ᐅ Home Network Cabling with PoE Access Points

Created on: 21 Feb 2019 13:12
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Golfi90
Hello everyone!

I am looking for specific recommendations for a home network where 2 access points will be powered via PoE.

Each room will have a double LAN outlet, which will then be connected to a patch panel.

However, I want to have 2 wall or ceiling outlets installed to provide Wi-Fi coverage for the ground floor and the upper floor.

Do you have specific recommendations for a PoE-capable switch and access points that perform well?
rick201822 Feb 2019 13:52
Great.
Then just don’t install a box at the access points; simply store the keystone and patch cable in the opening and install the access point above it.
Golfi9022 Feb 2019 13:52
Is there so little space behind the access points that we can't even fit a standard network cable in there, or is that why the action with the keystone?

I don't fully understand it yet.
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dhd82
22 Feb 2019 13:55
We implemented this using empty conduits in the ceiling, but since we don’t have a suspended ceiling on the ground floor, the cable is hanging from the ceiling and now needs to be connected somehow.

There is an on-site configurable L-shaped connector from Telegärtner that fits just right into the cable opening of the access point. This is how we will solve it now. I imagine installing a jack would be even more difficult, as that would also require adding a patch cable into the already too small cable duct.
rick201822 Feb 2019 13:56
A standard patch cable fits in. Just barely.
But not a field-terminable connector that you would normally use with in-wall cables.
There is so little space that only a few centimeters (inches) of network cable can be inserted.
For in-wall cables, it hardly works at all because they are too stiff.
This is the case with almost all access points and cameras nowadays.
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Zaba12
22 Feb 2019 13:56
Stupid question: is the keystone part installed without a frame, meaning embedded directly in the plaster?
rick201822 Feb 2019 13:59
The tip about the L-shaped connector is helpful. I hadn’t come across that solution before. Thanks.

The keystone jack should be inserted into the flush-mounted box or conduit. Not everything inside the access point. That won’t fit.