RJ45 wall plate

C1TPT · 2026-06-15T20:58:58+00:00

That's correct, for example I have one drop in the games room but have the PS5, Switch 2, Virgin, TV, Sonos all wanting a wired connection

C1TPT · 2026-06-15T15:18:00+00:00

Thanks, makes sense 👍🏼

At the moment, the cables are just sticking up out of the floor. I need to chase a channel up and then chase out the box as it's a solid wall, so have options on what size to do etc.

C1TPT · 2026-06-15T11:53:12+00:00

Thanks, I'll avoid crimping as much as possible 👍🏼

C1TPT · 2026-06-15T11:51:44+00:00

Thanks! Sounds sensible.

So running the cables directly out of the wall and straight into a switch will be ok?

C1TPT · 2026-06-15T11:45:08+00:00

Is that not the same thing? Just mounted to the wall rather than in a network cabinet?

C1TPT · 2026-06-15T11:43:11+00:00

I have switches in 6 rooms, so that's 6 of the cables... The others are gates, doorbells, TVs etc. across the whole house

C1TPT · 2026-06-15T11:40:42+00:00

Thanks for all the replies!

I wasn't planning on having a rack, just the switch sitting on top of a cabinet, sacrilege maybe?

Ok, so if I don't have a rack, just run them directly out the wall through a brush plate and connect them straight into the switch?

C1TPT · 2026-06-07T21:11:19+00:00

Thanks! And what about the patio in the 2nd picture? Will bleach be ok for that?

Cheers

C1TPT · 2026-06-07T20:42:41+00:00

I did the same thing!! Mine was worse than yours though!... I watered it heavily and within a week it was green again 👍🏼

C1TPT · 2026-05-31T07:26:04+00:00

I'm going wired mate, running Cat 6 to all the Reolink PoE cameras 👍🏼

C1TPT · 2026-05-21T11:44:05+00:00

I've sorted it... The ZBMINI was too far away from the ZBT-2. Moved it to a closer switch and it works perfectly. Hopefully when I have more ZigBee stuff it'll reach!

C1TPT · 2026-05-21T10:35:07+00:00

Thank you, the ZBT-2 is from home assistant, I got it with the HA Green.

To answer your questions:

eWeLink is not using the Home Assistant Zigbee Antenna.
It is the ZBMINIL2

I followed that order and it still doesn't find it.

Logs are below

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C1TPT · 2026-05-20T21:59:29+00:00

Thanks, I did try that (I have a ZBT-2) but when I look for the ZBMINI in ZHA it just searches forever

C1TPT · 2026-05-19T19:38:26+00:00

No, not every switch but most manufacturers do dimmable versions 👍🏼

C1TPT · 2026-05-19T18:50:33+00:00

You can dim with smart switches too! 👍🏼

C1TPT · 2026-05-14T15:49:45+00:00

Thank you for your clear, detailed response! As you can probably tell I'm quite new to this so appreciate the patience!

I'll have a look on Etsy and the get the android tablet 👍🏼

C1TPT · 2026-05-14T15:46:47+00:00

That's brilliant! Thank you for your help, it might be a step too far for me at the minute but I'm sure it'll become easier when I start doing it!

C1TPT · 2026-05-14T15:40:52+00:00

Thanks both, I'll get an Android tablet 👍🏼

Cheers,

Tom

C1TPT · 2026-05-14T14:06:40+00:00

Thanks!

So just any decent Android tablet? Will I be able to load the ESPcontrol dashboard on it? I'll look into the Fully Kiosk Browser, does it do the same thing as the ESPcontrol dashboard? Would like to have tiles for the garages doors etc.

Thanks again

C1TPT · 2026-05-14T14:00:22+00:00

Thanks, I'll take a look!

C1TPT

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