ᐅ Which smart home system is best for our new build?

not decided yet
I am considering the following devices:

with PoE: TP-Link Omada or UniFi

without PoE: AVM

What I haven’t understood about the AVM repeaters is that they advertise a great MESH system.

I am interested in the Repeater 6000 or the Repeater 1200 AX.

What I’m not clear on is whether the LAN ports on the repeaters are output only, or if they are meant to connect the repeater to the LAN.
I definitely want my repeaters/access points to be connected to the LAN and not just receive and amplify the Wi-Fi signal.

What’s being made of ridiculously low power consumption from a ridiculously small number of devices…

Pacc666 schrieb:

and small switches (only if needed) powered by PoE so I need one less power outlet in the rooms
No devices requiring PoE would be connected to the small PoE switch in the rooms

Works perfectly fine, saves one power outlet. I had the exact same setup in my second-to-last apartment. There it was a last resort because it wasn’t my apartment and there were too few LAN ports in various spots. In a new build, as mentioned, it’s a compromise but an entirely feasible one.

HoisleBauer22 schrieb:

Would it make sense to control the access points via regular LAN cables, then connect them to a power outlet that’s directly controlled by a KNX binary actuator in the basement? That way, (UniFi) access points could be safely switched off and on at specific times (if you want to avoid WLAN radiation)

Is your house fully and effectively shielded against external radiation, and do you switch off all mobile phones and other Wi-Fi devices completely at night?
Only if you can answer yes to both questions does considering switching off access points make any reasonable sense.

@Araknis Thanks for your response.

What devices do we need for our network?

We have 12 LAN ports in the house and will install up to 4 PoE access points (the wall APs always have a built-in switch with at least 1 PoE output and then 1–3 regular ports. On the PoE output of the access point, I would only connect a small PoE switch with 4 ports if necessary, which is very unlikely).

Which devices would you recommend?

Unifi, Omada (or others) or just AVM (without PoE then)?

Unifi 16-port PoE switch, compatible Unifi access points, and the controller running on a Pi or NAS. Note that some access points only support passive PoE passthrough.

May I ask what Unifi does better than Omada? Unifi is definitely quite a bit more expensive than Omada.

No idea, you asked for a recommendation, here it is. Unifi just works, and I have extensive experience with it. Not so much with Omada. Unifi can be easily integrated into various building automation systems if desired.