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I am looking to wire up the family cottage while ensuring the investment/time is somewhat future proofed. We will be having an electrician coming to do some wiring, and I am thinking this is the time to get him (or her) to put down some ethernet for us.
Being on an island, we will be using some form of a wireless modem - but I can't say which location will be best for the modem.
So here is a rundown of what I am thinking. Can you help fill in the blanks and/or confirm that this is possible?
Facts:
- 3 buildings, middle building is large enough that a normal wifi router/AP does not cover all the rooms
- We do not know which location will be best for the wireless modem (and could change in the future based on new cell towers)
- So (refer to diagram below):
1. Run ethernet from cabin A to basement of main building
2. Run ethernet from rooms B and C in main building to basement
3. Run ethernet from cabin D to basement of main building
- Put wireless modem and wireless router at one of the points (A, B, C, or D) based on best signal for modem
- All other points get a wireless access point
Would this setup allow us to put a modem and wifi router at any of these points (A, B, C or D) then have some sort of switch in the basement? So the ethernet cable running from, for example, A to the basement would be the main line before breaking into 3 lines to B, C, D?
(Trying to link crudely drawn examples... )