New HDB BTO Flat - How do you connect your Home Fiber Network

[LoneTraveller]

This is my current setup:

now

I'm thinking if this setup or coverage will work if i change to ONR and reduce to 1x wifi6 router.

propose

anyone can advise? thanks

1.Your second plan is actually workable with some changes, imho. I would shift your r2 to bedroom 3 and put it in either one of the green circles. This is to ensure maximum propagation of your wifi signals (5ghz) to all 3 bedrooms bedroom as the walls in the bedroom are mostly partition in new bto except for the black walls(solid wall).

2. Your db seems to be outside your flat? If true, then you might need a ap or router (acting as ap) at point 1 in your living room in case your r2 wireless is not powerful enough to reach the living room.

3. What I have done in my recent 5 room bto with a similar floor plan to yours (my db is in my flat) is to install a ceiling mounted unifi nano HD at the point marked x. It is enough to cover my whole flat with 5ghz signals(5 bars) so u might want to consider that.

 

[LoneTraveller]

If hdb is routed with cat 6 ane we use cat 7 or 8 from ont to router to ports, does it help? Since hdb already routed with cat 6 point to point hidden?

Cat 7 is backwards compatible with cat 6 but I don't think u will reach cat 7 speed by using a cat 7 cable. As it is, we are not maximizing the speed of cat 6 cables (10gbps)

 

[giraffey]

This is my current setup:

now

I'm thinking if this setup or coverage will work if i change to ONR and reduce to 1x wifi6 router.

propose

anyone can advise? thanks

- Whether it is ONR or ONT, I think this is not really a choice. I think there's only 1-2 ISPs that offer this option. If you are given an ONT, you can always get a seperate router
- If you intent to use only 1 wireless router, it would need to be mounted in the centre of the house. I would mount it outside bedroom 2 (corridor). There could still be blindspots (possibly some parts of the master bedroom) in some parts of the house depending on your environment.

 

[slogd3ad]

This is my BTO network setup:

Internet > Free basic Router from MYR > AX Router > Multiple devices connected via ethernet cable and/or wireless

From DB cabinet the signal is very weak. So I bought an AX router and place it in the "home office" room.
That's the only option I can think of for a more centralize location aside from the living room.

In the future if other rooms want to connect via an ethernet cable, can simply hook up and connected to Router 1.

 

[Rock_Lobster]

Had a bid of hiccups and forgotten my house wifi had issue. Finally going to purchase a Switch (TP link SG108) for my DB cabinet so I can split the network from the Starhub ONT to all my rooms

 

[gregory_choo]

Had a bid of hiccups and forgotten my house wifi had issue. Finally going to purchase a Switch (TP link SG108) for my DB cabinet so I can split the network from the Starhub ONT to all my rooms

don't think you can do that.

 

[giraffey]

Had a bid of hiccups and forgotten my house wifi had issue. Finally going to purchase a Switch (TP link SG108) for my DB cabinet so I can split the network from the Starhub ONT to all my rooms

It should be:
ONT > Router > Switch > Different "In" ports at the DB Cabinet to the rooms.

You only need a switch if the router does not have enough ports.

 

[Rock_Lobster]

Ahhh Oh ya! I remember y'all said moving the router over to my DB cabinet will be easier.

If I move my router over to the DB cabinet, I will not be using it for my wireless connection, just to split the network. Is all I need to do to ensure the IP address is different from the main router I will be using?

 

[giraffey]

Ahhh Oh ya! I remember y'all said moving the router over to my DB cabinet will be easier.

If I move my router over to the DB cabinet, I will not be using it for my wireless connection, just to split the network. Is all I need to do to ensure the IP address is different from the main router I will be using?

Correct. Your router and the wireless router should be on different IP Addresses. So that there would not be IP conflicts.

On your wireless router (192.168.1.1) and any other devices with static IPs assigned, you would need to configure the gateway as 192.168.1.2.

 

[Rock_Lobster]

Correct. Your router and the wireless router should be on different IP Addresses. So that there would not be IP conflicts.

On your wireless router (192.168.1.1) and any other devices with static IPs assigned, you would need to configure the gateway as 192.168.1.2.

Would it be easier if I change the IP address for the Router in room 3 instead? So that I dont have to meddle with any settings (of other devices) besides changing that router's IP.

 

[giraffey]

Would it be easier if I change the IP address for the Router in room 3 instead? So that I dont have to meddle with any settings (of other devices) besides changing that router's IP.

What is the current IP of your current router? Just use back the same IP as the current.

For the room 3, just configure another static IP on it.

 

[gregory_choo]

Would it be easier if I change the IP address for the Router in room 3 instead? So that I dont have to meddle with any settings (of other devices) besides changing that router's IP.

the router at DB keep it to 192.168.1.1, make sure DHCP address range starts from 192.168.1.51 or higher

room 3 change to 192.168.1.2, and also turn off DHCP. Use the yellow port on the router to connect to the wall, do not use blue port.

you still have one spare lan port at the DB, and 3 spare LAN port at room 3.

