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Before I order, can someone check if there's better parts available or I've missed anything?
100m Cat6 UTP LSOH Solid Core Cable:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-cable/13839-ccs-cat6-utp-cable.html
Patch panel:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/patch-panel-frames/9504-24-way-unloaded-utp-keystone-patch-panel.html
16x UTP Tool-less keystone modules for patch panel:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-modules-outlets/9503-cat6-utp-tool-less-keystone-module.html
Faceplates for 2x sockets:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-...-faceplates.html#/619-no_of_outlets-2_outlets which is remarkably expensive or https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-modules-outlets/41869-cat6-utp-rj45-modules-with-faceplate.html which is much cheaper?
Plus backboxes as most are going on brick walls, and I'm surface mounting for now:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat5e...gang-office-style-surface-mount-back-box.html
CCS 4000 series in particular locations:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-modules-outlets/13105-cat6-ccs-4000-series-vertical-outlets.html
Assorted patch leads for patch panel to switch:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/rj45-network-cables/12-cat6-rj45-patch-cables.html
Cable tester - lots of expensive stuff, this was the cheapest I could find
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat5e-accessories/9553-ccs-cable-continuity-tester-5056045700448.html
Switch: 8-port with PoE (needed for Unifi UAP-AC-LR which "Now supports 24V & 802.3af/A" according to the sticker on the box). I'll be installing 2x cables to sockets but only using 1 so can get away with a smaller switch. Thinking TP-Link TL-SG1008P V4 or Netgear GS308P?
Mounting: It's a switch plus a patch panel. I'll make something from timber.
If I want to save time, https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/brackets-frames/10511-200mm-deep-wall-mounted-19-frame.html but need a bracket to mount the switch
Tools: I bought this 12 in 1 kit last year. Hoping it does the job:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B1YFHQW
I've concluded in summer the loft is too hot for the switch as it'll exceed the 40℃ operating temperature, so all 16+ cables (which arrive in the loft via cavities, holes in ceiling etc) will have to descend through the ceiling into a cupboard where I'll put the patch panel and switch. What's the best way to do this and keep an airtight seal around the cables?
100m Cat6 UTP LSOH Solid Core Cable:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-cable/13839-ccs-cat6-utp-cable.html
Patch panel:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/patch-panel-frames/9504-24-way-unloaded-utp-keystone-patch-panel.html
16x UTP Tool-less keystone modules for patch panel:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-modules-outlets/9503-cat6-utp-tool-less-keystone-module.html
Faceplates for 2x sockets:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-...-faceplates.html#/619-no_of_outlets-2_outlets which is remarkably expensive or https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-modules-outlets/41869-cat6-utp-rj45-modules-with-faceplate.html which is much cheaper?
Plus backboxes as most are going on brick walls, and I'm surface mounting for now:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat5e...gang-office-style-surface-mount-back-box.html
CCS 4000 series in particular locations:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/cat6-modules-outlets/13105-cat6-ccs-4000-series-vertical-outlets.html
Assorted patch leads for patch panel to switch:
https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/rj45-network-cables/12-cat6-rj45-patch-cables.html
Switch: 8-port with PoE (needed for Unifi UAP-AC-LR which "Now supports 24V & 802.3af/A" according to the sticker on the box). I'll be installing 2x cables to sockets but only using 1 so can get away with a smaller switch. Thinking TP-Link TL-SG1008P V4 or Netgear GS308P?
Mounting: It's a switch plus a patch panel. I'll make something from timber.
If I want to save time, https://www.cablemonkey.co.uk/brackets-frames/10511-200mm-deep-wall-mounted-19-frame.html but need a bracket to mount the switch
Tools: I bought this 12 in 1 kit last year. Hoping it does the job:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07B1YFHQW
I've concluded in summer the loft is too hot for the switch as it'll exceed the 40℃ operating temperature, so all 16+ cables (which arrive in the loft via cavities, holes in ceiling etc) will have to descend through the ceiling into a cupboard where I'll put the patch panel and switch. What's the best way to do this and keep an airtight seal around the cables?
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