To be clear, the speed of your wired ethernet connection is going to be equal to the speed of the slowest router in the chain. Sending data from a 1 GB switch to a 2.5 GB switch is going to limit speed of your connection to 1 GB. You can't just slap a 2.5 or 10 GB switch in a bedroom and expect to get increased speeds if you have it also increase the speed of whatever those switches are connecting to. You also need to ensure that devices you're plugging into the switches can handle the faster speeds
the traffic would be between 2 devices on the same LAN, say a PC he's editing with and the NAS. As long as the NIC on the PC and NAS support 10gb and the switch ports theyre connected to support it, you have a 10gb connection.
@@salt473 That's correct. All the touch points along the route need to be at the maximum speed. The connection will be at the speed of the lowest node/connection along the Way. You and I are in agreement
Another mistake I see is people placing another switch after a node. It's sometimes necessary, but they don't realize that then the 1GB signal is being split across the 5-8 ports. You're not getting 1GB into each switch port if you're using more than 1.
@@ChrisSmithMusickinda? I mean, with WiFi and CDMA it is definitely like that, and if all clients want to utilise all bandwidth it is like that wired as well. But most switches are smart enough that just plugging in a device does not limit the bandwidth. In other words, a switch will not split 1 Gbps in 8 just because the all 8 ports are plugged in, and limit each client to 1/8. It'll throttle the clients' bandwidth only if need be.
I'm very happily surprised that you started with outlining your goals. Very few people do this, and most youtubers don't talk about it in this manner. Starting with goals makes it easier to identify requirements you need to consider to realize those goals.
7:24 Dave Plummer had a good one. A VLAN is like this "You have one massive pipe. Within that pipe you have several other pipes, all different colours. The massive pipe is the main LAN where all the data flows including the internet. You then tell that massive pipe what colour cable to send all the other data down. If you want IOT stuff on the red pipe, VLAN the red pipe, want all internal traffic to only be on blue, VLAN the blue pipe.".
If you are going to work with someone to install wires, don't contact an electrician. They specialize in normal power wires, which have different rules and ways to install them. While they *can* run network wires, chances are they will kink things because they don't understand how important maintaining proper bend radius and such is. Network wires are way more sensitive than power wires, especially at 10gb and beyond. Instead, contact a low voltage wiring company, where all they do is install network cables, install security cameras, etc. They will do it much more correctly, and likely be a little cheaper. Also, don't let them install Cat5e, that standard is far too old. Insist on Cat6A which now days should only be an extra $10 per drop location.
As a low voltage contractor myself I would like to chime in and argue Cat6A is overkill in residential for "most" customers. Without having a discussion with the client I typically opt or Cat6 cable with a CMR fire rating and a solid copper core... Might shoot myself in the foot for this one because everyone else says stay away from copper cladding aluminum (CCA) cables but IMO it's the lowest cost wired option and still more stable then wireless so I'll give the client what they want albeit with a disclaimer.
@@nicholasbackwell1869 Depends on the country. In Italy everyone in a large-ish city generally has relatively easy access to 2.5 Gbps speeds to the internet if they have a fiber optic connection. Sometimes even 10Gbps. Even small villages tend to be wired up to 1Gbps. At those speed you should have the fastest wiring you can get. Actually, you are held back by networking gear, generally
One of the best high level videos I’ve seen on the topic. There is always more to learn, but this video serves as a great introduction to several aspects of networking. Well done.
Only recommendation I'm going to drop is moving your UPS to the bottom of your rack. Having the heaviest component on the bottom of the rack greatly increases stability. Obviously an overkill setup for most people, but awesome none-the-less!
Just starting out here. Anyone who can point me to where I will find videos on how a set up like this can work for the purpose of emulating an enterprise cloud environment, practiceling network configuration, and cyber security practice. I would like to get used devices fo4 my homelab, but first, I need to know how it works so that I can set it up myself. Thanks
@@keylanoslokj1806 Fans are on the side and back, not top and bottom. Actual data centers will have hot and cold isles but you'll be fine in your house as long as it's not in an attic or basement without AC/heating.
yes, but what does he mean "you order internet and the internet guy comes over"? Why does someone come over? Isn't internet activated remote where he lives?
@@__Mr.White__ The ISP might send over a technician to install your router if you don't know how to do it. Probably upsell you on cable packages and stuff while they are there lol
This is funny because i literally just bought a whole ubiquiti system 2 days ago waiting for it come in because i had the “Google WiFi Pro 6E” and after 4 months of having that system the WiFi just became complete shit, devices started dropping and would have to reset the WiFi multiple times a week. Can’t wait for Ubiquiti to come in especially after this video! Want full control of my network and Google couldn’t do it.
@@JimmyTriesWorld i love tinkering with stuff like this! also have a plex server and you’ve helped with my nas storage as well in your previous videos. love your content keep up the good work!👍🏾
@@marcusjucoI’d just temper your expectations a little. Unifi is a little notorious for giving bad performance (particularly if you don’t know how to set it up). Even I swapped back from ubiquiti to my ISP provided router as the ubiquiti was simply slower. Not like I don’t now what I’m doing either, my job is setting up 50-100 AP Meraki business sites. Ubiquiti is really one of those bell curve brands you love it when you know a little and hate them once you know a lot.
How did it go? I'd hate for this to be one of those situations where: 1) You've asked for help but used the term WiFi and internet interchangeably so got the wrong advice. ISP / ISP router fault. Or 2) Site survey wasn't performed and it's due to channel saturation. Hope all good with ubiquiti swap, but I see those a lot
@@incandescentwithrage It’s going amazing! I love the flexibility and all of the little settings that you can do with it especially with the guest Wi-Fi. I can literally charge people if I want to or add a cool one time password for them, see exactly everything thats going in and out of my routers, also add Custom website for the WiFi login. Definitely had to deal with the Wi-Fi and the channel situation in my neighborhood, but with the Ubiquity set up, it has literally been amazing. I can literally switch to whatever channel I want get exact bandwidth. For example, I can limit the amount of bandwidth that guest Internet can have. A lot more settings than what I could’ve done with my Google Wi-Fi 6E, I’m happy I made the switch and also have the ability to expand more access points in the future is amazing. I love the whole modular set up. And still alot more to expolre it’s alot of fun.
My question is why does everything HAVE to be wireless? I say use wired connections wherever possible. Wired connections are the way to go, for several reasons: speed, reliability, security, privacy, ...
I agree, but sometimes it isn't feasible to wire up everything. Some people don't want to crawl around their attics to run cable to every single room and deal with drilling holes and installing network jacks. And paying a contractor to wire up your home can be pretty pricey.
@@JJFlores197 Plus, it is extremely difficult to drop new cables into exterior walls, because insulation is usually in the way. If you can arrange the room so that the exterior walls don't need drops, you're okay, but if not, you may need wifi, unless you're willing to run cables around the baseboards.
In my case, until recently all my wired stuff was 1Gbps, but my mesh WIFI is now 3Gbps, so there is that... BUT, I am now rewiring just the study of my house to Cat 8, and using 10GbE switches. Me personally, I prefer to use a mesh network instead of cables and Access Points. Mesh units can be easily moved, or add to if required... A lot easier than cables (Just my opinion).
I am new to Cybersecurity/IT industry, still in college in fact, and this video has made SOHO setup more understandable for me compared to other videos that get very wordy without breaking it down barney style. I have a 3 node mesh system myself and currently reconfiguring my whole network thanks to this video. I would like a better explaination on choosing the right switch, or if one is actually needed for SOHO if most of the network is wifi based for 90% of the IoT devices since each node has two ethernet ports each. Maybe I'm overthinking the switches?
You would need a switch if you plan on connecting many wired devices to your network. If pretty much everything on your network is wireless, you don't really need a switch. You can think of a network switch as a power strip. A power strip allows you to connect multiple electrical devices with one power wall outlet. A network switch isn't much different in that regard. Most typical home routers have 4 ethernet ports. If you have more than 4 wired devices, you would place a switch between the router and those wired devices. The switch connects to the router with a standard ethernet cable and your wired devices conncet to the switch, which in turn connects them to the router.
Being able to have “control” and being able to regulate/control your network/devices is a more than a great skill nowadays especially when you’re able to automate and/or manage your Life using Networking.
