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Originally Posted by flamesrule_kipper34
Hi all,
I have a 4-level house (which includes a basement and the rooftop), plus outdoor backyard. The interior is basically 3,000 sq ft. I'm on Shaw 750 plan with their BlueCurve modem (no pods).
I'm trying to basically have great and stable speeds in every part of my home (interior and exterior) as best as possible. I'm in the process of making my home more smart and want to ensure what I decide to do is somewhat future proofed in handling ongoing demands.
Anyway, I had someone come out to do a look (at one point was looking at a control4 system, but won't go down that route now).
For networking they suggested:
• Mikrotik router: https://mikrotik.com/product/rb5009ug_s_in
• Mikrotik port switch: https://mikrotik.com/product/crs328_24p_4s_rm
• Two table-top access points (basement and second level): https://ca.store.ui.com/products/unifi-flexhd
• One in-wall access point (main level): https://ca.store.ui.com/products/unifi-in-wall-hd
First of all, I'd love suggestions/recommendations on the above if others have experience.
Secondly, I'm a complete novice in this...I've never done a networking set-up at a house (most I've ever had is a ISP modem and an amazon eero device to make a more stable connection in a home which had a lot of interference). So question is...how would one use all of this and what would connect to what (I don't understand the port switch vs. access points vs. router...n00b), installation and etc.?
Thoughts and comments would be appreciated! |
That Mikrotik setup is overkill as hell, there is no way in hell you need a $615 24-port switch, nor a $300+ router at this point in time.
How new is the house? Is it fully wired with CAT5 or better with RJ45 ports (network ports), or are they terminated with telephone jacks? You can look in your utility room to see the cabling that they've run. I would terminate every CAT5 wire in that room into a patch panel or with RJ45 ends to plug directly into a switch. Then expanding your network coverage gets real easy from there because virtually any room can have a wireless access point that has a wired backhaul.