Rate my home Lan installation #1

[KirPlunk]

Hi guys,

Been ages and its awesome to see Mybb has grown to what it has become.

If you had a guy come install something that has a set of wan hardware, fo incoming, subscriber line or WISP basestation. What is the norm out there? Surely not 19" ers? And what are you left with? To put the router/switch/poe/dvr on the floor or if you had space on the desk.

And if you were given no choice by the company installing the utility hardware for for you that it either goes up on the wall or we cant offer workmanship guarantees. Would you think it is a modest enough prerequisite for it to be easily accepted by future subscribers?... Based on out idea of a wallmount installation methodology. I used pattex red doubsd tape to stick the white ubiquiti POE to the wall. This base station has a ubnt powerbeam (current generation)

The small router to the left is then stuck onto the poe injector ... It is a HapLite so that I can have the awesomeness power of Routerboard. The high power router to the right is a hight powered tplink router but only being used as a bridged AP. The cat 5 cable runs through the cieling to the other side of thr house. This is a WRN850HP.

 

[RedViking]

7/10

 

[KirPlunk]

What would you have done and\or not do what I did?

 

[Genisys]

The only issues you'll have with your setup is maintaining it, sure, the cables look well managed, but in a few months time you are going to have to replace something and then it will be a mission and you'll not want to manage the cables.

 

[e4et]

5/10

I would have used some trunking.

 

[genetic]

5/10. Could have had one trunk with cables hidden.

 

[rorz0r]

2/10, would not bang...

 

[Johnatan56]

6/10 the power cables.
And tbh, really doesn't matter, looks more than clean enough and does what it's supposed to.
I avoid cable ties so I can easily swap ethernet cables, but in your case I doubt it's needed. Tidy enough, except for the power cable behind the white box, would have used a metal cord/twist tie so I can reuse and easily untie in case I need to replace a piece. This stuff: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B018V5K7LC/ref=psdc_507844_t3_B01B23DXLQ
With the zip tie I have to be careful not to damage the cabling when replacing.

 

[sajunky]

When you remove cable ties (as suggested), you should also fix other problem. Avoid sharp bents and such U-turn wire is completely unacceptable.

Do not allow the cable to be sharply bent, twisted, or kinked at any time. This can cause permanent damage to the geometry of the cable and cause transmission failures. The minimum bend radius for Category 5, 5e, and 6 cable is four times the cable diameter

2. Rather place components next to each other instead on the top.

 

[ThatGuy_ZA]

Why not just get a shelf?

 

[My_King]

If it works - 10/10
If it doesn`t work - 0/10

 

[RedViking]

Personally I don't like seeing cables. No matter in what pattern you put it. Let a single trunk or shelf run below it and it will look much better in my opinion. Or even better, get a nice cabinet. I am currently planning to move my router and switch. It will be mounted underneath the breakfast bar so you wont notice it.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Shoulda gone with something funky like this

 

[KirPlunk]

Shoulda gone with something funky like this

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This is cool. Wall Art.

 

[rh1]

This is cool. Wall Art.

6 Years to reply. How/What does your setup look like today?

 

[KirPlunk]

HAha. As one would expect hey. A bit more untidy, addition of a battery backup, ONU and my router got tired of life so the new dual band is placed at a more practical location.

 

[rh1]

HAha. As one would expect hey. A bit more untidy, addition of a battery backup, ONU and my router got tired of life so the new dual band is placed at a more practical location.View attachment 1826441View attachment 1826442

Mine is just as bad, I changed my setup, but never got to clean it up.