Hello!
Our construction started about 2.5 weeks ago, and we are currently planning the electrical system. We are wondering how to install internet in the house.
About the house:
The house is built using solid construction methods from Viebrockhaus. Radio waves barely pass through the ceiling between the ground floor (GF) and the upper floor (UF). On the UF, the interior walls are drywall with metal elements, which also blocks radio waves significantly.
For the ground floor:
We want to set up Wi-Fi with the router located in the utility room. This should provide coverage throughout the entire ground floor and help reduce electromagnetic pollution to some extent.
For the upper floor:
This question is more complex. We lean toward a LAN solution to minimize electromagnetic pollution.
Option 1: Run LAN cables through the empty conduits from the utility room to each room on the upper floor.
Option 2: Use powerline adapters (network over the electrical wiring).
-> We tend to choose the second option because there are more power outlets than LAN ports in each room. It is also somewhat cheaper, though the price difference is minor in a project of this scale.
What do you think? Will this solution work without problems, or are there limitations? Have you had any experience with this?
Thank you very much for your input.
Our construction started about 2.5 weeks ago, and we are currently planning the electrical system. We are wondering how to install internet in the house.
About the house:
The house is built using solid construction methods from Viebrockhaus. Radio waves barely pass through the ceiling between the ground floor (GF) and the upper floor (UF). On the UF, the interior walls are drywall with metal elements, which also blocks radio waves significantly.
For the ground floor:
We want to set up Wi-Fi with the router located in the utility room. This should provide coverage throughout the entire ground floor and help reduce electromagnetic pollution to some extent.
For the upper floor:
This question is more complex. We lean toward a LAN solution to minimize electromagnetic pollution.
Option 1: Run LAN cables through the empty conduits from the utility room to each room on the upper floor.
Option 2: Use powerline adapters (network over the electrical wiring).
-> We tend to choose the second option because there are more power outlets than LAN ports in each room. It is also somewhat cheaper, though the price difference is minor in a project of this scale.
What do you think? Will this solution work without problems, or are there limitations? Have you had any experience with this?
Thank you very much for your input.
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Peanuts7425 Oct 2016 06:52I had not experienced something like this before, as I know how to handle a cable properly. I just wanted to point out that whether you can transmit 1 Gbit depends on several factors.
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Hendrik0079 May 2017 16:30I’m a bit confused about choosing the cable (and the outlets). Should I go with Cat5, Cat7, or something else entirely? It’s important that I can connect the “standard plug,” which I believe is called RJ45. Of course, I also want to plan for future-proofing...
Hendrik007 schrieb:
I’m a bit confused about choosing the cable (and the outlets). Should I go with Cat5, Cat7, or something completely different? It’s important that I can connect the “standard connector,” which I believe is called RJ45. Of course, I also want to plan for future-proofing...Cat7 cable with Cat6(a) outlets.
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Hendrik0079 May 2017 17:02Alex85 schrieb:
CAT7 cables with CAT 6(a) outlets. Do Cat6 outlets have RJ45 connectors? So you can replace the outlets later but still have better cables inside the walls, right? What is the difference between Cat6 and Cat6a outlets?
Hendrik007 schrieb:
Do Cat6 wall sockets use RJ45 connectors? So you can replace the sockets later but still have better cables inside the walls, right? What is the difference between Cat6 and Cat6a sockets?“CAT,” or simply “Category,” refers to the quality of twisted-pair (aka “network”) cabling. Higher is better. The cables, for example, have better shielding and are therefore designed by standard to support higher frequencies, meaning greater bandwidth.
Cat6a is rated up to 500 MHz, while Cat6 is only rated up to 250 MHz. Cat6a meets the specifications for 10 Gbps transmission speeds over 100 meters (330 feet) of cable length. For a single-family home this usually doesn’t matter much, since 100 meters (330 feet) cable runs are rarely reached. However, since Cat7 cables are already considered standard and even more capable, it’s worth spending the extra cost on the higher quality socket.
By the way, Cat7 sockets do not exist, which is why Cat6a is recommended.
RJ45 is just the type of connector and is not directly related to the cable category.
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