Ya, the biggest problem I have is that it would require running a lot of cable through a house, punching holes in walls, ceilings, stucco, etc. Not the best at patching.....
Whats the most common setup for houses, have a POE switch at a central location and just run CAT6 cable all over the house?
Let me throw another scenario out there
I have 4 POE IP cameras in the garage. I run RJ45 from each of these cameras to a POE+ switch. I connect the LAN port to a POE access point that is inside the house...would that work?
I really can't justify running RJ45 all around my house through or around the studs in the walls, etc
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@jwadsley
I tried to avoid the work to run
cat5e/6 cables .. tried various wifi solutions .. and eventually after a lot of frustration just gave in and ran cat5e/6.
With cat5e/6 runs and houses - some houses are easy, some hard. If you plan carefully you can make it easier.
I used bulk cable to minimize any holes.
The Garage is typically a great place to use to open up drywall and run cabling - as you can patch that drywall fairly easily without issues. ( rare to find really nicely finished garages in my experience compared to the living room ).
If you have an attached garage, you can often use it for:
2+ cameras to cover the driveway
1-2 cameras to cover the walkway up to the front door
1-2 cameras to cover the one side of the house
That then leaves you with the other side of the house, the front door, and any backyard cameras.
Some put their network cage / cabinet in the garage for their NVR system. Can do that.. and if you want you can even just have a network switch in the garage and run a couple of cat5e/6 inside the house to another location. Of course you can run the cables all straight to one location - up to you on this one. ( can be fairly easy on some houses )