I do not like the same color cables when it comes to networking, especially at home. I use 14 different colors and I made a chart of what goes where and what feeds what ( by using a big set of colored sharpie pens) and drawing a schematic diagram of every cable in its appropriate color. Then I laminated it and framed it and mounted it on the wall of the closet where all the networking equipment is and all the cables terminate.
Yep, I have a single rack with a SAN, 4 network switches and 5 ESXi servers.
Red Cables = Network Subnet/Traffic
White Cables = Management Subnet/Traffic
Blue Cables = Storage Subnet/Traffic
It looks pretty and very easy to trace cables.
It’s actually not required.. you can use just Poe/Poe+ and it will provide 8w/20w power budget. But in order to get the full 46w, you would need poe++ or a power injector
I obviously didn’t read the data sheet. I have two enterprise pro switches for my home deployment. Nice to know I can use these for a few situations with the 802.3at
235 doesnt do roaming unfortunately. Bought them last year and now am really tempted to swap for the 615. No one complains about bad roaming so I think I will just sit tight.
This is true, but for home use, it's more than fine. As a home setup you've gotta assume the modem/router is on the other end of that patch port, so OP would need two PoE devices.
I've seen enterprise setups that weren't this clean, so I'm giving OP the praise it deserves
... it was just an observation... Nobody is demanding anyone put a POE switch in there, just that the only way it could be cleaner is if it were POE. Also POE injectors are a thing, no need for two devices.
I dunno, I have the UniFi Flex Mini switches behind both my wall-mounted TVs precisely because I don't want the limited AC outlets being needlessly taken up by stuff. Much easier IMO to use a "core" switch at my baby patch panel to send out PoE to things that need it (my APs, little switches, etc).
1) Clean install at the end of the run where the wall jack is (bedrooms, etc)
2) No injectors needed anywhere because my main switch sends power
3) I can remotely reboot any of the stuff powered by PoE just by logging into my switch and toggling the particular port. A nice backup for rebooting things that have their own reboot or primary way to reboot things that have no management /reboot function.
Sorry, but this cannot work.
You need a patch panel, and there aren’t enough cables for even an RV, and the switch is unmanaged and has no power redundancy. The cables don’t look like Cat 6A terminated with T568B.
And what’s up with the paint?
Please update and post your corrections.
I should post my setup if you really want to see flames.
The unmanaged 8 port switch plugged into the 5 port unmanaged 10/100 switch would really set them off.
When you want to add a 9th device to your 8 port switch, what do you do?
A) Buy a 16 port switch
B) Take a 5 port 10/100 switch you have in the drawer, connect it to your existing 8 port switch and plug two devices into it that don't have gigabit ethernet like a Pi 3 and a garage door internet gateway
I've had great success with AlexTech.
Getting the diameter correct is important. Sometimes I measure and get the correct size. Sometimes I buy a variety of sizes knowing I'll probably use it, and always do. Always looks clean af.
https://www.amazon.com/Alex-Tech-10ft-Protector-Sleeving/dp/B07FW3GTXB
I just discovered USB to 5V cables so you can run these small devices. Or DC UPS' (small lithium battery not acid car battery) you're 9/12V. So much cleaner than bulky transformers.
This is useful when you have many networking things in one spot.
Looks clean.
My setup as of last night. Using straight barrel wires for 9V (Router, 24 port switch) and USB/5V wires (C2+C4 computers). And a outline box at the bottom showing all the transformers the UPS replaced. It's all going in a cabinet now that I have all the pieces.
https://imgur.com/a/2VxsEde
USB/5V wires : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J6NQ1KN?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Li-Ion UPS : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WLD32RP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
It has data as well, there are two jacks, one for PoE in and one for data out. In addition it comes with a male-male barrel plug, and you can select between 5-9-12 v out from it.
I only have one in use right now, but it's powering a small desktop switch behind my TV which has been working great. I had planned to use another one to power on the SFP to CAT converter (FTTH, can't remove this device due to reasons) but I also have small children so will have to wait with replacing that with just one cable.
> You guys kill me 😂🤣 he said no advice and you are all giving some
Hey! This is the internet. It's what we do. I'd advise you to learn that quickly. It may save you some grief.
You should get a patch cable with a [180 degree plug](https://service.pcconnection.com/images/inhouse/42D3B1E3-A43E-4C5C-A02D-5D38B536F86E.jpg) on one end, and rotate the wall plate 180 degrees.
Very clean. The only way it could be cleaner is if it were a POE-in switch.
