ᐅ How can I set up Wi-Fi and telephone services, as well as technical installations, in the basement?
Created on: 17 Sep 2020 15:09
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Baugreenhorn
Hello everyone,
Since I am a complete beginner in the IT field, I’m asking for your help.
We are currently building a semi-detached house. Because of the underfloor heating, I have planned a CAT7 connection on every floor.
Now I’m wondering how I can later provide Wi-Fi and telephony throughout the house.
The incoming service line is located in the basement.
How can I distribute the telephony and Wi-Fi in the house using a FritzBox? I was thinking of installing an access point at the CAT7 outlets on every floor where needed. But how do I get the LAN connection there? Is it enough to connect the FritzBox in the basement to the network ports that end at the CAT7 outlets and then set up access points?
Also, I need to know how to connect a telephone (which will be located on the ground floor) to the FritzBox that is in the basement. Maybe Wi-Fi telephony?
Sorry for my awkwardness and many thanks for your help!
Since I am a complete beginner in the IT field, I’m asking for your help.
We are currently building a semi-detached house. Because of the underfloor heating, I have planned a CAT7 connection on every floor.
Now I’m wondering how I can later provide Wi-Fi and telephony throughout the house.
The incoming service line is located in the basement.
How can I distribute the telephony and Wi-Fi in the house using a FritzBox? I was thinking of installing an access point at the CAT7 outlets on every floor where needed. But how do I get the LAN connection there? Is it enough to connect the FritzBox in the basement to the network ports that end at the CAT7 outlets and then set up access points?
Also, I need to know how to connect a telephone (which will be located on the ground floor) to the FritzBox that is in the basement. Maybe Wi-Fi telephony?
Sorry for my awkwardness and many thanks for your help!
Malz1902 schrieb:
I don’t quite understand why it is better to disable the WLAN of the fritz.box?In theory, it is beneficial to use a managed solution exclusively for the Wi-Fi if you already have one. In practice, however, these advantages are almost negligible in a single-family house—especially for users with low demands. Ben-man schrieb:
You’ll notice that immediately within three days.I have been doing this for years, and it works perfectly. Ben-man schrieb:
But that has nothing to do with mesh Wi-Fi.That wasn’t what I was referring to either.K1300S schrieb:
I have been doing it this way for years, and it works perfectly. If you are satisfied yourself, then everything is fine.
lastdrop schrieb:
Do you have a suggestion?Connect one DECT base station to the LAN each, configure them according to the network, and register the phones. Check out Gigaset’s instructions—they explain it quite well.
Okay. Let’s get straight to the point.
Maybe I’m just too dumb.
No... I can say from my own experience with both good laptops and smartphones that the devices are not smart.
As long as the old access point still sends a somewhat usable signal, they won’t switch to the better one. (Access point and router have the same SSID)
That’s exactly what mesh is supposed to improve.
And I can confirm that it works about 95% in my current apartment with mesh.
Ben-man’s opinion points in the same direction.
So, one more time: can access points connected to the router via CAT7 cable support intelligent management like mesh Wi-Fi networks?
If not, I’d be pretty disappointed. That’s what annoyed me so much back then, constantly having to switch manually.
Maybe I’m just too dumb.
K1300S schrieb:
Just read that. Of course, that’s nonsense. A client will usually prefer the stronger access point with the same SSID. It’s important that both/all APs or SSIDs use the same security settings.
No... I can say from my own experience with both good laptops and smartphones that the devices are not smart.
As long as the old access point still sends a somewhat usable signal, they won’t switch to the better one. (Access point and router have the same SSID)
That’s exactly what mesh is supposed to improve.
And I can confirm that it works about 95% in my current apartment with mesh.
Ben-man’s opinion points in the same direction.
Ben-man schrieb:
To avoid hopping between networks. If that’s not the case for you, for example because your basement ceiling sufficiently reduces the basement Wi-Fi signal, then it doesn’t really matter if you turn off the Wi-Fi on the Fritzbox or not.
So, one more time: can access points connected to the router via CAT7 cable support intelligent management like mesh Wi-Fi networks?
If not, I’d be pretty disappointed. That’s what annoyed me so much back then, constantly having to switch manually.
moHouse schrieb:
Alright. Let’s get to the point.
Maybe I’m just too dumb.
Nope... speaking from my own experience with both good laptops and good smartphones, the devices are dumb.
As long as the old access point still broadcasts a somewhat decent signal, the device won’t switch to the better one. (Access point and router share the same SSID)
That’s exactly what mesh is supposed to improve.
And I can confirm that in my current apartment it works about 95% with mesh.
ben-man’s opinion goes in the same direction.
So, my question again: can access points connected to the router via CAT7 cable manage intelligent control like mesh Wi-Fi networks?
If not, I’d be pretty disappointed. It annoyed me so much back then to constantly have to assist manually. That’s possible if there is a controller managing the roaming beforehand. From my experience, a FritzBox doesn’t handle that very well.
With Unifi APs (greetings to @K1300S :P ) it works perfectly.
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