Am I mad to put a network switch here?
Hi all,
Reposting something I shared on r/ubiquiti what would you recommend for the housing for a network switch? I need to house it in the basement or just above the basement stairs. I'm leaning to the latter but am concerned about heat.
My plan is to remove the dodgy old cupboard and either commission a bespoke setup or install a rack onto the wall / in its place. The priority is to make sure there is enough air flow while also keeping the new network switch close to where my existing cat6 cables terminate (see the existing switch in pics.)
The likely kit and needs are:
- UDM cloud gateway and frigate mini PC elsewhere in my home office space next to the ISP feed into the house (with a fast uplink / backhaul to the switch.)
- POE cameras
- Most other items won't need POE so I'm open to suggestions for alternative smaller kit.
I know this isn't an ideal location which is why I'm moving the cloud gateway elsewhere. In the basement itself might be too humid (65-70%.)
I have 1gb fibre broadband and no need to upgrade that right now, with a small possibility in the future.
#newbie #switch