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Fast, Whole-Home Wi-Fi and Wired Connectivity

Cover every room with reliable Wi-Fi and wire TVs, cameras and workspaces for stable speed.

  • Whole-home Wi-Fi
  • Wired TV & workspace points
  • Camera-ready PoE
  • Secure router setup

Recommended Deployment

One fixed device setup for Home. The equipment list and products below follow it and nothing from another setup is mixed in.

Deployment type Wireless LAN

Recommended topology

  1. Laptops / Phones
  2. Wi-Fi 6 Access Points
  3. PoE Switches
  4. Controller / Cloud Management
  5. Core Switch
  6. Firewall / Router

Homes: a wired backbone to each access point beats wireless repeaters.

Equipment checklist

  • Required Access points, PoE switches, controller or cloud license, router/firewall
  • Conditional Cabling to each AP, rack, UPS
  • Optional Wi-Fi site survey, monitoring

What to size

  • Users and device count
  • PoE / PoE+ power budget
  • Access point density

Sizes follow your site survey. The recommended setup below is already matched to this solution.

Choose Your Devices for Home

Every option below is compatible with this solution and comes from different brands and models. Choose one per component.

Reliable Wi-Fi in every room starts with a wired backbone to each access point. A small PoE switch powers the access points and any cameras, and a secured router keeps the family network safe.

Typical size: 2–4 access points, 1 switch, 1 router.

Switches & PoE Step 1

The switch that connects every device in this solution, with ports for everything plus spare.

How many: 1 per rack or floor; ports ≥ devices + 20% spare

Switch

Cables & Fiber Step 2

The cabling for this solution: pure-copper Cat6 with a patch panel, or fiber with SFP modules where runs pass 100 m.

How many: Per route survey; test and label every link

Cat6 cable

Patch panel

Routers & Firewalls Step 5

Router with VPN support for secure remote viewing, so no recorder port is exposed to the internet.

How many: 1 per site

Router / firewall

Access Points Step 6

Access point sized for dense coverage and powered over PoE from the switch.

How many: Per coverage survey; roughly 1 per room cluster or hall

Access point

Racks & UPS Step 7

Rack to hold and cool the equipment, plus a UPS so the network and servers survive power events.

How many: 1 rack and 1 UPS per equipment room

Wall rack

Your setup 0 devices, one of each. Estimated: Quantities are set in the Package Builder after your site survey.

Buying Guide

What to check at each step. Tap a step to open it; products are chosen above in “Choose Your Devices”.

Step 1: Network size & topology

Switches & PoE

Buying guide

Map buildings, floors and users.

Details

  • Check before buying: Buildings, floors, users, devices
  • Common mistake: Planning for today's users only

Key specifications to compare

  • Users
  • devices
  • buildings
  • growth

Right product when

Port count, uplinks and PoE budget cover growth.

Step 2: Cat6/Cat6A vs fiber

Cables & Fiber

Buying guide

Fiber for long links, copper inside.

Details

  • Check before buying: Link distance and bandwidth needs
  • Common mistake: Copper on long runs

Key specifications to compare

  • Cat6A
  • fiber type
  • distance
  • speed

Right product when

Media and distance match the bandwidth needed.

Step 3: Managed vs unmanaged

Switches & PoE

Buying guide

Managed gives VLANs and monitoring.

Details

  • Check before buying: VLANs, monitoring, port counts
  • Common mistake: Unmanaged switches in the core

Key specifications to compare

  • Managed
  • VLAN
  • ports
  • uplinks

Right product when

Port count, uplinks and PoE budget cover growth.

Step 4: PoE power

Switches & PoE

Buying guide

Add up AP and device watts.

Details

  • Check before buying: PoE class and total budget
  • Common mistake: Ignoring the switch power budget

Key specifications to compare

  • PoE/PoE+ class
  • total watts

Right product when

Port count, uplinks and PoE budget cover growth.

Step 5: Router & firewall

Routers & Firewalls

Buying guide

Check throughput under real load.

Details

  • Check before buying: Throughput with security enabled
  • Common mistake: Trusting headline speeds

Key specifications to compare

  • Throughput
  • VPN
  • firewall rules

Right product when

Throughput holds under VPN and security load, with role-based access.

Step 6: Wi-Fi coverage

Access Points

Buying guide

Plan AP density per room and hall.

Details

  • Check before buying: Coverage, density, channel plan
  • Common mistake: One AP for a large hall

Key specifications to compare

  • Wi-Fi standard
  • AP density
  • bands

Right product when

Coverage and density match room layout and device count.

Step 7: Racks, patching, testing

Racks & UPS

Buying guide

Label, terminate and certify links.

Details

  • Check before buying: Labelling, termination, certification
  • Common mistake: Skipping cable testing

Key specifications to compare

  • Patch panel ports
  • rack units
  • test report

Right product when

Rack space, labelling and backup power are planned.

Step 8: UPS & redundancy

Racks & UPS

Buying guide

Protect the core and uplinks.

Details

  • Check before buying: Runtime and uplink redundancy
  • Common mistake: Single point of failure

Key specifications to compare

  • UPS VA
  • runtime
  • redundant uplinks

Right product when

Rack space, labelling and backup power are planned.

Planning a home network?

Custom projects are quoted after consultation.

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