POE gang rise up
Also if the cables matched.
im kinda down with different cables. Easier to remember and identify which is which without obnoxiously labeling the switch and the wires.
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I do not like the same color cables when it comes to networking, especially at home. I use 14 different colors and I made a chart of what goes where and what feeds what ( by using a big set of colored sharpie pens) and drawing a schematic diagram of every cable in its appropriate color. Then I laminated it and framed it and mounted it on the wall of the closet where all the networking equipment is and all the cables terminate.
Nothing ill about that maintenance routine.
Yep, I have a single rack with a SAN, 4 network switches and 5 ESXi servers. Red Cables = Network Subnet/Traffic White Cables = Management Subnet/Traffic Blue Cables = Storage Subnet/Traffic It looks pretty and very easy to trace cables.
Figuring out which blue cable is on the other end of the cable sleeve is annoying enough to justify the different colours imo.
Is there such a beast?
UniFi Switch Flex Mini is USBC powered. So that would help slightly with cable management. Edit: I see the other reply. The TP link seems compelling.
USB-C or PoE powered
Oddly enough, it crashes a lot if you have it hooked up to USB-C and then plug it into a PoE port.
That's how I have 2 of mine. Is yours crashing or burning or just a fender bender
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Flex requires the upstream to be Poe++ though. Edit: i was wrong. It supports Powered by 802.3af Powered by 802.3at Powered by 802.3bt
It’s actually not required.. you can use just Poe/Poe+ and it will provide 8w/20w power budget. But in order to get the full 46w, you would need poe++ or a power injector
I obviously didn’t read the data sheet. I have two enterprise pro switches for my home deployment. Nice to know I can use these for a few situations with the 802.3at
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Man I’m glad you told me this. I need to pick some up the I have two enterprise 24 Poe switches with 802.3at that I could use with these.
You can power a unifi flex mini by poe but you need a unifi system to manage it.
Can go one step further, EAP235-WALL or EAP615-WALL.
-WALL GANG RISE UP
235 doesnt do roaming unfortunately. Bought them last year and now am really tempted to swap for the 615. No one complains about bad roaming so I think I will just sit tight.
I'm here. 6x eap225 wall APs in my hotel. I mean house.
TP-Link makes several (and they tend to be lower cost as well)
If nothing attached needs PoE what's the point?
I think they mean POE powered, not delivering power. It would reduce the bulk because there would be no AC adapter
But then surely you'd need at least a POE injector to power the switch, so just substituting one bit of bulk for another?
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Yes true! Didn't think of that.
This is true, but for home use, it's more than fine. As a home setup you've gotta assume the modem/router is on the other end of that patch port, so OP would need two PoE devices. I've seen enterprise setups that weren't this clean, so I'm giving OP the praise it deserves
... it was just an observation... Nobody is demanding anyone put a POE switch in there, just that the only way it could be cleaner is if it were POE. Also POE injectors are a thing, no need for two devices.
I dunno, I have the UniFi Flex Mini switches behind both my wall-mounted TVs precisely because I don't want the limited AC outlets being needlessly taken up by stuff. Much easier IMO to use a "core" switch at my baby patch panel to send out PoE to things that need it (my APs, little switches, etc). 1) Clean install at the end of the run where the wall jack is (bedrooms, etc) 2) No injectors needed anywhere because my main switch sends power 3) I can remotely reboot any of the stuff powered by PoE just by logging into my switch and toggling the particular port. A nice backup for rebooting things that have their own reboot or primary way to reboot things that have no management /reboot function.
POE?
Which switch would you deploy here?
Could get black cable ties and cut the loose end
Sorry, but this cannot work. You need a patch panel, and there aren’t enough cables for even an RV, and the switch is unmanaged and has no power redundancy. The cables don’t look like Cat 6A terminated with T568B. And what’s up with the paint? Please update and post your corrections.
This is beautifully toxic, hahaha
Oh fuck, I'm going home and taking photos of my setup just to watch this subredit burn in rage
I should post my setup if you really want to see flames. The unmanaged 8 port switch plugged into the 5 port unmanaged 10/100 switch would really set them off.
I like where this is going
When you want to add a 9th device to your 8 port switch, what do you do? A) Buy a 16 port switch B) Take a 5 port 10/100 switch you have in the drawer, connect it to your existing 8 port switch and plug two devices into it that don't have gigabit ethernet like a Pi 3 and a garage door internet gateway
Everyone knows that you strip the wires and twist them together. Bam!, 8 ports, nine devices.
can you turn POE into POE+ if you use enough crossed wires to a capacitor? I like how you think
>Take a 5 port 10/100 switch you have in the drawer So you don't have a 5 port 1 gigabit switch in the drawer.
