Hi all,
I have a question about the feasibility of this my first network installation.
It's a 6 bedroom house over 3 floors, I want to make sure there are at least 2 ethernet ports in some rooms (which may serve as a back up if the other fails). In other rooms, I want to install 2 double sockets, 1 double in 1 area for tv/games consoles, another double for pc workstation. I'm planning 22 in total including an extra connection for a WiFi expander upstairs.
My question is: the house has a standard residential feed, will all 22 ports be fully functional? They don't necessarily need to be streaming HD Netflix at the same time but I would like to know what the likely limitations are in case some of the rooms are converted into student lets.
Which rooms/connections will get a priority feed if all are connected and being used simultaneously?
We currently have an average 36 mbps connection.
Here's the hardware I am looking at using:
TP-Link TL-SG1024D 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
I am seriously considering cat 5e if there is a belief that cat 5e will hold its water for some time yet, ie the next ten years. I have concerns about the difficulty in running the sturdier cat 6 cables and turning them around corners etc without damaging them. There will be lots of corners! Alternatively, I will use a cat 6 UTP, need to see how flexible it is and what the real Vue is if any in terms of speed or future proofing.
kwmobile 24 Port Cat6 Patch Panel - 19 Inch Cat 6
None of the cables will run more than 25 metres.
Thanks for any insughts/replies, still learning here!
I have a question about the feasibility of this my first network installation.
It's a 6 bedroom house over 3 floors, I want to make sure there are at least 2 ethernet ports in some rooms (which may serve as a back up if the other fails). In other rooms, I want to install 2 double sockets, 1 double in 1 area for tv/games consoles, another double for pc workstation. I'm planning 22 in total including an extra connection for a WiFi expander upstairs.
My question is: the house has a standard residential feed, will all 22 ports be fully functional? They don't necessarily need to be streaming HD Netflix at the same time but I would like to know what the likely limitations are in case some of the rooms are converted into student lets.
Which rooms/connections will get a priority feed if all are connected and being used simultaneously?
We currently have an average 36 mbps connection.
Here's the hardware I am looking at using:
TP-Link TL-SG1024D 24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch
I am seriously considering cat 5e if there is a belief that cat 5e will hold its water for some time yet, ie the next ten years. I have concerns about the difficulty in running the sturdier cat 6 cables and turning them around corners etc without damaging them. There will be lots of corners! Alternatively, I will use a cat 6 UTP, need to see how flexible it is and what the real Vue is if any in terms of speed or future proofing.
kwmobile 24 Port Cat6 Patch Panel - 19 Inch Cat 6
None of the cables will run more than 25 metres.
Thanks for any insughts/replies, still learning here!