Dear experts,

So I moving to a new place and currently doing reno. I have already allocated each room with LAN wire connection upfront so now I am wondering how should my connection works.

Assume I am getting Unifi or Time. So how do I share my connection to the LAN ports (total 6 ports) and also I plan to have wifi mesh as well.

So from router, do I connect first to wifi mesh? then Mesh how do I setup the connection to all the LAN ports that I have?

Kinda noob here, appreciate inputs and suggestions which is kinda more to plug and play type rather than need to do a lof of technical settings.

Thank you!

Modem-mesh main-switch-lan cable-mesh satelite,tv and rooms.
Might wanna pull cables to optimise mesh coverage.
Use at least cat6 cables cause eventually you will be using 10GB lan.
Switch can be managed or unmanaged up to you.

Try with wireless first
If not stratified then can add wireless ap

hey Krayden...

thanks bro...i drew the diagram...did i get it right?




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I have prepared LAN Cat6 cable upfront during reno so i think just use cable for super stable connection, especially since i am using for work as well...
thanks for the suggestion..

this is correct...also make sure use Gigabit switch.

This post has been edited by metalfire: Jan 9 2023, 08:34 PM

Lol. I din notice it was you kev.
Yes thats correct.
Be careful, some switch is 10/100 speed.
You want minimum 1000. Terus get 12port or 16ports. Those things last forever. You might also wanna pull wire for future cctv.
If you rich they have 2.5Gb and 10Gb available in the market.

Mikrotik RB5009 will do the job

Modem to RB5009 then lan 12345 or AP (AP for better connection and control)

This post has been edited by OlgaC4: Jan 9 2023, 09:57 PM

some mesh have something called wired backhaul.

meaning the connection goes over to the other mesh via ethernet wired. but the mesh unit distributes over wireless.

this is much better than mesh wireless mode in comparison. but not all mesh has this feature afaik. also some people it may not be convenient or possible to do wired mesh backhaul. but if you care about performance you may want to add ethernet wiring throughout your home.

Since you already got Ethernet backhaul on every room, don't waste time on consumer level mesh gear.

Get SME grade wireless AP, they are so much better than consumer level gear. For a low budget entry level AP, you can get TP-Link Omada series or Ubiquiti gears.

Better stability, better speed and better performance.