ᐅ Home Network Cabling with PoE Access Points

Is there a program where you can plan something like this nicely?

I have tentatively planned a wireless access point in the entrance area on the ground floor and in the gallery on the upper floor.

Do you think that’s too few?

Golfi90 schrieb:
Is there a program where you can plan something like this nicely?

Tendentially, I would have planned an access point in the hallway on the ground floor and in the gallery on the upper floor.

Too few in your opinion?

First, consider how much bandwidth you really need. In the end, you will probably find that a standard solution is more than enough. Not every private household necessarily has to install fiber optic cables all the way to the end device outlets...

Download the free controller software from Unifi.
Upload your floor plans to the maps and trace the walls using the appropriate materials. After that, you can position the APs and see the coverage for 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz on the heatmap.
This will already give you a very good starting point.
In your basement, place one in the living/dining area, since this is where you will need or use the 5 GHz speed. It doesn’t matter if you only have 2.4 GHz coverage in the bathroom; that’s enough for sending or reading messages.
Upstairs, one access point will probably be sufficient as well, as long as the TV and similar devices are connected by cable.

Thanks for the thread. That means I can skip the power outlet at the access point! Do I need a special LAN socket for PoE? Should it be a double socket?

You don’t need any special box.

For the UniFi devices, it is best not to have a junction box at all, but just the bare cable – they have a direct entry point so that only the device itself is visible at the end.