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I have some data ports scattered around my home. Sadly, it appears the cable is cat 5, and the one I think is the newer run is CCA.
I’ve never used them and was thinking of replacing the cable with cat 6, possibly dual or more runs to each port. I have found where the cables emerge in the attic, so I’m hoping I can pull some string through using the old cables (or a better method if anyone knows one) and then pull cat 6 through.
I want to put a POE switch in the attic to attach 4-6 Hikvision IP cameras wired to a Hikvision DS-7716NI-M4 NVR in my office, where the blanked off box is, and have the NVR wired to the living room where the router is.
It appears the living room may currently be connected to the left bedroom socket.
I think maybe the right bedroom socket goes to the office and then to the living room, where it is tied off. This appear an older run as some of the cable is buried in the attic, and there appears to be a join in the office socket. Maybe they tried this, it didn’t work, so they went with a new run?
Can anyone help with the best way to repurpose these sockets and how to wire up a network? I know I will need new cat 6 faceplates.
I was thinking to put a switch in the attic. I could then run from living room to that and from that to each socket. To this I could attach an 8 port POE swich for the cameras. Or do I go for a bigger POE switch, so I only need one? Is it worth having any direct connection between sockets, or just all go via an attic switch. Or even put the network switch elsewhere? Should I need to go for switch that can handle 2.5Gb or more? My router is 2.5Gb capable but I only have 1Gb fibre ATM. I also read multiple runs to each socket is worth doing.
It looks like I’m heading down the networking rabbit hole.
Many thanks in advance.
Bedroom:
Office:
Living room:
I’ve never used them and was thinking of replacing the cable with cat 6, possibly dual or more runs to each port. I have found where the cables emerge in the attic, so I’m hoping I can pull some string through using the old cables (or a better method if anyone knows one) and then pull cat 6 through.
I want to put a POE switch in the attic to attach 4-6 Hikvision IP cameras wired to a Hikvision DS-7716NI-M4 NVR in my office, where the blanked off box is, and have the NVR wired to the living room where the router is.
It appears the living room may currently be connected to the left bedroom socket.
I think maybe the right bedroom socket goes to the office and then to the living room, where it is tied off. This appear an older run as some of the cable is buried in the attic, and there appears to be a join in the office socket. Maybe they tried this, it didn’t work, so they went with a new run?
Can anyone help with the best way to repurpose these sockets and how to wire up a network? I know I will need new cat 6 faceplates.
I was thinking to put a switch in the attic. I could then run from living room to that and from that to each socket. To this I could attach an 8 port POE swich for the cameras. Or do I go for a bigger POE switch, so I only need one? Is it worth having any direct connection between sockets, or just all go via an attic switch. Or even put the network switch elsewhere? Should I need to go for switch that can handle 2.5Gb or more? My router is 2.5Gb capable but I only have 1Gb fibre ATM. I also read multiple runs to each socket is worth doing.
It looks like I’m heading down the networking rabbit hole.
Many thanks in advance.
Bedroom:
Office:
Living room: