Installing a Ceiling-mount Wi-Fi Access Point

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Link to Part II - I had to fix a big OOPS. Watch Part I first and see if you can catch it without reading the comments!
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Hello, and thank you for watching! This project involved installing a ceiling-mount Wi-Fi access point to provide better coverage in a raised ranch style house. During the video, I address tasks such as fishing cable from the garage to attic by leveraging an existing passage for the main sewage stack pipe, (attempted!) fishing cable through a wall, dressing the cable, and mounting the Access point. My techniques were selected based on the tools I had available. Other methods exist which may be more suitable for your installation, such as the use of fiberglass fishing rods, or perhaps routing of the cable inside a closet where only a couple of holes would be needed to make the trip from one level to the next.
I also try to point out some basic common sense and safety tips to keep in mind when performing this type of work to help prevent damage or injury such as the use of safety glasses as well as gloves and masks when handling fiberglass insulation.
I am open to constructive criticism, suggestions for other ways of accomplishing the same tasks, and ideas for other projects, so please let me know your thoughts in the comments. Be sure to check out my other videos as well!
Note - I am not sponsored by any products or companies, so anything used in my videos is by my preference.
Index:
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Measuring location of Access Point
1:48 - Fishing cable from garage to attic
6:50 - Examining attic-side of installation location
7:36 - Installing the Access Point mounting plate
10:00 - completing cable run and dressing cable
11:58 - Attempting to fish cable through wall
13:49 - Finalizing connections, testing Access Point, and clean-up
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@felixdamba3429 4 жыл бұрын

You are very comprehensive in your explanation, a super video indeed 😊. I was given some job to install 3 nano stations begining tomorrow and I was wondering whether to have the POE injector close to the nano hd, but now I'm grateful for your video.

@judahharley6968 3 жыл бұрын

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@firstdown80 3 жыл бұрын

Very good video! I just finished pulling Cat6 cables into my attic. It’s a challenge working in the attic for me since it’s like 105F outside plus all the insulation. Next for me is putting in a Ubiquiti AC Nano HD.

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I like the Ubiquiti products. My coworker introduced me to them. Please watch the Part II video I produced where I had to correct a critical and unsafe cable routing error I had made in Part I.

@spartan3070 3 жыл бұрын

just an amazing video tutorial !!!

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I did make a mistake during the cable routing so be sure to watch the followup where I correct it!

@bhylton86 4 жыл бұрын

Incredibly helpful. Thank you!

@par64guy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching it! I am glad to have been able to help.

@pgolm 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video! Installing a nanoHD shortly in my own home, so this was very helpful. Curious why you ran pre-terminated RJ45 instead of terminating the cable after fishing it and passing it through the ceiling.

@par64guy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching, and I am glad it helped. I used preterminated mainly for two reasons. First, I figured I could fish the cable with ends already installed to save some time. Two, I don't own a RJ45 crimper and was feeling cheap and lazy.:)

@Mr2greys 3 жыл бұрын

Good video but one thing to keep in mind is radiation pattern. It can be beneficial in planning which way it points on the ceiling. Some of their APs can vary in signal strength depending on which way it points (not a lot mind you)

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, very good point. I chose the location for mine based on getting it central in the house and broadcasting down to get the best coverage.

@beetle320 3 жыл бұрын

I thought these were all Omni directional?

@ditryjerztrooper4915 4 жыл бұрын

Def helpful, but I believe locating Ethernet wires less than 12-18 inches from high voltage wires causes more EMI when running parallel . If you have to cross them I would only do it at 90°

@par64guy 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a good observation. I would expect this is more critical with houses wired with nonmetallic (Romex) cable. Unfortunately, my options for routing the cable were limited, so I had to violate that recommendation. To those reading this who are still in the planning phase, see what you can do to minimize how often your signal cables run parallel to power lines.

@genetech109 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Attempting this setup in my garage ceiling. Did you makeup your CAT cables with connectors or purchase a long cable? Keep up the good work.

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

I was able to buy a pre-terminated cable that was the right length. Worst case I could have bought RJ45's and and a crimper, but I did not need to in this case. Please watch my follow up video where I corrected a routing error I made in this video which violates electric code.

@mosey4650 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man, with the way you installed this WAP, is the ethernet cable visible or covered if you look around the other side of the WAP?

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

With it up against the ceiling, the cable is hidden under it.

@marclieber2612 2 жыл бұрын

We are building a new house and I plan to install AP's during the framing, before the drywall goes up, so no need for all the fishing (I hope!). I'm planning ceiling mounted APs in the family room and living room areas downstairs, and another upstairs where the bedrooms are. Any guidelines on how many square feet today's access points should cover comfortably?

