Hi Guys,
So am in the early stages of planning a new setup for our home. Been doing alot of reading and as i figure out one question i have and think i know which way i plan on going i find new ideas and new questions, so thought id chuck up my plans so far and get some feed back on the couple options im looking at and see what everyone thought.
Some things i kind of know what i want and others im still unsure of.
My overall end goals are to have CCTV to cover the exterior of the house (as i work fifo) that is accessable via phone apps and reasonable cover time if the power goes out, i want to have wifi with nil dead spots, and have two TV's and possibility of amp directly connected to LAN cables with room for possible expansion down the track.
I plan on getting a Hikvision CCTV setup done mid next year, looking at 6 or so cameras run on PoE back to a 8 port NVR, this bit im pretty sure im happy with. I plan on having the NVR installed into a secured server box, looking at having my modem/router in the same location as the NVR and possibly looking at having a UPS in the same location to give back up power to the modem and NVR (hoping for approx 1hr run time) although the UPS is still a plan and not sure on a few points with this.
I currently have optus adsl but apparently will have nbn installed where we live in the next 6+ months (at the most current plan lol) and have the standard wifi modem/router that came with the internet plan. Its real average with coverage so plan on replacing that in the near future. This i guess is where my first main question comes into it. Ive been looking at a few options now and am not sure.
Modem/Router - i want something that im not going to need to replace in 12 months time once nbn becomes available. Ive been looking at a couple options so far and am interested to get some feedback on any/all of them. Im not sure whether to go with a shit hot unit with supposably good wifi coverage or go down the path of a basic modem and connect that to a multi port gigabit switch.
Ive been looking at either TP-Link AC2800, ASUS DSL-AC3100, ASUS DSL-AC68U and also looked at a couple Netgear units but after reading some info that some models dont support FTTN Annex B i am not sure on them as we currently use Optus and they are noted as using that configuration.
My other thought was to just go down the path of a cheap modem/router turn the wifi off of that and then have something like a Ubiquiti Unifi Pro or Long range Access point placed in the house to give full wifi coverage.
Once i sort of figure the modem part out then i will have a better idea of which direction ill go next. As i want to have the 2 current Smart TV's hardwired in via LAN, the NVR will also require a port from the router as well so i am leaning towards also getting a network switch and running the TV's and possible other outlets back through the switch and into the router which would leave additional ports for future expansion for the remaining kids rooms as they grow up.
I hope this all makes sense, look forward to any and all feedback and suggestions as i sometimes think im just going round in circles and overcomplicating things
Cheers Nate
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