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!
It is also possible to do this completely without mesh and without a controller. You just need to ensure that the access points (APs) reject connections below a certain threshold. With good APs, this can be configured. The fact that this is often marketed as a "mesh feature" is rather confusing, because meshing actually aims at something different. In my experience, using several Fritzboxes (wired) works somewhat so-so, but at least the AVM mesh can simplify the configuration of multiple APs.
Tassimat schrieb:
Even though I occasionally recommend Ubiquiti devices, I personally find them unusable because of the hassle with the cloud and controller. What do you mean by cloud and controller hassle?
I do not want to buy and install extra controllers on the network, use smartphone apps for setup, or deal with other restrictions (there are frequent mentions online that Chrome is required instead of Firefox, but I’m not sure if that is still the case). I expect to be able to log into the access points with any browser, just like with a Fritzbox, and configure everything there.