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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Manatarms1239 May 2022 20:22It was just an idea to save on the costs of installing it in the studio in case it gets too expensive.
Ideally, of course, all connected centrally to the PoE switch.
What would you say, is one access point per floor enough for us? In the basement, should we also have an access point installed in the hallway, or is it sufficient to have one in the utility room?
Ideally, of course, all connected centrally to the PoE switch.
What would you say, is one access point per floor enough for us? In the basement, should we also have an access point installed in the hallway, or is it sufficient to have one in the utility room?
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Manatarms1239 May 2022 21:05Ok, then we will install one access point in the hallway on each floor and one on the back side of the garage.
Which access point should we choose?
Is Unifi the best option now?
Are the Unifi nanoHD models also suitable for outdoor use, or do we need to use a different access point for that?
Which access point should we choose?
Is Unifi the best option now?
Are the Unifi nanoHD models also suitable for outdoor use, or do we need to use a different access point for that?
M
Manatarms1239 May 2022 21:48Ok, so Unify is the first choice. Alternatively, Netgear or something similar.
I haven’t heard of Unify until now.
Probably only known in specialist circles.
Which router and switch would you recommend?
If using a Unify access point, then also a router and switch from Unify, right? But which ones?
I haven’t heard of Unify until now.
Probably only known in specialist circles.
Which router and switch would you recommend?
If using a Unify access point, then also a router and switch from Unify, right? But which ones?
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RotorMotor9 May 2022 22:03I am also using Unifi at our place (Access Point 6 Lite).
The setup was somewhat complicated, but now that everything is running, I am very satisfied.
The value for money is definitely excellent with the Lite models.
Higher speeds usually fail because of the client devices anyway, right?!
For the switch, I chose Cisco (350) because Unifi switches apparently have issues with multicast IGMPv3 when watching TV.
Unfortunately, the power consumption of this unit is quite high, but otherwise it works well.
The setup was somewhat complicated, but now that everything is running, I am very satisfied.
The value for money is definitely excellent with the Lite models.
Higher speeds usually fail because of the client devices anyway, right?!
For the switch, I chose Cisco (350) because Unifi switches apparently have issues with multicast IGMPv3 when watching TV.
Unfortunately, the power consumption of this unit is quite high, but otherwise it works well.
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