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Originally Posted by hcoles

Yes, I was thinking of that. The size of the battery would probably be a function of the draw when there is no video traffic. I only need video when on demand or if the motion sensor picks up something. The gate is remote (almost dead end road), on a given day only the family traffic and UPS goes in/out. The wifi standby power required could be considerable. Good points. I'm now thinking a solar solution is too complicated - it could probably be made to work but too many things to go wrong.

Right, and I don't know if there's a wifi solution that will sit idle until needed, and for going that distance, even with directional antennas, you'll probably need the power cranked up.

I'm sure it's possible, but it seems like it may actually be easier to wire in the power. If the gate has power, and the house has power, and the power at the gate is coming from the house, then I would think the cable for the gate power might be able to be tapped for the power at the top of the hill. Of course, that may not be the case.