Hi y’all,

I’m getting a new house built and builder has asked me if I want cat 5 connections installed. I am thinking of having these cat 5 ports installed where the tv’s will be and where my office will be. Wifi for rest of the devices. It’s a three story house. Would cat5 wiring be run separately from each port to a central location in the basement? Im guessing that my main internet line to the house will come into basement.

Would I install modem in the basement and individually connect all these cat5 wires into the modem? Do I require anything else from the builder side? Does a wifi booster need a cat5 port? Anything else you guys foresee I should get before the drywall goes in?

Sorry for the noob questions. House is in Canada if it matters (we have optic)

Thanks!

  • @BrkdncrEnglish
    1•10 months ago

    Cat6a. The wall jacks and cabling should be cat6a. Also, run two per run. It’s cheap wire, but the labor isn’t any more.

    A patch panel is nice but not essential.

    Run it all to a central location, where a switch will tie them all together.

    Your cable modem/router can be anywhere that a cable is at, or put it in the central location.

    You can use the cable to connect devices or wireless APs.