MrRyszard
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Small Scale Network "Wall Mounted" cabinet for School (<16 ports) and possibly a 16 port Wireless router to put in it.
I'll try to somewhat briefly explain what I'm trying to accomplish...
I currently have a network with a mess of wires coming down from the ceiling tile in the corner of a central office. The current setup is as follows:
Internet connection going into the Internet port of a later model Linksys Router:
3 of the 4 ports are taken by pc's on the network.
The fourth port is feeding into a switch, also with four ports.
What I would ideally like to have is a neatly confined cabinet or something similar (as cheap as possible) to conceal the connections. The existing setup is just all of the above mentioned equipment stacked on top of a file cabinet, falling everywhere.
My challenge is that I need to have Wireless capabilities, and 7+ ports available, all in a neat/wall mounted package.
If possible I would like to get something ASAP, meaning I'm restricted from purchasing online, but do have a few stores in my area I can purchase from. www.microcenter.com has a Detroit/Madison Heights location and Best Buy is also always an option.
I'm VERY unfamiliar with rack systems and network cabinets so this will be my first large undertaking of this sort. I appreciate your help and thank you for your patience with this confusing situation.
(also I would like "plug and play" configuration as we currently have with the linksys router attached to a d-link switch)
Thanks in advance,
Ryszard
I currently have a network with a mess of wires coming down from the ceiling tile in the corner of a central office. The current setup is as follows:
Internet connection going into the Internet port of a later model Linksys Router:
3 of the 4 ports are taken by pc's on the network.
The fourth port is feeding into a switch, also with four ports.
What I would ideally like to have is a neatly confined cabinet or something similar (as cheap as possible) to conceal the connections. The existing setup is just all of the above mentioned equipment stacked on top of a file cabinet, falling everywhere.
My challenge is that I need to have Wireless capabilities, and 7+ ports available, all in a neat/wall mounted package.
If possible I would like to get something ASAP, meaning I'm restricted from purchasing online, but do have a few stores in my area I can purchase from. www.microcenter.com has a Detroit/Madison Heights location and Best Buy is also always an option.
I'm VERY unfamiliar with rack systems and network cabinets so this will be my first large undertaking of this sort. I appreciate your help and thank you for your patience with this confusing situation.
(also I would like "plug and play" configuration as we currently have with the linksys router attached to a d-link switch)
Thanks in advance,
Ryszard
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Anything that would be available at a local "big box" store?
Can't see any wall mount racks on the site you linked to in the question, trouble is that racks are large and take up a lot of space so they're unlikely to be available in any shop although they may be able to order one for you.Not something you can get "off the shelf" because they don't fit on a shelf.
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http://www.kendallhoward.com/Wall-Mount-Cabinets.aspx
http://www.icc.com/
This is what I would do if I where you. ICC is a little pricey, but it will be well worth it when you need to trouble shoot. In addition, it makes it look all pretty and professional.