Planning electrical systems to be future-proof

The "problem" with the ufos is that they radiate nicely in a circle. If you mount them vertically, a lot of Wi-Fi goes up/down/right and left, but no longer circularly in all directions. That is why there are special wall solutions.

The "problem" with the UFOs is that they radiate nicely in a circle. If you mount them vertically, a lot of Wi-Fi goes up/down/right and left, but no longer circularly in all directions. That's why there are special wall solutions.

The question is always whether this is theoretically measurable or practically noticeable. Our access point in the study was under the desk for the first six months, buried under cables and radiating everywhere except into the room. Now it hangs on the ceiling, optimally positioned. Do you notice a difference? I haven't in any situation so far.

The question is always whether it is theoretically measurable or practically perceptible.

No matter where I place my upper floor access point in the hallway area, I always have to go through my aluminum composite pipe wall heating in the bathroom. I can afford very little there. In the Germany region, I already have constant reallocations in 5G. In Taiwan, the access point transmits with +20% and then it arrives reliably.

Placing it more centrally on the upper floor would actually work, but with the disadvantage that I would have to lay even more cable conduit. From an aesthetic point of view, I am allowed even less of that.

The question is always whether it is theoretically measurable or practically noticeable.

Depending on the room conditions, it is indeed practically measurable or noticeable. In most cases, however, probably not that significant. But if I already have the option to choose between different variants, then I will take the suitable one.

Is the patch panel a separate box next to the normal electrical control cabinet?

Is this ultimately necessary as soon as I plan various LAN connections? The cables logically have to be routed centrally from all rooms to the basement.

You need the switch, or rather, one needs it, because the FritzBox alone ultimately is not sufficient as a connection option for various LAN cables, correct?
So I need a switch with the appropriate number of ports and transmission rate so that all LAN cables find the corresponding place in the patch panel.

Look at the picture in post #13: the patch panel is the metal piece with the labeling strip. It is a purely passive distributor without any intelligence; you just plug in. You don’t need it because of many LAN connections, but to be able to change the source-destination assignments of all network cables without tools. The installation cables are permanently connected at the back of the patch panel, and you plug in on the front panel, just like in the days of Kaiser when the telephone operator handled calls. For many LAN connections (many = more than your IAD aka FritzBox itself has), you need a switch. It is intelligent and multiplies the LAN ports of the IAD, and it also forwards the data to the disk box next to the FritzBox. The switch is the thing under the patch panel, where on the left there is something that looks like a blue QR code. It also provides Power over Ethernet here so that the IP phone doesn’t need a power adapter. The switch has parameters like a transmission rate and so on, the patch panel is a dumb terminal strip without any electronics.

Where you could find specialists for this, I wrote about years ago (very properly without a link!) and got a warning for it. Therefore I now have to rely on my own explanation skills :-(

Just to come back to the Magenta TV box:

It's actually not necessary at all, if I’m seeing this correctly, right?

Magenta TV Smart tariff with MAGENTA app --> plug LAN cable into the TV and stream online TV via the MAGENTA app? Or am I missing something here?

Telekom also directly recommended this tariff to me over the phone, since the box is apparently redundant if there is a LAN connection?

So I wouldn’t have any problems connecting the Magenta box to the TV, but could just watch via the app?

Since my contract is initially for a maximum of 2 years anyway (after that I want to look around to see if I can get a cheaper contract with another provider anyway – unfortunately I’m obliged to do this because of the house connection), I’m probably doing myself a favor by not renting/buying an expensive TV box.

What do you think about this? Or am I misunderstanding something?