nictry
Distinguished Member
Have finally had enough of trying every possible WiFi option in our house and still having drop outs and speed issues so have decided a wired network will be required - not in wall as should be able to go through ceiling as cupboards are lined up on all 3 floors and will just run flat cable under carpet where required.
I am not feeling like doing this myself as I have to cable across 3 floors and I think need 7 outlets in total so my thinking is as follows
Main router (draytek 2862 already in situ) with a separate 4 port switch giving a total of 7 outlets two of which would feed the ground floor (2 rooms) and 4 to the first floor for 4 rooms and then a further going to the top floor (single room)
Most rooms have multiple needs so assume a multi port switch as required for each single faceplate (I already have 5 poe switches to use)
I was thinking Cat 7 would make most sense for cabling as no single run would be longer than the ground to top floor of approx 20m
Have I missed anything? Would the above cabling make most sense? Anyone suggest roughly how much I am likely to need to spend to get a pro in to do the install?
Any other thoughts much appreciated as this is a one time deal and don't plan on repeating/upgrading anything ever!!!!
I am not feeling like doing this myself as I have to cable across 3 floors and I think need 7 outlets in total so my thinking is as follows
Main router (draytek 2862 already in situ) with a separate 4 port switch giving a total of 7 outlets two of which would feed the ground floor (2 rooms) and 4 to the first floor for 4 rooms and then a further going to the top floor (single room)
Most rooms have multiple needs so assume a multi port switch as required for each single faceplate (I already have 5 poe switches to use)
I was thinking Cat 7 would make most sense for cabling as no single run would be longer than the ground to top floor of approx 20m
Have I missed anything? Would the above cabling make most sense? Anyone suggest roughly how much I am likely to need to spend to get a pro in to do the install?
Any other thoughts much appreciated as this is a one time deal and don't plan on repeating/upgrading anything ever!!!!
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