Deevlo
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I don't know why the builder thought every cable in the house should be run into this one enclosure.
First attempt. Purchased a small rack and some unifi gear. Got overzealous to install and hard wired myself out of closing the panel door. /facepalm
Cut a hole in the drywall right behind the cutout to route cables directly into the rack.
I was happy to get the cat6 cables out of there to get some breathing room... But then I got bothered by the messy lower panel.
Cleaned up the organization inside the panel. Left the ISP equipment in the panel in case it needs to be serviced so they don't touch my gear on the rack.
Only used items I had on hand. So it's not perfect, but I'm still very happy with the result!
Looks much better. Feels great to be able to shut it all out of sight. The UPS is louder than I expected, but a decent trade off to avoid ally stuff rebooting.
OhISee24
Sir, you need to mark this as NSFW as this is basically porn.
Superchief86
That's what they call a glow up.
nichoDriver
MrJibjab1
Gorgeous!
AnythingMuchShorter
For a moment it didn't all load and I thought that first picture was your "cleaned up" network, it irritated me more than it should.
Deevlo
Haha! Fair.
MaxximumB
That reminds me. I need to sort mine out.
opi098514
You should r/homelabs that
Deevlo
https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/on3cxl/finally_tamed_the_nightmare_closet/
aNewIngloriousHandle
nice! it shows some pretty clever solutions
Deevlo
Adapt and overcome, amirite?
IRIEBLISSTRASH
Hyunnnngg
Deevlo
A towel, sir?
hlalefCat
Nice job dude!! Lemme guess, a Lennar home?
anotherusernamed
PERRYthePlatpus
Nice Rack!
ihatepeacocks
PanPandaStar
My builder did this and I had to redo it all just to close the panel door. It looked exactly like your first pic.
Deevlo
Winners of the "that's not my job" award for sure
STEVIERAYK
Noice.
thedorkitect
Wow that turned out great!
Deevlo
Thanks!
flipskibbens
Lookit you
drizztx
(As a networking engineer):It's a thing of beauty!
Deevlo
Compliments of the highest regard! Ty
drizztx
When I saw the first rework, I was like... yikes. But by the end, you really did do a quality job. I've had to do this to SOOO many closets.
tryingtoignoreanythingtodowithuspolitics
Isn’t WiFi replacing wires?
Deevlo
Nope. I run a media server at home. It gets 900Mbps u/d which can't be achieved with wireless.
drayzer
Sexy af!
thedewser
bordzbyjames
Awesome job…I work for your isp. Have them send you at least a 210 router that ones way old. If your not using its WiFi no issue, if you
bordzbyjames
Are, your killing about 30% of your wife having it on its side, just FYI.
bordzbyjames
WiFi…not wife… good lord
itsallaboutthecones
You must be a mind reader. I was just looking at structured media cabinets in prep for next house. What size is that cabinet? Looks great!
itsallaboutthecones
Also, that cloud key gen 2+ just hanging out in the tangle causes me much concern. Glad to see it safely secured now!
Deevlo
42" legrand On-Q. thanks!
DekaMetr
looks like 8U
DekaMetr
edit: 9U
Deevlo
The rack is 8U. Startech "WALLMOUNT8"
YaaDude
The Legrand enclosures are a bit janky. Check out Primex ones. So much better.
Deevlo
Yeah, this one was supplied by the builder
YaaDude
Yeah understandable. Seeing more and more builders opt for Primex though. Legrand is fine.
itsallaboutthecones
What are the main differences? I definitely want a box that supports multiple branded accessories for my next install.
YaaDude
Primex ones close and lock better. Don’t have the rounded edges as well so hold components better. Lid is stronger.
Onerrorresumenext
Nice rack @op!
Deevlo
My eyes are up here, buddy.
ImKindaDone
That is some NICE work. I used to tell my cabling guys, "If you can't close the door, you're not done."
gearsmith
God, I hate those residential boxes. I've had to do something similar at least a half dozen times for clients.
wyrihaximus
Unifi ?!
loth1c
advertising on their management GUI - consumergrade...
doyouthinktheysawus
I to salute you
raudrick
seaner7633
I got the Alien a year or so ago and it’s da bomb.
MireLurkKing
There are dozens of us DOZENS!
CoryBarker127001
I just wired my house a few months ago. I only got the UDM and an AP but I love it.
wyrihaximus
Running the USG, 4 switches, and 3 AP's here, never was managing all of that this easy, same goes for upgrading all the devices.
