Point-to-point WiFi · rural & remote Australia

Long range WiFi to the shed, and the next building over.

We carry your connection across the property on a point-to-point wireless link, over the trees, past the shed roof, kilometres if it needs to. The workshop, the yard and the back paddock all get fast WiFi. No trenching.

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Line-of-sight survey first No trenching Monitored link

A real person who does the line-of-sight survey, climbs the mast and answers the phone when the link plays up, not a call centre.

LINK UP · House ⇆ Shed

−52 dBm

Signal

180 Mbps

Throughput

4.2 km

Distance

Link uptime, 30 days99.97%

Rain fade on the link, margin holding, no dropout

We monitor the link, so we usually see a problem before you do.

One building's online. The rest of the place isn't.

It's the same story on most big blocks: the connection lands in one spot, and everywhere you actually need it is too far for normal WiFi to reach.

! Internet here, nothing over there

The NBN or Starlink's at the house, but the shed, the office or the second dwelling a few hundred metres away gets one flickering bar, or nothing at all.

! Trenching cable is a non-starter

Running fibre or Cat6 across a paddock means an excavator, a day of work and a conduit you'll regret the first time someone ploughs through it. Wireless skips all of it.

! A range extender won't cut it

Off-the-shelf extenders and mesh are built for a house, not a property. Past a hundred metres or so they fall over, you need a real directional link.

! Trees and tin in the way

Stands of trees, a steel shed roof, a rise in the ground, anything in the line of sight kills a wireless link. Working out where the antennas go is half the job.

Carrying the signal across the distance

Watch the link come up, end to end.

Scroll, and follow a point-to-point link from a bare line of sight to a connection you can lean on. This is the path every job takes, the same way every time.

House ⇆ Shed · 4.2 km link

--SIGNAL dBm

--Mbps

4.2 kmDISTANCE

Step 01 · Survey

First, we read the path.

Before we quote a metre of cable we work out the line of sight: heights, obstructions, the Fresnel zone, and whether 2.4 or 5 GHz suits the distance and what's in the way. The survey is the difference between a link that holds and one that doesn't.

Step 02 · Aim

A tight beam, straight at its partner.

A directional antenna at each end aims at the other. That focus is what turns a few hundred metres of dead air into a stable link, kilometres of it where the line of sight is clear. We aim both ends for the best signal we can get.

Step 03 · Lock

The path locks inside the margin.

With the dishes aimed and the Fresnel zone clear, the link locks on. We build in extra signal margin so there's headroom to spare, then bring the far building onto your WiFi. One network, the whole way across.

Step 04 · Live

Fast WiFi where there was none.

The link runs at full throughput, carrying your Starlink, NBN or 4G to the shed, the office and the back paddock. No second plan, no second bill. We watch signal, throughput and uptime around the clock and keep the history.

Step 05 · It holds

Rain comes through. The link stays up.

Heavy rain can take the edge off a link, especially at 5 GHz over distance, it's called rain fade. The margin we designed in rides it through, and the monitoring tells us if a path is getting marginal so we can shore it up before it ever drops you.

A proper link, not a gadget you hope works

We design the link to the site, install it on a solid mount, and keep an eye on it. We get told before you do when something drifts.

Point-to-point bridge

A directional antenna at each end aims a tight beam straight at its partner. That focus is what turns a few hundred metres of dead air into a stable, fast link, kilometres of it where the line of sight is clear.

Extend what you've already got

Starlink, NBN Fixed Wireless, fibre or a 4G/5G modem, we take your existing connection and relay it to the other buildings. No second plan, no second bill.

Link monitoring & logging

We watch signal, throughput and uptime around the clock and keep the history. A link slowly degrading from a knocked dish or a growing tree shows up in the trend long before it drops you.

Alerts when it matters

SMS, email or push the moment a link drops, the signal margin gets thin, or throughput drops away. You hear about it early, often before anyone at the far end notices.

Line-of-sight survey first

We work out the path before quoting: heights, obstructions, Fresnel clearance, and whether 2.4 or 5 GHz suits the distance. The survey is the difference between a link that holds and one that doesn't.

Built for weather & power

IP-rated outdoor units, surge protection on the cable run, and solar where there's no power at the far end. Mounted to last, not zip-tied to a fence post.

A link you can count on, and prove it

The dashboard shows uptime, signal margin and throughput over time, so a good month reads as a good month, and a creeping problem is visible while it's still cheap to fix.

Rain fade, a tree filling in the path, a dish nudged out of aim, they all show up as a trend before they show up as a dropout.

Link uptime, by year

2023

2024

2025

Illustrative, your dashboard charts your own link's real history.

How it works

We survey the path

We check the line of sight between your buildings, measure the distance, and work out antenna heights and the right gear for the link.

We install both ends

We mount and aim the dishes, run the cable in, set up the network and get the far building on your WiFi. One job, done properly.

We keep it up

We monitor the link, alert you if it drifts, and come out to re-aim or upgrade if the property grows. You just use the internet.

Backed by people who climb the mast

Long Range WiFi is a service of Alien IT Solutions, 18 years of networks, wireless and connectivity in places other installers won't drive to. We design, integrate, install and support the link, and bring in licensed electrical or rigging trades where a job needs them. We're vendor-agnostic: we fit the antenna that suits your distance and terrain, not the one we're told to sell.

18 yrsnetworks, wireless & rural connectivity

Up to ~20 kmwith clear line of sight and the right gear

No trenchingover the trees, not under the paddock

Where this comes from

The primary sources behind the above, so you can check any of it yourself rather than take our word for it:

Line-of-sight propagation and the Fresnel zone, what the site survey is actually measuring.
Fixed wireless and Wi-Fi, background on the bands and the gear a bridge is built from.
Mesh networking, on why covering an area is a different job from linking two points.
NBN Co and Starlink, the connections most often relayed to another building.
Australian Communications and Media Authority, the Australian regulator for radiocommunications and the radio spectrum.

Questions people ask

How far can a wireless link actually reach?

It depends almost entirely on line of sight. With a clear path and directional antennas, a few hundred metres is easy, a few kilometres is routine, and the right outdoor gear is rated to around 15 to 20 km. What kills range isn't distance so much as obstructions, trees, sheds, the curve of a hill. We measure the path before we promise anything.

Do the two points need to see each other?

Yes, a clear line of sight is the single biggest factor. The antennas need to "see" each other, ideally with a bit of clearance around the path (the Fresnel zone) too. If trees or a building are in the way, we look at raising a mast, moving an end, or hopping via a third point.

Will this give me a second internet bill?

No. A point-to-point bridge doesn't add a connection, it carries the one you already have. We take your Starlink, NBN or 4G from the building it lands in and relay it to the others. One plan, shared across the property.

What happens when it rains?

Heavy rain can take the edge off a link, especially at 5 GHz over a long distance, it's called rain fade. We design in extra signal margin so the link rides through it, and the monitoring tells us if a particular path is getting marginal so we can shore it up.

Do I have to set any of it up?

No. We survey, install and aim both ends, configure the network and hand you working WiFi. Then we monitor the link and maintain it. If you'd rather manage it yourself, we'll set that up too, but most people are happy to leave it with us.

Guides & resources

Plain-English reading on how long-range wireless links work, what they need, and what they can do across a rural property.

Two buildings. One connection. No trenching.

Tell us what's online, what isn't, and roughly how far apart they are. We'll work out the link and come back with a plan and a price, no jargon.

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