Inquiries about your upcoming home network setup
Inquiries about your upcoming home network setup
Hello everyone, here are my questions about setting up networking at home. I've created a simple diagram showing how I'd approach it as someone new: since my house has two floors, I think I'll need two switches to cover the whole area. How long do LAN cables typically last before losing signal? What changes would you suggest—additions or removals? Thanks ahead!
You can smoothly handle 30M / 100' cables without running into problems. This approach looks quite logical and fits well with your configuration. (For the RPi, consider using a PoE Hat to avoid needing a separate power adapter.)
The maximum distance is around 100 meters (~300 feet) based on speed and assuming no interference from cables, and it's safe if you're not using high voltage power. Cat5e supports up to 2.5 Gbps over 100 meters (possibly 5 Gbps isn't clear). Cat6 offers 10 Gbps up to 55 meters or 5 Gbps up to 100 meters. Cat6a also covers 10 Gbps up to 100 meters.
Sure, I can help with that. You can isolate a section of your network by using VLANs. This will keep certain devices, like cameras and security systems, separate from the internet. No special hardware is needed—just configure the VLAN settings on your switches or routers.
There are two methods to divide the network into separate areas: physically or using VLANs. Virtual LANs offer a virtual approach by splitting a switch into two distinct networks. Physically implementing it would likely be simpler—just connect your NVR directly to your PC via a cable, keeping it away from the network. A USB NIC would suffice if you don’t need dual network cards on your motherboard.