New Laundry Install. Relocating Router & Placement Of Reolink NVR.

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steve181

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#319522 2-May-2025 15:20

Hi everyone

Just wanting to make sure I'm on the right track before the electrician installs a new power socket.

I am getting a new laundry area installed. There will be a 200mm gap between the top of the cupboards & the ceiling.

I plan to buy a new router (TP-Link Archer AX3000 perhaps) & locate it along with a Reolink NVR where you see in the picture (both in reality will not be visible from ground level).

The blue lines are Ethernet cable going from ONT BOX - ROUTER then ROUTER to NVR then NVR to the camera's.

I will need a hole in the ceiling (above the router/nvr) to allow for the five or so cables to come down. Is a brush wall plate the best idea for a clean looking set-up?

Does this all sound ok? Am I missing anything?

Thanks!

richms

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#3370013 2-May-2025 15:25

I would go thru the wall and up and out the top plate, otherwise you will see the plate on the cieling and wires coming down.

Also consider if you want to reverse that door opening while the sparky is there and move the light switches over.

If you want to stash a UPS up there too, think about running a feed back to the cabinet to power the ont and other stuff inside it.

Additional cat6 back to the panel to take the output of the router back to a switch to go to the outlets around the house would be a good idea too.

Richard rich.ms

steve181

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#3370031 2-May-2025 15:59

richms:

I would go thru the wall and up and out the top plate, otherwise you will see the plate on the cieling and wires coming down.

Also consider if you want to reverse that door opening while the sparky is there and move the light switches over.

If you want to stash a UPS up there too, think about running a feed back to the cabinet to power the ont and other stuff inside it.

Additional cat6 back to the panel to take the output of the router back to a switch to go to the outlets around the house would be a good idea too.

Thanks richms, you've made some great points.

The electrician will install a power point on the top left back wall; to have the brush wall plate next to it would be ideal for a tidy look.

I'm happy to keep the door how it is to save on costs; The drier is on the left hand side & doesn't get used that often so the door opening towards the laundry isn't too annoying

A UPS camera system would take it to the next level. I think I will skip that though & sit somewhere between a primitive & sophisticated set-up.

I plan to run a cat6 cable from the router to my office at the back of the house but have no need to expand on that. My house is small & wifi has me covered everywhere else.

Thanks!

wellygary

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#3370035 2-May-2025 16:08

Are you using the Router as an AP.??, seems overkill for what looks like a garage??

Could you mount the router somewhere on the "house" side of the wall and just run a cat6 cable to the Reolink?

The wall between the garage and house should be fully insulated, so may limit reception on the other side?