Home Network Recommendations

People$champ said:
The reason for that is that Switch 3 is part of phase 3.which may not happen right after the other 2 phases I didn't do enough research regarding which type of hardware\kit I may get for the security part yet. But I will have the ability to add OIT devices to the setup at the end of phase 2 and then work from there.
Is it necessary to run gigabit infrastructure for IP cameras such as hikvision or other consumer IPcameras or would the 100mbit work for 108 HD feeds ?
Click to expand...
Yeah no need to run gigabit for the IP cams - mine all run on 100Mbps infrastructure, was just thinking about ease of maintenance / troubleshooting. With only 1 switch its easier to find where there might be issues vs multiple possible points of failure. Ive seen this myself as i have 5 switches all over the place + a router that also switches (bad idea i know)... hoping to consolidate this into fewer devices over time.
 
People$champ said:
The reason for that is that Switch 3 is part of phase 3.which may not happen right after the other 2 phases I didn't do enough research regarding which type of hardware\kit I may get for the security part yet. But I will have the ability to add OIT devices to the setup at the end of phase 2 and then work from there.
Is it necessary to run gigabit infrastructure for IP cameras such as hikvision or other consumer IPcameras or would the 100mbit work for 108 HD feeds ?
Click to expand...

Average:

1616266604811.png


H265 is even more efficient
 
Thanks

Any feedback on the equipment list below ? Are there any other equipment that you can recommend within the price range at work work well. or would it just e better to stick with 1 brand throughout ?

I was thinking to keep the AP's the same brand and then the rest can be a another brand if needed

Switches
#2 - TP-LINK TL-SG1024D - This is for Switch 2 controlling all the hard wired points across the house
#1 TP-Link TL-SG1016PE - This will be for the all the Wifi APs which will run a VLan for guest network
#3 TP-LINK SG2210P 8-Port Gigabit Smart PoE Switch - This will be to run the IP cameras on a VLan

Wifi AP
Placed on ceilings
Ubiquiti UniFi Dual Band AC Long Range AP
TP-Link EAP225
TP-LINK EAP245

Wall Mounted AP
Placed behind the tv in lounge, Office
Ubiquiti Networks UAP-AC-IW -
TP-LINK EAP225-Wall 867 Mbit/s
Mikrotik HAP Ac²

Router
Ubiquiti ER-X-SFP
TP-Link TL-R600VPN
Asus RT-AC1200 Wi-Fi 5 Wireless Router
Asus RT-AC53 Wi-Fi 5 Wireless Router
Ubiquiti ER-X Wired Router
Mikrotik RB4011IGS+RM Wired Router
Mikrotik RB750GR3
 
People$champ said:
Wifi AP
Placed on ceilings
Ubiquiti UniFi Dual Band AC Long Range AP
Click to expand...
For the exact same price I would rather use the U6 Lite than the ACLR:
hype.co.za

Ubiquiti U6-Lite | UniFi WiFi 6 Dual Band AX Lite AP

Meet the Ubiquiti U6-Lite UniFi 6 Lite Access Point. This compact and nano-sized WiFi 6 access point delivers up to 1.5 Gps aggregate radio rate with 5 GHz(MU-MIMO and OFDMA) and 2.4 GHz (MIMO) radios.
hype.co.za hype.co.za
hype.co.za

Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LR | UniFi Long Range AP Dual Band AC

Meet the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LR UniFi Long Range Access Point. This indoor long-range 802.11ac dual-radio access point is capable of speeds up to 1317 Mbps with a range of up to 183 meters. Extend your WiFi network effectively.
hype.co.za hype.co.za

Doesnt matter that the in wall you propose is not Wifi 6 would still go that route.
 
Of interest, why no Zyxel ?

Their cloud managed stuff pretty decent and a great interface.

View your entire wired and wireless network from either the mobile app or desktop
The switches are PoE+ (30w) per port / limited life warranty / metal chassis

1616511708193.png
 
Dolby said:
Of interest, why no Zyxel ?

Their cloud managed stuff pretty decent and a great interface.

View your entire wired and wireless network from either the mobile app or desktop
The switches are PoE+ (30w) per port / limited life warranty / metal chassis

View attachment 1040682
Click to expand...
What about price?
 
If I want to create Vlans for the various devices on the network do I need a managed switch or will a unmanaged one work using a controller with it ?

I want to separate the IOT devices and split the wifi into the guest side so that it cannot access the rest of the network and the IOT devices as well ?

How would I need to hook up everything ?

Should I get a smaller smart switch to connect only IOT devices too then that runs into a bigger switch and the wifi AP's into a seperate managed POE switch which runs into the main switch.
With the main switch hooked up to a controller for management.

Or do I just one 24 port managed switch with some POE ports and run that with a controller. I

I am limited to a small budget of around 5-10k to start with the basics then get the cctv part setup.
 
People$champ said:
If I want to create Vlans for the various devices on the network do I need a managed switch or will a unmanaged one work using a controller with it ?

I want to separate the IOT devices and split the wifi into the guest side so that it cannot access the rest of the network and the IOT devices as well ?

How would I need to hook up everything ?

Should I get a smaller smart switch to connect only IOT devices too then that runs into a bigger switch and the wifi AP's into a seperate managed POE switch which runs into the main switch.
With the main switch hooked up to a controller for management.

Or do I just one 24 port managed switch with some POE ports and run that with a controller. I

I am limited to a small budget of around 5-10k to start with the basics then get the cctv part setup.
Click to expand...
For you requirement, you will definitely need a managed switch, controller/router only configures the VLAN, it does not do VLAN tagging. You will need a managed switch to either tag the packets with VLAN, or allow tagged packets from an AP that supports VLAN.

In general, I really prefer a bigger managed (POE) switch than having multiple smaller switches. R5-10k is quite a handsome sum already to spend on network equipments! Use it wisely ;)
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X