How do I use a network distributor correctly?
Hello, I'm moving into a new apartment soon and have this small network distributor (see picture) that connects the LAN ports in all rooms.
There are a total of 8 cables, and therefore 8 connections. Previously, I only had a Fritz Box, which only had space for 4 cables or so. Does this work like a switch, where I plug a cable from the router to the switch and all ports then get a signal, or would I have to connect each one individually? That wouldn't work with a regular Fritz Box because there are too few connections.
Do I need an additional switch in between? Or what's the easiest way to do this (cost-effectively and with minimal cable)?
would be very grateful for your help!
Best regards
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Looks like it’s a patch field where a slot/port is assigned to a cable.
The first cable is then placed or clamped on place 1, the second one is placed on the 2nd and so on.
From this patch panel, the box, each cable goes to a room in the house.
If you really want to provide JEDES cable with a signal, you have to connect it. For example, your Fritzbox has only 4 LAN ports you can take a switch that then duplicates it and connects each port with one cable each.
I always find funny that everyone expects to know something like that. The isp, gives you a FRITZ!Box (or similar), as he says this is your wlan and there you connect your devices (if necessary in a small apartment. The electrician will build you the patch panel, and more will not be interested. Then there is no plan, and it is dissatisfied. And even when one asks the respective parties, pushing around the responsibility.
Wouldn’t be much better if the isps would also offer you in the end customer area in cooperation with corresponding companies (Cisco, Ubiquity..) to plan something better, and then if necessary to sell the hardware for special conditions.
thank you very much, that was my fear that I need a cable for every sport… which switch would be good for that? Or how to do this with such devices in private households? Find that somehow a very unthinkable and overcomplicated solution…
We use “unmanageable” switches from NETGEAR, available from 5 port at REICHELT electronics
So the cables are the smallest problem. The costs may be 15 Euro Max.
Switch as I said, I could only recommend UniFi as I could gain 10 years of experience, and this stuff runs absolutely stable and without any problems. And the best it is expandable. There are no monthly fees
This is a patch panel. In principle, you recognized the function correctly. Just a “adapter” that terminates the cables.
What you need is indeed a switch.
I would recommend a UniFi system from my own experience (link some videos but you can find a lot on YouTube)
In principle, these poets can. With this you could use the individual cans e.g. Access points from Ui, without electricity.
In addition, you also need a manager like the cloud key plus.
the best videos are in English.
And if the videos talk about Dream machine Gateway Ultra etc, in principle I would leave something at the beginning and simply use your FRITZ!Box etc. as a router.
can also insert cameras.
I would recommend an Ultra Switch with 60w. Or, depending on which Poe port or even what others want.
that can also be a whistle:
(Is an old photo for the hater)
https://www.ui.com/
https://eu.store.ui.com/eu/en/pro/category/switching-utility/collections/pro-ultra
https://youtu.be/1_wpsw-_KIw?si=lpt9czsa9_Bk2e6C
Each line to a switch and this to the FritzBox.
As many have written, this is a patch panel, that is “dumm” there are only cables.
You’re jamming a switch like this
https://amzn.to/3LoXYG
before and connect each plug from the box with nem connection to the switch with nem short network cable.
What you called Patchfeld! Asks how many network devices you use. it is four or less, you can simply provide the connections that are in use.
On the cables there is a point where to go. You may need to test which can is connected to which port on the patch panel.
Ideally, on the cans, what port they go to.
Lg, Anna
It’s not a switch, it’s an 8-port patch field. Each port corresponds to a socket located in the house; before the patch panel there is therefore a 1:N switch which establishes the connection between router/gateway and terminal.