Thanks for any help you can provide, I feel like I have several questions and I'm fairly new to this.
I'm building a media cabinet in my coat closet where all components for TV will be stored. This is also where the cable internet comes into the house, and where I intend on housing the modem, router, patch panel, and switch. I'll be running a single cat6 line to behind the TV and in the future will drop several other lines in the bedrooms and around the house.
Here are some questions I can think of for now...
1. What is the correct connection order for the network? Cable internet>modem>router>switch>patch panel>out to rooms?
2. If 1 is correct, do I connect items like DVD player, Xbox, nas, etc from the switch to the actual component? Or is this from the patch panel?
3. How exactly does the connection look from the router>switch>patch panel? I've seen various drawings but don't know the differences.
4. I will be purchasing cat6 cables for running in the wall and short connections in the closet on the patch panel and connections with all the media items in the closet. I'm aware of the differences in cable, so when I'm buying is cheaper as good as more expensive?
5. Any recommendations on a switch or patch panel? Gigabit and probably wouldn't have more than 16 jacks around the house and maybe 8 or so connections actually in the closet.
6. The closet is not ventilated at all. It's centrally located in the house and will be cool in the winter and warm in the summer. If I put some fans in the cabinet, will it be enough to keep the air moving or should I cut a vent through the wall of the closet for air to move in the closet? (Can be done pretty easy and already got wife approval!)
I'm sure I have more questions once I get into it. Still cabinet building for now but brainstorming next steps.
I'm building a media cabinet in my coat closet where all components for TV will be stored. This is also where the cable internet comes into the house, and where I intend on housing the modem, router, patch panel, and switch. I'll be running a single cat6 line to behind the TV and in the future will drop several other lines in the bedrooms and around the house.
Here are some questions I can think of for now...
1. What is the correct connection order for the network? Cable internet>modem>router>switch>patch panel>out to rooms?
2. If 1 is correct, do I connect items like DVD player, Xbox, nas, etc from the switch to the actual component? Or is this from the patch panel?
3. How exactly does the connection look from the router>switch>patch panel? I've seen various drawings but don't know the differences.
4. I will be purchasing cat6 cables for running in the wall and short connections in the closet on the patch panel and connections with all the media items in the closet. I'm aware of the differences in cable, so when I'm buying is cheaper as good as more expensive?
5. Any recommendations on a switch or patch panel? Gigabit and probably wouldn't have more than 16 jacks around the house and maybe 8 or so connections actually in the closet.
6. The closet is not ventilated at all. It's centrally located in the house and will be cool in the winter and warm in the summer. If I put some fans in the cabinet, will it be enough to keep the air moving or should I cut a vent through the wall of the closet for air to move in the closet? (Can be done pretty easy and already got wife approval!)
I'm sure I have more questions once I get into it. Still cabinet building for now but brainstorming next steps.
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