We're building a new house (single level 200sqm) and I was wanting a bit of assistance with what I should be asking for as far as network stuff goes. The layout of the house - garage at one end, bedrooms/baths/study off a hall down the middle, family/dining/kitchen and a 'study nook' at the other end with a deck out front, and a lounge off there.The standard specification calls for the modem in the cabinet (which I understand murders wifi) and 3 data ports for the house.... so we'll be beefing it up a bit.At this stage my thoughts areLounge - 3 data (PC, TV, gaming console)Family - 3 data (PC, TV, gaming console)'Study nook' off dining - 2 data (PC, spare/network attached printer)3rd bed/study - 2 data (PC, spare/console)And maybe 1 each for the 3 other bedrooms for TVs.So a total of between 10 and 13 ports.Questions1 - How would you specify this? I feel like having 10-13 cable runs from one end of the house to the other is a lot of wiring.2 - I understand the fibre feeds into the house, connects to an ONT, and then a CAT6 is run from the ONT to the modem, which then runs a single CAT6 into a splitter board which then acts as the router - is this right?3 - The electrical firm said there'd be an extra cost to have the ONT and panel in the study, due to the run of fibre through a duct in the ceiling - can I put the ONT in the garage and then run CAT6 to the modem/splitter in the study wardrobe?I guess my aims are - not breaking the bank, future proofing to a sensible extent, and actually being able to get wi-fi coverage at the other end of the house!
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