Alex's Full Home Network Install! Wireless AC and Server Rack!

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[@cgh2467]

Urmm this is 100% sponsored, you said in a previous video how they you out all of this gear for free. Not complaining, its great. But you said they sent it all.

[@tompeters4234]

If it is sponsored, just SAY IT IS and say you love it... it sounds better for the brand. At this point it seems shady dealings.... I learned honesty was the way of life.

[@randomodbuild]

I'm pretty sure he means that Ubiquiti didn't pay him to say good things about their products. He even proved that by complaining about the In-Wall access points.

[@leescott5326]

Man, what a clown. - It isn’t a server rack, it’s a comms rack. - That switch isn’t super powerful, it’s got a switching capacity of 50gbps. Enough for home use, but don’t say super powerful. It isn’t. - What the fuck was that that cable termination supposed to be? No more than quarter of an inch of untwisted cable should be from the outer jacket... I am pleased people like you are out there, you’re keeping proper network engineers in work mopping up that shit.

[@thegammelgalopper3107]

Lee Scott exactly my thoughts....

[@pythonhacking6947]

"With this you turn everything off if there is a problem" me: yeah go search for that problem with turned off network gear you ain't going to find it and you can say 'what if theres a short etc' your breaker will trip anyways.

[@maxoneill6582]

haahahah IKr lol !!!!

[@davidmaat658]

Man, chill out You don't have a single vid on your channel but are complaining about someone else's video, if you can do it so much more better then Alex then show him....

[@leescott5326]

David Maat Because there is such a thing as confidentiality... I cannot film my clients infrastructure or where I am. But it’s real networking, not attempting to terminate cables like I only had two fingers 😂

[@hiddenidentity8291]

It's a network cabinet, not a server rack.

[@Kickassdatan]

With such terminations for the wireless AP you will probably just get cat5 speed, 100base networking speed or worse. Having the excess wires hanging like that's gonna create alot of noise in the signal! Crimp it till the wire goes inside the plug!

[@phantomdragon70]

Yes Please, what he said!

[@robinswidron]

the way he did it is a disgrace lol almost cried when i saw it

[@assassinofoz]

I cringed when he called the rj45 plug a crimp end. Probably using stranded plugs on solid cable too.

[@block_wiz]

11:00 THAT has got to be THE WORST termination i have EVER witnessed... That is going to cause a LOT of crosstalk...

[@CoolDude-ei5tz]

Yep your right

[@misfitsman805]

Almost everything he does is THE WORST.

[@henrikvtcodes]

Why are you watching his videos then?

[@MadhuChandrakumar]

Maybe why he mentioned he's getting a bad connection from in-wall AP?

[@jonsadj7]

You win the award for the worst termination. Ever.

[@ThomasMTube]

Fook sakes. The way he terminated that connector made me weep.

[@JxckSweeney]

Thomas M yeah no cover of the wires horrible 😂

[@ThomasMTube]

He says he's a "perfectionist" too 🙄

[@ikkuranus]

what bothers me is all the twists are gone near the last couple of inches. The missing jacket isn't nearly as big of problem as the untwisted wire.

[@patrickobaldo883]

If you have worked with patch panels, you do need to untwist the wires for the last couple of inches, it doesn't really matter. It looks bad, yes, but it's going to be hidden and untouched anyway.

[@ThomasMTube]

Patrick Jerome Obaldo Sure has hell don't if you're doing it properly

[@maddigpain]

Give this guy an cisco cataclyst like an 2960X and he has no plan...

[@EdS106]

maddigpain lol ya

[@SniperXls]

He is using basic networking hardware. He has no idea how to do things correctly.

[@block_wiz]

im pretty sure from his "ISP" hes not even throttling the bandwidth for his clients.

[@Lukull89]

Extend LAN cable? Crimp the plug in the wall? This is botch and has nothing to do with a professional network. I miss monitoring for the temperature and overvoltage protection. Normally, the LAN cables end up in modules in the cabinet. And many other details that unfortunately I can not formulate because my English is too bad.

[@markloughtonUK]

Lukull89 what would you have done to extend the cables instead bearing in mind they are plastered into the wall at the other end ? What would you do instead of crimping the plug ? Not trying to be funny here. I am genuinely interested to know how you would have done it ?

