Home Network - setup question for the basement

Hey Thorkell

I think you need to hire low voltage electrician as they can help you install wired ethernet wire for your basement including.

Things to consider
location of your modem and router Also consider ethernet switch if you decide you need more then few wired line

Few years ago i did complete basement reno and asked my contractor to run entire house with wired line (decide to use CAT6+, instead CAT5 as it will future proof). They just ran lines, I did all termination work

Basement
8 wired line (2 in basement room, 2 near TV entertainment console and 4 various location of basement). Yes i know it alot but running 8 vs 4 line did not cost me as contractors willing to do it for same price, I just had to supply CAT lines

1st floor (total 4)
2 in kitchen/dining (dining room side)
2 in living room near TV console

2 floor i only install 2line in one room as it was costing me most .

I have located all my equipments in basement as my feed (roger gig) coming into basement
Roger gig modem and router
Smart network switch 20ports (1G)
Access Point Long-Range- installed 2nd floor near backyard window to improve wifi access from backyard.

Since you are doing reno it will not cost alot to run lines as long as you do the termination work

Overall I am very happy with wired ethernet as speed are very good.


cheers

Thorkell wrote: ↑ I am currently having the basement renovated and would like to have the option to have a wired internet connection down there. The rogers modem is on the 1st floor. Its this one. Wifi won't help. It is extremely weak in the house and being in the basement will not help.

The basement will have a living area with a bedroom.

What are my options? What kind of setup am I looking at? Does rogers or geek squad provide this service? My contractor does not do this kind of work.

you have lots of options

1. do it yourself its not as bad as you think. even if contractor doesn't do this all you really need is to have outlets put in and have the cables run. then look up on how to make your own keystone ends
2. find someone that does networking
3. go wifi only with a mesh network
4. powerline adapters they send ethernet over power lines
5. pay me and I'll do it

each one has its benefits and drawbacks

Thorkell wrote: ↑ I am currently having the basement renovated and would like to have the option to have a wired internet connection down there. The rogers modem is on the 1st floor. Its this one. Wifi won't help. It is extremely weak in the house and being in the basement will not help.

The basement will have a living area with a bedroom.

What are my options? What kind of setup am I looking at? Does rogers or geek squad provide this service? My contractor does not do this kind of work.

Simple.

Drill hole from where the modem is located (provided that you will NOT move the modem) the first floor into the basement.

Run a CAT cable down into the basement.

Drill holes through the joists to thread the CAT cable to where you want to put your router or switch ... then you are all set.

Run 2 Cat6 cables from the area where your Rogers modem is currently down to the electrical panel area. 1 cable will bring internet down to a network switch by the electrical panel and the other cable is backup incase the other one gets damaged.

From there you have a network switch, this can be a 5 port/8port/16port etc all depends on how many wired connections you want in the basement. Ideally you want 1x behind the tv since most are smart tvs, 2x lower where you may have a gaming system or android box etc, then maybe 2x in an office/rooms.

sickcars wrote: ↑ Run 2 Cat6 cables from the area where your Rogers modem is currently down to the electrical panel area. 1 cable will bring internet down to a network switch by the electrical panel and the other cable is backup incase the other one gets damaged.

From there you have a network switch, this can be a 5 port/8port/16port etc all depends on how many wired connections you want in the basement. Ideally you want 1x behind the tv since most are smart tvs, 2x lower where you may have a gaming system or android box etc, then maybe 2x in an office/rooms.

Can the two cat cables go from the 1st floor to the basement. The first one in the living area and second to the bedroom.

I will then connect a switch in the living area, and connect the android tv, console, and tv to it.

Will this work too?

I'd use the Unifi system and run a line down to the basement.

Get the UDM or UDM-Pro...and a wireless access point.

Just did this in the house we bought...solid WIFI everywhere!

Not sure I understand.

Since you plan on keeping the Rogers Modem on the main floor you need to have a cat6 line that goes from the rogers modem down to the basement & connect it to a network switch so that you can wire the basement with multiple connections. All the connections you put in the basement need to connect to that network switch to get internet. So it does not matter where you put the switch but do you want to have it in the basement living room and have a bunch of cables coming form the wall into the network switch? Thats why i suggest the power panel so its not seen, but its up to you.

Here is a basic photo of what I'm thinking. Now if you want to put the network switch somewhere else you can, just that all those connections must go back to that network switch & you need a connection from the switch to the rogers modem.

Thorkell wrote: ↑ Can the two cat cables go from the 1st floor to the basement. The first one in the living area and second to the bedroom.

I will then connect a switch in the living area, and connect the android tv, console, and tv to it.

Will this work too?

You may want to run the cables in conduit if the walls area already open. Saves a lot of headache later if you need to re-run cables or upgrade to something else in the future.

Also, run more cables then you need to different locations. They come in handy and its a huge PITA to run anything inside walls once you have drywall up. It should be cheap to put them in now especially if you DIY. Just buy a big spool of cable, ends and a crimper. For spare wires you don't even need to put the ends on for now, just leave some extra wound up in the wall or ceiling.

@sickcars.....your post resonates with me, and this is how I ended up sorting my network out. Initially, the Bell Tech put the HH4000 in the basement, but wifi signal around the house was bad.

They came back and relocated the hub (combo modem/router) onto the main floor (read this as adjacent to the kitchen i.e. living room). This increased the wifi signal a lot, but backyard / front porch still sucks, but I have bought a TP link Deco M4 3 pk to rectify this.

Back to your point. I have a switch in the patch cupboard in the basement, where 4 ethernet lines go upstairs to 2nd flr & main floor (2 each).

You can see the switch in the cupboard, and the line to the hub from the basement to the main floor connected to the HH4000 hub in the link below

https://imgur.com/a/84a7sJY

NOTE: where the HH4000 currently is, an entertainment console (TV, Android box for IPTV) is going there that will hide all the cables

sickcars wrote: ↑ Not sure I understand.

Since you plan on keeping the Rogers Modem on the main floor you need to have a cat6 line that goes from the rogers modem down to the basement & connect it to a network switch so that you can wire the basement with multiple connections. All the connections you put in the basement need to connect to that network switch to get internet. So it does not matter where you put the switch but do you want to have it in the basement living room and have a bunch of cables coming form the wall into the network switch? Thats why i suggest the power panel so its not seen, but its up to you.

Here is a basic photo of what I'm thinking. Now if you want to put the network switch somewhere else you can, just that all those connections must go back to that network switch & you need a connection from the switch to the rogers modem.