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Setting up network in new home - 8 rooms are pre wired for cat6
New house is wired with Cat 6 (8 connections). Internet provider is local with a Cat 6 cable installed into the patch panel, but no modem. I can plug my laptop into this connection and get to the internet but what I want is to use the rj45 jacks in each room. I know I need to use a gigabit LAN switch to connect all the wires but do I first connect a router to the internet connection then connect the switch to it? I want to put a wireless router in the main room which is downstairs. Do I just plug it into the rj45 jack in the wall in that room? Can someone point me to the exact configuration?
I would expect you to get to the internet if either: 1. the isp is providing DHCP to whatever device plugs into that jack, or 2. You were given a static ip to put into your computer. Normally there would be a ISP provided device at the "demark" or in a designated area that marks the end of their network and the beginning of your network. If the jack you are using is connect to the ISP device somewhere in another part of the house, then you may need to find out where that is and put a switch there that will feed all the outlets in the house. That may already be done, you can test by connecting a second system to another jack and see if both get on the internet. If so, run the command: ipconfig /all on both systems and see if they get different IP address, such as 192.168.1.100 and 192.168.1.101. That will tell you that there is a DHCP server passing out IP addresses. If so, there may already be a wireless access point (WAP) on the ISP device. Make sure wireless is enabled on your notebook and see if it finds a wireless signal, or call the ISP.
Also, I would attempt to find the central point of your network. There must be one. At that point, I expect you should see the "other end" of the 8 room cables.
Make sure the switch there is a good gigabit switch connected to the router or service, and then distributes the 8 cables. Then you can plug into any port and get good speeds.
Make sure the switch there is a good gigabit switch connected to the router or service, and then distributes the 8 cables. Then you can plug into any port and get good speeds.
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Not all ISP connections have routers. Mine is an RJ-45 handoff straight from the optical terminal. I provide my own router and my own wireless access points.
All of the rooms should be home run to a wiring closet or media cabinet/enclosure. Your gigabit switch will go there. A decent installation will terminate the cables correctly into a patch panel. That makes it easier for you.
What kind of internet connection do you have? Is your handoff coax cable or ethernet? Those are the two most common. If you have DSL, the ISP will only hand off to you with RJ-45 from a DSL modem. If you have FIOS "fiber", the handoff to the customer is coax cable (MOCA) inside the house, or RJ-45 at the ONT.
If you have a regular dumb switch, then normally treat everything as equals, including computer, server, firewall, wireless access points.
All of the rooms should be home run to a wiring closet or media cabinet/enclosure. Your gigabit switch will go there. A decent installation will terminate the cables correctly into a patch panel. That makes it easier for you.
What kind of internet connection do you have? Is your handoff coax cable or ethernet? Those are the two most common. If you have DSL, the ISP will only hand off to you with RJ-45 from a DSL modem. If you have FIOS "fiber", the handoff to the customer is coax cable (MOCA) inside the house, or RJ-45 at the ONT.
If you have a regular dumb switch, then normally treat everything as equals, including computer, server, firewall, wireless access points.