Wi-Fi repeaters without power?

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  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,444 Forumite
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    Any half decent managed PoE switch will have the ability to vlan them all off.


    One of these for example :-
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/D-Link-DGS-1100-08-8-Port-Gigabit-Smart-Managed-Switch-fanless-IGMP-snooping/371866560855?hash=item5694f96957:g:lVMAAOSwLF1X2TOc

    One more question ... sorry :o

    You have linked to a '8 port'
    We need only 3 or 4 outlets and I see that D Link do a '5 port' - would that do?

    :)
  • DoaM
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    Is the 5-port one a managed switch? If yes then that'll be OK. If the price difference isn't significant then go for an 8-port one. That way you have spareage for expansion or if a port fails.
  • J_B
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    AndyPix wrote: »
    Come back when you have bought a switch (buy a managed one) and ill tell you how to do this

    I'm back ... again! :o

    When I quizzed the sparky, he said "don't worry, we have a guy who can sort all that out for you"

    Now, our developer has come up with this ....

    Our electrician has e-mailed us a quote for the wi-fi install that was discussed. He doesn't do that work in house so employs a specialist to carry out works as and when required. His quote to supply and install Tenda N300 Wi-Fi access points 4 and TP-Link 8-port PoE switch, amounts to £357.01 excl v.a.t. Would you like us to proceed with this?

    we are vat registered so that's not an issue, but is the quote ok?
    All we currently have are wires dangling out of the wall without plugs on the end - I assume that the specialist would do all this??

    Any thoughts?
  • DoaM
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    ~£200 in materials, so £157 to fit. How long will it take? If the wiring is already there I'd not expect this to take long at all, so that looks like a hefty hourly rate.
  • debitcardmayhem
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    DoaM wrote: »
    ~£200 in materials, so £157 to fit. How long will it take? If the wiring is already there I'd not expect this to take long at all, so that looks like a hefty hourly rate.
    Yeah but the Builders add £20 admin for the change, the Sparky adds on £10 for his time , that brings it closer to ideal. The BIG problem I can see is that the Tendas only support 2.4 Ghz max 300 mbits no 802.11 ac which of course will soon to be superseded. I would just go for cat6 to each floor and and install 4 routers / aps

    Edited... Are the apartments going to have their own Phone lines ?
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  • J_B
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    DoaM wrote: »
    ~£200 in materials, so £157 to fit. How long will it take? If the wiring is already there I'd not expect this to take long at all, so that looks like a hefty hourly rate.
    Wiring there, but no 'plugs' on the end - just bare wires, I think.
    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    Edited... Are the apartments going to have their own Phone lines ?
    Nope - phone in the basement for the lift (emergency call) and then FTTC for the apartments
    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    The BIG problem I can see is that the Tendas only support 2.4 Ghz max 300 mbits no 802.11 ac which of course will soon to be superseded.
    What would you chose?
    debitcardmayhem wrote: »
    I would just go for cat6 to each floor and and install 4 routers / aps
    ?
    Cabling is already in - not sure which cat it is ...
  • Zandy_23
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    I'd rather use routers than repeaters for the simple fact that it's plug and play. Sure you would need cable but that assures stronger and stable connection than repeaters.
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