I'm working on setting up my home network and cutting the cord at the same time. Please take a look and let me know if there's anything you'd recommend changing!Note: all links are to Amazon right now, but final purchase location may vary depending on price and availability.Background:I own a ~1350 sqft 3BR/1.5BA Colonial (2-story with attic crawlspace and full unfinished basement, kind of box-y) in the suburbs of a relatively populated city in New York State. I have cancelled my cable tv service and am looking to set up an OTA HDTV antenna connected to a Plex media server. As part of this, I will need to run some cables up to the attic, so I figured I might as well run some Cat6 as well.Plan:Coax connection from ISP, connected to ISP-provided modem (free). The modem will connect through a Ubiquiti USG to a Ubiquiti US-16-150W switch. Directly connected to the switch will be:a Synology DS718+ NAS (with 2 HGST Deskstar NAS 6TB drives)This will be running Plex and a host of other related toolsa SiliconDust HDHomeRun CONNECT Quatro TunerConnected direct to a GE HDTV antenna (mounted in the attic) via 50' RG6 cableI will also have a 12-port patch panel connecting the ethernet drops:2 ports in living room on main floor, near TV (and existing modem/router)3-4 ports (1 port in each bedroom on 2nd floor (possible 2 in the bedroom currently functioning as an office))1 port in 2nd floor ceiling for Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO-EThe drops will make use of existing coax boxes, with keystone jacks and faceplates, and Monoprice Cat6 UTP cable. I'm thinking the 250' should be enough, though it might be tight. Worst case scenario, I can just buy a couple 1' patch cables instead.Tools:There are a few tools I'll need but don't have. At least I won't need the coax tools since the above cable is already terminated.TRENDnet RJ-45 crimperTripp Lite Cat6 testerVastar punch-down toolAny suggestions for cheaper/better quality tools would be appreciated. I'm a homeowner/DIYer, and likely won't have TOO much use for these tools once this project is done, so no need for $100+ "pro" tools.Thanks in advance! via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/2Ot0j4P
