jeffsayhi
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Hi all and good going on this HIGHLY detailed thread!
I have a situation which I am hoping will be a pretty easy one for most people on here!
I will shortly be moving into a new-build house which will have a BT Fibre point already installed but I will not be able to get it actually switched on for a few weeks after I move in. I do however make a lot of use of my home network currently (film & music streaming etc from a NAS drive) and would like to set this up if possible before the internet gets switched on.
The house is fully cabled with ethernet and has a network switch next to the BT point already so that should hopefully simplify matters.
Basically, my plan is to buy a router before I move in which i can plug into my network switch and use to create a home network with wi-fi. Obviously this will be a home network without internet. The aim being to stream films and music from my NAS drive around the house and have it controllable wirelessly from iPads etc. I'm assuming this won't be an issue?
Then when the internet gets switched on and I receive a BT/SKY/Virgin/whatever router, i would like to plug that into the switch and move the one I had been using to another room for use as a switch/access point/wi-fi booster.
I guess what I would like to know is that i'm not making any rookie mistakes, if all the above checks out and if there are any potential pitfalls I could fall into. Also, any recommendations for a reasonably priced router to buy to use as a main router for a few weeks and then as a secondary router once the internet is up and running would be great.
Apologies for the long post. Any advice would be hugely appreciated!
I have a situation which I am hoping will be a pretty easy one for most people on here!
I will shortly be moving into a new-build house which will have a BT Fibre point already installed but I will not be able to get it actually switched on for a few weeks after I move in. I do however make a lot of use of my home network currently (film & music streaming etc from a NAS drive) and would like to set this up if possible before the internet gets switched on.
The house is fully cabled with ethernet and has a network switch next to the BT point already so that should hopefully simplify matters.
Basically, my plan is to buy a router before I move in which i can plug into my network switch and use to create a home network with wi-fi. Obviously this will be a home network without internet. The aim being to stream films and music from my NAS drive around the house and have it controllable wirelessly from iPads etc. I'm assuming this won't be an issue?
Then when the internet gets switched on and I receive a BT/SKY/Virgin/whatever router, i would like to plug that into the switch and move the one I had been using to another room for use as a switch/access point/wi-fi booster.
I guess what I would like to know is that i'm not making any rookie mistakes, if all the above checks out and if there are any potential pitfalls I could fall into. Also, any recommendations for a reasonably priced router to buy to use as a main router for a few weeks and then as a secondary router once the internet is up and running would be great.
Apologies for the long post. Any advice would be hugely appreciated!