All in one router, switch wireless?

I figured i would have to have a router/wifi and switch seperate. Are external switches. As i want to run cables outside.
 
I have given up on the idea of a wifi, gigabte switch, router all in one.

What im trying to do is go from my virgin router/wifi which is in my lounge to a 8 or 16 port poe gigabyte unmanaged switch, ideally i want the gigabyte switch outside as i want to run all he cables outside and i dont want the switch located inside and having to ru. 8 or 16 cables through a wall all in the same place. I want the wiring outside and i can just come into the house where its needed.

Hope it all makes sense.
 
And I completely forgot that Mikrotik do a 5-port PoE external router/switch as well. If you put Unifi AP-AC-IW or AP-AC-IW-Pro onto that you could have one PoE cable going out of the house from the modem into the Powerbox Pro then everything downstream would be powered from the CableBox Pro.

I still don’t think what you are looking to do is a good idea, but here are options out there. If you are worried about running multiple cables through holes in the wall do bear in mind that you can get multi-channel Ethernet cables that have two or 4 Ethernet cables in one slightly bigger cable.
 
WJA96 said:
I still don’t think what you are looking to do is a good idea, but here are options out there. If you are worried about running multiple cables through holes in the wall do bear in mind that you can get multi-channel Ethernet cables that have two or 4 Ethernet cables in one slightly bigger cable.
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You’re enabling someone who clearly doesn’t grasp what he’s doing, let alone why it’s a bad idea, to do something that has ‘car crash’ written all over it. Just because you can, doesn’t always mean you should.

Op, you don’t need to run 8/16 cables through the same ‘hole’, you need a single feed to each location (eg room), the route you take is up to you, but remember with a single feed if you need multiple devices you can add a switch on the end of the feed. The down side of this is that the single link will be limited to symmetrical gigabit, in practice anything going from one device to another on the same switch won’t touch that link and realistically I can’t think of that many (likely) scenarios in a home environment where it would be an issue, most usage scenarios are more likely to be WAN limited.
 
External cables are a good answer to some problems such as getting from downstairs to upstairs. If a plan requires running 8+ external cables then there must be a better solution.
 
Avalon said:
You’re enabling someone who clearly doesn’t grasp what he’s doing, let alone why it’s a bad idea, to do something that has ‘car crash’ written all over it. Just because you can, doesn’t always mean you should.

Op, you don’t need to run 8/16 cables through the same ‘hole’, you need a single feed to each location (eg room), the route you take is up to you, but remember with a single feed if you need multiple devices you can add a switch on the end of the feed. The down side of this is that the single link will be limited to symmetrical gigabit, in practice anything going from one device to another on the same switch won’t touch that link and realistically I can’t think of that many (likely) scenarios in a home environment where it would be an issue, most usage scenarios are more likely to be WAN limited.
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That’s a bit condescending, don’t you think? If someone asks a question, are you not going to answer because you wouldn’t do it personally? These IP68 switches are designed to be used outdoors. If the OP wants to mount them outdoors then they’ll be fine. I wouldn’t do it, you wouldn’t do it, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. It just makes it unconventional.
 
WJA96 said:
That’s a bit condescending, don’t you think? If someone asks a question, are you not going to answer because you wouldn’t do it personally? These IP68 switches are designed to be used outdoors. If the OP wants to mount them outdoors then they’ll be fine. I wouldn’t do it, you wouldn’t do it, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong. It just makes it unconventional.
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No, I really don't - re-read the op's post and try and tell me you're specifying what's potentially over £500 of hardware excluding cables, enclosures and/or ducting, with near zero attempt on your part to understand the op's requirements or the reason for the dramatic shift in them from the initial post, is a responsible reply to this thread? Op is clearly not sure what they need, nothing wrong with that - they're asking for advice after all - as someone who does know better, why wouldn't you make more of an effort to understand and help rather than just ignoring the issue?
 
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Im here to learn as my knowledge of networks is limited, the reason i want to run cables outside is because i use a wheelchair and i cant get upstairs to lift floorboards so its much easiier for me to run them outside. If I could get a all in one wifi, router, switch i would but i still have to get 8-16 cables through wall.

I got virgin router and i just want to put a couple of ethernet access ports in rooms. I thought having switch outside would be a good idea. If i was to have a unmanaged gigabyte switch theen all devices can access internet at the same time? And if i was to send something to printer that will still allow devices to be connected to internet, i think its yes to both questions
 
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It's worth asking @IceUK how many ports you want in how many locations and for what purpose.

The reason being that while most in here will rightly say running a cable is the most reliable and fastest way to route traffic around your home, there are other solutions that might be perfectly acceptable in certain use cases.

Much as I dislike them, some powerlines or maybe a mesh system with bridge devices where you want wired might be OK if you're just looking to run some low bandwidth wired-only devices here and there.

If you tell us what you want to achieve in a little more detail you may get some good advice on a solution you weren't expecting. Forget any pre-conceived notion of what a solution might look like and tell us more about what you want as an outcome.
 
@IceUK Can you do some sort of a diagram of what you have, where it is and where you want to provide cabled access to?

A clearer idea of the current layout and scope of what is needed will probably bring everyone together on a better solution for you.
All in one devices are available but may not be the best option, share some more info and then lets throw some ideas around.
 
IceUK said:
Im here to learn as my knowledge of networks is limited, the reason i want to run cables outside is because i use a wheelchair and i cant get upstairs to lift floorboards so its much easiier for me to run them outside. If I could get a all in one wifi, router, switch i would but i still have to get 8-16 cables through wall.
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You may wish to consider the costs involved and offset that against paying a handyman an hour or so's work to route the cable through the ceiling and floorboards.

Really you probably just need a cheap switch upstairs and an ethernet cable connecting it to the router.
 
Is this switch ok? I will just go from router to switch and then send then route the cables to the places i need..
I will keep switch inside, with this switch it will provide power to a camera with out having a addition wire for power going to the cable. I think...
 
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