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<p>Created with some thoughts.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Racks ==<br /> One question I currently have [http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=10959.0 out in the forum] is about what it&#039;s best to use to house equipment in the wiring closet. I come from the IT world, where professional-grade equipment is used. I&#039;m obviously familiar and comfortable with it. I&#039;ve seen these Leviton-style panels, and they seem so limited and small. <br /> <br /> I remember reading somewhere that using racks in home automation setups is frowned upon when reselling a house. The term used was &quot;intimidating&quot;. However, a pretty panel coupled with UPS&#039;s, servers, cable modems, and wireless AP&#039;s on the floor, all their cabling strewn everywhere seems intimidating to me. I&#039;m wondering if a hybrid approach may be useful. <br /> <br /> == Eqiupment to House ==<br /> What I want to put in the closet. Should match up with my [[User:KlfJoat/Structured wiring|structured wiring]] page.<br /> * Telephone demarc<br /> * Cable company demarc<br /> * House coax termination<br /> * Cable splitters/distribution<br /> * Cable modem<br /> * Gig-E switch<br /> * House data cabling termination<br /> * Wireless-N Access Point<br /> * Wireless-G AP &amp; public network (old WRT54GL)<br /> * [[User:KlfJoat/Alarm system|Alarm system]] panel<br /> * [[User:KlfJoat/LinuxMCE Core|LinuxMCE Core]]<br /> <br /> == Miscellaney ==<br /> The choice of which closet to use is a given. It is big enough, I don&#039;t use it, and it is entirely interior. Two drawbacks are that it is not centrally located, and that it is in the bedroom portion of the house. <br /> <br /> Preparing the closet is important. This space is big, but I don&#039;t want to overrun it completely. It would be nice if it could remain a closet for resale or my own use.<br /> <br /> There is no direct airflow into the closet. This could become a problem. I am hoping that a simple, small, quiet exhaust fan will suffice. Think something that turns on when too hot, and vents to the attic. If this doesn&#039;t work, then I will enlarge the hole and tie in a duct to the AC. <br /> <br /> A light would be helpful in this space. I don&#039;t think there is one, currently.</div>

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