[@Lukull89]

First, I'm from Germany. In Germany, it is mandatory to lay data cables in empty pipes. Even if it is not a duty, you should do it. Ask Thomas Nagy her on YT. Empty pipes are very cheap. One pulls in the cables only then, when it comes to the installation. So fits the length. To extend the cables there are special sleeves that hold the shield upright. Here's an example (sorry, in german): www.kabelscheune.de/Netzwerkstecker-Netzwerkzubehoer/Cat-7-Kabelverbinder-vollgeschirmt-8-polig-kompakte-Bauform.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwj4zaBRABEiwA0xwsP10XL4GAGryyFBBhXR69X2sLLhticte5erGn86NgW1meB8JUS68mLBoC8loQAvD_BwE Instead of the plug, a keystone module should be connected. And this also properly installed, so that the cable can not be torn out of the wall. Keystone: www.kabelscheune.de/Netzwerkdosen/Keystone-Cat-6a-Modular-Jack-RJ45-10-GBit-s.html And frame: gt-netstore.de/kupfer-netzwerk-verkabelung/cat.6-komponenten/370/2-fach-dose-fuer-keystone-module-ral9010?gclid=CjwKCAjwj4zaBRABEiwA0xwsP_H1M8tXYhSpy_cURW9_z-5Wc3TY8EwGThL1qJvFPO3DXZY6ybJPvBoC3EIQAvD_BwE I hope you can understand my google translate english. Does that help?

[@markloughtonUK]

Lukull89 Yes I can understand perfectly. Thank you for this information :)

[@Justin-qz9rs]

That crimp made me cringe. What happened to the shielding??

[@maxoneill6582]

Justin he can’t do networking that’s why

[@leescott5326]

Can you imagine doing a fluke test on one? NEXT and FEXT overload. What a clown he is.

[@mrluke19862]

Alex , you completely F**ked up that Rj45, remember when crimping make sure some of the network cable sleeving goes inside the rj45 connector.

[@brodiehaward]

I think the only reason he didn't to that is because the building company didn't leave enough cable length for him to do so, and since it wont be moving around and isn't exposed I guess it doesn't matter as much as it does with an exposed cable.

[@JoshHodgson]

The pairs are twisted to reduce noise and interference. It does matter, it could mean the difference between a 100mb connection and a 1gb connection!

[@mrluke19862]

Nah can be done easy with that length , i also noticed he was using "noobish" rj45 connectors . I have never seen any you can poke through all the cables and snip off !

[@brodiehaward]

I highly doubt a maximum of 5 cm exposed cable is going to make that big of a difference, especially considering that is exactly how cables wired into patch panels and Ethernet sockets are left. If that were the case then the whole networking industry would have been doing it wrong for decades... as long as the rest of the cable run going up to the attic is not damaged then there is no issue here.

[@Max34557]

Exactly.... He tries to make up for it by saying "You won't see it anyways"... So that's a reason to do a shitty job at crimping ethernet..??

[@kamilkuzmicki1687]

Not to be rude, in the attic will cook then good, :/ 2nd get a proper patch panel. 3rd put the network rack “not server rack” in a cooler place since the fans would run harder drawing more power and reducing life of the device possible voiding your warranty. Source Network Engineer at my company

[@mikeysky8917]

Kamil Kuzmicki He stated he had no other place for the rack. Also, he is using patch cable so a patch panel is pointless to be fair. If solid core then he should fit a patch panel.

[@maxoneill6582]

Mikey Sky it makes it a lot nicer a patch panel an also is easier with trouble shooting

[@Max34557]

Mikey Sky That rack is tiny, i don't believe there is no other spot for it in the house.

[@kamilkuzmicki1687]

Max agree like mine I have at home it’s ITS 48u rack ands it’s HUGE Compare to that tiny ass rack just shove in a closet lol

[@Max34557]

I have a 12U and that's already quite big compared to alex his baby cabinet. image.maxkoning.com/IMG_0167.jpg

[@skracia08]

The In-wall APs were only designed to provide coverage for a single room (aka hotel rooms). You should have used a UAP AC PRO

[@kenneththomsen8503]

So.. your reason for mounting your rack in the attic is "Yes, I know it's really warm up here.. actually so warm that I don't want to stay up here for long! but... I don't have room downstairs! I knooow it's a crazy fire hazard.. I knoooow that my equipment might die faster! But.. oh well. .I can't find that tiny amount of space, somewhere inside the house.. sooo.. I'll take the chances!"..?

[@nickthorley1]

Kenneth Thomsen I agree the stairs cupboard looked large enough to me or maybe the garage and put a bundle of cables through from there

[@DJNuckChorris]

typical millennial lol

[@brodiehaward]

normally network equipment doesn't get too hot- at least with the new stuff but with a large POE switch and high power router the heat might cause the large POE switch power supply to not last as long and the router to run hotter, but I don't think that it will make a huge difference to be honest. The biggest problem will probably be the dust build up mixed with the heat, since attics get pretty dusty.

