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I agree...nothing smart about our houses... |
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the technical term is a wireless access point. . to access the network with a wireless device. however, since the wireless access point is in the same physical box with a router and/or a modem, you should generally get the idea that the wireless access point is in the same box as his cable modem, (and the router). my set up has each item as a separate physical device a cable modem, not wireless a router a switch a wireless access point. cable companies bundle everything as a cable modem, a router and a single wireless access point all in one box. |
You are probably configured to support up to 254 devices so you have plenty of room. Most of your devices probably use a small percentage of the bandwidth. For example, streaming Hi-Def (1080p) uses about 5 megabits per second of bandwidth.
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Pretty sure we have a coax cable up there, but I'm not in TV right now to check... |
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When spectrum came to install and he was out in the garage where the sprinkler system is I asked him about all the coax out there and if we could put a switch in..he was clueless on what I was asking I would Love to be able to use the hardwire cat 5/6 (not even sure what we have..as we bought pre-owned and nobody seems to know..would love to know who to ask) I maybe old fashion but I prefer the security of wired as opposed to wifi.. |
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If you have a cable modem only, you need a NAT router and a switch, separately or in one box, to plug all the Ethernet cables into it and have all devices work at the same time. All equipment needs to be rated a 1gb or higher. In addition, a wireless access point can be used as well from the switch with PoE devices. PoE = Power over Ethernet
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As far as wiring goes...
It all depends on where you live, and when your house was built. I live in Fenney and there is traditional cable TV coax from the low voltage box in the garage to every room of the house. The house was also wired for traditional (POTS) wired telephone service. When I inspected the cables (also in the low voltage cabinet) I found that the telephone wiring was CAT 5e. This can be used for Ethernet. I disconnected the wires in the low voltage box and put Ethernet connectors on the ends of the wires. The I did the same in the rooms that had the telephone jacks that I wanted to use for Ethernet. I also had to change the face plates on the wall. Having said all of this, you CAN use the unused cable lines for Ethernet with MoCA adapters. This is a more expensive solution but you don't have to mess with putting the Ethernet adapters on the wires nor change the wall plates. https://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-Ethe...18&sr=8-6&th=1 |
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To make the wires "live" (if you have Xfinity or Spectrum), you would have to have the modem/router in the low voltage box and connect the Ethernet cables to the router. You might also need an Ethernet switch. Finally, one other suggestion is to use a Powerline adapter. This allows you to run the Ethernet signals (internet) over the power lines in your home. I tried this several years ago and was not happy with the performance. It may be better now. https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Power...s%2C117&sr=8-2 |
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