Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Mar 28, 2011 6:44 am Hey texperts! Our house is currently under construction and I want to get the home network set up before the plaster goes on to save hassles later. Ideally I want to run 5 cables each to 5 Ethernet port wall plate in the lounge and theatre (for TV, PS3, Xbox, Media Player etc), 2 cables to a double plate in the master bedroom and one each to the other two bedrooms. All of these will then run back to the study to connect to the router, thus giving me wired access in each of those areas. Does this sound about right? I'm just wondering how I then set this up in the study...? Can I get a 14 port wall plate or something for all of these cables to run to? Then how do I connect all of these from the wall to the router when most routers I have seen have nowhere near 14 ports on the back? Anyone who knows what they are talking about have any advice? I've got the best intentions but only basic networking knowledge Cheers gang, Springleaf Re: Home Networking Help? 2Mar 28, 2011 6:58 am Springleaf Hey texperts! Ideally I want to run 5 cables each to 5 Ethernet port wall plate in the lounge and theatre (for TV, PS3, Xbox, Media Player etc), 2 cables to a double plate in the master bedroom and one each to the other two bedrooms. All of these will then run back to the study to connect to the router, thus giving me wired access in each of those areas. Does this sound about right? You can't run anything at all you need a cabler or a electrician who is Licenced to do so to run the cables for you. I would also run two per bedroom Quote: I'm just wondering how I then set this up in the study...? Can I get a 14 port wall plate or something for all of these cables to run to? for 14 ports I would geta small 19" rack and then put it on a 24 port patch panel so then you can get the cabler/ sparkie to wire up some of the ports as phone patching. Quote: Then how do I connect all of these from the wall to the router when most routers I have seen have nowhere near 14 ports on the back? you then get a device called a Switch that has 16 ports on it that connects to the modem/ router or Stand alone Router depending on how you are connected to the Internet... btw please don't take offense by my assumption that you are going to DIY.. but the way you have worded your question to me reaks of a DIY job Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Home Networking Help? 3Mar 28, 2011 11:26 am Thanks for the reply Pugs. I'm not planning on DIY'ing the work, my brother-in-law is a qualified security installer/cabler and will be doing the installation. I'm just after information so that I can go to him with a fair idea of what I want and how to achieve it. Thanks mate Re: Home Networking Help? 4Mar 28, 2011 11:27 am why not ask him? Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: Home Networking Help? 5Mar 28, 2011 11:48 am Definitely go more network points than you reckon you'll need, coz i can guarantee that you'll want to expand at some point, probably in the not too distant future. Homestead Homes SA: The Lamont Bayswood Estate; Aldinga Beach Preliminary Signing: April 2010 Floorplans: 13 June 2010 Building Contract: 19 June 2010 Selections: 28 Sept 2010 Scraped; Trenching: 21 Jan 2011 Slab Poured: 28 Jan 2011 Framing: 17 Feb 2011 | Completed 24 Feb 2011 Roof & Gutters: 02 Mar 2011 Bricks: 03 Mar 2011 Wire-up: 12 Mar 2011 Re: Home Networking Help? 6Mar 30, 2011 10:02 am Pugs why not ask him? Cmon Pugs ... Personally I recommend 4 points to each TV location and 2 to each other location. This gives you plenty of flexibity now and in the future. Re: Home Networking Help? 7Mar 30, 2011 11:27 am mattwalker Pugs why not ask him? Cmon Pugs ... Personally I recommend 4 points to each TV location and 2 to each other location. This gives you plenty of flexibity now and in the future. I've posted that info enough times around various forums that people should use search instead of asking each time. Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Home Networking Help? 9Mar 30, 2011 10:06 pm Pugs why not ask him? He was interstate on holiday and I wanted to work out what direction I wanted to go in so I had a bit of an idea when he got back. By the way I did a search and no useful results for my specific queries came up. We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. 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