Hello everyone,
I’ll just conveniently join in here now. After reading the 14 pages here, I notice that I have somewhat neglected the topic of LAN/access point in our house... luckily there is still some time until the final sample selection. Therefore, I would really appreciate your advice here:
Semi-detached house with 124 sqm and small garden; basement, ground floor, upper floor, attic
Area only about 5.3x11m
Stairwell on the inner wall, in the middle
Exterior walls made of calcium silicate brick, interior walls completely gypsum board only
So far I have planned an empty conduit in the living room, bedroom, K1, K2, and office to then pull in a duplex LAN cable (I found €400 per double LAN socket clearly too expensive...). Until now, we have been using a Tenda Nova mesh system in our rental apartment... thought it was quite good, but now I have read here from you that it can be done much better...
How many APs (for example the Ubiquiti AC Lite mentioned here) would you recommend, are 2 pieces enough (e.g. ground floor and attic)?
Where is the best place to position them? Ground floor and attic each in the stairwell or hallway? On the ceiling or on the wall?
Is the corresponding PoE converter sufficient, or does it make sense to install a suitable PoE switch in the basement (the router should be here)? Which switch would you recommend?
Depending on your recommendation, I would then plan 2-3 empty conduits for this in the hallway/stairwell.
Thanks for your answers!