Okay, I give up. Lets rip and replace.
I would like some feedback, suggestions or criticism.
Cloud Gateway Ultra
Switch Lite 16 PoE
Switch Lite 8 PoE
Switch Flex Mini
Access Point U6+ (Qty: 3)
Swiss Army Knife Ultra
PoE Adapter 15W (Qty: 2)
========================= PHYSICAL WIRING & TOPOLOGY ================================== [ISP Fiber ONT] [Starlink Mini] | RJ45 | RJ45 | | v v +-------------------------------------------+ | Port 1 (WAN1) Port 5 (WAN2) | | | | UCG-Ultra Cloud Gateway | <-- Main Network Closet | Port 2 (LAN Trunk) | (Routing, Stateful Firewall, +--------------------+----------------------+ DHCP Scopes, Local DNS) | | Cat6 Trunk (All VLANs) v +-------------------------------------------+ | Port 16 (Uplink) | | | | USW-Lite-16-PoE Switch | <-- Main Network Closet (Wall Mount) | (Ports 1-8 PoE+ | Ports 9-16 Non-PoE)| +---+-------+-------+-------+-------+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | | | +--> Port 14: Cat6 Run to Garage (VLAN Trunk) | | | | | | | | | +------> Port 12: Home NAS (VLAN 20) | | | | +------> Port 10: Server iDRAC/KVM (VLAN 20) | | | | +------> Port 11: UPS Network Card (VLAN 20) | | | | +------> Port 13: Server Main NIC (VLAN 10/20) | | | | +------> Port 9: Philips Hue Bridge (VLAN 40) | | | | | | | +--------------> Ports 3-8, 15: Spares | | | | | +----------------------> Port 1 (PoE+): Hardwired U6+ AP [Downstairs] | | : | | : Wireless Hop 1 | | v | | +------------------------------+ | | | U6+ AP [Upstairs] | | | | (Powered by AC PoE Injector) | | | +--------------+---------------+ | | : | | : Wireless Hop 2 | | v | | +------------------------------+ | | | UK-Ultra AP [Outdoor] | | | | (Indoor Injector -> Ext Run) | | | +------------------------------+ | | | +------------------------------> Port 2 (PoE+): Cat6 Run to Office / Lab | (Carries Data Trunk + PoE Power) | | | v | +--------------------------------------+ | | USW-Flex-Mini (Office / Lab Switch) | | | Port 1: PoE In (Uplink from Closet) | | +---+----------+----------+----------+-+ | | | | | | v v v v | Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 Port 5 | [Desktop] [PS5] [Lab Serv] [Lab NAS] | VLAN 10 VLAN 10 VLAN 50 VLAN 50 | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ================================ DETACHED GARAGE =======================================| | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | v (Cat6 Trunk from House Switch Port 14) +-------------------------------------------+ | Port 8 (Uplink) | | | | USW-Lite-8-PoE Switch | <-- Detached Garage (Wall Mount / Shelf) | (Ports 1-4 PoE+ | Ports 5-8 Non-PoE)| (Locally AC Powered) +---+-------+-------+-------+---------------+ | | | | | | | +--------------> Ports 5-7: Spares (Workbench drops, etc.) | | | | +-------+----------------------> Ports 2, 3, 4 (PoE+): Future IP Cameras (VLAN 40) | +--------------------------------------> Port 1 (PoE+): Hardwired U6+ AP [Garage Interior] (Dedicated wired backhaul)
Source: r/HomeNetworking · by /u/Deacon51