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Wireless Mesh Systems
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Speedster
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Why would you want to do that? What would be the use case?
Yes on the app did it at my friends place.
rh1
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So went in the roof and laid the cable from daughters room to the lounge.
The flat ugreen cat 6 makes it easy to glue and lay on skirting, cornice etc. When I paint my daughters room, it should be less noticable.
Also bought a 8 port 1000Mbps network switch, so that I can connect tvs/desktop etc permanently via lan.
Will be reorganising the lounge cables, to make it look a bit neater, it was neat, but with change from router to mesh had to relocate stuff, took the opportunity to replace everything with the flat 6 cables, but still thinking about how I want everything to look.
The flat ugreen cat 6 makes it easy to glue and lay on skirting, cornice etc. When I paint my daughters room, it should be less noticable.
Also bought a 8 port 1000Mbps network switch, so that I can connect tvs/desktop etc permanently via lan.
Will be reorganising the lounge cables, to make it look a bit neater, it was neat, but with change from router to mesh had to relocate stuff, took the opportunity to replace everything with the flat 6 cables, but still thinking about how I want everything to look.
Mike Hoxbig
Honorary Master
Tip: if you're going to be doing painting, then take the opportunity to install a ceiling-to-floor wall conduit for your cables.
All my cables from the TV to the devices in the unit run through here. There's another outlet behind the TV.
Router also sits behind the unit, so I can run cables from there to the rest of the house if I wanted to.
So the cabling and power cords sit behind the unit. And if your TV is wall mounted, you don't have cords dangling to the floor or any unsightly external conduits...
rh1
Honorary Master
DId you grind out the channels?
Mike Hoxbig
Honorary Master
Yeah you'd have to. Once the channel was created, I also installed a PVC pipe with cutouts for the outlets, then plastered around it. This is to maintain the structural integrity of the wall, so it doesn't just crumble a few years later.
Oh and one last thing, if you're going to do this it's also worth creating another power outlet behind the TV, just to power the TV. Because the TV cord is too short to run through the conduit. Since you're going to be grinding, you may as well grind another channel to create a new power outlet.
It's about a day or two work, but well worth it to not have unsightly cable issues again...
Update. So I set up the Vilo system on the day I left for Jo'burg. I've been back for a week now and have had time to test thoroughly.
My expectations have been exceeded and I'm beyond happy. What a bargain for R999 for a 3-pack on Daily Deal! I've got 4x running and will use the other 2x to upgrade my Mom's home. I bought another 2x 1-packs, also on Daily Deal, which I'll keep as spares.
My expectations have been exceeded and I'm beyond happy. What a bargain for R999 for a 3-pack on Daily Deal! I've got 4x running and will use the other 2x to upgrade my Mom's home. I bought another 2x 1-packs, also on Daily Deal, which I'll keep as spares.
Links pleaseI managed to grab the last 3 singles on special this morning (R399 ea)...
rh1
Honorary Master
CongratsI managed to grab the last 3 singles on special this morning (R399 ea)...
any opinions on these:
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Mike Hoxbig
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No idea but the wired backhaul is only 100 Mbps so seems equivalent to a Deco E4...any opinions on these:
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rh1
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This is the one I found on Takealot, not sure if correct? @capd
Check this out on takealot: Vilo Mesh Wi-Fi System with BARK Parental Control included
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Yip. I got 2x 3-packs and 2x 1-packs.This is the one I found on Takealot, not sure if correct? @capd
Check this out on takealot: Vilo Mesh Wi-Fi System with BARK Parental Control included
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So what I found out from Vilo support is that, unlike TP-Link Deco, Vilo does not like mixing WiFi and wired backhaul. My 4th node was cabled and I've switched to WiFi. Made some other changes and will try cabled again soon.
Vilo support is excellent. They're hoping for some updates for our WiFi 5 systems soon.
Vilo support is excellent. They're hoping for some updates for our WiFi 5 systems soon.
Yeah so I effectively got a 3 pack for R1200.
That's good to know cause my current support from tenda is non-existant. Mine will all be wired backhaul for the 1GB goodness so shouldn't be an issue. Delivery is Friday!
rh1
Honorary Master
What cables are you using. I like the flat cable from ugreen. Makes it easier to glue flat against an edge/wall etc.