How best to take advantage of FTTH and home network

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Requesting some practical feedback on how many AP's to get etc based on house network points.

I'm in a new home which has fiber connected, Cat 5e network pre-laid throughout to central point under stairs (x on the downstairs picture below), so can connect from fiber termination point to central hub, then hub to various points around house. Broadband provider router is a Fritzbox 7530 currently connected to main optical termination box until I relocate. House is ~2500ft, pics attached showing network points and main use areas around house.

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Downstairs has home office in same room as optical termination (where router currently is). Also main tv in other room (with network point behind it), Hue lights / smart plugs etc throughout.
Upstairs has an office also, Hue lights etc.
Laptop/phone WiFI coverage wanted throughout.

All Cat 5e termination points are on side wall. House also has multiple coax runs to same wall points to attic (unused except for sky to main tv point) however no intention of having loads of tv's, so this coax network obsolete, not sure what else it could be used for.

Thinking of
  • moving Fritzbox router to under stairs, disable its WiFi,
  • connected to (8 / 16 channel switch - yet to be purchased, managed for IoT?), then add in Ubiquiti or similar access points at certain positions around house.
  • an Access Point In-wall HD (e.g. UAP IW HD) behind tv, so can connect sky box etc directly, also provided WiFI signal for phone/laptop downstairs, however unsure if tv would block WiFi signal?
  • a wall mounted WiFi 6 AP, not sure which one, or if I need one or two to cover rest of house.

Can someone provide some guidance on how best to set up system?
 
TV is a large RF shielded device, it’s not going to do you any favours in terms of signal strength/quality sandwiching the AP between a wall and a TV. For wireless IoT devices then just use the network segregation feature in the Ubiquiti controller, no need for a managed switch if that’s your only usage case, it’s the easy way to enable guest Wi-Fi etc. Personally I would start with an AP mounted on the landing ceiling or even loft if you are averse to seeing it, it’s usually an easy win in most properties as it provides decent coverage upstairs and depending on the wall type/construction often does a reasonable job downstairs. That said mesh system with wired backhaul may lend itself to your existing cable runs, the cheap Huawei wifi6 kit is hard to argue with from a price/performance perspective.
 
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