SMHarman Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 When you say access points (AP) you're referring to Ubiquiti Network hardware (as an example)? I have a pretty good amount of Cat6 now all over the house to install some Ubiquiti LR AP models. So better to have this type of set up than rely on the Linksys for wifi... hmmm, okay.Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 In my Home Theatre room I currently have the following devices connected to my wired LAN: Control4 Controller, TV, AVR, HTPC, SageTV extender, Xbox360, Xbox One, Philips Hue Bridge and router/WAP. Connected via Wifi are a Bowers & Wilkins music bridge, Harmony Hub and Wii. I have four LAN drops in that room - that is why I need a separate cascaded switch. Am I better off using Wifi than cascaded switches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 That would depend on WifI speed/strenght, speed and reliability of the devices' wifi and how many other WiFi devices are already on that AP. Most likely, in that sort of scenario, using a wired switch is the better choice. See I told you there are situations where adding a switch locally are just something you end up stuck with - recommended or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 AVRs often create a wired cascaded switch with the 4 ports on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmpez Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Another twist to the senario... So, I landed all my equipment on the Planet switch, which is now connected to the Cisco/Linksys router. I will replace this router w/either a Asus RT-AC68U or Asus RT-AC87U router. However, the trouble I'm running into is trying to put into "bridge mode" the Verizon router, Actiontec MI424WR Rev. I. I'm not sure if I'm doing this correctly. I did turn off the wireless on the Actiontec router, changed the wifi connections to the Cisco/Linksys router and wired the Cisco/Linksys router to the Verizon router. But, I haven't come across a great deal of useful information on the MI424WR (Rev. I) router being successfully set to "bridge mode." I did read on a Verizon/Actiontec webpage that the Verizon Actiontec M1424WR (rev. I) is not a modem/router combo. On the outside of our house, we have an Optical Network Terminal (ONT) that converts the fiber optics to either COAX or Ethernet (RJ45) for our internet. I believe ours converts to Ethernet (RJ45) for our internet as we don't have Verizon FiOS TV service. If we did, I believe it would be a MoCA system from the ONT, not ethernet, thus preventing you from directly connecting a router of your choice to the ONT. This ONT in essance is doing the modem work, where the Verizon router is nothing more than a router. Is this anything new here??? I'm just a little confused with this. Interesting thing is I've had two routers in the rack for years, the Verizone one that handled wifi and interent (day to day stuff) and the Cisco/Linksys for the Control4 system data/traffic. Now that I'm installing new controllers and other related gear, I have to change things like turn off the wifi on the Verizon router, set it to bridge mode (which I actually thought it was already set to bridge mode and so on). Thanks! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAV Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 In my Home Theatre room I currently have the following devices connected to my wired LAN: Control4 Controller, TV, AVR, HTPC, SageTV extender, Xbox360, Xbox One, Philips Hue Bridge and router/WAP. Connected via Wifi are a Bowers & Wilkins music bridge, Harmony Hub and Wii. I have four LAN drops in that room - that is why I need a separate cascaded switch. Am I better off using Wifi than cascaded switches?You could probably safely put most all your 'sources' on a cascaded switch, because only one at any given time will likely need network access.Then C4 and the WAP definitely get their own dedicated line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viperman Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I have my cable modem plugged into a Watchguard 525 firewall / router I then have 4 wireless access points throughout the house. I have 96 ports on my patch panels going to 1 x 48 port gigabit switch and then 1 x 48 port POE gigabit switch I then have VLANS for wireless, Computers, Control4/TV, and that is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillEV Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 <snip>Isn't the internet essentially a whole bunch of cascading switches?</snip> The internet is a whole bunch of cascading *routers*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 And you can't really call them 'cascading', because they're really 'routing'. The Internet is a series of tubes. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillEV Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 The internet doesn't *look* like a series of tubes to me... Love me some IT Crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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