I thought about doing Cat-7, but the price difference was huge, and I don't have any runs over 100M. I have one run that's about 75 meters, but that's fiber, and I currently don't need 10G on it, it's just 1G. The 10G SFP for my switch is spendy, although I'm sure I'll get one for free at some point from a vendor.
If you have the ability to wire because things are open, do it. Wire is cheap. I have ran WAY more wire than I'll ever need to every possible corner of my house. I ran conduit for difficult runs so I can pull new stuff at some point if needed. Once my basement is finished, I'm done running wire, so I need to get everything in that I want. And Cat-6 is so flexible in how many different things you can use it for, it just seems like the logical choice.
I don't know of any IP based security sensors right now, like motions. If there are, they are probably ridiculously pricey. But, at least I have the option to do IP to all locations in the future if I want, which includes installing more cameras, or CyberData SIP intercoms.
And even with all the wire I ran, I found that I need to run more to some places. I ran 6 jacks to my office, but now I need more. I have two IP phones, a printer, and 3 computers in here. If I'm setting up a piece of equipment and need another jack, something needs to get unplugged or switched over to slow wireless (I move BIG files between my computers and NAS).
If you have the ability to wire because things are open, do it. Wire is cheap. I have ran WAY more wire than I'll ever need to every possible corner of my house. I ran conduit for difficult runs so I can pull new stuff at some point if needed. Once my basement is finished, I'm done running wire, so I need to get everything in that I want. And Cat-6 is so flexible in how many different things you can use it for, it just seems like the logical choice.
I don't know of any IP based security sensors right now, like motions. If there are, they are probably ridiculously pricey. But, at least I have the option to do IP to all locations in the future if I want, which includes installing more cameras, or CyberData SIP intercoms.
And even with all the wire I ran, I found that I need to run more to some places. I ran 6 jacks to my office, but now I need more. I have two IP phones, a printer, and 3 computers in here. If I'm setting up a piece of equipment and need another jack, something needs to get unplugged or switched over to slow wireless (I move BIG files between my computers and NAS).