advice needed - surge protection
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I'd say since you are moving into a (for you) new house, it might be worth it to do it properly, I am pretty certain that LK makes the type of surge protectors that Chuckleb mentions, if you talk to your local electrician they might be able to do that for you.
That would be the best solution in my opinion, as it is general for everything.
If you want to do it properly, you should keep in mind alternative problem "vectors", such as xDSL modems and try to electrically separate them using fiber optics or something else.
That would be the best solution in my opinion, as it is general for everything.
If you want to do it properly, you should keep in mind alternative problem "vectors", such as xDSL modems and try to electrically separate them using fiber optics or something else.
I'm kind of over-kill on surge/protection since we have so many issues in winter...
- Whole House Surge
- 120v Surge
- 120v AVR
- 120v On-Line Pure Sine Wave UPS
On some equipment I skip the 120v surge since AVR from Tripp-LIte has basic protection too.
One thing I learned the hard way is that not all Tripp-Lite AVR's will "correct" the same % so BE SURE to check into that when comparing, if you go for an AVR.
I don't have the "high end" rack mount, faster switching surge, some day
Also, if you spend the $$ on a nice On-Line Sine Wave UPS you can get them with management/monitoring too! So you can check power usage per-port, reboot, etc...
Check ebay the on-line ups are not cheap but at-least they're 50% off new, I even got a Liebert under support contract.... too bad the batteries were past their coverage when I checked my buddy did get a weird reply when asking the rep about warranty since the device was registered on the East coast, and we're in CA... lol!!
- Whole House Surge
- 120v Surge
- 120v AVR
- 120v On-Line Pure Sine Wave UPS
On some equipment I skip the 120v surge since AVR from Tripp-LIte has basic protection too.
One thing I learned the hard way is that not all Tripp-Lite AVR's will "correct" the same % so BE SURE to check into that when comparing, if you go for an AVR.
I don't have the "high end" rack mount, faster switching surge, some day
Also, if you spend the $$ on a nice On-Line Sine Wave UPS you can get them with management/monitoring too! So you can check power usage per-port, reboot, etc...
Check ebay the on-line ups are not cheap but at-least they're 50% off new, I even got a Liebert under support contract.... too bad the batteries were past their coverage when I checked
my buddy did get a weird reply when asking the rep about warranty since the device was registered on the East coast, and we're in CA... lol!!Don't run anything that gets its signal from a metallic object outdoors or is in any way grounded to something else outside on the same circuit as the rack. Cable modem, DSL modem, water softener, washing machine, TV tuner, antenna amplifier etc.
Isolate your server rack completely from your access rack via fiber, as well as power. Always use separate switches for your access network (goes out to networked devices around the house) and your server network. You would be surprised how many times I have seen a failed device throw power onto Ethernet that then goes to the switch. Don't even mount your access network switch in the same rack because of the ground through the rack ears.
From there, whole house surge and a UPS with surge, avr and true sine wave output. I prefer a "online" UPS but they can be $$$. It is nice changing batteries without taking the unit down though.
Isolate your server rack completely from your access rack via fiber, as well as power. Always use separate switches for your access network (goes out to networked devices around the house) and your server network. You would be surprised how many times I have seen a failed device throw power onto Ethernet that then goes to the switch. Don't even mount your access network switch in the same rack because of the ground through the rack ears.
From there, whole house surge and a UPS with surge, avr and true sine wave output. I prefer a "online" UPS but they can be $$$. It is nice changing batteries without taking the unit down though.