 

[fir_nev]

Glad that people are advising the usage of APs for new BTOs. I had to convince my missus not to use powerline extenders just because her colleagues recommended it. I had to use the line, "I work in IT, I know that those will lose their efficiency once our power cables rust over time..."

Since 2018, my LINKSYS EA8100, ASUS AC68U and D-LINK 868L have been performing great as main router and APs respectively.

 

[gregory_choo]

Glad that people are advising the usage of APs for new BTOs. I had to convince my missus not to use powerline extenders just because her colleagues recommended it. I had to use the line, "I work in IT, I know that those will lose their efficiency once our power cables rust over time..."

Since 2018, my LINKSYS EA8100, ASUS AC68U and D-LINK 868L have been performing great as main router and APs respectively.

for new BTO, there is no reason to use powerline extenders because LAN cables are laid to all rooms.

but for older house or flat, powerline adaptor is still a good way to provide backhual links for APs, because it is expensive and messy to lay hidden LAN cable.

 

[WWE_Fan]

I moved in since January.
My set up is ONR plugged to network switch and connected to LAN points in all rooms.
Living room, 2 bedrooms and kitchen using Askey Wifi Mesh.
Master bedroom using AC Plus.
From each Askey, i plug in a 8-port switch, so most connections are wired, except for Chromecast and mobile devices.
PS4 and Xbox are wired.
So far so good.

 

[kaowee]

Wiring advice pls!!

Hi everyone - I'm a noob with no IT experience but likes doing things (usually messing things up) on my own and I need advice pls: I want to switch the phone to data points in my 2009 BTO.

Luckily, when I opened up the bedroom R11 jacks there were Cat6 cables behind I should be OK to swap them for R45s

My bad luck is that there's no patch panel anywhere in the flat BUT, behind a blank faceplate near the (trunked) ONT in the living room, I found two pipes with grey (sold core?) cables sticking out. Pipe #1 had one cable, Pipe #2 had four cables. All white and blue wires were joined together with tape, the other colours were not connected.

PLEASE let me know - to get cabled internet in the bedrooms do I just need to:

1. Swap blank faceplate to an R45 keystone jack and connect to the Pipe #1 cable
2. Pipe #2 cables: tape all the wires of the same colour together
3. Plug in a cable from my switch into the new R45 keystone

OR do I need to

1. Swap blank faceplate to an R45 keystone jack and connect to the Pipe #1 cable
2. Hack and install a faceplate with 4x R45 keystone jacks and connect all Pipe#2 cables separately,
3. Connect all to a switch

help!

 

[gregory_choo]

Hi everyone - I'm a noob with no IT experience but likes doing things (usually messing things up) on my own and I need advice pls: I want to switch the phone to data points in my 2009 BTO.

Luckily, when I opened up the bedroom R11 jacks there were Cat6 cables behind I should be OK to swap them for R45s

My bad luck is that there's no patch panel anywhere in the flat BUT, behind a blank faceplate near the (trunked) ONT in the living room, I found two pipes with grey (sold core?) cables sticking out. Pipe #1 had one cable, Pipe #2 had four cables. All white and blue wires were joined together with tape, the other colours were not connected.

PLEASE let me know - to get cabled internet in the bedrooms do I just need to:

1. Swap blank faceplate to an R45 keystone jack and connect to the Pipe #1 cable
2. Pipe #2 cables: tape all the wires of the same colour together
3. Plug in a cable from my switch into the new R45 keystone

OR do I need to

1. Swap blank faceplate to an R45 keystone jack and connect to the Pipe #1 cable
2. Hack and install a faceplate with 4x R45 keystone jacks and connect all Pipe#2 cables separately,
3. Connect all to a switch

help!

I guess pipe#1 is linked to singtel, and pipe#2 is linked to the wall plates in living room and bedrooms.

If you are not using old singtel analog line anymore, don't have to connect anything to pipe#1.

For pipe#2, terminate every cable with RJ45 keystone, make sure that the right wires are connected to each pin (normally there are colour marking on keystone module), alternatively, you can also terminate the cable with RJ45 connector.

You don't need a switch because there are only 4 cables, just connect them to your router.

 

[slasherkenshin]

Hey guys

How early did you sign up with an ISP before you moved in to your new place?

My renovation is projected to be completed in 2-3 weeks and I would be planning to move in the following week it is ready. Should I be contracting and getting the network installed before or after the handover

 

[magix]

Hey guys

How early did you sign up with an ISP before you moved in to your new place?

My renovation is projected to be completed in 2-3 weeks and I would be planning to move in the following week it is ready. Should I be contracting and getting the network installed before or after the handover

Now NLT has a lot backlog. So If you can work/live without internet, than you have to activate early and pay for it when you are not really using it.

Last time 1-2 week is possible now really hard to tell how long it takes.

 

[TanKianW]

Hey guys

How early did you sign up with an ISP before you moved in to your new place?

My renovation is projected to be completed in 2-3 weeks and I would be planning to move in the following week it is ready. Should I be contracting and getting the network installed before or after the handover

During my time, i got the internet up 2 weeks before I move in. As early as possible, esp for this period of COVID19.