I am trying to setup my home network and am looking for suggestions.
EXISTING
My network will have 3 different "zones", rear house, front house, and detached garage.
All of my cameras are Lorex POE IP cameras that show 12VDC as the input on the camera.
Cable connection comes into the rear house and is attached to an Arris 6190 modem.
TBD
Rear house needs 2 POE for IP cameras, wireless access point, and switch to distribute backhaul to front house and garage.
Front house needs 3 POE for cameras, wireless access point, 3 wired ports for Lutron, TV, Sercurity NVR, and SmartThings hub.
Garage (detached by 50') needs 3 POE for cameras, wireless access point, 3 wired ports for Lutron, Solar Inverter, and PC.
(I already have a brand new Netgear Insight 8 pt POE+ switch with 126w of power and it is working very good for the garage portion, but am willing to change it out if it makes for a more robust network. I don't see the VDC used for the POE, but the cameras have been working fine for weeks.)
OPTIONS
Netgear: I was looking at 2 more POE+ switches, 1 for Rear House and 1 for Front House, and the 3pack WAC510 for access points. I would connect the first WAC510 to the modem and configure it as a router, then feed to the rear switch and run the backhauls to the Front House and Garage.
I am not sure how good the WAC510 router functions will work and the switch to a switch thing seems redundant, but I am struggling with a simpler solution.
Ubiquity: I would use the 5pt Edge router for the Rear House, but it shows passive POE at either 24V or 48V and I don't want to cook my cameras. From there, I would use the AC-Lites in all 3 locations and add a switch in the Front House. If I go this route, I would probably replace my switch in the garage and use the same switch in both locations.
THOUGHTS
I know that the EdgeRouter doesn't use the Unifi app so the total system would not be visible at once, but everything from the router on would be. Not sure how big of a deal that would be.
It seems like the Netgear WAC510 has a similar issue when used in Router mode, it looks like it would not show up on the Insight app any more. This seems odd to me, but that is how I read the manual.
I am open to suggestions, won't say money isn't a factor, but I want robust, high speed connections and something that is relatively maintenance free.
EXISTING
My network will have 3 different "zones", rear house, front house, and detached garage.
All of my cameras are Lorex POE IP cameras that show 12VDC as the input on the camera.
Cable connection comes into the rear house and is attached to an Arris 6190 modem.
TBD
Rear house needs 2 POE for IP cameras, wireless access point, and switch to distribute backhaul to front house and garage.
Front house needs 3 POE for cameras, wireless access point, 3 wired ports for Lutron, TV, Sercurity NVR, and SmartThings hub.
Garage (detached by 50') needs 3 POE for cameras, wireless access point, 3 wired ports for Lutron, Solar Inverter, and PC.
(I already have a brand new Netgear Insight 8 pt POE+ switch with 126w of power and it is working very good for the garage portion, but am willing to change it out if it makes for a more robust network. I don't see the VDC used for the POE, but the cameras have been working fine for weeks.)
OPTIONS
Netgear: I was looking at 2 more POE+ switches, 1 for Rear House and 1 for Front House, and the 3pack WAC510 for access points. I would connect the first WAC510 to the modem and configure it as a router, then feed to the rear switch and run the backhauls to the Front House and Garage.
I am not sure how good the WAC510 router functions will work and the switch to a switch thing seems redundant, but I am struggling with a simpler solution.
Ubiquity: I would use the 5pt Edge router for the Rear House, but it shows passive POE at either 24V or 48V and I don't want to cook my cameras. From there, I would use the AC-Lites in all 3 locations and add a switch in the Front House. If I go this route, I would probably replace my switch in the garage and use the same switch in both locations.
THOUGHTS
I know that the EdgeRouter doesn't use the Unifi app so the total system would not be visible at once, but everything from the router on would be. Not sure how big of a deal that would be.
It seems like the Netgear WAC510 has a similar issue when used in Router mode, it looks like it would not show up on the Insight app any more. This seems odd to me, but that is how I read the manual.
I am open to suggestions, won't say money isn't a factor, but I want robust, high speed connections and something that is relatively maintenance free.