Dear Forum,
I have read several articles on this topic and gained some understanding, but it is still not entirely clear for our situation. I’m a complete beginner regarding this subject and now need to keep an eye on our interior contractor, who is handling everything for us (starting with the quote). Since I want to understand the services to be commissioned, I kindly ask for a plausible and, if possible, clearly explained answer with minimal technical jargon. Please excuse my perhaps very basic way of expressing myself!
Here is the background: we are building a single-family house with a ground floor, a finished attic, and an uninsulated loft on a concrete slab foundation. We want a satellite system with five connections (living room, 2 kids’ rooms, office, bedroom) as well as LAN wiring for the mentioned rooms.
First, about the LAN wiring: it was offered to install the LAN distribution panel and the router in the utility/technology room. From there, the individual rooms will presumably be wired. The offer includes cable installation, including connectors (which I understand as cabling), plus 5x BTR NETCOM outlet sockets, Cat. 7, 1x RJ45, Up0 TN E-DATmod-2Up0.
I have read a bit and understand that a network switch is needed to manage connections, but I don’t see it included in the offer. Will that be an additional cost? Are other components necessary?
Regarding Wi-Fi, will I be able to get coverage throughout the entire house (wood frame construction) from the technology room, or will I need a range extender? I have also read about access points; how do they work if I want Wi-Fi in both the living room and upstairs?
What about the telephone? No wall outlets were planned for it; it still needs to be installed somewhere. Will a normal cordless phone like a Gigaset TECT be enough, and do I only need a power outlet to connect it to the router? Or is more equipment required?
Concerning the satellite system, I was offered a 5-connection rooftop satellite system with a multiswitch, 85 cm dish / LNB / centrally located in the loft.
As an extra item, the preparation of satellite coax cables in the loft and grounding from the loft to the technology room is offered.
The price for the satellite system seems quite high. Therefore, I would prefer to have only the preparation done and then contract the remaining work separately. What do I need, or how should I arrange this? Should I have an empty conduit installed from the loft to the technology room? How is the cabling to the individual rooms done? Does it run from the technology room to the rooms or directly from the satellite dish in the loft?
Since LAN is already planned for the same rooms, is the satellite cable different (coaxial)?
Thank you very much in advance for your help and feedback. It’s incredible what challenges you have to deal with when building a house, which you never knew existed before.
Best regards,
Charly
I have read several articles on this topic and gained some understanding, but it is still not entirely clear for our situation. I’m a complete beginner regarding this subject and now need to keep an eye on our interior contractor, who is handling everything for us (starting with the quote). Since I want to understand the services to be commissioned, I kindly ask for a plausible and, if possible, clearly explained answer with minimal technical jargon. Please excuse my perhaps very basic way of expressing myself!
Here is the background: we are building a single-family house with a ground floor, a finished attic, and an uninsulated loft on a concrete slab foundation. We want a satellite system with five connections (living room, 2 kids’ rooms, office, bedroom) as well as LAN wiring for the mentioned rooms.
First, about the LAN wiring: it was offered to install the LAN distribution panel and the router in the utility/technology room. From there, the individual rooms will presumably be wired. The offer includes cable installation, including connectors (which I understand as cabling), plus 5x BTR NETCOM outlet sockets, Cat. 7, 1x RJ45, Up0 TN E-DATmod-2Up0.
I have read a bit and understand that a network switch is needed to manage connections, but I don’t see it included in the offer. Will that be an additional cost? Are other components necessary?
Regarding Wi-Fi, will I be able to get coverage throughout the entire house (wood frame construction) from the technology room, or will I need a range extender? I have also read about access points; how do they work if I want Wi-Fi in both the living room and upstairs?
What about the telephone? No wall outlets were planned for it; it still needs to be installed somewhere. Will a normal cordless phone like a Gigaset TECT be enough, and do I only need a power outlet to connect it to the router? Or is more equipment required?
Concerning the satellite system, I was offered a 5-connection rooftop satellite system with a multiswitch, 85 cm dish / LNB / centrally located in the loft.
As an extra item, the preparation of satellite coax cables in the loft and grounding from the loft to the technology room is offered.
The price for the satellite system seems quite high. Therefore, I would prefer to have only the preparation done and then contract the remaining work separately. What do I need, or how should I arrange this? Should I have an empty conduit installed from the loft to the technology room? How is the cabling to the individual rooms done? Does it run from the technology room to the rooms or directly from the satellite dish in the loft?
Since LAN is already planned for the same rooms, is the satellite cable different (coaxial)?
