Help me build a home network
Soon to be moving in with my girlfriend, and am looking to set up a basic home network. I am relatively tech savvy, but my network building knowledge is limited (which is half the fun, I'm hoping to learn!). I've trawled these forums and various other places, and advice... varies, to say the least. Anyway, I think I've got a basic framework but I'm looking for help.
Details:
- 1000 sqft, 1 floor, wood+drywall construction
- Has some ethernet cabling, willing to run more
- GF wants a security doorbell/camera
- 2gig Comcast or 1gig ATT fiber, undecided
- Would like to minimize costs but willing to pay for sensibly high quality gear (Ubiquiti stack below would be the MAX I would want to pay, and would love to pay less)
2 possible setups I've been looking at:
STACK 1: Full Ubiquiti ecosystem:
- (Optional) Hitron Coda56 Modem
- Ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Max Router + NVR
- Ubiquiti Switch Lite PoE 16
- Ubiquiti G4 Doorbell Kit
- Ubiquiti U7 Pro Wireless AP
Questions: is this the right Ubiquiti gear? They have many product names and it is difficult to parse. 16 port switch might be overkill, but I think was thinking of tinkering with VLAN since I'll be doing some security stuff. Only PoE stuff would be the security stuff, I believe. Is this overkill? This is $1000+ and would love to be sure it's worthwhile/well-selected before dropping that.
STACK 2: Reolink Security + random stuff
- (Optional) Hitron Coda56 Modem
- Reolink NVR
- Reolink PoE White Doorbell
- Mikrotik Hex S Router
- Mikrotik hAP ax2
- Mikrotik PoE Switch
Questions: I don't really know what I'm doing here. There are infinite router/switch/AP choices and the mikrotik ones seem nice and reasonably priced? I would potentially look into running switches at the end of some cable runs with this setup, ie two separate switch locations most likely? This is cheaper by ~300 bucks, is the cost savings worth it? Are there other options worth exploring?
Thanks for your help!