ᐅ Is network planning for a new semi-detached house useful or possibly overkill?
Created on: 31 Aug 2021 10:30
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vorkalmatador
Hello everyone,
here is the starting situation:
A semi-detached house with 3 floors (ground floor/first floor/attic). There are a total of 12 network ports ending in the utility room. The Magenta 250 plan will be ordered. The 12 cables equipped with keystone modules run into a patch panel and from there into a Netgear GS116PP PoE switch. From there they go to a FritzBox 7590AX (modem + router).
In the living room wall on the ground floor (inWall HD, I reacted too late here, so no preparations were made in the concrete ceiling for the ceiling construction) and in the hallway ceiling on the first floor (Nano HD, as the drywall ceiling is still to be done), 2 Ubiquiti Wi-Fi access points will be installed to provide wireless coverage for the house and garden.
One TV, two PCs and one console are initially connected via LAN, the rest via Wi-Fi. Otherwise there are smaller smart home devices like Shelly actuators for the shutters and typical Hue/Alexa stuff. We will not use fixed-line telephony.
Yesterday I had a thought in bed: is the FritzBox I bought enthusiastically overkill because I hardly use it? I will presumably disable its Wi-Fi function, so I won’t benefit from Wi-Fi 6 since the two Ubiquitis will take over that task.
Should I rather go for the Wi-Fi 6 versions of the two Ubiquitis?
The router has 16x PoE+, but it is unmanaged, which apparently can cause problems with MagentaTV because it uses multicast. So far, we do not use MagentaTV but other providers who apparently stream via unicast, so there are no issues. As a typical user, are there other disadvantages to using an unmanaged switch? I do not use VLANs, etc.
The NanoHD in the hallway ceiling on the first floor probably won’t provide coverage “upwards” into the finished attic, right? There are two duplex ports in the attic where our desks are planned, so I could still install an access point there if needed.
AVM does not make access points for ceiling or wall mounting, correct? I’m worried that even the Ubiquitis might be overkill for my situation and that integrating AVM access points would be much simpler and more practical. But now that the preparations for wall/ceiling installation are already done 🙂
I would appreciate your comments and advice.
Best regards
here is the starting situation:
A semi-detached house with 3 floors (ground floor/first floor/attic). There are a total of 12 network ports ending in the utility room. The Magenta 250 plan will be ordered. The 12 cables equipped with keystone modules run into a patch panel and from there into a Netgear GS116PP PoE switch. From there they go to a FritzBox 7590AX (modem + router).
In the living room wall on the ground floor (inWall HD, I reacted too late here, so no preparations were made in the concrete ceiling for the ceiling construction) and in the hallway ceiling on the first floor (Nano HD, as the drywall ceiling is still to be done), 2 Ubiquiti Wi-Fi access points will be installed to provide wireless coverage for the house and garden.
One TV, two PCs and one console are initially connected via LAN, the rest via Wi-Fi. Otherwise there are smaller smart home devices like Shelly actuators for the shutters and typical Hue/Alexa stuff. We will not use fixed-line telephony.
Yesterday I had a thought in bed: is the FritzBox I bought enthusiastically overkill because I hardly use it? I will presumably disable its Wi-Fi function, so I won’t benefit from Wi-Fi 6 since the two Ubiquitis will take over that task.
Should I rather go for the Wi-Fi 6 versions of the two Ubiquitis?
The router has 16x PoE+, but it is unmanaged, which apparently can cause problems with MagentaTV because it uses multicast. So far, we do not use MagentaTV but other providers who apparently stream via unicast, so there are no issues. As a typical user, are there other disadvantages to using an unmanaged switch? I do not use VLANs, etc.
The NanoHD in the hallway ceiling on the first floor probably won’t provide coverage “upwards” into the finished attic, right? There are two duplex ports in the attic where our desks are planned, so I could still install an access point there if needed.
AVM does not make access points for ceiling or wall mounting, correct? I’m worried that even the Ubiquitis might be overkill for my situation and that integrating AVM access points would be much simpler and more practical. But now that the preparations for wall/ceiling installation are already done 🙂
I would appreciate your comments and advice.
Best regards
V
vorkalmatador1 Sep 2021 13:52Oetzberger schrieb:
It is also strongly advised against enabling the USA as the location in the configuration. This can lead to a non-compliant increase in transmission power on some Ubiquiti devices. Which Ubiquiti devices would benefit from such an irresponsible action? And is this increase in transmission power really triggered only by the "location" setting in the configuration?
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Oetzberger1 Sep 2021 14:25vorkalmatador schrieb:
Which Ubiquiti devices would benefit from such an irresponsible action?At least the UAP-AC-LR. For the others, you should only try that if you ever travel to the USA...S
Strahleman1 Sep 2021 14:25vorkalmatador schrieb:
And is this increase in transmission power really only triggered by the "location" setting in the configuration?I’m not sure if that is still the case. About a year ago, it was still possible to increase the transmission power easily with just a click. However, this can be problematic because it may violate telecommunications regulations and result in severe penalties—provided that the "enhanced cell" is detected.In most cases, the normal transmission power is sufficient to cover one floor comfortably in an average house.
Strahleman schrieb:
And usually, the standard transmission power in an average house is more than enough for one floor. In 2021, I wouldn’t say that’s easily the case anymore with 5 (and soon 6) GHz, but it can work if you’re willing to accept some limitations. If you’re fine using 2.5 GHz, then typically a single access point is sufficient.
Regarding transmission power, it’s important to remember that it doesn’t help if the client device can “hear” the access point, but the client’s transmission power is limited by typical restrictions, causing the return signal not to get through. Communication is always two-way—or it doesn’t work at all. 😉