Prager91
2022-02-23 07:50:47
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Hello everyone,
slowly but surely we are moving towards moving in.
In about 4-6 weeks we will almost certainly move into our new building.
For this reason, I am slowly starting to think about the technology in my house, so that I have all the information in time and the technology in the house also works.
We built with a basement - for this reason the technical room is in the basement.
--> Fiber optic connection from Telekom - 100mbit with Magenta Smart TV (watch exclusively via Internet TV - no satellite connection).
--> 7 double LAN sockets installed in the house (1x bedroom, 2x children's rooms, 1x living area, 1x office, 2x access points) --> thus 14 "individual cables"
--> The switch cabinet on the wall is attached (if this is important)
Now to my question:
1. I have considered buying the FritzBox 7590 router, as it is currently probably leading on the market and the tests for it are very good. Unfortunately, I have not had good experiences with Speedports in the past - however, I always remember FritzBox positively.
-- Does this make sense?
2. Is a router sufficient for this at all? I have too few ports on the router, so I definitely need a switch, correct?
I only know switches from LAN parties in the past and have no bigger contact points with them. Does the connection router <--> switch cause any loss of speed?
-- If a switch is needed, what should you pay attention to when buying? Are there models you have had good experiences with?
3. Access points - how does this work? I am currently a bit worried because I only had a LAN cable pre-installed in the wall for the access points on the ground floor and in the attic floor hallway area. Is this sufficient? How is the access point powered? Is it enough to plug this cable into the "switch" or the "router"? Is that even possible?
So: Which cables should go into the router and which cables should be in a switch?
I look forward to a layman’s explanation! I do not need a high-end version... We are currently and for the next few years two people in a huge house, without gaming offspring or the like... I just want proper WLAN in the house (because we only have concrete ceilings) and proper TV watching via my Internet TV.
Additionally:
Are there any enclosures for switches / routers? I currently do not see any space for this in my switch cabinet :D

slowly but surely we are moving towards moving in.
In about 4-6 weeks we will almost certainly move into our new building.
For this reason, I am slowly starting to think about the technology in my house, so that I have all the information in time and the technology in the house also works.
We built with a basement - for this reason the technical room is in the basement.
--> Fiber optic connection from Telekom - 100mbit with Magenta Smart TV (watch exclusively via Internet TV - no satellite connection).
--> 7 double LAN sockets installed in the house (1x bedroom, 2x children's rooms, 1x living area, 1x office, 2x access points) --> thus 14 "individual cables"
--> The switch cabinet on the wall is attached (if this is important)
Now to my question:
1. I have considered buying the FritzBox 7590 router, as it is currently probably leading on the market and the tests for it are very good. Unfortunately, I have not had good experiences with Speedports in the past - however, I always remember FritzBox positively.
-- Does this make sense?
2. Is a router sufficient for this at all? I have too few ports on the router, so I definitely need a switch, correct?
I only know switches from LAN parties in the past and have no bigger contact points with them. Does the connection router <--> switch cause any loss of speed?
-- If a switch is needed, what should you pay attention to when buying? Are there models you have had good experiences with?
3. Access points - how does this work? I am currently a bit worried because I only had a LAN cable pre-installed in the wall for the access points on the ground floor and in the attic floor hallway area. Is this sufficient? How is the access point powered? Is it enough to plug this cable into the "switch" or the "router"? Is that even possible?
So: Which cables should go into the router and which cables should be in a switch?
I look forward to a layman’s explanation! I do not need a high-end version... We are currently and for the next few years two people in a huge house, without gaming offspring or the like... I just want proper WLAN in the house (because we only have concrete ceilings) and proper TV watching via my Internet TV.
Additionally:
Are there any enclosures for switches / routers? I currently do not see any space for this in my switch cabinet :D