Hello everyone,
since I am about to become a homeowner and have been reading here for a while, I have my first specific question for you.
I am currently dealing with multimedia connections and related wiring. I’m not yet sure how exactly telephone, TV, and internet will enter the house, but from the utility room on the ground floor, I want to equip all rooms (2 living rooms on the ground floor, 3 bedrooms on the first floor, and 2 attic rooms) with a multimedia outlet that provides RJ45, TV, radio, and telephone connections. How is this usually done? Do I need a star topology with four separate cables (network, telephone, TV, radio) to each outlet, or can all of this be handled with a single network cable?
Additionally, I want to have Wi-Fi coverage throughout the entire house. In my apartment so far, I just used a Wi-Fi router, which is no longer sufficient. How is Wi-Fi set up across three floors so that devices only need to connect once?
Thanks and best regards!
Hendrik
since I am about to become a homeowner and have been reading here for a while, I have my first specific question for you.
I am currently dealing with multimedia connections and related wiring. I’m not yet sure how exactly telephone, TV, and internet will enter the house, but from the utility room on the ground floor, I want to equip all rooms (2 living rooms on the ground floor, 3 bedrooms on the first floor, and 2 attic rooms) with a multimedia outlet that provides RJ45, TV, radio, and telephone connections. How is this usually done? Do I need a star topology with four separate cables (network, telephone, TV, radio) to each outlet, or can all of this be handled with a single network cable?
Additionally, I want to have Wi-Fi coverage throughout the entire house. In my apartment so far, I just used a Wi-Fi router, which is no longer sufficient. How is Wi-Fi set up across three floors so that devices only need to connect once?
Thanks and best regards!
Hendrik
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Hendrik00730 Sep 2014 09:23Naively, I had imagined the empty conduit to be a bit larger.
So I think it makes sense to run network cables in a star pattern from the utility room to each room, and in addition, install an empty conduit alongside them.
Thanks to everyone!
So I think it makes sense to run network cables in a star pattern from the utility room to each room, and in addition, install an empty conduit alongside them.
Thanks to everyone!
Repeaters are completely unsuitable because Wi-Fi is a shared medium and a repeater halves the bandwidth. It has to transmit and receive on the same medium. If you already have the opportunity to do proper wiring, as in a new house build, you should take that chance to do it correctly.
Instead of repeaters, use access points. Almost any router can be configured as a pure access point. You don’t have to use expensive routers; even devices costing around 20 euros work well.
Some points have already been mentioned: You should use duplex cables (currently Cat7). Provide connection points for access points (for example, in the hallway on the ceiling). Power supply either via PoE (Power over Ethernet, meaning power through the network cable with appropriate devices) or by installing a power outlet.
In the living room, plan connection points for the TV, multimedia PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and devices that might be added later. Maybe even six outlets?
In the storage room or basement, provide a connection for central storage (NAS (network-attached storage), server).
In the kitchen, there might eventually be an internet radio, and refrigerators or coffee machines with network connections are already available on the market.
In the children’s room, there will eventually be a computer, a TV with network connection, and a game console.
It is also practical to distribute telephone lines using the same wiring. So again, consider where telephones might be needed: living room, hallway, kitchen?
Of course, you don’t have to do all of this, but cables aren’t very expensive, and installing wiring later is really tedious. You can start by installing blank wall boxes or, as suggested here, at least empty conduits.
Instead of repeaters, use access points. Almost any router can be configured as a pure access point. You don’t have to use expensive routers; even devices costing around 20 euros work well.
Some points have already been mentioned: You should use duplex cables (currently Cat7). Provide connection points for access points (for example, in the hallway on the ceiling). Power supply either via PoE (Power over Ethernet, meaning power through the network cable with appropriate devices) or by installing a power outlet.
In the living room, plan connection points for the TV, multimedia PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and devices that might be added later. Maybe even six outlets?
In the storage room or basement, provide a connection for central storage (NAS (network-attached storage), server).
In the kitchen, there might eventually be an internet radio, and refrigerators or coffee machines with network connections are already available on the market.
In the children’s room, there will eventually be a computer, a TV with network connection, and a game console.
It is also practical to distribute telephone lines using the same wiring. So again, consider where telephones might be needed: living room, hallway, kitchen?
Of course, you don’t have to do all of this, but cables aren’t very expensive, and installing wiring later is really tedious. You can start by installing blank wall boxes or, as suggested here, at least empty conduits.
To go against the trend here: CAT7 cable is quite pointless.
CAT6a is just as suitable for 10 Gbit, and for 40 Gbit you need Cat8.
Also, I'm sure no one here even has a device with a Cat7 connector or has installed a single Cat7 outlet.
Cat7 is simply more expensive and harder to work with for home use.
CAT6a is just as suitable for 10 Gbit, and for 40 Gbit you need Cat8.
Also, I'm sure no one here even has a device with a Cat7 connector or has installed a single Cat7 outlet.
Cat7 is simply more expensive and harder to work with for home use.
Cat7 cables have lower attenuation and better shielding, so they can potentially be used for longer distances in the future, especially for long runs. Otherwise, they are only slightly more expensive than Cat6e cables! And Cat6 outlets work fine with them as well, the wires are the same. It’s basically the same. So it’s more prudent to install Cat7 cables, since Cat6 is already close to the current limit.
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