Hello,
we need to decide soon on the number of network outlets required throughout the house.
Basically, we agree on where to place outlets (living room, office, children's rooms, bedroom...) for connecting stationary devices.
However, I am a bit unsure about what exactly needs to be planned to ensure good Wi-Fi coverage on both floors.
What I find online about this topic is beyond my current understanding.
Would it be possible to simply install one network outlet centrally on each floor and connect a device there to extend the signal? What kind of device would that be?
(I have often read about access points.)
Looking forward to some beginner-friendly advice. Thank you very much.
we need to decide soon on the number of network outlets required throughout the house.
Basically, we agree on where to place outlets (living room, office, children's rooms, bedroom...) for connecting stationary devices.
However, I am a bit unsure about what exactly needs to be planned to ensure good Wi-Fi coverage on both floors.
What I find online about this topic is beyond my current understanding.
Would it be possible to simply install one network outlet centrally on each floor and connect a device there to extend the signal? What kind of device would that be?
(I have often read about access points.)
Looking forward to some beginner-friendly advice. Thank you very much.
guckuck2 schrieb:
For purely aesthetic reasons, I would never place an access point so centrally and then have it illuminated.
And having the access point directly connected to the in-wall cable is annoying because 1) in-wall cables are rigid and inconvenient for connecting devices, and 2) once disconnected, it’s gone.
Also, forget about mesh. It has no place in new construction.
Wired > Mesh > Repeater Where would you place the access point? It definitely doesn’t belong directly in the corner of a wall. Placing it centrally offers the best Wi-Fi signal coverage.
You also shouldn’t connect the in-wall cable directly to the access point. A short patch cable should be used in between. You need a recessed outlet box or a suspended ceiling. There, a keystone module is installed on the in-wall cable, and the flexible patch cable connects from that to the access point.
It’s not being petty at all, but rather these are fundamentally different network topologies. It’s almost like saying a moped is a car. Both have wheels and move, but their use cases and performance are completely different.
In a mesh network, the individual access points (APs) communicate directly with each other, and depending on the configuration, the network can be extended wirelessly from one access point to another. This reduces performance. Some APs have a dedicated Wi-Fi band just for the mesh.
With your (sensible) plan to wire each AP individually to the switch, this does not happen. The traffic flows from the access point through the switch, providing maximum performance and no limitations in compatibility if you ever replace an AP or switch manufacturers.
How many Wi-Fi networks an access point can handle depends on you and the hardware. What you’re referring to is roaming between different APs, not mesh.
It’s important to carefully coordinate transmit power and channels—especially in the 2.4GHz band. This applies equally to mesh setups.
In a mesh network, the individual access points (APs) communicate directly with each other, and depending on the configuration, the network can be extended wirelessly from one access point to another. This reduces performance. Some APs have a dedicated Wi-Fi band just for the mesh.
With your (sensible) plan to wire each AP individually to the switch, this does not happen. The traffic flows from the access point through the switch, providing maximum performance and no limitations in compatibility if you ever replace an AP or switch manufacturers.
How many Wi-Fi networks an access point can handle depends on you and the hardware. What you’re referring to is roaming between different APs, not mesh.
It’s important to carefully coordinate transmit power and channels—especially in the 2.4GHz band. This applies equally to mesh setups.
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benutzer 100422 Aug 2019 18:10Seriously: In my house, where I run the cables myself anyway, I also connect the installation cable directly to the access point and save myself the outlet and short patch cable. If, after 20 years, the cable happens to fail at that spot, I simply replace it inside the conduit... What else could happen? I never rearrange the patch cables, nothing ever bumps against it at the ceiling, no sunlight reaches it, and the temperature always stays the same...
BigFoot schrieb:
Seriously: in my own house, where I pull the cables myself anyway, I connect the installation cable directly to the access point and skip the wall outlet and short patch cable. If the cable ever breaks at that spot after 20 years, a new one just goes into the conduit... What else could happen? I never rearrange the patches, nothing ever presses against it at the ceiling, no sun exposure, and the temperature stays constant... It’s good that you bring this up. Until now, I wasn’t entirely sure why a keystone module is needed instead of simply installing an RJ45 adapter.
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