Connecting existing house Ethernet cabling

[simmotech]

I’ve just moved into a new house (new to me, it’s about 11 years old) and noticed that each room has a network faceplate (RJ45). Nice surprise!
I then noticed 7 unterminated Cat 5e cables next to the distribution panel in the garage.

Here’s what I plan to do. Could you please tell me whether I am on the right lines.

1. Buy a crimping/testing kit from Amazon and put connectors on each of the Cat 5e cables.
2. Buy an 8-port switch, install it in the garage and plug all the cables into it.
3. When Plusnet get my internet access running next week (using a 1-bar iPhone hot spot for my PCis painful!!), everything room port should just work once the router is plugged into one of the sockets.

Question:
Is the internal wiring to be terminated as ‘straight through’? (I assume a crimping kit will tell me which wires go in which order)

The house is over 3 floors and I was looking for a mesh WiFi 3-pack to make sure internet from the front room where the BT socket is, reaches my office on the top floor at the back. But should I be looking for a 2/3 unit system that supports Ethernet backhaul instead for the WiFi?

Are the testers that come in any the crimping kits able to test via the wall socket? (I assume I need plug part of the tester into each room socket and the main tester on the end of each cable) to identify which is which)

Any help or item links gratefully received.

 

[simmotech]

I’ve decided that the patch panel is the way to go but a SOHO cabinet is a bit over the top for just 7 ports.
I’ve got a couple of TP-Link gigabit switches from Amazon. (on sale at £17.48 so I got an extra one for my office)
I’ve got a wall mountable patch panel, 10 x .5m patch cables and tool doodad coming today.
I went for a 3 pack of Deco X50 which should be perfectly suitable anyway should I not be able to get the existing Ethernet wiring/sockets working for whatever reason.
Thanks for the advice.

 

[simmotech]

I’ve decided that the patch panel is the way to go but a SOHO cabinet is a bit over the top for just 7 ports.
I’ve got a couple of TP-Link gigabit switches from Amazon. (on sale at £17.48 so I got an extra one for my office)
I’ve got a wall mountable patch panel, 10 x .5m patch cables and tool doodad coming today.
I went for a 3 pack of Deco X50 which should be perfectly suitable anyway should I not be able to get the existing Ethernet wiring/sockets working for whatever reason.
Thanks for the advice.

I’ve decided that the patch panel is the way to go but a SOHO cabinet is a bit over the top for just 7 ports.
I’ve got a couple of TP-Link gigabit switches from Amazon. (on sale at £17.48 so I got an extra one for my office)
I’ve got a wall mountable patch panel, 10 x .5m patch cables and tool doodad coming today.
I went for a 3 pack of Deco X50 which should be perfectly suitable anyway should I not be able to get the existing Ethernet wiring/sockets working for whatever reason.
Thanks for the advice.

I’ve decided that the patch panel is the way to go but a SOHO cabinet is a bit over the top for just 7 ports.
I’ve got a couple of TP-Link gigabit switches from Amazon. (on sale at £17.48 so I got an extra one for my office)
I’ve got a wall mountable patch panel, 10 x .5m patch cables and tool doodad coming today.
I went for a 3 pack of Deco X50 which should be perfectly suitable anyway should I not be able to get the existing Ethernet wiring/sockets working for whatever reason.
Thanks for the advice.

 

[simmotech]

ChrisD:
The thing is I don’t know for sure the existing cables/sockets work. I definitely won’t be replacing them if they don’t.
With the X50s, I get to use Ethernet backhaul mode if they do work and WiFi mesh if they don’t. No additional cabling.

At the end of the day, I’m only expecting 50mbit max internet.
And a nice man from Sky who just knocked up a temporary long Ethernet cable and a nice neighbour who just plugged it into his switch in the garage got me a usable connection. Bliss!