WAY more than I need in our house. I hard wired my wife's office and my man cave in the back of the house. My wife uses the wifi from the cable modem but since it's too far from the man cave I set up my own wifi system in the back with a TP-Link kit. This setup allows us to have a wired connection for our desktops and wireless for our laptops.
I used to use TP-Link over power lines many years ago until I moved into the current (pun) house where we have multiple circuits running from the breaker box. I had to install a Bridge to get each one talking to the other. Not an ideal situation. I installed a mesh network 7 years ago which was slow(ish) and I just upgraded that to a WIFI-6 version last week. It is now 3 x faster.
20:00 you can group and aggregate multiple ports together by setting up Ether channels, Port channels (or whatever terminology your vendor uses). This has the advantage of having a failover in case one cable goes Kaput, aggregate bandwidth when both cables are working (20Gbps in the case of 2x10Gbps ports in a common port channel config) and it also allows STP to play nice with switching loops
I have a similar network setup as you but I also added a pfsense router which gave me more control over everything and is a game changer in data management within my network and managing what goes in and out of my network
If one has more modest requirements and if one is capable of DIY, then it needn't be a lot of money. I installed 37 cat 5 jacks in my house back in 1998 for less than $1000 in today's terms. It took me about 2 weeks during a holiday break. But I was young then. I don't think I could physically do it now. So much going up and down the attic ladder and balancing on rafters. Also installed a bunch of coax at the time, as cable TV was still a thing and for distributing attic antenna. If one is happy with a gigabit dumb switch, that's less than $100 for 24 ports. Personally, I have a few other items that don't add a lot of cost. A couple of 2 tuner HD Homerun devices, an 8 port 10baseT ethernet hub for backward compatibility with some old Mac Asante cards, and a LocalTalk to Ethernet Bridge.
Hello Jimmy this is perfect, thank you and inspired me to work on creating content as well, not as competitor but adding a different perspective. Yes, it highlighted some cool design ideas and workarounds. Yes, I know Ubiquiti, but man it is expensive. AND, the other people in the house JUST wants it to work and not know how it works, they don't care until the connection is gone. Yes, I need to take advantage of my managed switches, VLANS, and PoEs. Thanks for the alternatives such as the Powerline and Coaxial units. Good to have them in a toolbox.
Network Engineer here! I specialize in this very topic! If anyone has any questions around the technical aspects to this let me know! Happy to answer questions around Subnetting, VLANS, routing etc! Things can get complicated quickly always document things and label both ends of your network cables!
Hey, thanks for opening for questions. Im drowning in information (about 3 months of data/information acquisition). As a pro, would you say ubiquity or pfsense/opnsense type of firewall is better for homelab and learning networking? I am updating/upgrading my lab and adding virtualization to it and I’m just getting into the networking side and wanting to set up vlans from my server as well as iot. Right now I have them on a separate port on my nic and separate interface on my opnsense. But other than a different subnet I see no other security features without going vlan (without adding rules). I am deciding on buying a 3 layer switch, but concerned about accessing my server from home if it’s on separate vlan controlled by switch. I don’t care to open my server to internet (other than tunnels, or tailscale, or RP) do you have any advice?
@DeadlyDragon_ I currently rock a homelab with Palo Alto and Juniper, and am studying for my JNCIA. Any suggestions for when I officially jump up to network admin? I’m nervous about how deep I’ll be once I step into it
Hi, thank you for being open to questions for networking. So I work at small business and I’m a very amateur when it comes to computer and networking. The Manager and me are the “IT” guys and haven’t had must success. Ok the problem, we have the server, and 4 other computer on the same network, we use a program related to our business, problem is only one person can be on an account at a time(not a security thing) like a bottleneck thing, it you ask for info from server at the same time or need to open an account while someone is working on an open account, program freezes till the other computer is off any account. Internet can be throttle from time to time too. Also have 3 printer connected on a 12-16 port 1gig switch (I’m guessing is the problem?) anyways we generally get 300Mbps internet, but not on every computer. I really don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t even know if I gave you enough info but I really could use some help.
@@chrismacy1968 this sounds more like an application issue then a network issue. Your switch wont be the problem here you’ll need to troubleshoot the application itself.
@@Andrew-oj3pvas a CCNP studying for his CCIE and working as a delivery engineer for a Cisco VAR, i can tell you all these marketing terms the vendors use will make networking sound complicated. As you start learning more and more its gonna sound more complicated until the light bulb goes off and you realize Networking is a combination of 5 or 6 major concepts. and learning these concepts makes understanding any new tech a lot easier.
Great video! I’d love to see a video on how to setup docker containers and what docker containers you use esp. more on the home assistant and ad guard ones you mentioned!
One thing to note about powerline: Your electrical lines are not made to transfer data. It works, and 1-2 installations of it should not be super bad, but especially with iffy electrical lines its not recommended. And any fuse is just a dead end.
Fun fact about switches, stability is not the main concern with water falling. It’s more so if a switch fails (or gets updated) it does not take your whole network down. Another, less ‘best practice’ solution is to make a ring and use STP to prevent clashing. If one link goes down the other immediately kicks in. Welcome to the rabbit hole :)
I suppose a ring would be alright for a home network since you don't have the redundancy at the distribution layer. With STP though, it still does take time to converge.
I thought you did a great job at transitioning from simple to more technical concepts in an efficient and clear manner… nice work, very informative, I took a few things of note away 👍
Where i live we mostly just get a fiber converter or an ethernet port to connect either an ISP provided router or your own equipment When i moved in to my current place there was an ethernet jack to plug in whatever router i wanted. I had one configured already with my ip subnet and wifi ssid and password so basically plug and play. Nothing to configure. But i have since switched from Apple to Google to Unifi for networking. I work professionally with Unifi stuff among other things so i liked their setup. Most things are wirelessly connected here but I have some stuff on cable like my gaming console and Apple TV and a couple of access points on PoE ethernet. But we usually haven’t seen any modems for about 10-15 years here in sweden 🇸🇪
Vlan tags are used to designate which devices are allowed to talk to each other over ethernet protocol on layer 2 (Where switches generally live) of the OSI model. That doesn't mean they can't talk to each other over IP protocol at layer 3 (Where routers generally live). Vlans are both for security and to separate networks from the hardware, virtualizing them and allowing you more flexibility on how you set up your switches. It could sort of be compared to a train station, however once you start getting into routing you might be confused as to why devices can communicate with eachother even though they are on different vlans. Vlans are layer 2 only, and only control traffic on layer 2 protocols.
i work in tech sales and had no idea how to describe ubiquity products to customers who always inquired about them. Their products seem very need-to-know cool kids club-esque and this video was so helpful in helping me better understand how their eco-system works. Thank you!
I really enjoyed this video and watched it all the way to the end. the video started great in terms of generalizing who might need to know this information (ex. gamers etc etc) as we move along it gets very complex and yes the video is long as it is but more importantly I feel like people need to know as I learnt the hard way is that 1gb, 2.5gb, 5gb and 10gb don't auto negotiate very well depending on hardware limitations (and that what we will all be facing). one thing that I think i would have love to hear about is your trial and tribulations around setting up a network before getting prosumer/enterprise level equipment. because as a 'newbie' 90 percent if not most of the world will not be able to get the access to afford being given ubiquiti hardware to learn how to home network or homelab thier home. please don't get me wrong, as far as explaining what's capable it's a great video. just out of reach for me and I guess anyone else like me. if we knew more about where you came from and what you learnt about the hard ware before getting all the 'expensive' stuff might be eaiser for us to look forward ahead and anticipate what to do next and learn from your mistakes. at least for me that would resonate more for me. I am not a content creator looking for free stuff I am just a regular guy, just like you, where you once were wishing to be where you are now. ☺️ cheers mate!
Get rid of the crappy AT&T gateway! The WAS-110 SFP+ ONT and some quick programing will let you get rid of it! I did it and it’s Glorious! Now fiber is directly plugged into my UniFi DreamWall.
Even if you rent a place (and plan to stay for some time, like 10 years or more) you can talk to your landlord (if he's a person or a company that responds lol) All you really need is a hole big enough to fit 2 patch cables, and a double patch socket on each end. These are available to be flush in the wall or small boxes on the wall.
Last apartment we rented was relatively new so the builder had run ethernet from the living room and bedrooms to a panel in one of the secondary bedrooms. Great, except they cheapened out on it. Not only were the ethernet wires in the panel not terminated, but when I terminated them myself I discovered that a couple of the hookups in the other rooms were improperly or badly terminated so the wires weren't in the correct pattern or they weren't properly seated in the terminal.
