House → Studio
Getting Internet From Your House to a Studio
Art, music, or recording — enough throughput for cloud backups and collab sessions.
A home studio — art, music, recording, photography — usually needs more upstream than most outbuildings. Uploading a 40 GB photo shoot to client review, pushing a session stem pack to Dropbox, or live-streaming a mix to a collaborator all want real bandwidth in both directions.
For most studios, a buried ethernet run is the right call. It's fast, reliable, and when you're working on deadline the last thing you want is a flaky wireless link cutting out during an export.
If trenching isn't practical, a UniFi NanoStation pair delivers ~300–450 Mbps both directions, which is plenty for most studio work. Add a wired drop to the workstation itself — don't trust Wi-Fi for the session files.
What you'll typically use it for
- Art / photo studio with large file uploads
- Music / recording studio with cloud session backup
- Podcast or video production
- Live streaming or collab sessions
What to think about
- Prioritize upstream bandwidth — studio work is upload-heavy
- Hardwire the workstation, even if you put an AP in the studio for mobile devices
- Large monitors and audio gear are RF-noisy — wired is more reliable
- Add a UPS so you don't lose a session to a 3-second power flicker
Best solutions for this scenario
Ranked by typical best-fit for this kind of building and distance.
- 1Direct-Burial EthernetRun outdoor-rated Cat6 in conduit. Simple, rock solid, limited to 328 ft (100 m) without a switch.
- 2Point-to-Point Wireless BridgeA pair of directional radios, one on each building. The default answer for distances where running a cable is impractical.
- 3MoCA Over Existing CoaxIf a coax cable already runs between the two buildings, a pair of MoCA adapters gives you gigabit+ ethernet over it.
Gear commonly recommended here
trueCABLE Cat6 Direct-Burial Bulk Ethernet, Gel-Filled, 500 ft
UV-resistant, gel-filled ethernet for outdoor runs and underground conduit.
Use outdoor-rated cable for anything that leaves the house — even if it's only running up the wall to a radio on the eaves. Gel-filled / direct-burial rating is required for unprotected underground runs. 500 ft spool is the right size for most home installs.
Best for: Any cable run exposed to sun, weather, or underground conduit.
- UV + moisture resistant
- Gel-filled for direct burial
- 23 AWG solid copper
- PoE++ rated
- Stiffer than indoor cable
- Terminations take practice
- Rating
- Cat6 Direct Burial
- Length
- 500 ft
- AWG
- 23 solid bare copper
Ubiquiti NanoStation 5AC Loco (NS-5ACL), 2-Pack
The default UniFi point-to-point pick. One box, both ends.
The most-installed outdoor PtP radio in the world. Two of them create a dedicated wireless bridge between buildings. Small, weatherproof, 24V passive PoE. Real-world throughput ~300–450 Mbps with clear line of sight. The 2-pack ships with both ends, mounts, and injectors.
Best for: Most house-to-barn / house-to-shop installs under 1500 ft.
- Proven, huge install base, tons of community support
- airMAX config is well-documented
- Both units + mounts + PoE injectors in one box
- Requires clear line of sight
- 24V passive PoE (not 802.3af)
- Band
- 5 GHz
- Gain
- 13 dBi
- Range
- Up to 1.5 km
- PoE
- 24V passive (included)
Ubiquiti UniFi 6 Lite Access Point (U6-Lite)
Default UniFi AP for inside the barn.
Standard 802.3af PoE Wi-Fi 6 access point. Once your bridge brings ethernet into the barn, plug this into a PoE switch or injector and you have fast Wi-Fi over the whole building. Manage via any UniFi controller (Cloud Gateway, UDR, Self-Hosted).
Best for: Indoor Wi-Fi coverage in the destination building.
- Wi-Fi 6
- Standard 802.3af PoE
- UniFi controller (free) for config
- Not outdoor-rated
- PoE injector sold separately
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (AX)
- PoE
- 802.3af
- Ports
- 1x GbE