Wi-Fi for shops, barns & work areas
Design wireless coverage around the buildings and areas where employees, equipment and connected devices actually need access.
Farms & Agricultural Facilities
Reliable networking and low-voltage infrastructure across your farm.
Northwest Ohio Broadband designs and installs network and low-voltage infrastructure for farms, agricultural operations, equipment shops, barns and other rural facilities across Northwest, Southwest and Central Ohio and Northeast, East Central and Central Indiana. From farm-wide Wi-Fi and building-to-building connectivity to fiber, security cameras and network infrastructure, we can help connect the technology your operation depends on.
Agricultural Technology Infrastructure
Connect buildings, equipment and people across the property.
- Farm & shop Wi-Fi
- Barn-to-barn network connectivity
- Fiber-optic backbones
- Point-to-point wireless links
- Security camera systems
- Network racks & cabinets
- Equipment & IoT connectivity
- Structured cabling
Farm Networking
Technology does not stop at the farmhouse.
Modern agricultural operations increasingly depend on reliable network connectivity across shops, barns, offices, grain facilities, equipment buildings and other locations throughout the property.
We can design infrastructure around the actual farm rather than trying to make a standard office network fit a rural environment. Depending on distance and layout, buildings can be connected using Ethernet, fiber or point-to-point wireless links.
- Farm offices
- Equipment shops
- Barns & livestock buildings
- Machine sheds
- Grain facilities
- Remote buildings
- Outdoor work areas
One Connected Property
Extend your network beyond one building.
We can help create a common network infrastructure across multiple buildings so Internet access, cameras, Wi-Fi and connected equipment do not have to operate as separate systems.
Plan Your Farm Network →
Agricultural Network Services
Farm Wi-Fi
Fiber
Wireless Backhaul
Security Cameras
Network Infrastructure
Structured Cabling
Infrastructure designed around rural properties.
Fiber between farm buildings
Install high-capacity fiber backbones between shops, offices, barns, grain facilities and other buildings across the property.
Fiber Optic Installation & Splicing →Point-to-point building links
Connect buildings using appropriate point-to-point wireless infrastructure where trenching or installing fiber is impractical.
Monitor buildings, equipment & property
Install IP camera infrastructure for shops, entrances, equipment areas, barns and other important locations around the farm.
Explore Security Camera Installation →Racks, cabinets & switching
Install organized network distribution points, switches, patching and fiber termination where network equipment needs to be located.
Network Rack & MDF/IDF Installation →Ethernet where equipment needs it
Install network cabling for offices, computers, cameras, access points, equipment and other connected technology.
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Building-to-Building Connectivity
Connect the shop, barn, office and other facilities.
Separate farm buildings do not need separate Internet connections. A properly designed distribution network can extend connectivity from a primary network location to other buildings around the property.
- Single-mode fiber backbones
- Fiber fusion splicing & termination
- Point-to-point wireless links
- Outdoor network cabinets
- PoE switching
- Building network distribution
Fiber or Wireless?
We can determine which approach fits the property.
Distance, terrain, existing conduit, buildings and future bandwidth requirements all affect whether fiber or wireless backhaul makes the most sense.
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Security Cameras
Buildings
Equipment
Property
Keep an eye on buildings, entrances and equipment.
Agricultural properties often contain valuable equipment and buildings spread across a large area. A network-based camera system can provide visibility into important parts of the property from a central location.
Shops & barns
Monitor entrances, interiors and exterior areas around important agricultural buildings.
Equipment & storage areas
Add camera coverage around machinery, storage locations and other valuable areas of the property.
Driveways & entrances
Monitor vehicle entrances, driveways and other key access points around the farm.
Connected Farm Technology
Build the network foundation for connected equipment.
Farms increasingly use network-connected controllers, monitoring equipment, cameras, environmental systems and other technology. Those systems still depend on reliable connectivity.
We can provide the Ethernet, Wi-Fi, fiber and network infrastructure needed to connect supported devices back to the farm network and Internet.
- Network-connected farm equipment
- Environmental monitoring connectivity
- Remote monitoring devices
- IP cameras
- Ethernet-connected controllers
- Wireless device connectivity
- Future IoT infrastructure
Network Foundation
Connected equipment is only as dependable as the network behind it.
We focus on building the network infrastructure that supported agricultural technology needs to communicate reliably.
New Agricultural Buildings
Ethernet
Fiber
Future Growth
Plan connectivity while the building is being constructed.
New shops, barns and agricultural buildings are easier to wire correctly before walls and ceilings are finished. We can coordinate low-voltage pathways and network infrastructure during construction.
Structured cabling
Plan network drops for offices, equipment, cameras, access points and future technology.
Building backbone
Plan fiber connectivity between the new facility and other buildings on the property.
Conduit & pathways
Install appropriate pathways while construction is open so future technology upgrades are easier.
Why Northwest Ohio Broadband?
Networking
Wireless
Fiber
We understand both networking and rural connectivity.
Agricultural networking often requires more than installing a few Ethernet cables. Buildings may be hundreds or thousands of feet apart, outdoor environments can be challenging, and connectivity may require a combination of routing, switching, wireless, fiber and low-voltage infrastructure.
Northwest Ohio Broadband brings Internet, networking, wireless, fiber and low-voltage experience together when designing agricultural connectivity projects.
More than cabling
We understand switching, routing, Wi-Fi and the network infrastructure connected to the cabling.
Long-distance connectivity
Wireless networking experience helps when buildings need connectivity but installing underground cable is impractical.
High-capacity backbones
Fiber installation and splicing allows us to build permanent high-bandwidth connections across larger agricultural properties.
Planning A Farm Network Project?
Discuss Your Farm Project
Let's connect the buildings and technology across your operation.
Tell us about your farm, buildings and what you need connected. We can help determine the Wi-Fi, fiber, wireless, camera and low-voltage infrastructure that makes sense for the property.