Question Network set up in Garden Room

[caj2310]

Hi - first post here so please be kind! New to networking.

Current set up is Virgin media hub operating in modem mode connected to Google Nest Wifi. The wifi point (in addition to creating a mesh with a number of points around the house), is also connected to a gigabit switch (unmanaged).

I am planning on running a long (50m) cat 7 cable from the switch to my new garden building as it is too far from the house to get a mesh to work and I need fast reliable internet in there.

If I put a generic Access point (say a net gear or TP-Link one) in the garden room and change the SSID to the same name as my main mesh network, will my devices in the garden room think everything is on the same network? Things that would matter would be Blink Cameras, Sonos, Wiz lightbulbs where it relies on the same network to find / operate devices.

Thanks
Chris

 

[sdifox]

Why CAT 7? At 50m you are not going to go faster than gigabit anyway so just run cat 6 or 5E. As long as the AP is setup in AP mode, it is part of the main network.

 

[caj2310]

Thanks siifox. Fair point on the Cat 7. It was only £3 nmore than Cat 6 and given it is getting buried in the garden, I thought I may as well.

 

[mxnerd]

Be sure to get cable that's waterproof + direct burial grade.

 

[sdifox]

Thanks siifox. Fair point on the Cat 7. It was only £3 nmore than Cat 6 and given it is getting buried in the garden, I thought I may as well.

You need either a conduit or direct burial and waterproof grade cabling.

 

[Fallen Kell]

I would have also advocated for running fiber/optical to try and reduce the chance of damage from nearby lightning strikes. Just understand that you should attempt to disconnect that cable during thunder storms (and physically move the disconnected end of the cable away from your network gear and possibly connect it to another cable that you have run to an isolated ground (i.e. one that is not part of your home's electrical system)).

Nothing will prevent a direct lightning strike from doing damage, but this will help if a strike hits nearby).

 

[caj2310]

I would have also advocated for running fiber/optical to try and reduce the chance of damage from nearby lightning strikes. Just understand that you should attempt to disconnect that cable during thunder storms (and physically move the disconnected end of the cable away from your network gear and possibly connect it to another cable that you have run to an isolated ground (i.e. one that is not part of your home's electrical system)).

Nothing will prevent a direct lightning strike from doing damage, but this will help if a strike hits nearby).

Lighting Strikes? I’m in Scotland….don’t get very many of those. Where are you? Florida??

 

[ch33zw1z]

Famous last words

 

[fkoehler]

Since we're talking about a cheapo AP, just get 5e, 6a, 7 if the prices are similar.
You should be fine with running it inside of a length of plastic tubing. Do some googling for a tubing that is waterproof, maybe garden irrigation line or something?

If lightning were to hit and take out your AP, cheap enough to simply replace it.