Having a new construction home built and want to make sure I'm heading in the right direction with how I want it wired. The house is a 2 story colonial with ~1100 sq feet each level. Right now I have 1 ethernet running to all 4 bedrooms upstairs and 1 in the ceiling of the center of the upstairs and same with the downstairs. Everything will run back to the basement where I'll have the fiber connection coming in.
The idea is to have ethernet to all the rooms upstairs which could have PCs, other devices, etc. If I have multiple hardwired devices in 1 room I planned on just using a network switch. Should that be suitable or is it necessary to run more than 1 cable to each room? I see a lot of people recommending that but if I can just use a switch is it really a big deal? Downstairs the ceiling AP should handle all TVs, laptops, phones, etc.
I get 5 runs included and the builder is charging $125 for extra runs which seems extremely high from looking around but not sure if there's much I can do about that.
The idea is to have ethernet to all the rooms upstairs which could have PCs, other devices, etc. If I have multiple hardwired devices in 1 room I planned on just using a network switch. Should that be suitable or is it necessary to run more than 1 cable to each room? I see a lot of people recommending that but if I can just use a switch is it really a big deal? Downstairs the ceiling AP should handle all TVs, laptops, phones, etc.
I get 5 runs included and the builder is charging $125 for extra runs which seems extremely high from looking around but not sure if there's much I can do about that.