How To Setup The PERFECT Home Network For Beginners

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Cable Modems:

WiFi Routers:

Switches

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[BJizzel]

I’m just a nerd that loves IT but hates doing it. So watching this video was very therapeutic for me.

[malachibrown]

You explained something so complex in the simplest & most digestible way by walking us through each and every cables’ input & output. Awesome video, thank you.

[terry]

so crazy, i was doing this morning and your video showed up straight to my feed. blessing!

[Gleam]

Great video! Getting inspiration to finally clean up my wall cabinet :)

[staytongordon]

Nice job organizing the data cabinet, I always struggle to organize these myself. Where did you find the shelf? Also a thought I had, In the room you showed with the switch. Wouldn't you get the best signal and speeds if you were to bring the cord from the wall into the TP link node and then come out of the node into the switch? In my head that would mean your node still gets access to the signal from the split 5gb port on you modem. I am not 100% sure it would make a difference though.

[HucklberyTaz]

Hey Steve watched your vids on home network and my problem is i do not have wired internet (wireless hotspot device) have any recommendations for what i would need in that case? Thanks

[jefflynn]

FYI, rg-320 gateway vents heat out of the top. I install these for a living and there is a plastic shelf made for it to set correctly. Also the status light on the front cannot easily be seen that way. It lets you know easily if you have a service outage.

[jamesbond-ugkg]

Would you ever replace your wall cabinet with the Dream Wall by Ubiquiti?

[BengLang]

Nice! Would this be advisable if you are living in an apartment and you play online games? Thank you! 🙏🏻😊❤️

[imdarkjedi]

Also, what's the difference between TP-Link TL-SG116E and TL-SG116? I'm looking for a simple plug in play. Nothing that requires a complicated setup.

[josephconsuegra]

Place the wifi on the shelf. A hardware firewall would be nice.

[Desyphe]

Hey man, I work for AT&T and I would recommend having a technician come out and run a direct fiber line into your BGW320. It's better for you to have direct fiber into your RG vs CAT5e.

You can schedule a technician to come out through the Smart Home Manager app.

Does anyone have a tutorial vid for a house thats set up with incoming at&t fiber but also that is not hard wired with wall jack ports?

[usmc]

what is that little black shelf technically called at 6:40 ?

[Debbief]

You’re assuming that everyone’s house is wired. Most older homes only have the modem coming into the house.

[garymbushsr.]

Nice setup. Does the switch have PoE capability? Definitely an added bonus if it does.

[chrism]

Great video! Where did you get the shelf that you placed the modem on?

[timjacobs]

Great video. Can you please show us how to disable the router so you can just use the mesh system? Thanks.

[flavihok]

Amazing video! Do you have any vid about how to config the mesh? I use my ISP's web interface to manage my connections but meshing seems like a scary step for me

[imdarkjedi]

question regarding the network switch. I don't want to drill any holes in the wall (1st flr/ 2nd flr) to run the cat 5 cables. Can I use 2 8-port switches and run a single cable from router to 1st switch and another cable from 1st to 2nd switch?