Hello everyone,
I think my question might be a bit silly, but I haven’t found an answer yet, and I might be searching in the wrong way, so I wanted to explain my situation.
In our house, we have installed Cat 7 cables on 4 floors with the corresponding network outlets (RJ45). All these Cat 7 cables lead to the connection room in the basement, where the main telecom connection will also be located.
Now, the internet/telephone/TV service from the telecom provider enters the connection room.
Here is my actual question: I assume the Cat 7 cables will be connected to the "internet" in the connection room. However, we want to place our Wi-Fi router on the ground floor, so NOT in the connection room. Is this even possible?
On the ground floor, where we want to place the Wi-Fi router, the following connections are available:
1 x network outlet (Cat 7)
1 x telephone
Sorry if this is probably the most basic question ever, but I really don’t have enough knowledge about this.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
benkler1401
I think my question might be a bit silly, but I haven’t found an answer yet, and I might be searching in the wrong way, so I wanted to explain my situation.
In our house, we have installed Cat 7 cables on 4 floors with the corresponding network outlets (RJ45). All these Cat 7 cables lead to the connection room in the basement, where the main telecom connection will also be located.
Now, the internet/telephone/TV service from the telecom provider enters the connection room.
Here is my actual question: I assume the Cat 7 cables will be connected to the "internet" in the connection room. However, we want to place our Wi-Fi router on the ground floor, so NOT in the connection room. Is this even possible?
On the ground floor, where we want to place the Wi-Fi router, the following connections are available:
1 x network outlet (Cat 7)
1 x telephone
Sorry if this is probably the most basic question ever, but I really don’t have enough knowledge about this.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
benkler1401
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benkler14012 Jun 2017 22:07The four levels would be basement / ground floor / upper floor / attic.
The staircase is a steep staircase located in the middle of the house, allowing direct access up and down without intermediate doors.
The ceilings are precast concrete slabs!
What will definitely be installed is a Dahua IP PoE video intercom system. The cables were laid today (Cat7 to all indoor stations and the outdoor station, with all ends in the basement where the PoE switch will be placed. According to the installation manual, this switch also needs to be connected to the router via Cat7. Does anyone have an idea for implementation?
The access points sound very interesting. I know them from work, but we would have a problem since we don’t have Cat7 cabling in any ceilings for connection, and in most rooms, we had recessed downlights cast into the concrete ceiling. All our Cat7 cables are installed at floor level.
We also wanted duplex Cat7 — the electrician does not install duplex Cat7!
The electrician charges €138 per single Cat7 cable, which is the reason we only have six single outlets throughout the whole house!
Unfortunately, we are contractually tied to this electrician because it is a prefabricated house. (We have already had major issues with the electrician regarding IT outlets).
The staircase is a steep staircase located in the middle of the house, allowing direct access up and down without intermediate doors.
The ceilings are precast concrete slabs!
What will definitely be installed is a Dahua IP PoE video intercom system. The cables were laid today (Cat7 to all indoor stations and the outdoor station, with all ends in the basement where the PoE switch will be placed. According to the installation manual, this switch also needs to be connected to the router via Cat7. Does anyone have an idea for implementation?
The access points sound very interesting. I know them from work, but we would have a problem since we don’t have Cat7 cabling in any ceilings for connection, and in most rooms, we had recessed downlights cast into the concrete ceiling. All our Cat7 cables are installed at floor level.
We also wanted duplex Cat7 — the electrician does not install duplex Cat7!
The electrician charges €138 per single Cat7 cable, which is the reason we only have six single outlets throughout the whole house!
Unfortunately, we are contractually tied to this electrician because it is a prefabricated house. (We have already had major issues with the electrician regarding IT outlets).
It is surprising to me that in 2017 houses are still being built without structured network cabling. Even more so that there are so many electricians who either cannot do this or charge such high prices for it. One meter of cable costs less than one euro. Connecting a socket takes 10 minutes if you are experienced.
For 138 euros, I would expect a proper test report, which he most likely does not provide.
The wiring is quite simple and flexible. A switch (either as a standalone device or as one of the four ports on common routers) is just a distributor, similar to a triple power outlet (although it works in both directions). You can connect several of these together. Your network cables from the house end in the basement either at individual sockets (if there are only a few) or on a patch panel. You can think of the cables simply as extension cords. They need to be connected somewhere.
An access point does not have to be mounted on the ceiling. It can also stand somewhere else.
To avoid installing an extra access point, you can place your router in the hallway and connect it to the telephone socket there. You connect one LAN port to the LAN socket, which in the basement is then connected to the switch. All other LAN sockets are also connected to the switch. This way, you have internet access at all sockets.
If the router in the hallway is not sufficient, you can always set up an additional access point at one of the other connections.
For 138 euros, I would expect a proper test report, which he most likely does not provide.
The wiring is quite simple and flexible. A switch (either as a standalone device or as one of the four ports on common routers) is just a distributor, similar to a triple power outlet (although it works in both directions). You can connect several of these together. Your network cables from the house end in the basement either at individual sockets (if there are only a few) or on a patch panel. You can think of the cables simply as extension cords. They need to be connected somewhere.
An access point does not have to be mounted on the ceiling. It can also stand somewhere else.
To avoid installing an extra access point, you can place your router in the hallway and connect it to the telephone socket there. You connect one LAN port to the LAN socket, which in the basement is then connected to the switch. All other LAN sockets are also connected to the switch. This way, you have internet access at all sockets.
If the router in the hallway is not sufficient, you can always set up an additional access point at one of the other connections.
Mycraft schrieb:
Sad but true... many houses are still being built completely without any network infrastructure...What do you understand by network infrastructure?
Regards, Yvonne
benkler1401 schrieb:
Unfortunately, we are contractually bound to use the electrician provided since it is a prefabricated house. Prefabricated house doesn’t mean you can’t do any further work on it after handover. The key is to install empty conduits and then do whatever you want with them.
benkler1401 schrieb:
According to the installation manual, this must also be connected to the router via Cat.7. With RJ45 connectors, it’s never truly Cat.7 anyway, but that doesn’t really matter.
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