AK90
Ubiquiti is Amazeballs. I have 2 APs and a router and MAN they be zoomin :D
koops
Just wish the cloud key had an up to date interface like the dream machine. Cant even tell what the real time thruput is :/
CoreyLee04
trust me.. the new update version is missing LOADS of options for configuring equipment a
wyrihaximus
Aye, running the controller on a raspberry pi and have it set to the old/classic UI because the new one is to broken to use
digitalwhiskey
Did you get a punch-down board or did you use keystones?
nycDrum
Always go keystones
Deevlo
I did punch down first. But then when I had to reroute all the cables (and start over), i swapped to keystones.
digitalwhiskey
That's exactly why I asked. I cannot stand trying to re punch down a board. Popping out a stone is so much easier.
Lledargo
I like that a normal patch panel is generally more durable. On the other hand, if one port or it's punch terminals go bad, you're screwed.
Deevlo
Yup. Tried to save a few bucks and it cost me more in the long run. Gives flexibility too to keep my grouping/color-coding intact.
toptrojanfan
It always costs more in the long run.
Ryebread91
What are keystones?
OriontheHunterR
www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=5379&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxdSHBhCdARIsAG6zhlWu_tcI2zg7FZVW0ALQFRdXtyAXK8IcS6xhJ8vQ0PfOV5xjid1rQv0aApyaEALw_wcB
SendMeNoots
Oh now that is much better than punching into a regular.
OriontheHunterR
That’s a keystone. You punch down the individual Ethernet cable wires into he 8 slots.
soon
Awesome work. Is that for a hime or office?
MajorasFlipFlops
Wait you're choosing to install smart devices?
Deevlo
Choosing to relocate them. Have a Hubitat, Philips Hue Hub, and a Lutron Pro hub stashed in my wife's office that she wants gone. :P
majortool
Most people are working from hime nowadays.
MichaelMars
My HiME has an awesome soundtrack
soon
Lol
bwehwhatever
Isn't that more a task for Japanese royalty?
bingotown
There’s no place like hime.
Gratapouit
Username check out...
majortool
Your face checks out. :)
KevinTranNow
BURN!
Gratapouit
Deevlo
My house setup. Considering moving the server and smart home hubs in there now too!
RoryBlack1
Be careful with smart homes. Most of them are insanely easy to track and exploit
NewCrobuzonCitizen
How many Ethernet ports you have in every room. That is a lot of cables for one house.
LtKifKroker
He didn't ask about your house. He asked about your hime.
RadonGaming
As a dude with a 25U rack owning my living room, I wish the UK had wired up for ethernet. It's a pain. Wires everywhere!
japh
Even a lot of newer places in the US don't have ethernet. I've helped a bunch of people pull wire, it's not that hard to install later.
fbutt09
That’s impressive. I just have a simple wifi unit on the tv stand.
BunnyBooBear69
What kind of server? My homelab dell R820 would absolutely never fit in a space like that lol.
Deevlo
It's a custom Plex server build in a tower (houses ~ 50TB of data). There's a wall plate near the floor that runs 2 cables along with audio.
fillintheusername
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BunnyBooBear69
Yeah I'm gonna need pics please. That sounds delicious. Mine is a 2U 36" rack server.
thevortexmaster
What do you du that you need that? My one PC sits in my basement on an old desk with a rocking chair for me to sit on collecting dust haha
fedmoney
Minecraft
hadtochangemyusernamecauseIgotdivorced
Dos FPS gains bruh.
thevortexmaster
Fat pulley system?
Deevlo
The whole house is wired for cat6: theater room, living room, 3 bedrooms, loft, 2 home offices, kitchen, outside, WAPs, and PoE cameras.
thevortexmaster
Had to google most of that hahaha thanks.
PleaseDoNotThrowHandsAtMe
Oh, you’re rich
Deevlo
Don't be silly; my name is not Rich!
tinydog
I presume you had to request all that in the build, yes?
Deevlo
I added some lines (to every room and for cameras), but the WAP lines, loft, theater, study, and living rooms were standard.
q2grapple
You got WAPs? Do you live with Nicki Minaj??
Deevlo
ROFL. I always think about that when using the acronym!
BonafideHomicide
I think it's Cardi b...
prattlepro
WAPs, 6 cats, and a theater room! What else does a person need?
pastramionrye
Tissues and lotion
Deevlo
A PS5?
dukeofknuckleberry
This made me audibly laugh