- Jan 15, 2014
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Hi all,
I'm about to buy my first home (having rented up until now). One thing I've always wanted to do but not been able is to have network cabling installed throughout the property as I use a lot high-def video work and streaming across the network which WiFi just isn't cut out for (in my opinion anyway).
I'm already pretty much sorted on getting the cabling installed but I'm not considering what equipment I should use to run the network.
I currently use a BT Home Hub (only has 1 gigabit port) for my BT Infinity connection which i then connect to various switches to give more ports and run the network throughout the house.
I'm considering however something a bit more high-end. I'm willing to spend but don't want to go crazy.
I would really appreciate if someone might be able to recommend what equipment I should get to run the network? I'm petty new to designing something a bit more robust but any comments very much appreciated.
I'm currently trying to decide:
- Should I get a hardware firewall?
- Is it worth getting a router and then separate access point?
- Anything in particular I should look at for the switch (which may need to be c20 ports to cover all the cables I'll have coming back)?
I had been looking at getting something crazy like a Cisco 1941 router from their business solutions but looks like that might be a bit OTT?
Regards,
David
I'm about to buy my first home (having rented up until now). One thing I've always wanted to do but not been able is to have network cabling installed throughout the property as I use a lot high-def video work and streaming across the network which WiFi just isn't cut out for (in my opinion anyway).
I'm already pretty much sorted on getting the cabling installed but I'm not considering what equipment I should use to run the network.
I currently use a BT Home Hub (only has 1 gigabit port) for my BT Infinity connection which i then connect to various switches to give more ports and run the network throughout the house.
I'm considering however something a bit more high-end. I'm willing to spend but don't want to go crazy.
I would really appreciate if someone might be able to recommend what equipment I should get to run the network? I'm petty new to designing something a bit more robust but any comments very much appreciated.
I'm currently trying to decide:
- Should I get a hardware firewall?
- Is it worth getting a router and then separate access point?
- Anything in particular I should look at for the switch (which may need to be c20 ports to cover all the cables I'll have coming back)?
I had been looking at getting something crazy like a Cisco 1941 router from their business solutions but looks like that might be a bit OTT?
Regards,
David