Extending Signal Outdoor to gate.

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clrv1 wrote:

with my Orbi system I am limited to what I can tie into it.

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I disagree.  Orbi systems create a seamless roaming mesh only with compatible Orbi satellites. They are compatible with any brand of equipment that has an Ethernet interface or any brand of WiFi Extender.  The only restriction is that devices will not roam seamlessly between the Orbi network and those networks.  A device that remains in a fixed location is not affected by this limitation.

 

As indicated in message number 1, the best solution is to install fiber optic cable from the house to the gate. This solution may be impractical and costly.

 

The next best solution is to bridge the distance with a wireless point-to-point bridge. There are products from major manufacturers, such as TP-Link, Ubiquiti, EnGenius, and TRENDnet.   Amazon also features products from less well-known companies.  They are rated in terms of miles/kilometers, so a distance of 800 feet should not be a problem.  The signal may even be strong enough to avoid the need to mount one end outside of the house, thus avoiding penetrating the outside wall.

 

The trees mentioned in message 1 are definitely a consideration.  I would want to purchase from a vendor with a generous return policy, such as Amazon.

 

Atempting to "hop" from one access point to another is a way to avoid the trees, but brings up the issues of:

• Providing power to those units, and
• Mounting those units.

Even if that is the best way to avoid the trees, a couple of point-to-point bridge bridge units would be better than ordinary  WiFi access points which have omnidirectional antenna patterns.

 

I would start by reading product reviews on Amazon to get a general sense of what customers have done with those products.