Hello everyone,
I think my question might be a bit silly, but I haven’t found an answer yet, and I might be searching in the wrong way, so I wanted to explain my situation.
In our house, we have installed Cat 7 cables on 4 floors with the corresponding network outlets (RJ45). All these Cat 7 cables lead to the connection room in the basement, where the main telecom connection will also be located.
Now, the internet/telephone/TV service from the telecom provider enters the connection room.
Here is my actual question: I assume the Cat 7 cables will be connected to the "internet" in the connection room. However, we want to place our Wi-Fi router on the ground floor, so NOT in the connection room. Is this even possible?
On the ground floor, where we want to place the Wi-Fi router, the following connections are available:
1 x network outlet (Cat 7)
1 x telephone
Sorry if this is probably the most basic question ever, but I really don’t have enough knowledge about this.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
benkler1401
I think my question might be a bit silly, but I haven’t found an answer yet, and I might be searching in the wrong way, so I wanted to explain my situation.
In our house, we have installed Cat 7 cables on 4 floors with the corresponding network outlets (RJ45). All these Cat 7 cables lead to the connection room in the basement, where the main telecom connection will also be located.
Now, the internet/telephone/TV service from the telecom provider enters the connection room.
Here is my actual question: I assume the Cat 7 cables will be connected to the "internet" in the connection room. However, we want to place our Wi-Fi router on the ground floor, so NOT in the connection room. Is this even possible?
On the ground floor, where we want to place the Wi-Fi router, the following connections are available:
1 x network outlet (Cat 7)
1 x telephone
Sorry if this is probably the most basic question ever, but I really don’t have enough knowledge about this.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
benkler1401
benkler1401 schrieb:
My main question is regarding the access points: where would you recommend placing them?Somewhere behind cabinets/sideboards, etc., but not near living areas or bedrooms.
If you want to be on the safe side, then one per floor... (although I think that’s excessive for a single-family home).
We are currently dealing with exactly this topic. We will have an antenna mounted on the wall or ceiling on each floor, connected via Power over Ethernet (PoE).
In the basement, there will be a cabinet containing a patch panel and a 24-port switch, which will manage DHCP, provide PoE power, and control the VLANs. Each room will have at least two LAN ports.
Additionally, a firewall will be installed between the Unitymedia box and the switch. The goal is to ensure that only the devices that should communicate with each other actually do, and that only those devices needing internet access have it.
We are still in the shell construction phase, but at least the IP addressing scheme and the basis for documentation are already in place.
In the basement, there will be a cabinet containing a patch panel and a 24-port switch, which will manage DHCP, provide PoE power, and control the VLANs. Each room will have at least two LAN ports.
Additionally, a firewall will be installed between the Unitymedia box and the switch. The goal is to ensure that only the devices that should communicate with each other actually do, and that only those devices needing internet access have it.
We are still in the shell construction phase, but at least the IP addressing scheme and the basis for documentation are already in place.
@benkler1401 I don’t think you really need that many access points. You can install the outlets, but I would start by testing with the router on the ground floor and one access point located centrally on the upper floor or ground floor, depending on where it is needed most.
Is 100m (330 feet) of cable enough?
Is 100m (330 feet) of cable enough?
77.willo schrieb:
Why deliberately shield them by placing them behind cabinets?Because in a single-family house, it doesn’t really matter... a high-frequency signal like Wi-Fi cannot be blocked by cabinets (unless the cabinets are made of metal).
Even intermediate ceilings made of reinforced concrete do not reduce the signals so much that you lose reception above or below.
And yes, exactly... routers and access points are really design highlights with often just one or two cables needed for operation... of course, you want to install them exactly where they are clearly visible.
@DNL yes, often you only need one access point... but many people worry that the desired Wi-Fi won’t be strong enough to surf the internet sitting upstairs on the balcony. That’s why I wrote to simply have one access point per floor.
Mycraft schrieb:
In a single-family house, it doesn’t really matter... a high-frequency signal like Wi-Fi cannot be blocked by cabinets (unless the cabinets are made of metal).
Even reinforced concrete ceilings don’t attenuate the signals so much that you lose reception above or below.
. Sorry, that’s incorrect. High-frequency signals are actually weakened by almost anything in their path, and nothing passes through a reinforced concrete ceiling. Maybe a weak signal reaches through reflections in the stairwell, but it won’t be usable with a reliable data rate.
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