So… My parents house has walls and windows ! Now comes the question on what to do about wiring the whole network.
The internet provider router will have to be at a precise location, the network cabinet (is that the correct term ?) will be located in the basement 20/25 meters away.
We will have 8 wired cameras, 7 wifi hotspots (2 in the basement, 1 outside, 1 in the garage, 3 for the living area), 8 wired wall sockets.
I looked into tplink’s ethernet backhaul feature and I guess it just makes sense, with wiring all of the hotspots, no worries about the basement and ground floor or the outside hotspot not correctly connecting.
The current wiring I’m currently thinking about is to have the internet provider’s router wired to the main wifi hotspot (located in the basement) with a rj45 cat 8.1.
This main wifi hotspot is wired to a 48 port switch, and all the wiring is done from this switch.
Is there a problem in doing this ? what would you do differently ?
Another solution would be to have the router wired to a 24 port switch, the cameras and various rooms are connected to it, the main wifi hotspot is also wired to it and also to an 8 port switch for the wifi hotspots.
Here’s what I would do.
Router: I like ubiquiti, so UDM SE.
Switch: I’d go with a 48port Poe switch probably at least pro version. Connect this switch to the UDM SE via the SFP+ port.
AP’s:
I’d go ceiling mounted AP’s. Tons of people like the U6 pros.
Your ISP gateway/modem should be in the same spot as the above.
Use Cat6A and fiber if you want to future proof, not Cat8. Also run more Ethernet than you think you will need. If you need 2 in a spot, run at least 4 unless you are absolute that you will not need more. Utilize fiber on the run for the outdoor AP and then connect that AP to a Poe switch. This protects your main equipment from an electrical surge coming from the outdoor AP. Your exposure is the AP and the switch you use to power the AP.
Make sure your networking closet is well ventilated, has dedicated power(at least 20 amps, maybe have a 20amp line and then something more so you can utilize a higher VA UPS. Then install a UPS. And plug everything networking into the UPS.
I can’t tell you about your AP placement as I’m not in your house.
