Home Network to share music video tv etc ?

[Savvi]

I'm looking to set up a system to be able to route tv, video, internet etc around the house when i move, it needs work doing and i figure if i have to run cables now is the time to do it.

 

I've looked at various ways of doing this type of thing, like a loft box to be able to route sky or cat 5 ethernet connections, also a Mp3 juke box thing was mentioned.

 

Does anyone deal with this and can recommend a reliable way of being able to what i'm looking for ?

[Savvi]

Anyone done this ?

[redrocket]

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to- ... For-Ether/

 

The cabling is pretty easy if you've run any other cables in walls before, and just like a fuse box for power you should have a central patch panel where all cables terminate.

 

you can run pretty much anything over cat5/6, you just need hardware that supports it

dont forget about security cameras, a lot of recent security cameras run over IP/cat5 so its a good time to wire the house for security cameras using the same network.

 

you can also run your analogue phones on cat5, just make sure the phone company terminates your phone line close to your patch panel.

 

most important thing, from wall to patch panel LABEL everything to save yourself hassle later

[Savvi]

cheers

 

That's the system im looking for, i had already have cctv in mind and wanted to run that through the system also

[EscortHeadCase]

just thought i would chuck this on here, I stream a lot of HD media around my house using 200mbps Homeplugs. Primarily it is between my home pc which is upstairs and my Ps3 which is downstairs. Got a program that can decode different formats into ones that the ps3 can play whilst im playing them http://ps3mediaserver.blogspot.com/ didnt know whether this would interest you.

[redrocket]

I always wondered how that thing would operate if more than 1 person in the building/street had one running... I dont know why I dont like them but I dont! Great idea who-ever thought of it though, very simple idea when you look at the rest of technology out there

[Arrie]

when it comes to buying the 'central' hardware to plug your Cat5 into, make sure that you get a 'Switch' rather than a hub. A good programmable switch can then be used to create different vlans (virtual local area networks) By doing this you can logically separate out all the traffic, i.e telephone, cctv, music, tv, games, etc...

 

I wouldn't bother with Cat 6 for the house, you can run speeds of gigabit easily over a good cat5 installation.

 

I would just use UTP cabling, rather than STP. Just make sure that you don't run the cat 5 cables in the same trunking as your power cables.

 

Any questions mate, just ask and I'll see if I can help

[Savvi]

Loads of questions

 

 

Main one is what "switch" do you recommend ?

Can give me a pointer so i know what to look for !!!

 

Also anywhere where i can learn a bit more about all this, keep trying to read up on it but everyone has different ideas of what's good and what's not ?

 

I looked at the mains plugs type and i just dont like the idea of them, although i won't need it right now i want a system we can grow into as the kids get older.

 

Cheers

[bigdaz27]

a mate of mine works for a big computer company doing this sort of thing i should see him on saturday i will get him to give you a ring

[redrocket]

when it comes to buying the 'central' hardware to plug your Cat5 into, make sure that you get a 'Switch' rather than a hub. A good programmable switch can then be used to create different vlans (virtual local area networks) By doing this you can logically separate out all the traffic, i.e telephone, cctv, music, tv, games, etc...

 

I wouldn't bother with Cat 6 for the house, you can run speeds of gigabit easily over a good cat5 installation.

 

I would just use UTP cabling, rather than STP. Just make sure that you don't run the cat 5 cables in the same trunking as your power cables.

 

Any questions mate, just ask and I'll see if I can help

 

do they even make hubs any more???? any switch would do to start you off, from the 4 port switch might be part of your wireless router, to something bigger and more expensive (when the kids grow up)

 

I dont think any home user who is asking about how to wire a network will A) care about vlans, be able to configure them, C) vlan for music vs games??? what

 

I dont think the average home user would need over 100mbit, so unshielded cat5e would be fine for home network, depending on how you install will change the performance of your network. running the network cables close to power (along the same conduit for example) will probably slow down a little, avoid microbends (little kinks in the cable as you're pulling), and don't pull too hard during the install.

 

if you want to run beside power then you could consider sheilded twisted pair, but this also comes with more installation work like having to terminate properly and is more expensive