Hello,
we are planning our new build with a developer and have an appointment with the electrician soon.
I am working on the LAN planning.
I will plan enough LAN connections for every room and also in the garage.
Should we use a mesh Wi-Fi router system, for example Netgear Orbi, Amazon Eero (one unit on each floor or in the most important rooms, which can be expanded as needed if there are coverage gaps) or something similar, or does it have to be an expensive PoE access point network?
I would say we are users with a higher-than-average standard.
I want to have good Wi-Fi coverage throughout the house so that I always have enough Wi-Fi on my phone for browsing.
A speed of 50–100 Mbps on the phone would be sufficient, but it should be stable (we will have a 500 Mbps or maybe only a 250 Mbps connection).
Do the access points have to be PoE devices mounted on the ceiling, or is that maybe a bit too much for us?
Or is a regular mesh router system (e.g., Netgear Orbi) enough for us?
Running the PoE cables will most likely be very expensive with the electrician (typical for developer projects :/ ).
we are planning our new build with a developer and have an appointment with the electrician soon.
I am working on the LAN planning.
I will plan enough LAN connections for every room and also in the garage.
Should we use a mesh Wi-Fi router system, for example Netgear Orbi, Amazon Eero (one unit on each floor or in the most important rooms, which can be expanded as needed if there are coverage gaps) or something similar, or does it have to be an expensive PoE access point network?
I would say we are users with a higher-than-average standard.
I want to have good Wi-Fi coverage throughout the house so that I always have enough Wi-Fi on my phone for browsing.
A speed of 50–100 Mbps on the phone would be sufficient, but it should be stable (we will have a 500 Mbps or maybe only a 250 Mbps connection).
Do the access points have to be PoE devices mounted on the ceiling, or is that maybe a bit too much for us?
Or is a regular mesh router system (e.g., Netgear Orbi) enough for us?
Running the PoE cables will most likely be very expensive with the electrician (typical for developer projects :/ ).
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RotorMotor10 Jan 2023 21:22Well, Araknis only refers to "occupied" switch ports, not those that are actually in use.
If Arkanis uses several cameras, that could already add up.
@Jentopa I still don’t know how many devices you want to connect. I counted 3 APs, 2 PCs, 4 for TV, and 1 for the router... that makes 10. Available ports don’t count!
Just get something like a Netgear GS116LP PoE switch with 16 ports. Compact, fanless (low maintenance, energy efficient, silent!), and affordable. If the day comes when it’s not enough, you can upgrade.
@Jentopa I still don’t know how many devices you want to connect. I counted 3 APs, 2 PCs, 4 for TV, and 1 for the router... that makes 10. Available ports don’t count!
Just get something like a Netgear GS116LP PoE switch with 16 ports. Compact, fanless (low maintenance, energy efficient, silent!), and affordable. If the day comes when it’s not enough, you can upgrade.
Tassimat schrieb:
If Araknis is using several cameras, that could already add up. Exactly. Add a few access points, doorbell, displays... it really adds up, and I’m still far from reaching the maximum capacity.
RotorMotor schrieb:
Well, Araknis only refers to "occupied" switch ports, not necessarily the ones actively in use. Occupied means in use, that is, a device is connected.