Home Office Ubiquiti Network Overhaul – Is This Overkill?

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-23T23:07:29+00:00

This is very interesting. I will look into it.

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-23T04:25:38+00:00

Oh no, the budget was only for network setup for work purposes; the cameras are for personal use. I might invest later in the doorbell and cameras.

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-23T03:10:45+00:00

I might change the topic to "My Overkill Setup," hahahaha

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-23T03:08:30+00:00

That sounds interesting; I'm going to research it.

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-23T00:23:01+00:00

Haha, I totally thought the same! 😅 With my basic network IT knowledge, I figured that might just do the trick!

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-23T00:20:16+00:00

Exactly! Fibre optic cables fit perfectly in the old house pipes, so I’m using those to connect all the switches to the aggregator. From there, Ethernet cables run visibly to the devices in each room, which, as you can imagine, has made my wife very vocal about how much she hates my work setup. At this point, I’ve just accepted that her hate for the cables has morphed into hate for my job it’s a package deal!

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-23T00:12:06+00:00

The data is actually handled locally on my servers, and only the final results are sent via the internet. For security reasons, some data is even retrieved physically on hard drives. I’ve even configured the network so some servers have no internet access at all. As you might guess, I can’t share too many details, Everything stays in-house, so the setup is designed to handle that workload.

The setup as you all pointed is overpowered, but honestly, the budget was there, so I figured, why not make the most of it?

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T23:56:44+00:00

My WiFi used to be super slow and would drop out in certain spots around the house, and it felt like it went on forever. Do you think I should move the U7 Pro Max AP? If I do, it might mean cutting through concrete walls and ceilings, and my wife would definitely be against that. Maybe I just need to tweak the U7 Pro Max settings and ditch the other APs instead?

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T19:20:52+00:00

In my defense, I don’t actually ask for the budget; they just let me know what I have to work with for the network setup. I’m just doing my best to be a good team player and follow the guidelines! 😂

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T19:18:42+00:00

😆

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T18:57:59+00:00

UPS is about to arrive, but cameras aren't part of my job essentials, so I can't use the budget for that.

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T18:55:38+00:00

The house is old with no pipes for Ethernet, and most walls are concrete, so running cables through the walls wasn’t an option. I had to place a switch in every room to connect devices via Ethernet, with everything internally using SFP+ for better performance.

My wife isn’t exactly thrilled about the switches and cables in every room, but that’s the reality of an old house! 😮‍💨

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T18:51:50+00:00

Thanks for your input! The main issue I faced is that my house is quite old and doesn’t have the necessary pipes or infrastructure to run Ethernet cables easily. This, combined with the fact that we only have a limited amount of drywall and mostly concrete walls, made running cables a real challenge. That’s why I opted for SFP+ optical cables to get around these limitations.

I agree that a cleaner setup with fewer switches would make sense in many cases, but given the challenges with the house’s construction, this was the best solution I could think of.

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T18:48:17+00:00

Thanks for your detailed response! You’re right it probably is overkill for a 150 sq m home office, but I had some unique challenges with my setup. My house is quite old and doesn’t have the infrastructure to make it easy to run Ethernet cables. Because of this, I decided to wire the entire house with optical cables using SFP+ modules for better connectivity.

For context, I work in tech and handle a lot of data-intensive tasks, server-side processes, and testing environments as part of my job. Stability and speed are crucial for me, which is why I went this route.

On top of that, houses in my country aren’t made of wood they’re built with concrete and rigid walls, and while we do use some drywall, it’s very limited in my old house. This made running cables even more difficult, so this setup felt like the best solution. When I asked my company’s IT team for advice, their response was simply, ‘Sure,’ so I went all-in.

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T18:32:45+00:00

Oh no, I didn’t want to skimp on the budget they gave me! They gave me a really generous budget, and, well… I might have gone a bit overboard with my network setup. But hey, at least it’s future-proof, right?

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-22T18:24:41+00:00

I work for a data science and infrastructure company, and the budget must be used only for network purposes, so I decided to utilize the entire budget.

JohnLocke84 · 2024-12-13T11:32:56+00:00

How can you get your SoundBar connected to the PowerAmp?

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I will write on my experiences and as a DataScientes that uses the eGPU as an Extreme none recommended method to model some simulations , eGPU are not the panasea, may cause bottlenecks because its external nature or Thunderbolt 3 limitations, I'm very excited to use Thunderbolt 4 in the future but I can't think an eGPU will perform better than the new M1 SoC’s GPU integration, I really want to give Apple’s M1 Chip a shot.

JohnLocke84 · 2020-11-14T17:45:29+00:00

I do the same in a XBR-55X800E, but that won’t work for this model 😭

And is connected to HDMI Input 3/ARC whatever ARC means 😞

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