The different methods you can use to link networks in two different buildings on the same property to each other Dedicated wire: Cat5 Ethernet, fibre-optic Wireless: Dedicated Wi-Fi link or Wi-Fi client bridge in outbuilding connected to Wi-Fi segment Existing wire: HomePlug AV500 or HomePlug AV2 over inter-building AC wiring

1. Twisted-pair Ethernet copper wire (up to 82 feet / 24.994 metres
for Gigabit operation)
Multi-mode Fibre-optic cable (up to 1 km / 1093.61 yards for
Gigabit operation)
Overhead or underground installation
- use a lightning conductor for overhead copper wiring, use conduit
for all underground wiring
Switch,
router or
optical
network
terminal
Switch,
router or
optical
network
terminal
Dedicated wiring
Wireless
Access Point
Dedicated
Base Station
Wireless
Client
Bridge
Dedicated
Base Station
Wireless link
300 feet / 92m line-of-sight range (802.11n 2.4GHz
outdoors)
Dedicated wireless link is not used by portable Wi-Fi
devices whereas a Wi-Fi link that is part of the network
can be used by portable Wi-Fi devices
Each building's base station or access point / client bridge
must use a proper high-gain outdoor antenna (aerial)
installed outdoors
HomePlug
AV500 or
AV2 adaptor
HomePlug
AV500 or
AV2 adaptor
HomePlug
AV500 or
AV2 adaptor
HomePlug
AV500 or
AV2 adaptor
Existing AC wiring
HomePlug AV500 or AV2 link
200 metres / 656 feet for reliable operation between
buildings. Be aware that HomePlug AV2 provides
increased robustness for inter-building links as well as
allowing for close-to-Gigabit operation.
HomePlug AV500 and AV2 links without repeater-capable
adaptors can be effectively repeated by creating a new
HomePlug segment within the building and linking to the
segment that provides the connection between buildings
by Ethernet cable.
Multi-Building Home Network Connections
Main
House
Garage or
other out-
building