Props for being the guy who actually just does the thing and learns versus asking someone to do it without putting in any effort (family who know your IT just don’t even try)
I just have my modem, a small business router, 2 business switches, and 3 wifi access points. 1 wifi at each end and one in the middle. I have one switch by the router and the other on the other end of the house. They are connected together with 2 Ethernet to fiber optic converters and a fiber optic cable. It runs very well, and it's very clean. I only use the Wifi for mobile devices. Everything else, I much prefer, plug the wire in, it works, it always works, and keeps on working. I personally hate rack mount equipment and patch panels. Patch panels just add a additional layer of clutter and are unnecessary in the home. Rack mount equipment are big and loud, and are unnecessary in the home. But that's just how I do things.
Last week I tried to drill a hole through a wall to connect 2 rooms with a ethernet cable to get a stable connection for my Ubiquiti Mesh access point. My house is made of bricks so I knew I needed a heavy drill. But I never thought that the wall was 2 feet thick. Two feet for a wall inside a house! Sometimes there is an advantage living in American style wooden houses. It's much more difficult to install network equipment over here in Europe and you need much more wifi stuff because I won't cross more than one wall inside a house and sometimes not even that. I have 7 (!) Unifi wifi access points in my house.
Dang dude. Great set up, but I feel like I’m looking for a Honda Accord and I accidentally walked into a Bugatti dealership. 😂. I know you gave a disclaimer, but still very jealous.
@@Ello_o. It can be done on a shoestring budget. I have done it already. My new MacMini M4 talks to a QNAP 10Gbps switch (AU$250). This is connected to my NAS which is also 10Gig, and an old Windows PC with a newish 10Gbps card installed (AU$43). Yes, 10Gbps stuff costs more than old 1Gbps gear, but it ain't much. What Jimmy has done is over the top (and most of it was FREE to him) but it definitely does NOT have to cost much. The same goes for all the wiring. A mesh network can do most if not ALL requirements, and you can move or expand to wherever it is needed. My most expensive item was upgrading my old QNAP NAS with 12 TB of HDD's to a used (2nd hand) Asustor NVMe NAS with 12 x 2TB SSD's. But that is overkill really, and was done because the old NAS was 1Gbps, and the new one is 10Gbps. What started me on this path was when the old NAS said it was going to take 168 DAYS to copy multiple TB of data from my Windows PC. Not everyone will 'need' the speed, but if you have it, you will use it ! (IMO)
Some routers even have moca built in, in which case you'd only need 1 moca adapter at the other end. Very useful for needing ethernet for a computer on the opposite side of an apartment as the router. In these routers they actually back feed into the coax line connected to them so you don't even need a second coax port behind the router. Faster than powerline adapters as well, depending on how good your power and coax lines are I guess.
I haven't made it through the video yet, but after dealing with a Ubiquiti setup with two AC Pros and an EdgeRouter X, I moved to their AmpliFi Alien Router & MeshPoint with an Ethernet backhaul and have had zero issues. It's pricy but it's been rock solid for almost two years now. I'm using a Netgear CM1000, as well as three Synology NAS on an Eaton 5S 1500VA UPS. Okay, now I'll watch the video. lol
Next step is to get and program a router that actually routes to more than just the load-balance/failover mode of a dual-WAN box like a Unifi Dream Machine, using routing rules to prefer or dedicate a specific uplink like a VPN endpoint for certain traffic. I've begun down the Mikrotik route after having graduated from doing a full Unifi install at my parents' place.
Hi Jimmy great video. My home network is just like your first incarnation befroe ubiquity helped you out. I just put solar on my house with two Tesla Powerwalls, so i don't need battery backup. but I would love to upgrade to 10GB but since I have an older house. I will have to run ethernet ports as needed Oh how fun to get up in the attic and run all that wire. Thanks for the video.
MoCA is awesome, at least in my case where I have nothing else (cable/ satellite) using that line. I don't know how much drop off there may be when shared but it carries my full gig internet up and down. I had tried powerline first and it was maybe 10% of the speed to my router reaching the client.
Here in Finland, luckily in this apartment i dont need any "modems". I have straight ethernet port to my ISP (1Gig link) in my electric panel (WAN) So i just put my own router inside the electric panel, short cable between my router WAN to the panels WAN (ISP). Then i use other short cables to connect my 4 free routers ethernet ports to my free ethernet ports found in the same electric panel that leads to the actual ethernet outlets in every room.That router also broadcast Wifi. Neat and tidy. Did this all by my self and no, did not take hours LOL PS. sure , there has to be some kind of "modem/switch ..or in my case its fiber somewhere in the building, but thats all bridged backend stuff, so basically transparent for the end user. 🤓
Our house was built in 1880s. My internet, my router sits behind my TV, it has one Ethernet port, that plugs into a 16 port switch. from there I ran two cable into hole in the wall and could get the wire down in the basement. From there one went to this, my Computer room and the other went to the bedroom. The rest of the port on this big switch, go devices that need internet connected to the TV. In the bedroom and my computer, that cable ends in 4 port switch, to device in each room that need internet.. things plugged in the computer room that need internet are my desktop computer, a Brother Laser printer, the NVR from my security camera system, which in itself has a POE switch attached to,,because my NVR has 8 cable ports, and I have 10 cameras, it was needed and now I can 2 more cameras, and do have 2 more here to add
When the going gets tough, you could just cobble together a mesh network of unfortunate wifi access points (such as WiFi routers, dedicated access points, and even old cellphones if you hate yourself enough) to make the jump to other parts of your home and run Ethernet. Just note you typically only get around +/-200 GiB/s with this setup due to wireless limitations, and there is always the issue of making sure none of your access points are "leaking", letting thieves leech or steal your data. I could be wrong, though. I am a little out-of-date with the latest tech in networking. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to use the Coax cables in my home to connect to my network (Thanks to Jimmy for making me aware of MoCA adapters).
My phone company supplies a modem that has a standard 4-port LAN switch built in. We’re on their baseline tier, 100Mbps which can deliver 120Mbps. We websurf and use regular TV streaming in 2 rooms, so 100Mbps is plenty. I’d like to fill in some weak WiFi spots in the house. Ironically, the static devices that could use Ethernet (computers, streaming TV boxes) work fine off WiFi. It’s only roving laptops and phones that have issues sometimes. I haven’t mentioned the router yet. The phone company supplies that too, also with a 4-port LAN (and is the WiFi source). It’s centrally located on the main floor. Wifi in the basement is OK and WiFi on the 2nd floor is OK but it does get weaker at all house corners. For each tier there is “no extra charge” (no rental) for this WiFi router. But I don’t have to use it … I’ve connected a computer directly into the modem and it works just fine. What I do not have access to are the other 3 ports on the modem, non-functional.
Abstract everything. Create link groups between switches, even if you only use 1 cable. Use a VLAN trunk, even if you only have 1 VLAN. Use SDWAN, even if you only have 1 WAN link, and so on
I was wondering if I could use that Bluetti Power Station for my sump pump in the basement. Is it sueted for such device? Last summer we had huge rain, lots of basements were flooded in Québec. My Swamp pump was running for hours, alternating on and off every 30/45 sec until the French drain was emptied, and restarting when it was filled back up. I told myself what if there is a power outage? 😱
Currently using the amplifi mesh system. We've had this system for around 5 years now and its starting to show its age. I'd like to setup networked cameras and change up my wireless situtation.
To reiterate what he is saying, Ubiquiti is definitely prosumer. It's not enterprise-grade equipment. If you're looking to get into this space as a career, don't waste time on Ubiquiti. Focus on Cisco Meraki and Aruba. Ubiquiti works well in a small deployment, but when it comes to enterprise, where you want to set it and forget it, the latter is the standard.
Can confirm that making loops in a network results in freakouts. My network was down for a few days and I couldn't work out why. I'd accidentally plugged a cable back in the same switch.
I would love to see a video of how you setup your VLANs. Do you use firewall security between the VLANs (more specifically IoT VLAN)? I have a Unifi setup in my house. I tried getting the firewall setup so the IoT VLAN could only reach out to the internet but the other VLANs could initiate a connection to the IoT VLAN for better security. Can't trust the vulnerabilities some of my IoT devices could have. The problem is now my smart devices don't communicate properly with my AppleTV or homebridge (on main VLAN). If you or anyone else has some tips, I would really appreciate it.