[@JxckSweeney]

Yep and The hard drives in his NAS will be gone in no time up their

[@kevinshales]

No patch panel :-(

[@koomafloo9946]

Rack should have cooling if its getting a NAS. That attic will easily exceed switch operating temps in the summer. Rack should have a patch panel and proper length drops. Drops should not be terminated with a crimp end. drops should also never be extended, cat6 cable is cheap enough.

[@iWadey]

It's gonna bake. Won't last half as long as cooled setups.

[@nickdvorchak1534]

I can almost guarantee that if he was to crimp that cable properly, he would get much better internet speeds At 11:16. Also, you should never cut, or crimp data cables that are terminated into a POE switch that is actively supplying power. Unplug the network switch end of the cable before working on the other end because you can blow out the built in POE injector in the switch by shorting out all the wires. Also, happy late birthday.

[@mihumono]

Doubt it would do anything even if you shorted all the wires together. It is monitoring the line for a device that requires PoE, and then negotiate and supply the power.

[@Milhouz]

Just a heads up that when you crimped the end of the connector down in the kitchen you left way too much cable exposed out of the shielding. This will cause lots of Near End Cross-talk (NEXT) that could degrade the signal further you should leave as much sleeping as physically possible. Other than that the network is looking good! I run the EdgeMax series line myself at home and I'm a network engineer by day on a University Campus. I look froward to seeing more of the network installs!

[@stevejones8392]

The UniFi In-Walls are only supposed to be for single room coverage. They are generally used in hotels where small "spot" coverage is required inside the hotel room, hence why you have had "issues". I hope you dont make CAT5/6 Cables off like that for your clients

[@codyacomputerman1]

Hey Alex I live in Missouri in the US where it is nice and hot and I have put my rack in the attic too and it is an enclose rack like yours but what I have done is actually cut a hole in the ceiling of my upstairs and put a vent cover over it in the corner to where you can’t see the hole just looks like a vent. and in the attic I have taken your standard flex tubing that usually use for a dryer and secured that to the hole in the ceiling and drilled a hole in my rack on the bottom and attached the tubing to that too and on the inside of the rack I have taken a high flow 12 V dc fan and put it inside the rack over that tubing To drawl air from the inside of my house where it is climate controlled and put it into my rack to keep stuff cool. Uses very little power and is silent. Has worked great for me so I figured I would share that with you.

[@codyacomputerman1]

Oh and btw I have the fan on a thermostat that turns it on automatically when it gets too warm in the cabinet and shuts it off once it is cool enough. Also serves good during the winter when it’s cold in the attic but warm in the house bc I get natural heat flow into my cabinet through the tube with the fan turned off. Here’s the link to the thermostat that I used. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F263711238333

[@dmastuff]

One small bit of constructive criticism and general good rule of thumb: Don't crimp or cut an active cable (one end plugged in) whether it's phone or ethernet, The knife edge that cuts the core can cause a short and end up with a dead port on the switch, granted most gear can protect against it etc but still a good rule of thumb Lesson learned after cutting an internal phone line and blowing the fuse in the exchange... whoops Keep it up, and keep on learning

[@Cmeacham]

Out of curiosity. Why did you use a brush plate instead of a patch panel?

[@jettpotter7599]

Chris Meacham seriously him and his obsession with brush plates infuriates me XD

[@tompeters4234]

'5G' is used in cell signal standards (3G 4G). My ears curled when i hear '5G' used for describing WIFI by a tech. That is boat loads confusing for describing tech. At least use '5G Wifi". I think that is like calling a SSD a Hard Drive. It is just not. '5G' WiFi is correctly known as WiFi 'ac', or 802.11ac for any tech buffs out there. 5G WiFi is essentially the next WiFi standard. In the past we've had WiFi 'a', 'b', 'g' and 'n', with 'n' being, until recently, the most modern and the fastest of the available options.

[@realamazingworld6756]

Tom Peters I think he meant 5 MHz LOL

[@stalksover8409]

REAL AMAZING WORLD I think you meant to say ghz

[@realamazingworld6756]

Joseph Stalker yup sorry lol

[@patrick6580]

5ghz wireless ‘n’ is a thing

[@maxoneill6582]

Patrick Dhue yeh it’s shit though its still 300/300 the same with 2.4 and 5

[@jonathanmajdi9126]

A patch panel would be a good addition

[@michaelo85]

ETHERNET! Ffs

[@d-zone]

Alex, what’s f-ernet? Those are Ethernet cables, EEEEE-ther-net

[@JohnSmith-qv3ew]

He has no idea.

