Remote PTZ camera

[oldvetteguy]

Hi. New member. First post.
I would like to place a surveillance camera on a building that is approximately 800' away from my recorder. I have tried CAT 5 cable and that works well except that about once a year we have a lightning storm that takes out the camera or the recorder card in my computer. There is a dense growth of trees between the two locations, so there is no straight line clear visibility path between the two locations.
I do have a Dakota Alert wireless security system that operates on 151.820 Mhz that works quite well between the two locations, but that is simply an alert signal from a motion sensor.

Looking for suggestions on how to operate a PTZ security camera between these two locations without a wired connection. There is AC power on both ends.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Flintstone61]

The guys here pointed me to a couple of Ubiquiti products. In my case i bought these:
Ubiquiti LocoM2 2-PACK PRE-CONFIGURED Nanostation Loco M2 AirMax CPE 2.4GHz
I have about 400 feet between the main Condo and the remote garage. I have 1 tree branch partially in the line, and able to get a 2 camera feed off of an Amcrest DVR - (AMDV8M8-H5). 1 cam is 2MP and the other is 8MP.
It's really no comparison to your distance, and obstructions but I think some other guys have used more powerful versions of this tech with good results. Hopefully somebody chimes in shortly.

 

[Mike A.]

You said you're tried Cat5 so you must have some way to get cable there. Try a fiber run instead?

Won't save the cam from a lightning strike where it's in the path but nothing in between will, even wireless.

 

[Old Timer]

I would run fiber.
It isolates you totally between the two buildings.

Ubiquity would work also, but probably more expensive.
I have a multi point ubiquity setup with one leg over 10 miles.

 

[Flintstone61]

I like the idea of Fiber. But thinking about lightning, I wonder if there are some other isolation techniques out there that would save the equipment from getting smoked.

 

[oldvetteguy]

Thanks for the replies.
From what I have read Ubiquiti requires line of sight which would, in my case, would require cutting a lot of trees.
Running a fiber line would be very difficult because of the trees (roots) and terrain, very steep hills and a creek crossing. I cut the trenches myself for the old CAT 5 cables about 20 years ago and It was a real task then when I was younger. Don't think I could handle it now, and hiring it out would be costly.
I was hoping for a point to point wireless solution, something like my drone, only perhaps a little less costly.

 

[Kevin_Essiambre]

I know line of sight is better for the wireless link, but I'm gonna throw in my 2 cents...

I just installed a pair of ubiquiti nanobeam 5AC gen2 radios the other day at a construction site. The radios had enough power to go through about 60' of wood and metal building, total link length was about 400'. Signal strength was great (like, -64db).

I'd be willing to try the wireless link, if there's not an entire forest in the way. Several trees, it would be worth a shot.

 

[oldvetteguy]

Tony:
Thanks for your reply. I am ignorant when it comes to this wireless stuff, but from what I have found the Ubiquiti Gen2 may be a solution.
Did your installation us PTZ camera(s)? What other equipment was used in your installation?
Thanks,
Charles