Funny I just solved a networking problem. I had 3 Zyxel switches, 1 and 2 wired back to Telco router but 3 was cabled to 2. Number 2 was only connecting at 100M and not 1000M. I finally pulled 2 out, moved cables to number 3. Problem solved for now. Have to pick a network switch to replace three 5 port switches.
What wall box do you have at 10:03 ? I’m currently building a new house and want to consolidate all the Ethernet cables into one panel inside the wall like how you have it in the video
16:50 Then you need to flag its a sponsored video. Even if they give you NO money, you've used them for the video so its classed as payment in kind so video needs to be flagged as sponsored.
Home assistant on a NUK with cheap 250gb Samsung SSD or similar, router UDM PRO/minimum 16p PoE+ switch/ap HD-Nano as many you need/cameras as many you need and all from Ubiquity, two Synology 224+, one for backup and for media and you already finished more than half of your HA. later edit: i do agree with chaining swithes. a good practice would be to use the core/distribution/access scheme even if you are home and got only a few of them. plan everthing on paper before and then do it
7:16 i like the train station analogy. just one point, using VLAN1 as the management VLAN is a security vulnerability, its kinda like leaving the default username and password on a device. not relevant for unmanaged devices, but certainly relevent if you're using managed switches, and especially in production and commercial evironments
G'Day Jimmy. I have recently set up my own much smaller home network than you have, but I can't seem to find Cat 8 really short patch cables. The shortest I can find on Amazon are 300mm (way too long). Do you have a link to the short cables you use please ? Regards, Greg.
Agree totally to limit wifi radiation except for portable convenience, like phone to printer, or saving data connection time using Watsapp ! Also it seems? Using lan where your fixed units are has an average of ten times faster speed with cables over 5a quality!
Why 2 switches? Do you have dozens of 10G devices at home? And the PSU goes on the bottom of the rack, that shit leaks. The rails are really clean. You can make circles in network, usually for alternative routes, but don't do that in unmanaged switches. Okay toooo much ubiquiti, this is not for home.. more like small offices. It's so expensive.
Once you replace all the consumer grade networking gear, and go with enterprise grade firewall, switches and access points, you’ll never go back. I have 0 issues. It just works.
2:20 Hold up that's my mobo. B550 Vision D. I use powerline cables to get a more stable connection in a poorly-designed split-level house. Wifi is an option for where my PC is but it's very unreliable and fizzles out at the slightest breeze. Powerline gets me around 30Gbps (a bit slower than the 2.4 GHz band of wifi 5) - pretty crap speeds but it doesn't drop out so easily. I've considered routing it through some very inconveniently-placed coax using MoCA but haven't taken the leap to do so.
No, it doesn't work like that. We use wired connectivity because most people have the router several rooms away from the pc (so there's a lot of interferences, signal losses and most of all LATENCY). Besides wired is a lot easier to connect
16:26 The UDM Pro SE is not a switch, it's an appliance and not rly good yet tbh, they miss propper Firewalling and Site2Site VPNs (Especially the Wireguard stuff) But Ubiquity is definitively one of the more consumer friendly alternatives. I personally use the Network Appliance only and let the Routing be done by an OpenWRT instance.
I apologize if this is a dumb question, but does this mean you pay for a network speed that is at least 10gigs? Or is the 10gigs just the ability to transfer things around, not really saying you get 10gig download speed etc. for your gaming and streaming. The home network sounds amazing, just wondering about that one part (intuition is telling me obviously can't get 10gigs without paying for 10gig speed from ISP but curiosity is asking me to double check lol)
Don't worry, its a valid question. So the internet speed you get from your ISP is the max speed you can download/upload when going out to the internet. So in other words, if you have a 500 Mbps connection from your ISP, you can only download up to 500 Mbps even if your hardware is more than capable of higher speeds. However, if your routers and switches all support 10 Gbps, for instance, you can transfer files at 10 Gbps assuming your other network equipment and cabling support those speeds. This is because the traffic between those devices stays in your network and isn't subject to your ISP's internet speed.
I literally have that same tplink switch and a netgear unmanaged 5 port switch which are connected through my tplink 3 ap mesh network and thats about it. Add like 3 100 foot and 1 50 foot ethernet cable because my house has zero wiring for that. Gigabit ethernet and Wifi 6 that work for my needs
This is almost identical to my use case and my setup. I have my UDM Pro and 24 Port PoE (standard) switch with 3x U6-LR’s in boxes right now while my home remodel is finishing, and I run my Cat6 drops next weekend…oh, and I just bought the Anker Solix C1000 power bank (although I nearly bought the AC70) as my UPS. This was so much fun experiencing my future set up through someone else’s eyes!
Great video, I was wondering if it's possible to set up something like this that is mobile by hooking it up with Starlink? I travel for work occasionally and would like to have a plex server, and also be able to do some light gaming on a laptop.
I'm not sure I understand your end goal. i suppose you can build a portable network setup like this, but it would be very overkill for what you want to use it for.
Great video! In the process of building and have Cat6 and Coax all terminated to the network closet. Curious, for the Ubiquity access points, do they all act under the same wifi name? For example, if I am in the front of the house under AP1 and then move toward the back to AP2 are there 2 separate "wifi" names or can they all act as 1 unified network? Would like to chat some more on this to see if my thoughts are correct with my network setup before it is too late to make changes.
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In my life, I've felt more peer pressure to start my own home network/server than to do drugs.
Its certainly a healthier alternative 😉😉
@@JJFlores197 definitely not, drugs are cheaper
@@greasycheese8095 I call BS. You keep buying drugs. You only buy the hardware once or at most a bit over a few year period.
@@timradde4328 you have no idea how much a server setup costs and it shows
Transferrable skills of home networking are much better than those for trying drugs.
To be clear, the speed of your wired ethernet connection is going to be equal to the speed of the slowest router in the chain. Sending data from a 1 GB switch to a 2.5 GB switch is going to limit speed of your connection to 1 GB. You can't just slap a 2.5 or 10 GB switch in a bedroom and expect to get increased speeds if you have it also increase the speed of whatever those switches are connecting to. You also need to ensure that devices you're plugging into the switches can handle the faster speeds
u dont have to go thru router in lan at all ;)
the traffic would be between 2 devices on the same LAN, say a PC he's editing with and the NAS. As long as the NIC on the PC and NAS support 10gb and the switch ports theyre connected to support it, you have a 10gb connection.
@@salt473 That's correct. All the touch points along the route need to be at the maximum speed. The connection will be at the speed of the lowest node/connection along the Way. You and I are in agreement
Another mistake I see is people placing another switch after a node. It's sometimes necessary, but they don't realize that then the 1GB signal is being split across the 5-8 ports. You're not getting 1GB into each switch port if you're using more than 1.
@@ChrisSmithMusickinda? I mean, with WiFi and CDMA it is definitely like that, and if all clients want to utilise all bandwidth it is like that wired as well. But most switches are smart enough that just plugging in a device does not limit the bandwidth. In other words, a switch will not split 1 Gbps in 8 just because the all 8 ports are plugged in, and limit each client to 1/8. It'll throttle the clients' bandwidth only if need be.
I'm very happily surprised that you started with outlining your goals. Very few people do this, and most youtubers don't talk about it in this manner.
Starting with goals makes it easier to identify requirements you need to consider to realize those goals.
7:24 Dave Plummer had a good one. A VLAN is like this "You have one massive pipe. Within that pipe you have several other pipes, all different colours. The massive pipe is the main LAN where all the data flows including the internet. You then tell that massive pipe what colour cable to send all the other data down. If you want IOT stuff on the red pipe, VLAN the red pipe, want all internal traffic to only be on blue, VLAN the blue pipe.".
So freaking clear and well presented. You, sir, are a natural teacher. Clear, cogent, and well thought out. Huge fist bump to you. Thanks.
If you are going to work with someone to install wires, don't contact an electrician. They specialize in normal power wires, which have different rules and ways to install them. While they *can* run network wires, chances are they will kink things because they don't understand how important maintaining proper bend radius and such is. Network wires are way more sensitive than power wires, especially at 10gb and beyond. Instead, contact a low voltage wiring company, where all they do is install network cables, install security cameras, etc. They will do it much more correctly, and likely be a little cheaper.