[@Holdeenio]

Excited to see how the Ubiquiti network cameras perform...

[@LinusNilsson00]

Love watching stuff like this! Im studying to be an electrician so stuff like this is always fun to watch. I`ve actually done some ethernet-work at my house today! Happy birthday!

[@simplywhy]

Loved it, was waiting on this one for quite some time now. Keep up the great work Alex

[@Itstaylerscott]

Happy birthday Alex!!

[@camerontoon2052]

Happy birthday! Always love the installation vids! Keep up the good work fam!

[@jbleibtrey]

So glad I found Alex's channel. I've learned so much being a complete newb!

[@mdre83]

Happy birthday dude. Awesome video! Please don’t leave it to long before doing the CCTV install video. I’ve been contemplating a Ubiquiti CCTV / Network setup for a little while now and intrigued around the picture quality day/night, remote connectivity and overall functionality of the setup 👍🏻

[@SenZubEanS]

I feel a patch panel is just begging to be installed in this setup. And also not sure why use those AP's and not an AC Lite or something

[@foldedfordgalaxy8297]

cat 6 patch for house, fail that what solid core is for, imagine going In to a it job and wiring the office up with stranded instead of solid

[@ikweby9169]

Not normally one to side with Alex, but wtf you talking about? the cable he has used for this is totally fine, you wouldnt use what you called solid indoors.

[@tjster123]

You should be using solid core for ur long runs, stranded has way more resistance that just degrades the signal

[@ikweby9169]

Tom yeah long runs. A house isn’t going to have a long run. The cable he is using is perfectly fine for a home system.

[@adriang-b2142]

if you wanted to make full use of CAT6x cable then you would also need to crimp it properly to the cable which Alex has not done (at the wifi end). So pointless running in CAT6 so far...

[@yelluculley]

You say the router instead of "Router" because your English but you pronounce Ethernet in an unknown language :) Gets me every time

[@ethanhallecho]

Those ethernet terminations really grind my gears...

[@maniherarameka4619]

They got on my nerves too lol

[@djando98]

twist rate? whats a twist rate? haha

[@DiStUrBeDHuSk3r]

It's cause he calls them a crimp end. But they're RJ45's. He doesn't know a whole lot about networking from what I can tell.

[@NguyenMinhThu1709]

very nice style, man

[@jhonroefrancisco60]

I'm so impressed every video your making keep up the great things

[@dalekkiller]

How will the heat in there will effect the efficiency of the equipment?

[@CarmenShields]

Alex, question: What makes you choose the USG vs the EdgeRouter products for your personal home usage?

[@jiggalojonski]

Love this guys videos I use a Ubiquity air fiber for my back haul and cambium for my AP distribution Center

[@johnwilko]

Do you have any APs installed upstairs (not in the loft)? Just wondering whether it would be necessary in a two storey house.

[@jackanthonycatadman654]

Happy Birthday Alex!

[@ryanelmer2631]

That’s a switch box not a server cabinet.... it’s not deep enough to fit a standard server

[@maxoneill6582]

Ryan Elmer yeh i know he does it just to piss the people that know Something about IT

[@Max34557]

Exactly, this is a server rack, it can fit actual servers: i.maxkoning.com/IMG_0167.jpg I made the mistake of buying a networking rack, and when i got it i found out my server didn't fit.

[@ryanelmer2631]

That ones deeper

[@ManA-Level]

Happy Happy Birthday to the AWESOME you Alex!!

[@assassinjohn]

Lovely video . Happy birthday. Great grind :)

[@njp3729]

Happy birthday Alex

[@incubusiyrix]

Good video, I always go for the AC Pro’s over the in wall AP’s.

[@chriswright6686]

Wheres part three of the new house network? Loving the vlog 👍

[@ProperMethodz]

I look forward to future videos of your network overheating.

[@GoldDominik893]

Happy birthday alex

[@davidlittlejohn7502]

What is it with cable installers in the UK, they only leave 2 or 3 inches of cable in the box! And, as another comment mentioned, the jack end should be right up and crimped onto the cable insulation.

[@brandonnn95]

i came here to look and see if someone else also noticed. its absolutely atrocious

[@only1stefan]

to be honest i do home cinema multiroom audio and networking and if one of my installers did a job like that they would be fired. does not matter if you cant see it it still has to be done proppely. that termination is an abortion.

[@davidpetermcmorris857]

Are you allergic to Cisco? Can you do any CLI?

