11ant
2020-08-13 15:17:53
- #1
And please don't start with mesh or repeaters. That has no place in a new building.
"Mesh" and spelling "correction"?
Wi-Fi New Construction - Network Sockets/Cables
- Erstellt am 2020-01-31 09:27:05
"Mesh" and spelling "correction"?
Hausbaer
2020-08-13 17:36:44
- #2
But drywall walls block quite a bit. Almost not at 2.4 GHz but at 5 GHz.
Are you putting it on the ceiling? How large is the "open plan room" on the upper floor?
On the ceiling is always better due to the radiation pattern. In the worst case, just on the wall.
Since you still have LAN sockets in the rooms, retrofitting is easily possible.
Yes, the plan is to put the access point on the ceiling (let's see what the electrician says about the price *cough*). See attached floor plan (access point position in red). Between room 3 and 7 is the drywall wall. Rooms 2, 3, 5, 7 are the open plan rooms (bedroom, office).
rick2018
2020-08-13 17:52:57
- #3
You just need an empty box where the LAN cable comes out. Then put a keystone on the LAN cable, connect it to the access point with a short patch cable, and mount the access point on the box. Clean, simple, and better than using a socket... I have another question about your floor plan. The drywall between 3 and 7 is clear. Between the other rooms, are there no walls or like in the plan? With that size, you should at least have 2.4GHz coverage everywhere. The question is also how high your requirements are. I would probably work with two APs...
Hausbaer
2020-08-13 17:58:40
- #4
Yes, between all other rooms there are 11.5 cm Poroton bricks. Room 6 is the hallway + stairs. I’m assuming relaxed traffic at first, so no very large data streams or the necessity for low latency for gaming or anything like that. For that, there are the network outlets. If that changes, at some point you’d actually have to consider a second access point. Is the access point position okay like this? The drywall will only be built at the very end, so I can’t measure that beforehand.You just need an empty box where the LAN cable comes out. Then put a keystone on the LAN cable, connect it to the access point with a short patch cable, and mount the access point on the box. Clean, simple, and better than using a socket... I have another question regarding your floor plan. The drywall between rooms 3 and 7 is clear. Are there no walls between the other rooms or is it as shown on the plan? Given the size, you should at least have 2.4 GHz coverage everywhere. The question also is how high your standards are. I would probably work with two APs...
rick2018
2020-08-13 18:08:27
- #5
I would prefer a clean solution with two APs on the ceiling. But since you don't have high demands, it will be sufficient. I would position the access point a bit lower so that it is more central. Which access point should it be?
Hausbaer
2020-08-13 18:10:41
- #6
I'm not there yet. You read quite a lot about Ubiquiti UniFi here in the forum....