Network planning for a 140m2 single-family house

I am currently in the planning phase for the electrical installation. I have already read through some topics here and picked up quite a bit.

I am planning a 2-story single-family house (floor plans coming shortly).

Lower level

Living room 4 LAN sockets (Linux Sat Receiver / Hi-Fi Receiver / TV) need internet reception.

The kitchen should also get a network socket for future IPTV reception and possibly for a Wi-Fi access point, but I will get to that question in a moment.

Upper level

One socket per children's room (or rather a double socket right away?)

One socket in the bedroom.

Hallway for Wi-Fi access point.

Planned was a small patch panel with 16 or 24 ports (24 would then still have reserves upwards if IP cameras for outside or phones were to be connected via this cabling).
Should I invest more in the patch panel and use E-Dat modules instead of a simple LSA patch panel? It is supposed to make cabling much easier.

Are E-Dat and Keystone modules actually the same?

Oh, I would take Cat 7 cable with 1200 MHz.

Or which sockets would you recommend for the cabling? E-Dat or LSA? My neighbor has LSA tools, so that would be possible.

I would also take a 24-port switch.



So now comes the question of questions...

I had planned to get a FritzBox and either place it in the utility room and distribute everything in a star topology from there, or put it in the living room to take advantage of the good Wi-Fi reception there.

Or would it be more sensible to leave the FritzBox in the utility room and rather place another access point downstairs in the hallway or in the kitchen?

Hi, where do you want to put the switch? It won’t exactly be small with your number of IP sockets, right? I would put everything in the HAR, so router and switch. The two will be connected anyway. The router should still have enough Wi-Fi power for the entire ground floor or are you building a complete reinforced concrete WW2 bunker?

Correct, switch + patch panel + router in the utility room.
Sockets ALWAYS double sockets - doesn't cost more.
Otherwise regarding the technology: take what your money allows. You will manage with all variants. Are you familiar with the wiring and the connections? For us, the electrician installed and tested the 20 LAN cables on the patch panel for very little money.

I have installed a double socket with CAT / cable in every room, really every room including the bathroom, etc...

In the living room, there are 2 double sockets behind the TV and a single socket in each corner

In the bedroom, there is also 1 double socket behind the TV and 1 double socket at the bed

Furthermore, there are CAT7 cables on the terrace, at the doorbell, on the outside wall of the house near the entrance, and in the attic

The cable doesn't cost a lot and that's why I would always lay a cable wherever you can imagine something with network

24-port patch panel + switch and Fritzbox are mounted on the wall in the utility room on the ground floor... no more access points needed and I also have good WLAN reception with the neighbors around. The house is made of KS

Hi,

You can never have enough network ports, but the usefulness in the bathroom/garage/attic/terrace is something everyone has to decide for themselves - in the end, it’s also a matter of cost.
No less than CAT7, and generally always double sockets. It might also make sense to have 2 TV connections in the living room (record one channel and watch another, depending on the reception system, necessary or not). Some also install 6 network ports in the living room, but here I would rather use an additional switch. Also remember the corresponding power outlet for the access point. Otherwise, have fun spending money ;->

I only have one LAN cable for things like access points and cameras - I simply don't need two cables and save myself the double socket - even if it's maybe around 50 euros in total that I save... You don't necessarily need a power outlet at the APs - you can use an injector.