Hi there
I'm currently planning a home network. A few basic details on my proposed setup:
- Fibre broadband router (located in lounge central to house)
- Linksys 16 port gigabit unmanaged network switch (in garage) along with NAS drive etc.
- Using CAT6 cabling
- Feeding several rooms in the house (office, TV, games room etc)
- Also to run POE CCTV storing to the cloud
Anyway, here's my two main dilemmas:
1) I will connect from my router in the lounge (where the internet wiring comes into the house) to the network switch etc in the garage which adjoins the lounge. I will use this to wire to the devices around the house in various rooms. But do I?...
a) Wire in a separate CAT6 ethernet cable to each device from the switch - meaning some rooms have 2 or 3 separate wires (I have room to do this)
b) Wire in a single cable to each room and put a box on the wall which I plug a few devices into
c) Wire in a single cable to each room but then put a smaller (4 port) network switch in those rooms
Which would work the best do you think please?
My second question...
I want to get a UPS in the garage to protect the kit in there but my home PC which would connect to the network is not in that room. How do I protect that or other devices? Is it just a case of buying several UPSs?
I really appreciate any help or guidance people can give.
Thank you.

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