House → Coop
Getting Internet From Your House to a Chicken Coop
Predator cams, automatic doors, and a temperature alert so the flock survives a power outage.
A chicken coop doesn't need much internet, but what it does need is important: a camera watching for predators, an automatic door that opens at dawn and closes at dusk, and temperature monitoring so you get alerted when a heat lamp fails in January.
Coops are close to the house (usually under 150 ft), so the install is trivial. If your existing Wi-Fi gets close to the coop, a small outdoor AP on the coop side fed by a short PtP or buried ethernet drop covers everything.
Power is the biggest gotcha — most coops don't have it. Plan for PoE at the coop end so you can power a camera, the door controller, and a small network switch all from one ethernet run.
What you'll typically use it for
- Predator camera (day and IR night vision)
- Automatic coop door with schedule
- Temperature monitoring for heat lamps in winter
- Humidity alerts
- Waterer and feeder monitoring
What to think about
- Plan for no existing power — use PoE for everything
- Outdoor IP-rated camera mandatory — indoor cameras will die in a year
- The auto-door and heat lamp are often the life-critical pieces — test alerts quarterly
Best solutions for this scenario
Ranked by typical best-fit for this kind of building and distance.
- 1Point-to-Point Wireless BridgeA pair of directional radios, one on each building. The default answer for distances where running a cable is impractical.
- 2Mesh Wi-Fi ExtensionExtend an existing Wi-Fi network into a nearby building. Works if it's close enough. Often it isn't.
- 3Outdoor Wi-Fi Access PointWeatherproof access points for coverage outside a building — pastures, driveways, pool decks.
Gear commonly recommended here
Ubiquiti LiteBeam 5AC Gen2 (LBE-5AC-Gen2), 2-Pack w/ Surge Protectors
Cheapest legitimate UniFi PtP pair. Dish form factor, 23 dBi gain.
Entry-level airMAX dish radio. 23 dBi gain at a price below the NanoStation. Not as fast or as well-specced as the NanoBeam, but plenty for a home internet connection. This listing bundles 2 units and 2 Ubiquiti Ethernet Surge Protectors — the most cost-effective way to buy a complete UniFi PtP kit.
Best for: Budget UniFi install up to ~5 km with good line of sight.
- Cheapest UniFi-ecosystem PtP
- Surge protectors included
- Good gain for the price
- Older chipset than NanoBeam
- Single-chain radio
- Band
- 5 GHz
- Gain
- 23 dBi
- Range
- Up to 5 km
- PoE
- 24V passive (included)
TP-Link Omada EAP610-Outdoor Wi-Fi 6 AP
Weatherproof AP for outdoor barn / pasture Wi-Fi.
IP68-rated outdoor Wi-Fi 6 AP. Use this if you need coverage in and around the barn — paddock, riding ring, driveway. Omada controller (cloud or self-hosted) or standalone. Works fine alongside UniFi gear on the network, just managed separately.
Best for: Outdoor Wi-Fi coverage outside the destination building.
- IP68 outdoor rated
- Wi-Fi 6 AX1800
- PoE powered
- Managed separately from UniFi gear
- PoE injector usually separate
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (AX1800)
- PoE
- 802.3at
- Rating
- IP68
Ubiquiti U-POE-at PoE+ Injector
Cheaper gigabit version of the PoE+ injector.
Gigabit 802.3at PoE+ injector. Same 30 W output as the 2.5G version but limited to 1 Gbps. Fine for most Wi-Fi 6 APs at home.
Best for: Cheap PoE+ where you don't need 2.5G.
- Cheap
- Compact
- Standard 802.3at
- Gigabit only
- Standard
- 802.3at
- Power
- 30 W
- Data
- 1 GbE