Is this network setup possible?

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deepakvrao

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Maybe a stupid question, but I am a complete newbie.

Planning a new office. Have the internet and phone lines terminating at the reception desk in the waiting room. Need 6 rooms connected with cable. One room will be my office, and one room will be the main office. If the switch [or whatever it is called] is at the reception, can I sit in my room, and send a document to print in the main office?

Have a cabled connection to my operation theater too. So, if I can do this from my office, I presume I can do it from the OT too?

The 'server' will be in main office, but the whole connection thingie [switch? router?] will be at the reception. Will this work? Possible?

I sure hope so. I know it's late in the day, but the cabling is already in place [conduits at least]. I have lines running from reception to the 6 rooms, and one to each floor of the building, where I might put in routers which can act as wireless access points.

PLEASE tell me it will work, and I have not already screwed up.
 
Plan is as in pic. Incoming to reception. 2 lines to office, 2 lines to my room [ 6 and 7, as I need to connect a DVR also. I presume security DVR connects to the same switch?].

2 lines to office is one for server, and one for another computer.

Does this seem right? Have I missed something glaring?

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Thanks again. Any recommendations for Cat6 [I presume is what I should put?] cable make? As well as the switch make?[DOUBLEPOST=1377511257][/DOUBLEPOST]Sorry, another newb question. If I have one cable running to room 1, and later want to put two computers there, can I just add a switch? Or would I need another dedicated cable from the reception switch?

Yet another stupid question. I have 2 lines to office, one for server and one for a PC. If I need to add a printer to the network, how does it connect? Does it connect to the PC?
 
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Cat5e should do the trick, though its really up to your budget.

As for makes, you can opt from any of the brands. I personally use 2 TP-Link switches at home. Also, you need not have a very expensive switch too. Finally, opt for a GbE switch.

A switch can be added anywhere. It acts like a extension board, when you put a single ethernet wire in a n-port switch, you can connect (n-1) computers on the same network barring technical issues. So, with a 5 port switch, one wire goes in (on any of the ports) while you can use the remaining 4 ports as if it was directly connected to the initial wire.

Do you plan to add a network printer? If yes, it should be added similar to the PCs. If its a USB printer and you want to make it network capable, just use a GoFlexNet/Home/other option to make it network compatible.

DVR connects to the same switch. Ensure you setup static IPs for all.
 
Thanks Vivek. Just picked up a roll of Cat 6 cable. Schneider [Digilink] is the make, and at 5K for 305 meters, I think it's fairly reasonable. I think one roll might be adequate too.
 
you will be doing a lot of cabling there mate,

Are the walls made of brick ?

You should also consider the wifi side, people like netbooks these days
 
Planning Wifi on each floor, but I would like to have all main computers connected by cable. That's for us [doctors and staff]. Wifi for the patients.
 
Keep all the main PCs connected by wire, wireless for tablets, laptops and phones. Would suggest to keep two networks, one of which will have access to the local computers, for the docs and staff (if needed only, since the staff usually tend to use pen drives often which might be infected). The other WiFi network for the patients and guests should have no intranet access - that will ensure its not a security hassle. As usual, send any information to the patient via email.

Finally, would suggest to try using Linux as much as possible, for an email server, if you plan to have one inhouse or for a fileserver. Licensing costs for MS stuff is waaay too much for SOHO, IMO.
 
Hey guys, another question please.

In a give room if I have a single data cable terminating, and I need to connect two computers or two computers and a network printer, can I put a hub or a switch again in that room? That means there is already one switch at the reception and I want to put another in one of the rooms. Possible?
 
deepakvrao said:
Hey guys, another question please.

In a give room if I have a single data cable terminating, and I need to connect two computers or two computers and a network printer, can I put a hub or a switch again in that room? That means there is already one switch at the reception and I want to put another in one of the rooms. Possible?
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Sure you can.
 
deepakvrao said:
Hey guys, another question please.

In a give room if I have a single data cable terminating, and I need to connect two computers or two computers and a network printer, can I put a hub or a switch again in that room? That means there is already one switch at the reception and I want to put another in one of the rooms. Possible?
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Yes - wherever you need more LAN points, you add a switch. Just ensure that no network loop is created by accident.
 
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