Also, don't let them install Cat5e, that standard is far too old. Insist on Cat6A which now days should only be an extra $10 per drop location.
As a low voltage contractor myself I would like to chime in and argue Cat6A is overkill in residential for "most" customers.
Without having a discussion with the client I typically opt or Cat6 cable with a CMR fire rating and a solid copper core...
Might shoot myself in the foot for this one because everyone else says stay away from copper cladding aluminum (CCA) cables but IMO it's the lowest cost wired option and still more stable then wireless so I'll give the client what they want albeit with a disclaimer.
cat5e can handle 10gb upto 40m
@@ch3vr0n123 I think you meant Cat6.
Cat5e maxs out at 2.5g/100m
@@nicholasbackwell1869 no, cat5e can handle 10g easy
@@nicholasbackwell1869 Depends on the country. In Italy everyone in a large-ish city generally has relatively easy access to 2.5 Gbps speeds to the internet if they have a fiber optic connection. Sometimes even 10Gbps. Even small villages tend to be wired up to 1Gbps. At those speed you should have the fastest wiring you can get. Actually, you are held back by networking gear, generally
One of the best high level videos I’ve seen on the topic. There is always more to learn, but this video serves as a great introduction to several aspects of networking. Well done.
Only recommendation I'm going to drop is moving your UPS to the bottom of your rack. Having the heaviest component on the bottom of the rack greatly increases stability. Obviously an overkill setup for most people, but awesome none-the-less!
Yep, UPS always should be down low in the rack.
Just starting out here. Anyone who can point me to where I will find videos on how a set up like this can work for the purpose of emulating an enterprise cloud environment, practiceling network configuration, and cyber security practice. I would like to get used devices fo4 my homelab, but first, I need to know how it works so that I can set it up myself. Thanks
What about heating issues between devices?
@@keylanoslokj1806 Fans are on the side and back, not top and bottom. Actual data centers will have hot and cold isles but you'll be fine in your house as long as it's not in an attic or basement without AC/heating.
I have a different solution... I have a Tesla Powerwall in the garage, it does whole home backup when the power goes out. I threw out my UPS.
Jimmy's next video. Welcome to my 42u rack with my 10,000 dollar whole home network.
yes, but what does he mean "you order internet and the internet guy comes over"? Why does someone come over? Isn't internet activated remote where he lives?
@@__Mr.White__
Varies by location, and/or maybe previous ISP providers did something
@@__Mr.White__ The ISP might send over a technician to install your router if you don't know how to do it. Probably upsell you on cable packages and stuff while they are there lol
"Next" video?
That's this one, just fewer U's.
Have you seen the prices on Ubiquiti's gear? That "Enterprise" 10Gb switch is likely $10k by itself.
@@LethargicSquirrel 🤣
This is funny because i literally just bought a whole ubiquiti system 2 days ago waiting for it come in because i had the “Google WiFi Pro 6E” and after 4 months of having that system the WiFi just became complete shit, devices started dropping and would have to reset the WiFi multiple times a week. Can’t wait for Ubiquiti to come in especially after this video! Want full control of my network and Google couldn’t do it.
There's a learning curve to all this Ubiquiti stuff, but if you enjoy tinkering, you'll be spending hours in the settings!
@@JimmyTriesWorld i love tinkering with stuff like this! also have a plex server and you’ve helped with my nas storage as well in your previous videos. love your content keep up the good work!👍🏾
@@marcusjucoI’d just temper your expectations a little. Unifi is a little notorious for giving bad performance (particularly if you don’t know how to set it up). Even I swapped back from ubiquiti to my ISP provided router as the ubiquiti was simply slower. Not like I don’t now what I’m doing either, my job is setting up 50-100 AP Meraki business sites.
Ubiquiti is really one of those bell curve brands you love it when you know a little and hate them once you know a lot.
How did it go?
I'd hate for this to be one of those situations where:
1) You've asked for help but used the term WiFi and internet interchangeably so got the wrong advice. ISP / ISP router fault.
Or
2) Site survey wasn't performed and it's due to channel saturation.
Hope all good with ubiquiti swap, but I see those a lot
@@incandescentwithrage It’s going amazing! I love the flexibility and all of the little settings that you can do with it especially with the guest Wi-Fi. I can literally charge people if I want to or add a cool one time password for them, see exactly everything thats going in and out of my routers, also add Custom website for the WiFi login. Definitely had to deal with the Wi-Fi and the channel situation in my neighborhood, but with the Ubiquity set up, it has literally been amazing. I can literally switch to whatever channel I want get exact bandwidth. For example, I can limit the amount of bandwidth that guest Internet can have. A lot more settings than what I could’ve done with my Google Wi-Fi 6E, I’m happy I made the switch and also have the ability to expand more access points in the future is amazing. I love the whole modular set up. And still alot more to expolre it’s alot of fun.
My question is why does everything HAVE to be wireless? I say use wired connections wherever possible. Wired connections are the way to go, for several reasons: speed, reliability, security, privacy, ...
I agree, but sometimes it isn't feasible to wire up everything. Some people don't want to crawl around their attics to run cable to every single room and deal with drilling holes and installing network jacks. And paying a contractor to wire up your home can be pretty pricey.
@@JJFlores197 Plus, it is extremely difficult to drop new cables into exterior walls, because insulation is usually in the way. If you can arrange the room so that the exterior walls don't need drops, you're okay, but if not, you may need wifi, unless you're willing to run cables around the baseboards.
In my case, until recently all my wired stuff was 1Gbps, but my mesh WIFI is now 3Gbps, so there is that... BUT, I am now rewiring just the study of my house to Cat 8, and using 10GbE switches. Me personally, I prefer to use a mesh network instead of cables and Access Points. Mesh units can be easily moved, or add to if required... A lot easier than cables (Just my opinion).
I’ve worked in the consumer electronic sector, specifically home audio and I ALWAYS imparted that information to customers.
I am new to Cybersecurity/IT industry, still in college in fact, and this video has made SOHO setup more understandable for me compared to other videos that get very wordy without breaking it down barney style. I have a 3 node mesh system myself and currently reconfiguring my whole network thanks to this video. I would like a better explaination on choosing the right switch, or if one is actually needed for SOHO if most of the network is wifi based for 90% of the IoT devices since each node has two ethernet ports each. Maybe I'm overthinking the switches?
You would need a switch if you plan on connecting many wired devices to your network. If pretty much everything on your network is wireless, you don't really need a switch. You can think of a network switch as a power strip. A power strip allows you to connect multiple electrical devices with one power wall outlet. A network switch isn't much different in that regard. Most typical home routers have 4 ethernet ports. If you have more than 4 wired devices, you would place a switch between the router and those wired devices. The switch connects to the router with a standard ethernet cable and your wired devices conncet to the switch, which in turn connects them to the router.
Thanks for the brake down. All the videos I watched just left me confused. I needed someone who can just explain things simply. Great job.
Being able to have “control” and being able to regulate/control your network/devices is a more than a great skill nowadays especially when you’re able to automate and/or manage your Life using Networking.
Thank you for the video, for those that don't want to go the Ubiquiti route look into MikroTik routers and APs (DIY ers).
Or Openwrt on rather cheaper devices.
WAY more than I need in our house. I hard wired my wife's office and my man cave in the back of the house. My wife uses the wifi from the cable modem but since it's too far from the man cave I set up my own wifi system in the back with a TP-Link kit. This setup allows us to have a wired connection for our desktops and wireless for our laptops.
I used to use TP-Link over power lines many years ago until I moved into the current (pun) house where we have multiple circuits running from the breaker box. I had to install a Bridge to get each one talking to the other. Not an ideal situation. I installed a mesh network 7 years ago which was slow(ish) and I just upgraded that to a WIFI-6 version last week. It is now 3 x faster.
Bro just want to say you explained everything so well, you’ve made me understand so much better. Thanks 🙏 bless you
Bro you are in deep… looks like you’re capable of running an SME
20:00 you can group and aggregate multiple ports together by setting up Ether channels, Port channels (or whatever terminology your vendor uses). This has the advantage of having a failover in case one cable goes Kaput, aggregate bandwidth when both cables are working (20Gbps in the case of 2x10Gbps ports in a common port channel config) and it also allows STP to play nice with switching loops
Thankful to the Reddit community! Was able to understand the idea of using moCA adapters to convert COAX to Ethernet and install them myself.