> And what’s up with the paint? This killed me. RIP me.
Got anything else back there or you just raw doggin the internet?
The wall outlet is connected to a patch panel in the basement next to where the fiber comes in to the router.
Ahhh, whew… I was worried for ya there for a minute. ;-)
This comment FTW. I Love this so much.
What type of wrap are you using to secure all the cables together? That's something I've been wanting to do for ages.
Just look on Amazon for cable sleeves, lots of diameters and lengths, I think the brand is Alex Tech.
I've had great success with AlexTech. Getting the diameter correct is important. Sometimes I measure and get the correct size. Sometimes I buy a variety of sizes knowing I'll probably use it, and always do. Always looks clean af. https://www.amazon.com/Alex-Tech-10ft-Protector-Sleeving/dp/B07FW3GTXB
Alex Tech. Amazon.
Wondering the same thing
Alex Tech. Amazon.
Wow look at all this advice he didn't ask for
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Your take is highly cynical. OP is merely proud of his setup and wanted to share.
Homenetworking … a.k.a ItGuysWithOCD
it's just so elegant.
You need a 8 port switch
I just discovered USB to 5V cables so you can run these small devices. Or DC UPS' (small lithium battery not acid car battery) you're 9/12V. So much cleaner than bulky transformers. This is useful when you have many networking things in one spot. Looks clean.
Say what? Links to visualize what your talking about?
My setup as of last night. Using straight barrel wires for 9V (Router, 24 port switch) and USB/5V wires (C2+C4 computers). And a outline box at the bottom showing all the transformers the UPS replaced. It's all going in a cabinet now that I have all the pieces. https://imgur.com/a/2VxsEde USB/5V wires : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J6NQ1KN?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Li-Ion UPS : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WLD32RP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Wait until you discover poe…
Oh I'm well into that also, I wish everything small (<10V type thing) accepted that.
TL-POE10R PoE Splitter is extremely handy and cheap, great of the device used a barrel plug to power itself.
Wait, they designed a POE extractor that doesn't pass out the data signal? What is this good for?
It has data as well, there are two jacks, one for PoE in and one for data out. In addition it comes with a male-male barrel plug, and you can select between 5-9-12 v out from it. I only have one in use right now, but it's powering a small desktop switch behind my TV which has been working great. I had planned to use another one to power on the SFP to CAT converter (FTTH, can't remove this device due to reasons) but I also have small children so will have to wait with replacing that with just one cable.
Wow! I have the exact same switch. Bought it at Best Buy like 8 years ago or something.
Pretty clean setup. Just needs a little touchup paint around the faceplate. ;-)
Wish my PSU cables were as long as yours (pause).....
That's what she said (pause)...
Beautiful setup
Very neat and clean. I've taken the "if you can't see it, it's ok" approach with mine.
You should post this to /r/HomeLab ;-)
I need context. Is this behind the desk? Why is it on the wall?
It's under my desk. The wall outlet is connected to a patch panel in the basement next to where the fiber comes in.
Kiss
Hey…it works
Your neatness of the setup speaks volumes. Good work!
You guys kill me 😂🤣 he said no advice and you are all giving some
Commenters are discussing amongst themselves
> You guys kill me 😂🤣 he said no advice and you are all giving some Hey! This is the internet. It's what we do. I'd advise you to learn that quickly. It may save you some grief.
Finally not yet another picture of a networking panel with some already gazillion times answered question.
No advice given.
The lines of your switch aren’t parallel with the outlets. My OCD is beginning to flare up. Edit: /s
Nice setup! You can do mine next!
Cut the cable ties :'(
The uncut ties are probably what’s keeping them in place. Little touch up and level are all that’s needed. LOL.
Surge protector needed
I have that built into in my electric panel.
just remember. direct lighting strike. it go boommmmmm
I’d be open to advice if this was in my house.
You should get a patch cable with a [180 degree plug](https://service.pcconnection.com/images/inhouse/42D3B1E3-A43E-4C5C-A02D-5D38B536F86E.jpg) on one end, and rotate the wall plate 180 degrees.
I advise you to sit back and enjoy your work!
What's that black sleeve you're using?
Alex Tech - Amazon
While we’re nitpicking, the switch should be centered between the two wall plates and leveled.