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Planner

Plan the link to each building

Five questions per building. You get a method, a parts list with dated prices, and what needs an electrician. Nothing personal: no address, no map.

Prices checked Works with any internet provider at the house.

Door to door, the way the cable would go. Pace it (about 2.5 ft a step) or use a map app’s ruler.
What will run out there?Pick all that apply.
Line of sight between the two spotsStand at one building. Can you see the other one, with no trees, hill or roof in between? Leaves count as blocked.
Can you dig?Can you dig a trench the whole way, or rent a trencher? Rock, ledge, a road or a creek in the way counts as no.
Power at the far buildingIs there an outlet at the far building? Radios, converters and cameras need a little power there.
Phone signal at the far spotHow many bars does a phone get at the far spot? Matters only for cameras and sensors.
BudgetChanges cheaper-vs-sturdier choices, like direct burial vs conduit.

Your answers stay in this browser tab.

Your plan shows up here

Enter a distance and press Show my method and parts. Not sure about an answer? Pick “Not sure”: the planner picks the safe option and tells you what to check.

How the planner decides

  1. Copper first, if it fits. If you can dig and the cable route (distance + about 10% for bends + a loop at each end) is under 328 ft, it’s buried Cat6. Conduit unless you said “keep it cheap”.
  2. Fiber for long trenches. If you can dig but copper won’t reach, it’s fiber with a media converter at each end.
  3. A bridge when you can’t dig. If the two spots can see each other (or you’re not sure yet), it’s a point-to-point bridge, long-range radios past 1,000 ft.
  4. LTE for a lone camera. Only cameras or sensors, no grid power and good phone signal: an LTE camera with its own data.
  5. Around the obstacle, or a separate connection. Blocked and no digging: a relay hop, or for a second household, its own service.

Every result lists the alternatives it considered and when the chosen method is the wrong one. Prices are retail ranges for the example models, checked on the date shown. See how we price parts.

Questions people ask

What will the parts cost?

The planner adds up the priced lines for each building and shows a low–high range from the retail prices we checked, with the date. Anything we couldn’t price, like a mast or a trencher rental, is listed and counted, never guessed. Tax and shipping aren’t included.

Do you store what I enter?

No. The planner runs in your browser. It never asks for an address, a name or a map. The share link holds only the numbers and options you picked.

Does it matter which internet provider I have?

No. The link from the house router to the other buildings is your own network. It works the same with fiber, cable, fixed wireless or satellite.

Why does 300 ft come out as fiber, not Cat6?

Copper Ethernet is limited to 328 ft (100 m) for the whole run. The planner adds about 10% for bends plus a service loop at each end, so a 300 ft walk is about 350 ft of cable. That’s over the limit.

Sources

  1. Category 6 cable - Wikipedia (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  2. 811 Before You Dig (Common Ground Alliance), checked Oct 5, 2026
  3. Multilink: Do Fiber-Optic Cables Need to Be Grounded?, checked Oct 5, 2026
  4. Ubiquiti ETH-SP-G2 Quick Start Guide, checked Oct 5, 2026
  5. Voltive V-1236-1 Cat6 Direct Burial Gel Filled, 500 ft (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  6. trueCABLE Cat6 Gel Filled Direct Burial, unshielded, 1000 ft (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  7. Voltive V-1236-2 Cat6 Direct Burial Gel Filled, 1000 ft (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  8. Monoprice Cat6 Outdoor Gel-filled Direct Burial, 1000 ft (p_id 15398) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  9. trueCABLE Cat6 Outdoor Unshielded CMX, 1000 ft (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  10. PatchCordsOnline Cat6 Outdoor CMX 1000 ft (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  11. CableMaster Cat6 CMX Outdoor UV 1000 ft (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  12. JM Eagle 1 in. x 10 ft PVC Sch 40 Conduit 67462 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  13. Cantex 1 in. x 10 ft Sch 40 PVC Conduit (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  14. FS.com Cat6 shielded pass-through RJ45, 50/pack (144309) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  15. Infinite Cables Cat6 pass-through shielded plug, 50-pack (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  16. Triplett CAT6-HSPS-FP shielded pass-thru, 50-pack (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  17. Klein Tools VDV226-011-SEN ratcheting crimper (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  18. Klein Tools VDV226-110 pass-thru crimper (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  19. Klein Tools VDV526-200 LAN Scout Jr. 2 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  20. Klein Tools VDV501-851 Scout Pro 3 kit (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  21. ETH-SP-G2 (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  22. ETH-SP-G2 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  23. Loco5AC (base $49.00; $54.00 surcharge incl.) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  24. CPE510 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  25. CPE510 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  26. EAP215-Bridge KIT (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  27. EAP211-Bridge KIT (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  28. LBE-5AC-Gen2 (base $65.00; $71.00 surcharge incl.) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  29. LBE-5AC-Gen2 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  30. NBE-5AC-Gen2 (base $99.00; $109.00 surcharge incl.) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  31. NBE-5AC-Gen2-US (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  32. NBE-5AC-Gen2-US (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  33. CPE710 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  34. CPE710 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  35. CPE710 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  36. 10Gtek Gigabit SM media converter, dual SC, 1000Base-LX, 20 km (2-pack) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  37. MC220L (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  38. MC220L (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  39. MC220L (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  40. 10Gtek 1000Base-LX SFP 20 km (store.10gtek.com) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  41. 10Gtek 1000Base-LX 10 km, pack of 2 ($22.99/2) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  42. 10Gtek 1000Base-LX 10 km, pack of 8 ($80/8) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  43. LightSaber Optics Outdoor Armored Fiber Patch Cable, OS2 LC-LC duplex (300 M option) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  44. Flypro 1000ft/300m LC-LC armored outdoor SM duplex (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  45. TP-Link TL-POE160S (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  46. TP-Link TL-POE160S (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  47. TP-Link TL-SG1005P (4 PoE+ ports, 65 W) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  48. TP-Link TL-SG1005P (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  49. TP-Link TL-SG1005P (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  50. POE Texas GAT-Extender IEEE 802.3af/at gigabit outdoor (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  51. TP-Link TL-POE10E (indoor, Fast Ethernet) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  52. EAP225-Outdoor (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  53. EAP225-Outdoor (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  54. U7-Outdoor (base $199.00; $219.00 surcharge incl.) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  55. Reolink Go PT Plus (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  56. Reolink Go PT Ultra (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  57. Reolink Go PT S Lite (sale; list $119.99) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  58. eufy 4G LTE Cam S330 (T86P2121) (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  59. Reolink Solar Panel 2 (6 W) (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  60. Tactacam Reveal X 3.0 (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  61. Tactacam Reveal X 4.0 (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  62. Spypoint Flex G-36 (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  63. Altelix NF100808 10x8x8 fiberglass NEMA 4X (secondary), checked Oct 5, 2026
  64. NEWHOUSE ELECTRIC NEMA 4X plastic junction box (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  65. ERICO 615880UPC 5/8 in x 8 ft copper ground rod (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  66. Galvan 70860 0.625 in x 8 ft copper grounding rod (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  67. Commercial Electric GOEC5/8LDB bronze clamp, 1-pack (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026
  68. Southwire 10638592 50 ft 6 AWG solid SD bare copper (secondary), read in search results, checked Oct 5, 2026