What you write is completely correct. The setup is [Router in the basement] --(one cable)-- [Switch in the basement]--(many cables)--[Patch panel in the basement]--(many cables)--[room connection]. "Actually," you could also omit the patch panel; it doesn't do anything. But it allows you to firmly screw in the cables from the rooms and then connect the respective patch panel port to the switch. The switch, in turn, brings the data from the many rooms onto the single cable to the router. Even a simple TP-Link TL-WR940N WiFi router for 20€ does everything you want in the room. The data rate is also completely sufficient. The only reason for "faster" WiFi is possibly simultaneous transmission over multiple WiFi devices (six kids streaming Netflix on their phones). Then it's good to spend a little more, e.g., Linksys EA7500v3 for 50€. All these inexpensive access points / WiFi routers operate with their own power supply, meaning you need a power outlet and the cable lies around. In contrast, PoE supplies power via the LAN cable, so you can save the power outlet. The devices are a bit more expensive, e.g., NETGEAR WAX214 for 100€, and usually DO NOT have an additional LAN port, meaning LAN (from your router/switch/patch panel) goes in, but there is no port for a PC or TV. So suggestion: where multiple devices really need to be connected via cable (e.g., living room), place a router WITHOUT PoE, then you have multiple ports and plenty of power. In the other rooms, place a WiFi access point WITH PoE, so the ugly cable to the power outlet is eliminated.