[@maxrechenberg3441]

Happy birthday dude 🤙🏻

[@malickngwana]

Happy Birthday Alex!!

[@hyper_gamer2824]

Happy birthday Alex and best wishes

[@BenBoxer]

What lens was used to film this?

[@Vijaythalapathy28]

Absolutely enjoyed the content thanks and happy birthday

[@GavinLim]

Hi alex, why did you go with the in wall ap instead of unifi ac lite?

[@xclusivereef5805]

Great video as always but why did you go with the USG vs the EdgeRouter ?

[@CHOPP3R236]

Happy B'Day Alex! Enjoy your videos....Shout Out to all the Aussie subscribers.

[@andrewchristie5715]

Great video

[@ProIronfistgamer]

will that dish signal get effected by weather

[@stephenplaxton-smith4181]

Did your rack have issues with heat and cold being in the loft?

[@joewebber5956]

Keep up the great work Alex

[@jgarza00]

Happy birthday Alex!!!

[@Leon-ks1bf]

Hi Alex, what type of ethernet cable do you use? CAT5e or CAT6, UTP or shielded, CCA or Cu, and lastly stranded or solid?

[@616Drones]

Well done my friend and from West Michigan USA.

[@elliot6865]

please stop saying Ethernet like that

[@naveenplystore]

😂

[@simondavidsonnewcastle]

It was annoying me as well .

[@Bawlk]

Can you do a 2020 full network update please.

[@343_GuiltySpark]

Surely your network lab room would be a good place for that rack...

[@SachaObado]

Happy Birthday.. I love your setup its totally amazing..

[@crazycameron6597]

happy birthday bro, very inspiring

[@taldahan1156]

The video was good happy birthday Alex I would like to see more of the network and how it works ❤️

[@kevinbaol7919]

When your stripping your cat 5/6 cable here is a tip. The outer sheathing strip off you can use on each pair of twisted wire groups. Place the sheathing over one of the wires in the pair that's twisted. Spin the sheathing and it will slide down between the twisted wire and spit them apart faster. When your pull up on the sheathing squeeze and it will slide and make the wire straight. repeat on all paired wires hope you find this useful .

[@appleluisappleluis7829]

Nice first on blog and on techflow vid. Love your vids alex

[@Aleks-jw9yb]

happy birthday bro!

[@danym436]

Happy birthday alex!

[@Fusion.]

happy birthday alex

[@allancain7028]

Totally rocking an informative video

[@Chubby1G_TV]

uhhh... Happy Bday with many more to celebrate!! aha a little late but keep up the vids pls thanx my guy!!!!

[@troyanderson1043]

Happy Belated B-day Alex. Thanks for sharing. Don't worry about us Yanks critisizing your pronuciation of the English language. We are confused ourselves. For example the word route (street), we say rowt, or root. We don't even know whats correct. Hope you had a great B-day!

[@epicfaze4428]

Thank you so much

[@danwilson5026]

Happy birthday. Mine is the 12th. Love the tech flow videos. Keep them coming.

[@rd-vm2fl]

show us the heat map for the coverage....

[@simenvoffa]

I love your internet videoes!

[@sarahbutterfield9192]

hope you had a happy birthday , loving your blogs xxx

[@hoosierwifiguy7001]

I prefer to use UniFi at a lot of installs because of the flexibility it gives in management. It's about 1/5 the cost of Cisco/HP it's been stable for my clients for years. What's the most equipment you've had managed by a CloudKey?

[@AJGraham83]

Happy belated birthday Alex!

[@rudydiaz2488]

Good job Alex!!!

[@joshelliott9578]

Totally not overkill for your small starter home

[@funnynoodle6997]

No patch pannel ? no ups ? are your cameras on a seprate vlan ? loved the video btw :)

[@notwizardels]

Have you tried using shield cables to get around the problem with mounting them at plug socket height?

[@techrja]

Have you got a UPS in the server rack, what about if your power goes out and you have lost your network

[@techrja]

He has, just commented as soon as he started talking about it

[@youngmarioyoung1]

Happy Birthday Alex . Do you have a cooling solution in the future for the server in the loft ?

[@DamionOrona]

Router, Switch & PDU and heat isn't a issue??? Should be!! Especially if you plan on closing up your cabinet. Maybe consider adding a side fan or two to blow out the hot air?? Hot air can make your equipment work harder.

[@panic_seller]

Where is your Dish connecting to for Internet Access???

[@matheussox]

Happy Birthday, Mate!!!

[@castletransport]

I'm 5 years late ;) but happy birthday hahaha. Your a amazing guy! keep up the amazing videos