to-point wireless link joins buildings hundreds of metres apart without trenching cable. For shorter runs, proper outdoor cable.

NBN, fixed wireless, satellite and Starlink

Working out what’s actually available at your address and what suits how you use it.

A backup connection that takes over by itself

When the main service drops out, a second one (mobile or Starlink) takes over automatically, so the card machine and the phones keep working.

Backup power for the network

A battery on the network gear, so a short power cut doesn’t take everything down with it.

A firewall, and guest Wi-Fi kept separate

Customers and visitors get Wi-Fi that can’t see your computers, cameras or point-of-sale.

Safe remote access

Reaching the office files or the cameras from home without leaving a door open to the internet.

Tidy cabling

Labelled cables, a cabinet you can find things in, and a diagram of what goes where.

How a job usually runs

  1. A free chat about where the signal drops out and what needs to work.

  2. A site visit: walking the property, checking the connection, and measuring where the signal reaches.

  3. A written plan and quote: the equipment, where it goes, and what it fixes.

  4. Installation, testing at every building, and a diagram of the network for your records.

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Questions people ask

Can you link a shed that’s a long way from the house?

Usually, yes. A point-to-point wireless link needs a clear line of sight between the two buildings and can cover hundreds of metres. I’ll check the line of sight on the site visit.

Is Starlink worth it up here?

For some properties it’s the main connection; for others it makes a good backup. It depends on what’s available at your address and what you need it for.

Will the card machine keep working in an outage?

It can. With a backup connection and battery backup on the network gear, the card machine and phones keep working through most outages. A long power cut is different, and I’ll tell you what it would still take down.

Do you supply the equipment?

The quote lists every item, so you know exactly what’s going in.

Tell me what’s going on

A free chat about the problem, then a written quote before any work starts.

Get in touch or email hello@leahyandco.com.au