Hello,
I am currently considering the main distribution panel.
Framework conditions: SAT (14 cables) and LAN (18 cables) will be installed throughout the house, distributed across the basement, ground floor, and upper floor. The main distribution panel will be located in the basement.
I would like everything to be neatly organized. So, the cabinet should house all SAT cables including the multiswitch, all LAN cables on the patch panel (?), as well as the router/modem. I was offered a main distribution panel with 2 multimedia fields because apparently one is not sufficient. The additional cost of 1,500 EUR gross surprised me, and now I wonder if this solution is unnecessary luxury.
At first, I only see the advantage that the multimedia field includes a patch panel where the LAN cables are connected, and if I forgo multimedia extensions I would need a 24-port switch. I found various models with 1 Gbit for around 100 EUR. The multiswitch must be purchased additionally in both cases.
How have you solved this? If I factor in the switch cost, there are still 1,400 EUR extra for better organization. Am I making a mistake in my thinking? I am more inclined to build a separate cabinet for SAT, LAN, and modem.
Also, the prices for room thermostats and roller shutter controls surprised me a bit.
Net prices:
Simple roller shutter control = up/down switch = 75 EUR
Programmable roller shutter control / astro function = 200 EUR
Simple room thermostat = dial from 0 to 5 = 100 EUR
Room thermostat with digital display = 220 EUR
We do not want to give up the programmable version for the roller shutters, but with the price difference, the simple version of the thermostats will have to suffice.
This is more of an aside; my main interest is your opinion on multimedia equipment in the distribution panel.
Thanks and best regards!
I am currently considering the main distribution panel.
Framework conditions: SAT (14 cables) and LAN (18 cables) will be installed throughout the house, distributed across the basement, ground floor, and upper floor. The main distribution panel will be located in the basement.
I would like everything to be neatly organized. So, the cabinet should house all SAT cables including the multiswitch, all LAN cables on the patch panel (?), as well as the router/modem. I was offered a main distribution panel with 2 multimedia fields because apparently one is not sufficient. The additional cost of 1,500 EUR gross surprised me, and now I wonder if this solution is unnecessary luxury.
At first, I only see the advantage that the multimedia field includes a patch panel where the LAN cables are connected, and if I forgo multimedia extensions I would need a 24-port switch. I found various models with 1 Gbit for around 100 EUR. The multiswitch must be purchased additionally in both cases.
How have you solved this? If I factor in the switch cost, there are still 1,400 EUR extra for better organization. Am I making a mistake in my thinking? I am more inclined to build a separate cabinet for SAT, LAN, and modem.
Also, the prices for room thermostats and roller shutter controls surprised me a bit.
Net prices:
Simple roller shutter control = up/down switch = 75 EUR
Programmable roller shutter control / astro function = 200 EUR
Simple room thermostat = dial from 0 to 5 = 100 EUR
Room thermostat with digital display = 220 EUR
We do not want to give up the programmable version for the roller shutters, but with the price difference, the simple version of the thermostats will have to suffice.
This is more of an aside; my main interest is your opinion on multimedia equipment in the distribution panel.
Thanks and best regards!
Thank you all. I was thinking of the type of cable used back in the gaming days, which is quite flexible. So, I’ll just put a patch panel in between; a 24-port CAT6a one seems to cost around 50 EUR at a quick glance.
I feel confident crimping it myself. I just watched a tutorial on how to do it. A crimping tool costs about 20 EUR, and RJ45 connectors are around 50 cents each, so I’m good to go. That’s about 80 EUR for materials plus my time, and I can definitely use the tool again later.
I feel confident crimping it myself. I just watched a tutorial on how to do it. A crimping tool costs about 20 EUR, and RJ45 connectors are around 50 cents each, so I’m good to go. That’s about 80 EUR for materials plus my time, and I can definitely use the tool again later.
Crimping a connector properly (!) onto CAT 7 installation cable is not that easy. The patch panel also helps keep things organized and provides strain relief.
Usually, not all cables are connected to a switch port; only as needed. Cables and patch panels are relatively inexpensive, while switch ports cost money. Of course, this only applies to a certain extent in a single-family house, but this explains why patch panels are used at all. Documentation is also easier—you simply label the outlet in the room and the corresponding port on the patch panel with, for example, a number, so you can immediately identify the connection again.
Leave the electrician to install and terminate the cables on the patch panel; they can also create a test report and maintain the documentation at the same time.
Running satellite TV with four (or even eight) cables directly to the receiver is, of course, possible, but it’s not an ideal solution. It’s better to run four cables from the roof to a central location with a multiswitch and then distribute them in a star topology from there. This makes the LNB cheaper, reduces cable lengths, and allows for future system expansion. Many receivers have twin tuners, for example, for recordings, and a maximum of eight end devices can be connected directly from the LNB (octo LNBs are somewhat questionable as well). Multiswitches are essential if multiple satellites are to be used or to open up this option.
Usually, not all cables are connected to a switch port; only as needed. Cables and patch panels are relatively inexpensive, while switch ports cost money. Of course, this only applies to a certain extent in a single-family house, but this explains why patch panels are used at all. Documentation is also easier—you simply label the outlet in the room and the corresponding port on the patch panel with, for example, a number, so you can immediately identify the connection again.
Leave the electrician to install and terminate the cables on the patch panel; they can also create a test report and maintain the documentation at the same time.
Running satellite TV with four (or even eight) cables directly to the receiver is, of course, possible, but it’s not an ideal solution. It’s better to run four cables from the roof to a central location with a multiswitch and then distribute them in a star topology from there. This makes the LNB cheaper, reduces cable lengths, and allows for future system expansion. Many receivers have twin tuners, for example, for recordings, and a maximum of eight end devices can be connected directly from the LNB (octo LNBs are somewhat questionable as well). Multiswitches are essential if multiple satellites are to be used or to open up this option.
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Bieber081525 Oct 2016 13:52Alex85 schrieb:
SAT with four (or even eight) cables directly to the receiver is of course possible, .... I can believe all that, except for the reduction of cable length. In practice, the SAT wiring was one of the things I didn’t handle myself. It is now exactly as the developer (or their electrician) usually does it. For us, though, it is most likely perfectly fine.Similar topics