This was an absolutely epic and complicated wireless design for a lake front property in Idaho. My first trip to this property was a scouting mission to see exactly what I was working with and to come up with a game plan for ensuring that the entire property was bathed in strong WiFi and redundant Internet.
The second trip was the install – and it was definitely not without its challenges! Watch the video for full details!
Lake House Wireless Design document: PDF
Equipment used in this build:
UDM-SE: https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-unifi-os-consoles/products/dream-machine-se?a_aid=crosstalksolutions
US-Lite-8-POE: https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-switching/products/unifi-switch-lite-8-poe?a_aid=crosstalksolutions
U6-Mesh: https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-wireless/products/access-point-wifi-6-mesh?a_aid=crosstalksolutions
U6-LR: https://store.ui.com/collections/unifi-network-wireless/products/u6-lr-us?a_aid=crosstalksolutions
INS-3AF-I-G: https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-accessories/products/instant-802-3af-indoor-gigabit-poe-converter?a_aid=crosstalksolutions
NanoBeam 5AC: https://store.ui.com/collections/operator-airmax-devices/products/nanobeam-5ac-gen2?a_aid=crosstalksolutions
Starlink: https://starlink.com
CyberPower UPS: https://geni.us/1bPfkME
trueCABLE CAT6 Direct Burial: https://geni.us/sSe2
KENUCO 4U enclosure: https://amzn.to/3bYKbZf
IP65 Waterproof Junction Box: https://geni.us/91l2w
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Hello,
Looking at the first survey and total project costs, what would the lake house job cost? We notice that a lot of customers find good networking expensive. I’m wondering if this is the case too in your area.
Thanks in advance
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Good networking IS expensive! This job was unique since I didn’t actually charge labor – more of a friend hook-up. But – this same level of install with both trips and all of the design and setup would have likely been in the neighborhood of $12k or so. There would be much cheaper ways of accomplishing the same thing. That’s a lot of labor for ~$3k worth of equipment.