Helping a new client with existing setup.

Guest house has “Ethernet Extender” at one end, a Vigitron. But the previous owner took one half with him.

is this product any good, and is it something I should consider for this long range run?

[Link: vigitron.com]

How long is the run and what kind of cable is it?

adapters like the Vigitron are fine. they are designed to cameras that rarely need more than 10 or so Mbs. with a good cable, you can see 100Mbs......

Planet makes a really nice one Ive used int he past.

If you want to run Gigabit, you will need to tun Fibre or explore some PtP Wireless Links.

We have used this brand n the past.
[Link: perle.com]

Did a 3/4 mile run on old phone company direct burial wire with a couple of 16/2 speaker wire extensions.

Used to connect up a 2N gate controller with camera

The previous owner had a place with a guest house and they wanted to save a few bucks by taking part of the network? WTF?

Okay, an update.

Found another panel, and the other half of that extender was hidden away inside. But here seems to be the odd thing - it appears as though they ran a cat5 cable, possibly direct burial, just for the camera system. There is a network switch associated with this extender, but I don’t know if it can be used for his Eero, Apple TV, and other network devices out there. Or is it strictly dedicated to his camera system? I have not seen this setup before.

my confusion stems from seeing the house network run into a box with the camera NVR, and then out to a separate network switch that is dedicated to the cameras alone. From that switch it runs out to the guest house.

I have had good luck with these.
[Link: netsys-direct.com]

Expensive but enable IT has some good quality stuff in my experience.

As you may have already found out by now, what you can and cannot do with that network switch "behind" the NVR is dependent on the NVR. Some systems have 2 (or more) Ethernet ports that create separate networks. In this case one of the ethernet ports is usually configured to connect the NVR to the outside world, and the other ethernet port/ports are a separate private network just for the cameras. Connecting to one of these secondary ports will not get you out to the internet.

Some NVRs may have multiple ethernet ports but internally the NVR acts like a simple network switch. The multiple ports are there for convenience, maybe supplying POE power to connected cameras. In this example connecting to any of the ports will get you connected to the main network (and presumably out to the internet) similar to connecting something to a simple 8 port switch.

Thank you, great info and appreciate your help!

Is it connected to the NVR or the House network?

What IP Address do you get if you plug your laptop into the switch in the guest house?

I just had a brief visit back at the house yesterday. The cable seems to have integrity, but it is indeed 350 feet long, apparently the reason they used extenders. I did not plug in my laptop to test yet as I ran out of time again.

My emphasis has been on getting an Eero to connect wired out there. Simple connection from the house network (Netgear) switch with the long cable, and the Eero does not connect wired, it only will connect wirelessly. I took the Eero in the house and set it up inside, so I could just carry it out and have it reconnect. No dice. Add the extender, and it still will not connect wired. Do these extenders have any smarts that could exclude certain traffic?  I know this was originally installed for the camera system.

Will have to go back for another fling.