Putting in a "real" network as our business is moving. We are a preschool, three classrooms, mainly wireless. Only about 6 wired ports, but I am building for expansion. Using a 6U equipment cabinet to hold the patch panel and main switch, both 24 port. Questions:
1) My plan was to put blank-patch-blank-switch-blank-power Would that be typical?
2) My cabinet has a fan mounted on the top. Can I expect much heat from such an underutilized cabinet. Router (airport extreme/time capsule) will be mounted on wall outside cabinet to facilitate better WiFi. My plan was to put DSL modem inside cabinet sitting on bottom. So only heat will be switch and modem. I would like to remove fan so cables can be run through hole in top of cabinet as it will be mounted on wall against ceiling and I figured since all cables are coming in from ceiling this would make a logical entry point. But if heat is going to be a problem... Also thought that if heat was a problem, I could mount fan on bottom of cabinet, but seems that would fight natural heat movement. Unless I reverse fan and blow into cabinet?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
1) My plan was to put blank-patch-blank-switch-blank-power Would that be typical?
2) My cabinet has a fan mounted on the top. Can I expect much heat from such an underutilized cabinet. Router (airport extreme/time capsule) will be mounted on wall outside cabinet to facilitate better WiFi. My plan was to put DSL modem inside cabinet sitting on bottom. So only heat will be switch and modem. I would like to remove fan so cables can be run through hole in top of cabinet as it will be mounted on wall against ceiling and I figured since all cables are coming in from ceiling this would make a logical entry point. But if heat is going to be a problem... Also thought that if heat was a problem, I could mount fan on bottom of cabinet, but seems that would fight natural heat movement. Unless I reverse fan and blow into cabinet?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
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