My sister and her fella are in the process of buying a house, a little rough around the edges and walls and carpets/flooring are gonna need work, now, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to get some network cabling run, I've got a rough plan and runs and what I'd run where, I'm looking at 21 definite runs (I'm doubling up to each room mostly), at least 6 of those POE (more likely 7-8 for 2-3 APs and 3-4 Cameras), and probably additional 3 devices in the rack, but now I'm um'ing and ah'ing about hardware.
I don't want anything fancy, I want to keep the budget as low as possible and power/energy usage to a minimum. I'll source as much as I can used.
I'm probably gonna get a router/firewall 1U server/device from AliExpress - the only new device I'll get if I can help it, mostly coz that'll be the thing that stays long term and I'm interested in 10Gbe back haul if it's needed for the future, as HDBaseT is at the back of my mind down the line.
Now, here's where my debate is, do a get a 24 port POE switch, or do I get a 24 port switch and get an 8 port POE switch? Is the latter going to be more power efficient, than a 24 port POE switch?
I'm unlikely to need to go to a 48 port switch (unless price and efficiency dictated it) as my calculations say I'll need 28 connections and I've allowed a few extra for more CCTV cameras, The 1U routers usually have 8x 1Gbe and 2 10Gbe SFP, plus the 24 on the switch and we're at 32 ports, and I know all the runs aren't gonna get used, it's more getting them in the walls while the opportunity is there, so I can blank some off if needed.
Other than which hardware, 1 vs 2 switches (separate the POE), which switches should I be considering? I wanna avoid hidden pitfalls such as licences too, I'm no networking expert, but I do have a basic DIY pfSense intel N100 router, and Zyxel 10Gbe unmanaged switch, and Proxmox running on a Dell Optiplex Micro with a load of homelab type of stuff running (I wanna do more but no real space in my apartment), so I'll be able to set it all up and fix any issues, but it needs to be low maintenance as once it's installed that's it aside from any issues, coz neither my sister or her fella really have a clue computer wise.
Initial research has given me the following:
Aruba Instant On JL682A
Aruba S2500
Brocade ICX 6610
Brocade ICX 7250
Cisco 3750G
Cisco 3750X
Cisco 2960X-24PS
Cisco 2960S-24PS
Cisco SG200-26P
Cisco SG300-28P
Dell PowerConnect 5524
Dell 55xxP
Dell 62xxP
Dell 70xxP
HP 2920
Juniper EX4200
Mikrotik CRS3XX series
Ideally my switch budget is below $100, and closer to $50 the better, the lower I can do the install the less groaning I'll get haha, I'm quite happy to hunt around on ebay, I just need a few options as a short list that are going tick the price and efficiency boxes, coz simply I'm not that knowledge on models and what they are worth, I appreciate some on the list above are gonna be out of the price range.
I don't want anything fancy, I want to keep the budget as low as possible and power/energy usage to a minimum. I'll source as much as I can used.
I'm probably gonna get a router/firewall 1U server/device from AliExpress - the only new device I'll get if I can help it, mostly coz that'll be the thing that stays long term and I'm interested in 10Gbe back haul if it's needed for the future, as HDBaseT is at the back of my mind down the line.
Now, here's where my debate is, do a get a 24 port POE switch, or do I get a 24 port switch and get an 8 port POE switch? Is the latter going to be more power efficient, than a 24 port POE switch?
I'm unlikely to need to go to a 48 port switch (unless price and efficiency dictated it) as my calculations say I'll need 28 connections and I've allowed a few extra for more CCTV cameras, The 1U routers usually have 8x 1Gbe and 2 10Gbe SFP, plus the 24 on the switch and we're at 32 ports, and I know all the runs aren't gonna get used, it's more getting them in the walls while the opportunity is there, so I can blank some off if needed.
Other than which hardware, 1 vs 2 switches (separate the POE), which switches should I be considering? I wanna avoid hidden pitfalls such as licences too, I'm no networking expert, but I do have a basic DIY pfSense intel N100 router, and Zyxel 10Gbe unmanaged switch, and Proxmox running on a Dell Optiplex Micro with a load of homelab type of stuff running (I wanna do more but no real space in my apartment), so I'll be able to set it all up and fix any issues, but it needs to be low maintenance as once it's installed that's it aside from any issues, coz neither my sister or her fella really have a clue computer wise.
Initial research has given me the following:
Aruba Instant On JL682A
Aruba S2500
Brocade ICX 6610
Brocade ICX 7250
Cisco 3750G
Cisco 3750X
Cisco 2960X-24PS
Cisco 2960S-24PS
Cisco SG200-26P
Cisco SG300-28P
Dell PowerConnect 5524
Dell 55xxP
Dell 62xxP
Dell 70xxP
HP 2920
Juniper EX4200
Mikrotik CRS3XX series
Ideally my switch budget is below $100, and closer to $50 the better, the lower I can do the install the less groaning I'll get haha, I'm quite happy to hunt around on ebay, I just need a few options as a short list that are going tick the price and efficiency boxes, coz simply I'm not that knowledge on models and what they are worth, I appreciate some on the list above are gonna be out of the price range.
