The network cable accelerates the home network the most, despite many alternatives. We show that cabling does not have to be complicated or expensive.

Basic knowledge of home network cabling: from emergency solution to professional Components & Tools Allocation Compromises Telephone cables & Co. Article in c’t 26/2020 read If your level of frustration is ma l climbs again because the film does not load, the copying process to the network storage is paralyzed, the video call mainly consists of block artifacts and the radio live stream constantly stalls, this is often not due to the sluggish internet connection, but rather to the local WLAN. The rapid development of the last 20 years has meant that not only is more bandwidth required, but more and more devices are occupying the WLAN radio spectrum at 2.4 and 5 GHz.

The solution: Wherever high bandwidth is required, the data has to be transported from the air to the wired home network (LAN) as quickly as possible, for example through cleverly positioned WLAN access points . Many repeaters with a LAN connection also offer an access point mode and can therefore be set to a different channel, increasing the overall capacity of your WLAN. Stationary devices are best connected to the LAN by cable.

But who Now think about pushing finished cables with plugs through oversized holes in the wall or laboriously pulling them through cable ducts – both nasty things that can make any network technician howl and damage the plugs while laying them – should take a moment for another moment take the basics. Sensible home network cabling is not rocket science, there are many options and with a little effort you can save yourself trouble and electricity costs for decades.

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