Ethernet Switch Recommendations Please

[golf nut]

Hello all, I am shopping for an ethernet switch for my house. I have 8 Cat6 cable runs to different rooms in my house (for TVs, computers, WAPs etc.), all routing back to the structured wiring panel in an upstairs closet. I will be utilizing Xfinity for my internet and TV signal, so I need a switch with at least 9 total ethernet ports.

I'm assuming I need a switch, and not a router, correct? Anyone have good experience with a particular brand and model that they'd recommend?

Thanks!

 

[USAFRet]

So what equipment do you currently have from Xfinity? A modem/router of some sort?

If so, just about any 16 port switch would work.

 

[golf nut]

So what equipment do you currently have from Xfinity? A modem/router of some sort?

If so, just about any 16 port switch would work.

I have their X1 wired/wireless TV/internet/phone box, that connects to the coax signal coming into the house.

 

[USAFRet]

So what equipment do you currently have from Xfinity? A modem/router of some sort?

If so, just about any 16 port switch would work.

I have their X1 wired/wireless TV/internet/phone box, that connects to the coax signal coming into the house.

OK then, thats the modem/router.

So just about any 10/100/1000 switch will work.
TP_Link
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SG1016DE-16-Port-Gigabit-Tag-Based/dp/B00K4DS67C

D-Link
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-16-Port-Gigabit-Switch-DGS-1016A/dp/B0092KZBCQ

Or, you could do 2x 8 port switches, for a little bit less $$


Do you have power outlets in this location?

 

[golf nut]

So what equipment do you currently have from Xfinity? A modem/router of some sort?

If so, just about any 16 port switch would work.

I have their X1 wired/wireless TV/internet/phone box, that connects to the coax signal coming into the house.

OK then, thats the modem/router.

So just about any 10/100/1000 switch will work.
TP_Link
http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-SG1016DE-16-Port-Gigabit-Tag-Based/dp/B00K4DS67C

D-Link
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-16-Port-Gigabit-Switch-DGS-1016A/dp/B0092KZBCQ

Or, you could do 2x 8 port switches, for a little bit less $$


Do you have power outlets in this location?

Yes, the builder installed one outlet in the panel.

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, the builder installed one outlet in the panel.

Then go with one of those 16 port switches.

 

[jsmithepa]

Am eye-ing one of those SMART switches myself, with more features beyond dumb-unmanage and cost less than managed, to be able to load balance between users.

 

[kanewolf]

So what equipment do you currently have from Xfinity? A modem/router of some sort?

If so, just about any 16 port switch would work.

Since the OP mentioned WAPs, a POE switch could be beneficial -- depending on the AP connected.

 

[golf nut]

So what equipment do you currently have from Xfinity? A modem/router of some sort?

If so, just about any 16 port switch would work.

Since the OP mentioned WAPs, a POE switch could be beneficial -- depending on the AP connected.

Yeah, I haven't figured out how I am going to do the wireless signal yet. With the X1 modem/wireless router in the closet upstairs, it's not exactly an ideal spot to reach the whole house with a good signal, or the back patio. So I need to figure out how to broadcast a strong wireless signal throughout the house. I did not pre-wire for in-ceiling APs like Ubiquity pucks... if you have any suggestions for wireless, I'm all ears! Thanks in advance!