Thanks for posting this. A great starting point for those of us just learning this stuff.
I have a similar network setup as you but I also added a pfsense router which gave me more control over everything and is a game changer in data management within my network and managing what goes in and out of my network
I think you messed up on what you need for step 1.
What you need for step 1 is money. Lots and lots of money.
If one has more modest requirements and if one is capable of DIY, then it needn't be a lot of money. I installed 37 cat 5 jacks in my house back in 1998 for less than $1000 in today's terms. It took me about 2 weeks during a holiday break.
But I was young then. I don't think I could physically do it now. So much going up and down the attic ladder and balancing on rafters.
Also installed a bunch of coax at the time, as cable TV was still a thing and for distributing attic antenna. If one is happy with a gigabit dumb switch, that's less than $100 for 24 ports.
Personally, I have a few other items that don't add a lot of cost. A couple of 2 tuner HD Homerun devices, an 8 port 10baseT ethernet hub for backward compatibility with some old Mac Asante cards, and a LocalTalk to Ethernet Bridge.
@@jeffwalther2023 Just get a mesh network. No wires involved !
Hello Jimmy this is perfect, thank you and inspired me to work on creating content as well, not as competitor but adding a different perspective. Yes, it highlighted some cool design ideas and workarounds. Yes, I know Ubiquiti, but man it is expensive. AND, the other people in the house JUST wants it to work and not know how it works, they don't care until the connection is gone. Yes, I need to take advantage of my managed switches, VLANS, and PoEs. Thanks for the alternatives such as the Powerline and Coaxial units. Good to have them in a toolbox.
Network Engineer here!
I specialize in this very topic! If anyone has any questions around the technical aspects to this let me know! Happy to answer questions around Subnetting, VLANS, routing etc!
Things can get complicated quickly always document things and label both ends of your network cables!
Hey, thanks for opening for questions. Im drowning in information (about 3 months of data/information acquisition). As a pro, would you say ubiquity or pfsense/opnsense type of firewall is better for homelab and learning networking? I am updating/upgrading my lab and adding virtualization to it and I’m just getting into the networking side and wanting to set up vlans from my server as well as iot. Right now I have them on a separate port on my nic and separate interface on my opnsense. But other than a different subnet I see no other security features without going vlan (without adding rules). I am deciding on buying a 3 layer switch, but concerned about accessing my server from home if it’s on separate vlan controlled by switch. I don’t care to open my server to internet (other than tunnels, or tailscale, or RP) do you have any advice?
@DeadlyDragon_ I currently rock a homelab with Palo Alto and Juniper, and am studying for my JNCIA. Any suggestions for when I officially jump up to network admin? I’m nervous about how deep I’ll be once I step into it
Hi, thank you for being open to questions for networking. So I work at small business and I’m a very amateur when it comes to computer and networking. The Manager and me are the “IT” guys and haven’t had must success. Ok the problem, we have the server, and 4 other computer on the same network, we use a program related to our business, problem is only one person can be on an account at a time(not a security thing) like a bottleneck thing, it you ask for info from server at the same time or need to open an account while someone is working on an open account, program freezes till the other computer is off any account. Internet can be throttle from time to time too. Also have 3 printer connected on a 12-16 port 1gig switch (I’m guessing is the problem?) anyways we generally get 300Mbps internet, but not on every computer. I really don’t know what I’m doing. I don’t even know if I gave you enough info but I really could use some help.
@@chrismacy1968 this sounds more like an application issue then a network issue. Your switch wont be the problem here you’ll need to troubleshoot the application itself.
@@Andrew-oj3pvas a CCNP studying for his CCIE and working as a delivery engineer for a Cisco VAR, i can tell you all these marketing terms the vendors use will make networking sound complicated. As you start learning more and more its gonna sound more complicated until the light bulb goes off and you realize Networking is a combination of 5 or 6 major concepts. and learning these concepts makes understanding any new tech a lot easier.
Great video! I’d love to see a video on how to setup docker containers and what docker containers you use esp. more on the home assistant and ad guard ones you mentioned!
Great video! I have been searching for months and finally found the right video to help me get started
Welcome to the Ubiquiti club. Everyone has a friend that introduces them to this rabbit hole. Bless you! 😅
Some friends be dragging me into too many tech rabbit holes!
One thing to note about powerline: Your electrical lines are not made to transfer data. It works, and 1-2 installations of it should not be super bad, but especially with iffy electrical lines its not recommended.
And any fuse is just a dead end.
Fun fact about switches, stability is not the main concern with water falling. It’s more so if a switch fails (or gets updated) it does not take your whole network down.
Another, less ‘best practice’ solution is to make a ring and use STP to prevent clashing. If one link goes down the other immediately kicks in.
Welcome to the rabbit hole :)
I suppose a ring would be alright for a home network since you don't have the redundancy at the distribution layer. With STP though, it still does take time to converge.
@@salt473 yeah, I mean I don’t recommend it. From what I’ve seen on UniFi, the switch over is pretty quick (
I thought you did a great job at transitioning from simple to more technical concepts in an efficient and clear manner… nice work, very informative, I took a few things of note away 👍
Where i live we mostly just get a fiber converter or an ethernet port to connect either an ISP provided router or your own equipment When i moved in to my current place there was an ethernet jack to plug in whatever router i wanted. I had one configured already with my ip subnet and wifi ssid and password so basically plug and play. Nothing to configure. But i have since switched from Apple to Google to Unifi for networking. I work professionally with Unifi stuff among other things so i liked their setup. Most things are wirelessly connected here but I have some stuff on cable like my gaming console and Apple TV and a couple of access points on PoE ethernet. But we usually haven’t seen any modems for about 10-15 years here in sweden 🇸🇪
Vlan tags are used to designate which devices are allowed to talk to each other over ethernet protocol on layer 2 (Where switches generally live) of the OSI model. That doesn't mean they can't talk to each other over IP protocol at layer 3 (Where routers generally live). Vlans are both for security and to separate networks from the hardware, virtualizing them and allowing you more flexibility on how you set up your switches. It could sort of be compared to a train station, however once you start getting into routing you might be confused as to why devices can communicate with eachother even though they are on different vlans. Vlans are layer 2 only, and only control traffic on layer 2 protocols.
i work in tech sales and had no idea how to describe ubiquity products to customers who always inquired about them. Their products seem very need-to-know cool kids club-esque and this video was so helpful in helping me better understand how their eco-system works. Thank you!
This was a great video - so many people assume knowledge - and I didn't realize till now that I had no idea what a "switch" was.
This is ... weird video to watch as someone who basically knows a lot about the matter.
But for someone who is newbie, this tells a lot honestly.
I really enjoyed this video and watched it all the way to the end. the video started great in terms of generalizing who might need to know this information (ex. gamers etc etc) as we move along it gets very complex and yes the video is long as it is but more importantly I feel like people need to know as I learnt the hard way is that 1gb, 2.5gb, 5gb and 10gb don't auto negotiate very well depending on hardware limitations (and that what we will all be facing). one thing that I think i would have love to hear about is your trial and tribulations around setting up a network before getting prosumer/enterprise level equipment. because as a 'newbie' 90 percent if not most of the world will not be able to get the access to afford being given ubiquiti hardware to learn how to home network or homelab thier home. please don't get me wrong, as far as explaining what's capable it's a great video. just out of reach for me and I guess anyone else like me. if we knew more about where you came from and what you learnt about the hard ware before getting all the 'expensive' stuff might be eaiser for us to look forward ahead and anticipate what to do next and learn from your mistakes. at least for me that would resonate more for me. I am not a content creator looking for free stuff I am just a regular guy, just like you, where you once were wishing to be where you are now. ☺️ cheers mate!
Very interested in this! Currently building a house and I'm at the stage where I need to choose what wires to run in the walls. This is super helpful!
Get rid of the crappy AT&T gateway! The WAS-110 SFP+ ONT and some quick programing will let you get rid of it! I did it and it’s Glorious! Now fiber is directly plugged into my UniFi DreamWall.
Even if you rent a place (and plan to stay for some time, like 10 years or more) you can talk to your landlord (if he's a person or a company that responds lol)
All you really need is a hole big enough to fit 2 patch cables, and a double patch socket on each end. These are available to be flush in the wall or small boxes on the wall.
