[TriLUG] structured wiring switch

[Brian Henning via TriLUG]

I would agree that this sounds like a poor choice of locale; keeping sensitive electronics in a non-climate-controlled area doesn't sound wise.

Has any of the structured wiring been built out yet?  Is there a climate-controlled area in the house where such a termination point might be more reasonable, for example, a utility closet?  Would your builder be willing to change the plan?

My uneducated guess is that it is where it is because there's not an ideal place within the HVAC envelope.  My house has a utility closet off the kitchen that is 80% occupied by the water heater.  All my networking equipment is in a bedroom closet, which is fine for me because that bedroom serves as my office, but wouldn't be fine for someone that wanted to use the bedroom as a bedroom.

My house's main breaker panel is in the master bedroom, which I would also not peg as "ideal."  It was also built in 1971, when people thought about things differently.

Cheers,
-Brian

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From: TriLUG <trilug-bounces+bhenning=pineresearch.com at trilug.org> On Behalf Of Thomas Ingram via TriLUG
Sent: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 11:16 AM
To: trilug at trilug.org
Subject: [TriLUG] structured wiring switch

We're in the process of building a new house, and our builder includes
structured wiring for four ethernet ports as standard. The wires all
terminate in a panel in the garage (inside on the outside wall), along
with a fiber optic line from outside. When closed the panel resembles
a breaker box mounted in the wall. There's no shelving with the panel
for extra equipment.

The builder is talking about this being the location of the network
switch and fiber modem. I've never had access to a setup like this,
and I'm concerned about keeping a bunch of network equipment in the
garage. (For context I'm used to consumer router/switch/access point
combo devices, but I'm happy to upgrade to something better. I also
have a home server I intend to keep in my office closet with access to
one of the ethernet ports.) I'm hoping someone here can help me make
sense of this setup. I don't know a lot about networking, but I don't
understand keeping everything in the hot/cold garage. I also don't
know why I'd want my networking hub to be in such an inconvenient
location (no shelves et cetera).

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Thomas Ingram
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