Home networking using Three 4G router and mesh/cable
Discussion
Just had a full roofing job done on the house which was timed with the arrival of a Three 4G Huawei 535 router (our landline broadband is very poor). Given the house was scaffolded, it was easy enough to attach a direction Poynting 4G antenna to the top of the house, with perfect line of sight to a mast. The aerial has 5m of cable, so comes in through the wall into the loft. I plan to install the router in the loft and attach using the existing 5m cable wired into the Poynting to avoid signal loss from using an additional cable. So now, I am thinking about how to get signal around the house, and the opportunity to also cable to a CCTV DVR using network cable.
My thoughts are:
1. get a mesh system (maybe Ubiquiti) installed on the ceiling upstairs, with a network and power cable coming from the loft. The network cable going into the Huawei router.
2. another mesh receiver or two downstairs, linked to the master unit upstairs.
3. a Cat 6 cable also running from the Huawei in the loft, down inside a wall to under the floor downstairs, into a hub. This could then distribute a wired network connection to wherever I want
Does this sound like a good strategy to get seamless WiFi about the house? Do I have the kit requirements correct? How can I 'future proof' the cabling element (is Cat 7 going too far?), given that cables are a semi-permanent fixture?
Any recommendations on model/make of kit for the above?
With thanks
Tus.
My thoughts are:
1. get a mesh system (maybe Ubiquiti) installed on the ceiling upstairs, with a network and power cable coming from the loft. The network cable going into the Huawei router.
2. another mesh receiver or two downstairs, linked to the master unit upstairs.
3. a Cat 6 cable also running from the Huawei in the loft, down inside a wall to under the floor downstairs, into a hub. This could then distribute a wired network connection to wherever I want
Does this sound like a good strategy to get seamless WiFi about the house? Do I have the kit requirements correct? How can I 'future proof' the cabling element (is Cat 7 going too far?), given that cables are a semi-permanent fixture?
Any recommendations on model/make of kit for the above?
With thanks
Tus.
Not sure on the Three / Huawei hardware, but in the last house the coupling of a 4G EE router with external aerial and an off the shelf TP Link M5 Deco set of three mesh 'pucks' was a game changer.
I have brought to the new house the bulk of the hardware and also have Reolink CCTV wirelessly running through the Mesh. Makes powerplugs look utter crap and as most things - the Mesh and the Reolinks, recommended via PH.
I have brought to the new house the bulk of the hardware and also have Reolink CCTV wirelessly running through the Mesh. Makes powerplugs look utter crap and as most things - the Mesh and the Reolinks, recommended via PH.
PH is awash with IT gurus so I am sure you will get lots of expert answers.
FWIW, I also used TP Link Deco, although the M4. Just works/fire and forget etc. Recommended. Just make sure you buy the gigabyte (M4) and not the 10/100 version (E4).
I bought the TP-Link TL-SG108S 8-Port Desktop Gigabit Ethernet Switch/Hub: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HP6ZLSM/ref... which is obviously the same make which avoids some form of potential glitch/protocol/whatever between the Deco and the hub.
All works a treat with 350mb Virgin and two kids with phones/xbox/ipads etc and extends the wifi to my office in the garden.
FWIW, I also used TP Link Deco, although the M4. Just works/fire and forget etc. Recommended. Just make sure you buy the gigabyte (M4) and not the 10/100 version (E4).
I bought the TP-Link TL-SG108S 8-Port Desktop Gigabit Ethernet Switch/Hub: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07HP6ZLSM/ref... which is obviously the same make which avoids some form of potential glitch/protocol/whatever between the Deco and the hub.
All works a treat with 350mb Virgin and two kids with phones/xbox/ipads etc and extends the wifi to my office in the garden.
I upgraded to Virgin 1GB braodband last week. The Hub4 they supplied was just dreadful so I set it to modem and have ended up with a Ubuiqtu 5 port router, cat6 cables to three most used points in house (boys rooms and lounge TV) and bought the Deco S4 mesh system with 3 points positioned around the house to give a solid wall of WIFI everywhere, each of these is directly wired into the Cat6 cabling.
The cat6 cables seem to be capable of about 800Mb transfers, the S4 mesh system I've seen Ookla tranfers of up to 400Mb on my laptop and phone.
As mentioned above make sure and buy the Deco stuff with the 1GB sockets, I made the mistake of ordering E4 mesh system the first time and was only getting less than 100Mb, which was a surprise until I double checked the specs to see they were 'only' 100Mb lan connections. Bit pissed at IP-Link on that one as the online information on the specs makes no mention of this until you go really digging for it.
Happy with the Ubiquiti and Deco kit so far. The Ubiquity GUI takes a bit of getting used to, quite techie compared to most home use stuff, but does everything you need, plus more.
The cat6 cables seem to be capable of about 800Mb transfers, the S4 mesh system I've seen Ookla tranfers of up to 400Mb on my laptop and phone.
As mentioned above make sure and buy the Deco stuff with the 1GB sockets, I made the mistake of ordering E4 mesh system the first time and was only getting less than 100Mb, which was a surprise until I double checked the specs to see they were 'only' 100Mb lan connections. Bit pissed at IP-Link on that one as the online information on the specs makes no mention of this until you go really digging for it.
Happy with the Ubiquiti and Deco kit so far. The Ubiquity GUI takes a bit of getting used to, quite techie compared to most home use stuff, but does everything you need, plus more.
It’s always recommended not to do this, but I moved my UniFi WiFi units in to the loft, attached to the joists, pointing downwards at a 45 degree angle. Result - brilliant WiFi throughout the house. Turns out the ceilings/floors are far thinner than the walls.
Also recently moved to Huawei 535 with an EE sim. My old unreliable broadband was 26/2. Daily drops. Totally out for almost 5 weeks now! My 4G router giving between 50/20 and 80/30. Not one drop.
Also recently moved to Huawei 535 with an EE sim. My old unreliable broadband was 26/2. Daily drops. Totally out for almost 5 weeks now! My 4G router giving between 50/20 and 80/30. Not one drop.
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