Last apartment we rented was relatively new so the builder had run ethernet from the living room and bedrooms to a panel in one of the secondary bedrooms. Great, except they cheapened out on it. Not only were the ethernet wires in the panel not terminated, but when I terminated them myself I discovered that a couple of the hookups in the other rooms were improperly or badly terminated so the wires weren't in the correct pattern or they weren't properly seated in the terminal.
Props for being the guy who actually just does the thing and learns versus asking someone to do it without putting in any effort (family who know your IT just don’t even try)
I just have my modem, a small business router, 2 business switches, and 3 wifi access points. 1 wifi at each end and one in the middle. I have one switch by the router and the other on the other end of the house. They are connected together with 2 Ethernet to fiber optic converters and a fiber optic cable. It runs very well, and it's very clean. I only use the Wifi for mobile devices. Everything else, I much prefer, plug the wire in, it works, it always works, and keeps on working. I personally hate rack mount equipment and patch panels. Patch panels just add a additional layer of clutter and are unnecessary in the home. Rack mount equipment are big and loud, and are unnecessary in the home. But that's just how I do things.
Last week I tried to drill a hole through a wall to connect 2 rooms with a ethernet cable to get a stable connection for my Ubiquiti Mesh access point. My house is made of bricks so I knew I needed a heavy drill. But I never thought that the wall was 2 feet thick. Two feet for a wall inside a house! Sometimes there is an advantage living in American style wooden houses. It's much more difficult to install network equipment over here in Europe and you need much more wifi stuff because I won't cross more than one wall inside a house and sometimes not even that. I have 7 (!) Unifi wifi access points in my house.
why not run the cable through door frame?
Dang dude. Great set up, but I feel like I’m looking for a Honda Accord and I accidentally walked into a Bugatti dealership. 😂. I know you gave a disclaimer, but still very jealous.
yes agree, i thought it was gonna be a budget friendly setup XD .. this looks too enterprise level...
@@Ello_o. It can be done on a shoestring budget. I have done it already. My new MacMini M4 talks to a QNAP 10Gbps switch (AU$250). This is connected to my NAS which is also 10Gig, and an old Windows PC with a newish 10Gbps card installed (AU$43). Yes, 10Gbps stuff costs more than old 1Gbps gear, but it ain't much. What Jimmy has done is over the top (and most of it was FREE to him) but it definitely does NOT have to cost much. The same goes for all the wiring. A mesh network can do most if not ALL requirements, and you can move or expand to wherever it is needed.
My most expensive item was upgrading my old QNAP NAS with 12 TB of HDD's to a used (2nd hand) Asustor NVMe NAS with 12 x 2TB SSD's. But that is overkill really, and was done because the old NAS was 1Gbps, and the new one is 10Gbps. What started me on this path was when the old NAS said it was going to take 168 DAYS to copy multiple TB of data from my Windows PC. Not everyone will 'need' the speed, but if you have it, you will use it ! (IMO)
That's a cleannnnn home rack man, well done.
Some routers even have moca built in, in which case you'd only need 1 moca adapter at the other end. Very useful for needing ethernet for a computer on the opposite side of an apartment as the router. In these routers they actually back feed into the coax line connected to them so you don't even need a second coax port behind the router. Faster than powerline adapters as well, depending on how good your power and coax lines are I guess.
Entire video is an ad but i don't mind at all. Excellent delivery and explanations!
I haven't made it through the video yet, but after dealing with a Ubiquiti setup with two AC Pros and an EdgeRouter X, I moved to their AmpliFi Alien Router & MeshPoint with an Ethernet backhaul and have had zero issues. It's pricy but it's been rock solid for almost two years now. I'm using a Netgear CM1000, as well as three Synology NAS on an Eaton 5S 1500VA UPS. Okay, now I'll watch the video. lol
thank you for the video!
in this age and time, where internet is king. You sir are truly doing god's work.
Wow, this is the first time I've ever heard of MoCA network adapters. Those are going to save me a lot of headaches!
Next step is to get and program a router that actually routes to more than just the load-balance/failover mode of a dual-WAN box like a Unifi Dream Machine, using routing rules to prefer or dedicate a specific uplink like a VPN endpoint for certain traffic. I've begun down the Mikrotik route after having graduated from doing a full Unifi install at my parents' place.
I never heard of this til now. Thanks. I se there's a 2.4Ghz only router for about $120. Looks like it's worth researching
I didn't understand your comment. Can you explain
Hi Jimmy great video. My home network is just like your first incarnation befroe ubiquity helped you out. I just put solar on my house with two Tesla Powerwalls, so i don't need battery backup. but I would love to upgrade to 10GB but since I have an older house. I will have to run ethernet ports as needed Oh how fun to get up in the attic and run all that wire. Thanks for the video.
MoCA is awesome, at least in my case where I have nothing else (cable/ satellite) using that line. I don't know how much drop off there may be when shared but it carries my full gig internet up and down.
I had tried powerline first and it was maybe 10% of the speed to my router reaching the client.
If you have fiber, you can get a SFP+ Modem/Mediaconverter that directly plugs in your Dream Maschine.
Here in Finland, luckily in this apartment i dont need any "modems". I have straight ethernet port to my ISP (1Gig link) in my electric panel (WAN) So i just put my own router inside the electric panel, short cable between my router WAN to the panels WAN (ISP). Then i use other short cables to connect my 4 free routers ethernet ports to my free ethernet ports found in the same electric panel that leads to the actual ethernet outlets in every room.That router also broadcast Wifi. Neat and tidy. Did this all by my self and no, did not take hours LOL PS. sure , there has to be some kind of "modem/switch ..or in my case its fiber somewhere in the building, but thats all bridged backend stuff, so basically transparent for the end user. 🤓
Our house was built in 1880s. My internet, my router sits behind my TV, it has one Ethernet port, that plugs into a 16 port switch. from there I ran two cable into hole in the wall and could get the wire down in the basement. From there one went to this, my Computer room and the other went to the bedroom. The rest of the port on this big switch, go devices that need internet connected to the TV. In the bedroom and my computer, that cable ends in 4 port switch, to device in each room that need internet.. things plugged in the computer room that need internet are my desktop computer, a Brother Laser printer, the NVR from my security camera system, which in itself has a POE switch attached to,,because my NVR has 8 cable ports, and I have 10 cameras, it was needed and now I can 2 more cameras, and do have 2 more here to add
When the going gets tough, you could just cobble together a mesh network of unfortunate wifi access points (such as WiFi routers, dedicated access points, and even old cellphones if you hate yourself enough) to make the jump to other parts of your home and run Ethernet. Just note you typically only get around +/-200 GiB/s with this setup due to wireless limitations, and there is always the issue of making sure none of your access points are "leaking", letting thieves leech or steal your data.
I could be wrong, though. I am a little out-of-date with the latest tech in networking. Right now I'm trying to figure out how to use the Coax cables in my home to connect to my network (Thanks to Jimmy for making me aware of MoCA adapters).
My phone company supplies a modem that has a standard 4-port LAN switch built in. We’re on their baseline tier, 100Mbps which can deliver 120Mbps. We websurf and use regular TV streaming in 2 rooms, so 100Mbps is plenty.
I’d like to fill in some weak WiFi spots in the house. Ironically, the static devices that could use Ethernet (computers, streaming TV boxes) work fine off WiFi. It’s only roving laptops and phones that have issues sometimes.
I haven’t mentioned the router yet. The phone company supplies that too, also with a 4-port LAN (and is the WiFi source). It’s centrally located on the main floor. Wifi in the basement is OK and WiFi on the 2nd floor is OK but it does get weaker at all house corners.
For each tier there is “no extra charge” (no rental) for this WiFi router. But I don’t have to use it … I’ve connected a computer directly into the modem and it works just fine. What I do not have access to are the other 3 ports on the modem, non-functional.
Abstract everything. Create link groups between switches, even if you only use 1 cable. Use a VLAN trunk, even if you only have 1 VLAN. Use SDWAN, even if you only have 1 WAN link, and so on
I was wondering if I could use that Bluetti Power Station for my sump pump in the basement.
Is it sueted for such device?
Last summer we had huge rain, lots of basements were flooded in Québec. My Swamp pump was running for hours, alternating on and off every 30/45 sec until the French drain was emptied, and restarting when it was filled back up.
I told myself what if there is a power outage? 😱
Currently using the amplifi mesh system. We've had this system for around 5 years now and its starting to show its age. I'd like to setup networked cameras and change up my wireless situtation.
