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Wi-Fi and network installation in Ross
Former estates and large wooded lots. Marin County, California.
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Homes in Ross
Ross covers just 1.56 square miles and grew out of 19th-century estates. Prosperous San Francisco families established many of them in the 1890s, and at incorporation in 1908 the town counted 750 dwellings, summer residences included. Later, owners of Marin's large estates began dividing them into smaller lots. The 11-acre Kittle estate was cut into more than a dozen parcels before local women bought it in 1945.
That history still shows. Houses in Ross tend to be large and older, lots are often deep and wooded, and many properties have a second building: a guest house, a pool house, or a garage set well back. The distance from one end of the property to the other is often what a network has to cover.
James Ross bought Rancho Punta de Quentin in 1857. After his death in 1862 his widow sold off parts of the estate, and the remaining 297 acres became the Town of Ross, which incorporated in 1908.
What that means for your Wi-Fi
Big older houses need several wired access points
One router cannot cover a house with a dozen rooms on two floors. We design a UniFi layout with access points spread across each floor, all cabled back to a small network rack.
Guest houses and pool houses sit far back
A second building at the rear of a deep lot is usually out of reach of the main house. We link it with buried cable, or a point-to-point wireless bridge when trenching through established gardens is not practical.
Gardens, pools and gates on one network
Large grounds mean cameras at the gate and coverage by the pool. We add outdoor access points and security cameras, each powered over its own cable from the house.
Around Ross
- Marin Art and Garden Center: The 11-acre former Kittle estate became a nonprofit center in 1945, and its Octagon House was built in the 1860s as a tank house.
- Ross Common: Annie Ross Worn, eldest daughter of the town's founders, donated the land for the common, which dates to 1911.
Questions about Wi-Fi in Ross
How many access points does a large older house in Ross need?
It depends on the rooms and floors, but more than one. A single router cannot cover a house with many rooms on two levels. We design a UniFi layout with access points spread across each floor, all cabled back to a small network rack.
Can you get internet to a guest house at the back of my lot?
Yes. A second building at the rear of a deep lot is usually out of reach of the main house. We link it with buried cable, or with a point-to-point wireless bridge when trenching through established gardens is not practical.
Can gate cameras and pool Wi-Fi run on the same network?
Yes. On large grounds we add outdoor access points and security cameras, each powered over its own cable from the house. Everything joins one network, and we can keep cameras and smart-home devices on their own separate network within it.