Outbuilding Internet
Get real internet to your barn, shed, shop, or ADU.
Independent, practical buying and install guides for extending your home internet to outbuildings — point-to-point wireless, MoCA, powerline, buried ethernet, and outdoor Wi-Fi. No fluff, just what actually works.
Whatever the destination — barn, shop, ADU, field — we start with what you're actually trying to do.
Specific product picks with tradeoffs. Plus how to actually mount, aim, and configure it.
We call out when the cheap option is fine — and when it will waste your weekend.
Common scenarios
Start with where you're trying to get internet.
Getting Internet From Your House to Your Barn
Security cameras, smart feeders, streaming in the tack room — here's how to get real internet into a barn.
Getting Internet From Your House to Your Shop
CNC control, network-licensed software, shop cameras, and a Bluetooth speaker that actually works.
Getting Internet From Your House to Your ADU
Accessory dwelling units need real, reliable internet — not a flaky Wi-Fi extender. Do it right.
Getting Internet From Your House to Your Shed
She-shed, man-cave, backyard office — get Wi-Fi out there without burying a cable.
Getting Internet From Your House to Your Detached Garage
EV charger data, garage cameras, and a network drop for the guy working on the car.
Getting Internet From Your House to an Outbuilding
The catch-all — workshops, sheds, pump houses, anything that isn't the main house.
Getting Internet From Your House to Another Building
Decision framework for connecting any two buildings — indoors, outdoors, same property or across a road.
Getting Internet Across Your Farm
Whole-farm networking — barns, arenas, pastures, pole barns. Hub-and-spoke point-to-multipoint + outdoor APs.
Getting Internet to Your Field
Pump controls, irrigation, gate openers, livestock cameras — Wi-Fi and network where there's no building.
Or pick a solution
Already know what technology you want? Jump straight to the gear.
Point-to-Point Wireless Bridge
A pair of directional radios, one on each building. The default answer for distances where running a cable is impractical.
MoCA Over Existing Coax
If a coax cable already runs between the two buildings, a pair of MoCA adapters gives you gigabit+ ethernet over it.
Powerline Adapters
Carry ethernet over the electrical wiring. Cheap and easy, but only works reliably when both ends are on the same panel.
Direct-Burial Ethernet
Run outdoor-rated Cat6 in conduit. Simple, rock solid, limited to 328 ft (100 m) without a switch.
Direct-Burial Fiber
For long runs (over 300 ft) and future-proofing. More work to terminate, but no distance limit to speak of.
Mesh Wi-Fi Extension
Extend an existing Wi-Fi network into a nearby building. Works if it's close enough. Often it isn't.
Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Point
Weatherproof access points for coverage outside a building — pastures, driveways, pool decks.
Cellular / LTE Gateway
When nothing else will reach, bring its own connection. Great for very remote cabins or as failover.
Latest guides
How to Use an Existing Coax Cable to Get Internet to an Outbuilding (MoCA Guide)
Turn the coax cable already running to your barn, shed, or ADU into a 2.5 Gbps ethernet link with MoCA. Gear picks, install, and troubleshooting.
How to Get Internet From Your House to Your Barn (Point-to-Point Guide)
Step-by-step guide to bridging internet from your house to a barn using point-to-point wireless. UniFi-first gear picks, install, aiming, and Wi-Fi for the barn.