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So we are moving to a new home and I was tasked with setting up a new home network that will cover the new needs. Our current setup will not work at all in the new home as it less than half the size. I am a sw dev and so I approached this task like I would any other task so please ignore any weird wording
I am looking for any advice on improvements or potential pitfalls. If you need any more info please ask away!
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NETWORK EXPANSION PLAN
PURPOSE: SIMPLIFY, MODERNIZE, EXPAND CURRENT NETWORK TO MEET NEW DEMANDS
CURRENT SETUP/EQUIPMENT:
http://imgur.com/9QsmSCl
Verizon router receives internet from ONT through ethernet which is wired to all the home’s ethernet ports. The secondary routers act as APs and switches. Each secondary router runs it’s own SSID. Problems with this setup is poor wireless performance and regular need to reboot main router (Verizon). Managing port forwarding and managing the ~30 clients is a nightmare. Wired performance is as expected when wired directly to the main router, however the connection is intermittently dropped on clients when network intensive tasks are run and slow when not dropped. (File transfers, playing online games)
PROPOSED NEW SETUP/EQUIPMENT:
http://imgur.com/a/1rm9h
- ENVIRONMENT:
12000 SQ. FT. 3 FLOORS LIVING SPACE WITH TOTAL SIZE OF PROPERTY AT ¾ ACRES.
CAT 6 CABLING TO 8+ DROPS (2 CONNECTIONS (?) PER DROP)
EXISTING 16P SWITCH PROVIDED
NO DROPPED CEILINGS OR CEILING CABLE DROPS
NETWORK REQUIREMENTS:
50-100 CLIENTS (WIRELESS AND WIRED COMBINED WITH MAJORITY WIRED)
300 Mbps SYMMETRICAL FIBER CONNECTION
EACH PHYSICAL CABLE DROP LOCATION WILL HAVE 0-5 WIRED CLIENTS
VIDEO STREAMING (UP TO 4K)
NETWORK SEGMENTATION (PRIVATE SECURED / GENERAL USE / GUEST)
POTENTIAL FOR MORE EXPANSION (3-4000 SQ. FT. / 5-10 IDENTICAL CABLE DROPS INITIAL ASSESSMENT)
- POTENTIAL CLIENTS
2+ XBOX ONE
2+ PS4
5+ FIRE TV
10+ LAPTOPS
2-3 WORKSTATIONS (1 10GbE CLIENT BUT NOT IN USE)
10+ SMARTPHONES
5+ SMART TVS
NUMEROUS SMART HOME APPLIANCES
CURRENT SETUP DOES NOT COVER CURRENT NEEDS AT ALL AND NEW NETWORK NEEDS TO COVER ANY POTENTIAL EXPANSIONS EASILY
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I was aiming for option 7 in the FIOS networking guide (non verizon primary router). Link to that page here: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizonfios/3.1_General_Networking
Thanks!
I am looking for any advice on improvements or potential pitfalls. If you need any more info please ask away!
------------------------------------------------
NETWORK EXPANSION PLAN
PURPOSE: SIMPLIFY, MODERNIZE, EXPAND CURRENT NETWORK TO MEET NEW DEMANDS
CURRENT SETUP/EQUIPMENT:
http://imgur.com/9QsmSCl
Verizon router receives internet from ONT through ethernet which is wired to all the home’s ethernet ports. The secondary routers act as APs and switches. Each secondary router runs it’s own SSID. Problems with this setup is poor wireless performance and regular need to reboot main router (Verizon). Managing port forwarding and managing the ~30 clients is a nightmare. Wired performance is as expected when wired directly to the main router, however the connection is intermittently dropped on clients when network intensive tasks are run and slow when not dropped. (File transfers, playing online games)
PROPOSED NEW SETUP/EQUIPMENT:
http://imgur.com/a/1rm9h
- ENVIRONMENT:
12000 SQ. FT. 3 FLOORS LIVING SPACE WITH TOTAL SIZE OF PROPERTY AT ¾ ACRES.
CAT 6 CABLING TO 8+ DROPS (2 CONNECTIONS (?) PER DROP)
EXISTING 16P SWITCH PROVIDED
NO DROPPED CEILINGS OR CEILING CABLE DROPS
NETWORK REQUIREMENTS:
50-100 CLIENTS (WIRELESS AND WIRED COMBINED WITH MAJORITY WIRED)
300 Mbps SYMMETRICAL FIBER CONNECTION
EACH PHYSICAL CABLE DROP LOCATION WILL HAVE 0-5 WIRED CLIENTS
VIDEO STREAMING (UP TO 4K)
NETWORK SEGMENTATION (PRIVATE SECURED / GENERAL USE / GUEST)
POTENTIAL FOR MORE EXPANSION (3-4000 SQ. FT. / 5-10 IDENTICAL CABLE DROPS INITIAL ASSESSMENT)
- POTENTIAL CLIENTS
2+ XBOX ONE
2+ PS4
5+ FIRE TV
10+ LAPTOPS
2-3 WORKSTATIONS (1 10GbE CLIENT BUT NOT IN USE)
10+ SMARTPHONES
5+ SMART TVS
NUMEROUS SMART HOME APPLIANCES
CURRENT SETUP DOES NOT COVER CURRENT NEEDS AT ALL AND NEW NETWORK NEEDS TO COVER ANY POTENTIAL EXPANSIONS EASILY
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I was aiming for option 7 in the FIOS networking guide (non verizon primary router). Link to that page here: http://www.dslreports.com/faq/verizonfios/3.1_General_Networking
Thanks!