jrfuda
Active Member
Gang,
I need to get my network upstairs.
There's no practical way to get CAT5 from downstairs, where most of my network is to upstairs.
I have a wifi router, so that's an option - but 3 of the devices (Dlink DCS-900 cameras) I plan on using are non-wifi capable.
I plan on having the following items upstairs:
1 x PC that will be my camera server (wifi capable w/additional purchase) in master bedroom
3 x DCS-900 cameras (stairway, nursery, kid's room)
1 x 8-port switch to support the "upstairs network" (master bedroom)
1 x PC in the Au Pair's room (wifi capable)
1 x Dish VIP 211 receiver that -may- need access to the network in the future (Au Pair's room)
I have no problem running CAT5 once I'm upstairs, it's just getting the first run up there that's the problem.
So here are some options I've thought about but I'm not sure they will work.
1. Put a wifi card in the camera server and use it's built-in NIC to connect to the switch, enable internet sharing (or bridge networks) and have it feed the upstairs network. Would probably use 802.11g - but my router is a "pre-N" model, so if I spring for an "N" card - I should not have any bandwidth issues.
2. Use a powerline netwoking device, connect it to my downstairs network, then connect the switch to it upstairs.. I could also use some additional modules in place of the swith in areas that may prove slightly more difficult to run. This seems like it may cause a little congestion - at least with the path from upstairs to downstairs, and I'm not sure if the master bedroom and my living room (where most of the downstairs network is) are on the same powerline phase.
3. Use a wifi bridge. I assume I could connect this to the switch and it would bridge the networks? Would a WAP or additional wifi router (used as a switch) do the same thing? I remember wifi brigdges used to be rather common, but I could not find any at all at and B&M stores - at least not in the last 2 weeks. Would a wifi game adapter do the same thing?
What do y'all think?
I need to get my network upstairs.
There's no practical way to get CAT5 from downstairs, where most of my network is to upstairs.
I have a wifi router, so that's an option - but 3 of the devices (Dlink DCS-900 cameras) I plan on using are non-wifi capable.
I plan on having the following items upstairs:
1 x PC that will be my camera server (wifi capable w/additional purchase) in master bedroom
3 x DCS-900 cameras (stairway, nursery, kid's room)
1 x 8-port switch to support the "upstairs network" (master bedroom)
1 x PC in the Au Pair's room (wifi capable)
1 x Dish VIP 211 receiver that -may- need access to the network in the future (Au Pair's room)
I have no problem running CAT5 once I'm upstairs, it's just getting the first run up there that's the problem.
So here are some options I've thought about but I'm not sure they will work.
1. Put a wifi card in the camera server and use it's built-in NIC to connect to the switch, enable internet sharing (or bridge networks) and have it feed the upstairs network. Would probably use 802.11g - but my router is a "pre-N" model, so if I spring for an "N" card - I should not have any bandwidth issues.
2. Use a powerline netwoking device, connect it to my downstairs network, then connect the switch to it upstairs.. I could also use some additional modules in place of the swith in areas that may prove slightly more difficult to run. This seems like it may cause a little congestion - at least with the path from upstairs to downstairs, and I'm not sure if the master bedroom and my living room (where most of the downstairs network is) are on the same powerline phase.
3. Use a wifi bridge. I assume I could connect this to the switch and it would bridge the networks? Would a WAP or additional wifi router (used as a switch) do the same thing? I remember wifi brigdges used to be rather common, but I could not find any at all at and B&M stores - at least not in the last 2 weeks. Would a wifi game adapter do the same thing?
What do y'all think?