Number of network sockets; how to plan Wi-Fi in the new building?

APs do not belong in the hallway area but where the highest speed is needed.

The highest speed demanders are - if mobile - hardly clearly (constantly) locatable. Those who sit with their laptop on the same sofa for hours, in my opinion, should have their access point best be a "socket" there.

I was wondering how things are for medium-sized apartments (up to about 100 sqm) instead of houses, because that is the case for us. We are not planning a server cabinet but want to put everything in the media distributor in the wall. All rooms have LAN sockets planned.

What speaks against a FritzBox 7590 in the media distributor in the hallway and possibly an AVM Access Point in one of the rooms? AVM calls this mode on its repeaters "LAN bridge" but it is the same as an access point.

We are absolute normal users (Netflix, AppleTV, Sonos) and don’t want to configure ourselves to death.

I was wondering how it works with medium-sized apartments (up to about 100 sqm) instead of houses, because that is the case with us.

If it is a condominium, I would proceed not much differently than with a bungalow.

We are not planning a server cabinet but want to accommodate everything in the media distributor inside the wall.

A server cabinet is already "luxury" just for a patch panel and no other 19" components.

What speaks against a Fritzbox 7590 and possibly also an AVM Access Point in one of the rooms?

There is little against Fritzboxes themselves – however, one should keep in mind that their power supplies are not designed for someone to use all ports simultaneously, WLAN, fax box, entertainment server, and the maximum number of Fritzfons. One should carefully combine the possibilities of a Fritzbox more with OR than AND.

A server cabinet is already "luxury" just for a patch panel and otherwise without 19" components.

Thanks for your assessment. I should also add that our electrician has already installed a patch panel in the multimedia distributor. The fiber optic modem from Telekom is also installed.

The Fritzbox simply shouldn't be placed in a metal cabinet if it is supposed to provide Wifi. Otherwise, there is no reason not to connect the Fritzbox in one spot and a Fritz access point via LAN. If you use a Fritzbox, you can throw out the modem. The Fritzbox does everything all-in-one. You still need a switch to patch the sockets.

Fritzbox shouldn’t be placed in a metal cabinet if it is supposed to provide WiFi. Otherwise, there is nothing against having the Fritzbox in one spot and connecting a Fritz access point via LAN. If you use a Fritzbox, you can get rid of the modem. The Fritzbox does everything all in one. You still need a switch to patch the outlets.

Ah, the point about the metal cabinet is a good one, so I might need a second AVM access point in the living room. Regarding the Telekom modem, I was unclear – more precisely, it is a fiber optic modem that makes it possible to connect the Fritzbox. Regarding the switch, I have another question: I thought I could simply connect the LAN outputs of the Fritzbox with the built-in patch panel. Why would I then still need an additional switch?