Thank you very much in advance for your help and feedback. It’s incredible what challenges you have to deal with when building a house, which you never knew existed before.
Best regards,
Charly
The offer is very poorly written, which we have already criticized.
The services offered were
- LAN pre-installation including cables in 5 rooms, each with 1 outlet
- Termination of data cables including connectors
- 5x BTR NETCOM connection outlets Cat 7, 1x RJ45, Up0 TNE-DATmod-2Up0
Unfortunately, that’s all the information provided.
I want to have a LAN connection in 5 rooms (living room, 2x children’s rooms, office, bedroom). Is one outlet per room sufficient?
The house has just under 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of living space.
Are these details helpful? Unfortunately, I don’t have more information! As mentioned, the quoting from this service provider is, to put it mildly, a nightmare!
Thank you for your help!
The services offered were
- LAN pre-installation including cables in 5 rooms, each with 1 outlet
- Termination of data cables including connectors
- 5x BTR NETCOM connection outlets Cat 7, 1x RJ45, Up0 TNE-DATmod-2Up0
Unfortunately, that’s all the information provided.
I want to have a LAN connection in 5 rooms (living room, 2x children’s rooms, office, bedroom). Is one outlet per room sufficient?
The house has just under 150 m² (1,615 sq ft) of living space.
Are these details helpful? Unfortunately, I don’t have more information! As mentioned, the quoting from this service provider is, to put it mildly, a nightmare!
Thank you for your help!
R
readytorumble28 Feb 2017 07:10With 150m² (1,615 sq ft), Wi-Fi should not be an issue. It should be available throughout the entire house without needing an additional access point. However, you can never be completely certain. Therefore, I would recommend having an extra LAN (Ethernet) outlet installed centrally on the upper floor, for example, in the hallway. That way, you are on the safe side and can add an access point there if needed.
You could register the cordless phone handset to the router using DECT (radio), so that in the living room or similar areas you only need a power outlet for the charging cradle. I assume you mean a DECT phone by Gigaset TECT. However, DECT is not the ideal connection method; a wired connection would be better. For this, you should have a TAE (telephone connection socket) installed at the intended location for the phone (telephone cable, 2 wires are sufficient) or an additional LAN outlet there.
Nobody here can definitively say if one LAN outlet per room is enough. We installed a double outlet in each room. As mentioned previously, you should inquire about the type of data cable used (CAT5/6/7?).
Yes, satellite cabling is completely different from LAN cabling. Satellite uses coaxial cable (COAX). The LAN cables run from your utility room to the different rooms, while the satellite cables run from the LNB in the attic...
You could register the cordless phone handset to the router using DECT (radio), so that in the living room or similar areas you only need a power outlet for the charging cradle. I assume you mean a DECT phone by Gigaset TECT. However, DECT is not the ideal connection method; a wired connection would be better. For this, you should have a TAE (telephone connection socket) installed at the intended location for the phone (telephone cable, 2 wires are sufficient) or an additional LAN outlet there.
Nobody here can definitively say if one LAN outlet per room is enough. We installed a double outlet in each room. As mentioned previously, you should inquire about the type of data cable used (CAT5/6/7?).
Yes, satellite cabling is completely different from LAN cabling. Satellite uses coaxial cable (COAX). The LAN cables run from your utility room to the different rooms, while the satellite cables run from the LNB in the attic...
The question is, what is on the other end of the LAN cables?
If you have 5 individual outlets, you have 10 cable ends. What will be connected to these cable ends in the equipment room? A patch panel could be an option, which needs to be mounted somehow, or a few sockets, which might be the simpler solution for 5-6 cables.
DECT should be accessible everywhere. I don’t see a TAE socket where a phone might be placed; rather, at that location, a LAN socket is more suitable since phones can also run over that.
I would also plan for a central socket on the upper floor so that an access point can still be installed there if needed.
I would have 2 SAT cables installed in the living room in case you want to record one program while watching another.
If you have 5 individual outlets, you have 10 cable ends. What will be connected to these cable ends in the equipment room? A patch panel could be an option, which needs to be mounted somehow, or a few sockets, which might be the simpler solution for 5-6 cables.
DECT should be accessible everywhere. I don’t see a TAE socket where a phone might be placed; rather, at that location, a LAN socket is more suitable since phones can also run over that.
I would also plan for a central socket on the upper floor so that an access point can still be installed there if needed.
I would have 2 SAT cables installed in the living room in case you want to record one program while watching another.
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