ᐅ Is a telephone connection box still required?

Fuchur schrieb:

The TAE socket is connected directly to the router. This can also work through TAE to RJ45 to RJ45 to the FritzBox. However, if the FritzBox is not located in the basement but in a living area, then both LAN outlets are occupied (1x input from TAE, 1x output back to the basement to the patch panel and switch). So if it’s clear where the router will be installed, there should be one more outlet there.

Otherwise, just add a switch to the patch panel and that’s it.

Okay, thanks! There are two possible locations for the router, but in both cases, we don’t need an extra LAN outlet. So we can manage without a switch and set it up as I described, right?

Or does the router have to be placed before the patch panel because you said the router needs to be connected directly to the TAE socket?

You always need the switch, as it connects all the ports of the patch panel and is located right next to it in the basement.

Martin.. schrieb:

Or does the router have to be connected before the patch panel, since you wrote that the router must connect directly to the TAE socket?

Simple way: From the TAE socket in the basement directly to the router. From the router to the switch, and all connections from the patch panel also go to the switch. Wireless coverage is provided by one or more access points placed wherever needed; these simply connect to an available LAN outlet.

Your idea: From the TAE socket directly to the patch panel port for the specific connection where the router is located. A second cable goes from the router back through the LAN outlet to the patch panel. Except for the first patch panel port, all other ports connect to the switch. This setup saves you one access point, since the router provides the Wi-Fi there. However, you will need one more LAN outlet.

Both options work.

Martin.. schrieb:

Fiber optic is not yet available in my area. What would be different with other providers?

For example, I have Kabel Deutschland. The FritzBox is supplied via the cable TV wiring, even though I don’t have a TV subscription included in my plan. Internet plus phone service, in my case a FritzBox Cable. It works the same as the analog or ISDN versions, offering 4 LAN ports, Wi-Fi/DECT, FON S0, and 2 a/b ports. I still have the TAE socket in the wall, but it doesn’t matter. If I wanted, I could add a Telekom connection (or Vodafone via the rented Telekom copper line). It was purely a matter of the plan; both would have been copper (although Telekom was slower for me).

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@Fuchur Great, thank you very much! The wiring is the same in both options, meaning I tell the all-around technician to run duplex LAN cables from the basement to every living area and install double RJ45 outlets there. Then, when moving in, I choose one of the two options. Is that correct?

11ant schrieb:

For example, I have Kabel Deutschland. The Fritzbox is supplied via the TV cable wiring, even though I don’t have a TV package included. Internet plus telephony, in my case a FritzBox Cable. It works the same way as the analog or ISDN version, meaning 4x LAN ports plus Wi-Fi / DECT, FON S0, and 2x a/b ports. I still have the TAE socket in the wall, but it doesn’t affect anything. If I wanted, I could add a Telekom line (or Vodafone through the rented Telekom copper line). It was purely a tariff choice; both would have been copper lines (although Telekom was slower for me).

Okay, but the installation would have to be done the same way in both cases, right?