hello! networking isnt my strong suite, but i have a pretty good handle on the general concepts. im finishing a new home build. i ran 2 lines of cat6 to each of the 3 bedrooms, living room, the game room, and the attached garage. 12 lines ran in total through the home.
i live in a rural area, but we do get gigabit fiber. in the attached garage 60x60, i have built a "utility" room that houses the water, hv/ac laundry etc.
in that room is where all the room's cat6 terminates and the fiber line will come in the home.
i installed a recessed network panel in the wall near the breaker box.
i need advice on what i need here. of course i will need wireless, probably a couple points to cover the garage and home. i understand my local network requires a gateway, but im not really sure what the best way to approach this is.
should i but a 14 port wired router to put in the panel, plugging each cat6 into that? or would a smaller wired router followed by an unmanaged switch be better?
am i correct in thinking i can then simple plug in a wireless access point in any of the rooms ports, assign it an ip and disable DCHP and gain wireless? further, add a second wireless access point in the garage if signal from the first doesnt cover the homes footprint? again, disabling DCHP, giving it a different ip address, giving it the same user login info as the first?
ive heard of them, but never used, would a mesh system be a better choice in regards to the wireless access point?
i considered tucking a wireless router in the utility room's panel coupled with a switch, but im concerned that would limit the wifi signal to the garage area.
like i said, im fairly tech savvy, but im just not sure what the best approach is here. i really really appreciate the help!!!
i live in a rural area, but we do get gigabit fiber. in the attached garage 60x60, i have built a "utility" room that houses the water, hv/ac laundry etc.
in that room is where all the room's cat6 terminates and the fiber line will come in the home.
i installed a recessed network panel in the wall near the breaker box.
i need advice on what i need here. of course i will need wireless, probably a couple points to cover the garage and home. i understand my local network requires a gateway, but im not really sure what the best way to approach this is.
should i but a 14 port wired router to put in the panel, plugging each cat6 into that? or would a smaller wired router followed by an unmanaged switch be better?
am i correct in thinking i can then simple plug in a wireless access point in any of the rooms ports, assign it an ip and disable DCHP and gain wireless? further, add a second wireless access point in the garage if signal from the first doesnt cover the homes footprint? again, disabling DCHP, giving it a different ip address, giving it the same user login info as the first?
ive heard of them, but never used, would a mesh system be a better choice in regards to the wireless access point?
i considered tucking a wireless router in the utility room's panel coupled with a switch, but im concerned that would limit the wifi signal to the garage area.
like i said, im fairly tech savvy, but im just not sure what the best approach is here. i really really appreciate the help!!!