In the spirit of underkill home network and overkill home network

Internet:

• Verizon FIOS terminating in their optical network terminal. Assume gigabit ethernet for all wired connections hereafter.

Network:

• router/firewall: 4 x 2.5Gb ports. Attached to a UPS. Connected to the main switch.

• Main switch: 12 port unmanaged fanless GE switch. Powered by the same UPS as the router/firewall.

• Den switch: connected to the main switch. 8 ports.

• Living room switch: connected to the den switch. Currently a managed, fan-cooled 48 ports, but soon to be changed out for a 12 port fanless.

• Wireless access points 1, 2: connected to the main switch.

• Wireless access point 3: connected to the den switch.

• Wireless access points 4,5: connected to the living room switch.

Servers:

• main server is connected to the main switch, on its own UPS.
• media server is connected to the den switch, on its own UPS.

Wired stations:

• my desktop is connected to the main switch. Own UPS.
• my wife’s desktop, same.
• my wife’s other desktop, connected to the living room switch.
• there is a currently unused ethernet-over-AC connection from the main switch
• music player in the living room
• media-watching tiny desktop in the living room
• In the den:
  • a Roku for the TV
  • the home theater receiver
  • the HDHomeRun TV tuner

Wireless devices:

• 4 laptops
• 3 chromebooks
• 4 tablets
• six phones