Network and wifi at home
Cabling, wifi that does not reach everywhere, and what you can put in for next to nothing during a renovation.
8 articlesWritten by Kevin Hermans
Articles
Fibre at home: what happens and what you need to arrange yourself
The provider brings the fibre into the meter cupboard. From there it is your network, and that is where there is most to gain.
A home workspace that works: power, network and light
Three things decide whether working from home is pleasant: enough sockets, a cable instead of wifi, and light from the side.
The internet keeps dropping out: is it me or the provider
Testing over a cable is the key. If it works with a cable and not on wifi, it is not the provider.
The meter cupboard as a tech cupboard: what does and does not belong there
The meter cupboard is not a server cabinet. Heat and wifi are the two reasons to put equipment somewhere else.
A camera by the door or on the front of the house: what is allowed and what works
A camera on your wall may film your own property. The neighbours and the pavement are another matter.
Access point or mesh: which to choose
Mesh is quick to set up and works reasonably well. Wired access points work better and last longer.
Running network cable: which cable and where to
Run cat 6, run two per spot and run them to the meter cupboard. That is ninety percent of the advice.
Wifi does not reach everywhere: why that is
It is not that your router is too weak, your walls are too thick. That is why a stronger router rarely solves anything and a cable always does.
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