Gave me ao.e much needed info like with the pirt that uses a regular electrical socket hell yeah talk about a save . Thanks dude
Thanks for the info. However for idiots like myself. It would be nice if you did a step by step video on how to set up a home network.
If your switch doesn't have PoE you can always add a PoE injector instead of replacing the whole switch.
To reiterate what he is saying, Ubiquiti is definitely prosumer. It's not enterprise-grade equipment. If you're looking to get into this space as a career, don't waste time on Ubiquiti. Focus on Cisco Meraki and Aruba. Ubiquiti works well in a small deployment, but when it comes to enterprise, where you want to set it and forget it, the latter is the standard.
i plugged my fiber connection directly to Dream Machine no additional Modem needed. Not sure if it will work with ATa.T because i am in Austria.
Can confirm that making loops in a network results in freakouts.
My network was down for a few days and I couldn't work out why.
I'd accidentally plugged a cable back in the same switch.
No Loop back prevention?
i guess my question is what exactly does all this do? like your internet is faster and you have the option to plug in instead of using wifi?
Liked the analogy with the trainstation, nice.
I would love to see a video of how you setup your VLANs. Do you use firewall security between the VLANs (more specifically IoT VLAN)? I have a Unifi setup in my house. I tried getting the firewall setup so the IoT VLAN could only reach out to the internet but the other VLANs could initiate a connection to the IoT VLAN for better security. Can't trust the vulnerabilities some of my IoT devices could have. The problem is now my smart devices don't communicate properly with my AppleTV or homebridge (on main VLAN). If you or anyone else has some tips, I would really appreciate it.
Funny I just solved a networking problem. I had 3 Zyxel switches, 1 and 2 wired back to Telco router but 3 was cabled to 2. Number 2 was only connecting at 100M and not 1000M. I finally pulled 2 out, moved cables to number 3. Problem solved for now.
Have to pick a network switch to replace three 5 port switches.
What wall box do you have at 10:03 ? I’m currently building a new house and want to consolidate all the Ethernet cables into one panel inside the wall like how you have it in the video
16:50 Then you need to flag its a sponsored video. Even if they give you NO money, you've used them for the video so its classed as payment in kind so video needs to be flagged as sponsored.
You're better off using your XG switch as your main switch so you can use the second SFP+ on your UDM SE for 10G WAN (internet)
Home assistant on a NUK with cheap 250gb Samsung SSD or similar, router UDM PRO/minimum 16p PoE+ switch/ap HD-Nano as many you need/cameras as many you need and all from Ubiquity, two Synology 224+, one for backup and for media and you already finished more than half of your HA.
later edit: i do agree with chaining swithes. a good practice would be to use the core/distribution/access scheme even if you are home and got only a few of them. plan everthing on paper before and then do it
With such a robust network set up, you might want to include a hardware firewall running pfsense.
7:16 i like the train station analogy.
just one point, using VLAN1 as the management VLAN is a security vulnerability, its kinda like leaving the default username and password on a device. not relevant for unmanaged devices, but certainly relevent if you're using managed switches, and especially in production and commercial evironments
G'Day Jimmy. I have recently set up my own much smaller home network than you have, but I can't seem to find Cat 8 really short patch cables. The shortest I can find on Amazon are 300mm (way too long). Do you have a link to the short cables you use please ? Regards, Greg.
Agree totally to limit wifi radiation except for portable convenience, like phone to printer, or saving data connection time using Watsapp ! Also it seems? Using lan where your fixed units are has an average of ten times faster speed with cables over 5a quality!
Why are you concerned over wifi radiation?
Such a great video. Thanks 🙏 heaps for all the info.
Why 2 switches? Do you have dozens of 10G devices at home? And the PSU goes on the bottom of the rack, that shit leaks. The rails are really clean. You can make circles in network, usually for alternative routes, but don't do that in unmanaged switches. Okay toooo much ubiquiti, this is not for home.. more like small offices. It's so expensive.
Wonderful..!!! Thank you.!! Now we need a video step-by-step, 101, basic, fromscratch video...
Once you replace all the consumer grade networking gear, and go with enterprise grade firewall, switches and access points, you’ll never go back. I have 0 issues. It just works.
ah yes because dealing with licensing issues sounds fun, lol. I say this as someone who works for a Cisco Gold partner, lol.
@@bassman87 you pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too ~ Denzel Washington.
@@stevevlahos1bro has too much money to waste. So what's your stack
2:20 Hold up that's my mobo. B550 Vision D.
I use powerline cables to get a more stable connection in a poorly-designed split-level house. Wifi is an option for where my PC is but it's very unreliable and fizzles out at the slightest breeze. Powerline gets me around 30Gbps (a bit slower than the 2.4 GHz band of wifi 5) - pretty crap speeds but it doesn't drop out so easily. I've considered routing it through some very inconveniently-placed coax using MoCA but haven't taken the leap to do so.
I think you mean 30 Mbps. There is no way anyone is getting 30 Gbps unless you have some fiber connection and the appropriate cabling and hardware.
No, it doesn't work like that. We use wired connectivity because most people have the router several rooms away from the pc (so there's a lot of interferences, signal losses and most of all LATENCY). Besides wired is a lot easier to connect
Dude if you like Ubiquiti you're gonna LOVE MikroTik.
What about the power consumption required for this setup ? Any hint you could share ?
Ubiquiti rocks 🎉
Love the video but how we go around the gpon cable !!?
What do you mean?
16:26 The UDM Pro SE is not a switch, it's an appliance and not rly good yet tbh, they miss propper Firewalling and Site2Site VPNs (Especially the Wireguard stuff)
But Ubiquity is definitively one of the more consumer friendly alternatives. I personally use the Network Appliance only and let the Routing be done by an OpenWRT instance.
What about internet backup/failover? Have you got that?
At 9:54 I saw you placing a cable (aka: Spicy Hay) on the carpet, unprotected. Then I realized that Rabbits live rent free in your psyche forever.
I apologize if this is a dumb question, but does this mean you pay for a network speed that is at least 10gigs? Or is the 10gigs just the ability to transfer things around, not really saying you get 10gig download speed etc. for your gaming and streaming.
The home network sounds amazing, just wondering about that one part (intuition is telling me obviously can't get 10gigs without paying for 10gig speed from ISP but curiosity is asking me to double check lol)
Don't worry, its a valid question. So the internet speed you get from your ISP is the max speed you can download/upload when going out to the internet. So in other words, if you have a 500 Mbps connection from your ISP, you can only download up to 500 Mbps even if your hardware is more than capable of higher speeds. However, if your routers and switches all support 10 Gbps, for instance, you can transfer files at 10 Gbps assuming your other network equipment and cabling support those speeds. This is because the traffic between those devices stays in your network and isn't subject to your ISP's internet speed.
@@JJFlores197 Thank you so much!
I literally have that same tplink switch and a netgear unmanaged 5 port switch which are connected through my tplink 3 ap mesh network and thats about it. Add like 3 100 foot and 1 50 foot ethernet cable because my house has zero wiring for that. Gigabit ethernet and Wifi 6 that work for my needs
What is s each device doing for you
This is almost identical to my use case and my setup. I have my UDM Pro and 24 Port PoE (standard) switch with 3x U6-LR’s in boxes right now while my home remodel is finishing, and I run my Cat6 drops next weekend…oh, and I just bought the Anker Solix C1000 power bank (although I nearly bought the AC70) as my UPS. This was so much fun experiencing my future set up through someone else’s eyes!
Pretty impressive setup!
Great video, I was wondering if it's possible to set up something like this that is mobile by hooking it up with Starlink? I travel for work occasionally and would like to have a plex server, and also be able to do some light gaming on a laptop.
I'm not sure I understand your end goal. i suppose you can build a portable network setup like this, but it would be very overkill for what you want to use it for.
Great video! In the process of building and have Cat6 and Coax all terminated to the network closet. Curious, for the Ubiquity access points, do they all act under the same wifi name? For example, if I am in the front of the house under AP1 and then move toward the back to AP2 are there 2 separate "wifi" names or can they all act as 1 unified network? Would like to chat some more on this to see if my thoughts are correct with my network setup before it is too late to make changes.
I have 1G att fiber, what kind of setup/hardware would you recommend for just gaming/media ?
I wish you'd have covered the Flex Switches more. Are the access points or switches?