@par64guy 2 жыл бұрын

Good move doing the work before the drywall goes up! Regarding placement and number of APs, you can consult the suppliers of the products for guidelines as they typically have different grades of models for the amount of coverage and bandwidth needed. I used Ubiquiti products based on the recommendation of a coworker, and the AP I selected was one I felt would sufficiently cover the raised ranch style house and number of wireless devices. Thus far, it has served me well with four occupants, each with computers, phones, and Wi-Fi connected televisions. The single AP also kept my router relatively simple and inexpensive. Be sure to watch my follow-up video where I corrected a code violation I had committed by running the Ethernet cable in the same cavity as the power cables. Thanks again to the viewer who pointed it out!

@justintemp 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Is there a chance it would overheat on the ceiling? I know it gets hot on the desk. Do you seal the hole afterwards?

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

I have not had a problem with mine. This AP is designed to be mounted on the ceiling or wall. I stuffed a little insulation into the hole to prevent drafts.

@justintemp 3 жыл бұрын

@@par64guy great. Thanks. Great walk thru. I also have a pipe running from garage upstairs and its a pain as cable gets snagged easily!

@justintemp 3 жыл бұрын

@@par64guy do you have any plans to upgrade or add to your network?

@jamie00003 3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to terminate a big fat cat 7a+ cable to one of these but it’s too fat to fit in an rj45 connector. How do you do this normally?

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

My guess would be you would need an RJ45 designed to terminate CAT7a+. I have only worked with CAT5 and CAT6, so unfortunately I have no experience with CAT7.

@jesushc26 2 жыл бұрын

en américa latina la mayoría de las casa son de concreto, muy poco de madera. y estructuras ya hechas donde no quieren que se haga remodelaciones, pasar cable por los mismo orificios una labor titánica, los técnicos si se tiene complicaciones.

@par64guy 2 жыл бұрын

With some help from Google Translate, here goes: Comment: In Latin America most of the houses are made of concrete, very little wood. and ready-made structures where they do not want remodeling, passing cable through the same holes is a titanic task, the technicians if you have complications. My reply: I hope that the designers of the structure included some extra holes to allow cables to pass. Mi respuesta: espero que los diseñadores de la estructura incluyan algunos agujeros adicionales para permitir el paso de los cables.

@manolommad 3 жыл бұрын

I purchased a new house and there is a cat6 prewired on both first and second floor. The WAP you have on this video is connected via POE, is the POE or injector connected directly to a wireless router? I have a netgear wireless modem/wireless. The builder wants to charge over $1k on 2 ubiquity access point. I checked amazon and these are only $150 a piece. My concern is where would i get the power source to the ubiquity. Thank you

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

My AP came with an injector. I plug the injector into the router and the output of the injector to the cable that runs to the AP. I would order the AP's yourself.

@Mr2greys 3 жыл бұрын

If you buy a single AP fro Ubiquiti it usually comes with a POE injector. If you buy their bulk I.e discounted 5units they dont but if you pick up one of their small POE switches it ends up cheaper

@robgarcia1631 2 жыл бұрын

how is your bandwidth being affected rynning your ethernet cable along side electrical romex wire??

@par64guy 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice any real degradation. However, do check out my followup video where another viewer pointed out the code violation of running the two near each other. I rerouted the Ethernet cable to mostly resolve the issue. Thanks again for watching!

@ya00007 3 жыл бұрын

What "power of ethernet" cable standard is required for a WAP?

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

I don't recall off the top of my head, but I used CAT6. Some cables have thicker conductors to handle higher wattage and longer runs.

@ya00007 3 жыл бұрын

@@par64guy Does the box/manual mention what kind of POE cable standard is required? I think the minimum must be cat6, but there's no standard information on the internet

@Mr2greys 3 жыл бұрын

Ubiquidoes mention it isn't 24v anymore though

@markfrombriz 3 жыл бұрын

LOL at 15/64ths, ugh, how do you guys cope without metric ;-)

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

I know, it's annoying. I would love to officially move to metric. Powers of 10 make the math so much easier. I often use mm at work when measuring small distances.

@mstride11 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful...but how does one get a mask right now :P

@par64guy 4 жыл бұрын

Good question! We actually bought a few handmade ones from a local tailor with pockets for filter material. We bought automotive shop towels to use for filter material.

@BigniceJohn 3 жыл бұрын

Do not fish cabling this way. You should never put AC wiring (the yellow cables are 14AWG for a 20A 120VAC circuit - Romex) and low voltage cabling in the same hole. Also, you cannot put electrical and mechanical in the same hole. In this install, all three are in the same path. This is not safe. There are EMI issues, but it is more than that. In a fire or earthquake, or even just from vibration over time, the pipe can move pressing the cables together potentially shorting out the wires. Running 120VAC from and 20A breaker would cause a lot of trouble and potentially a fire.

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

Good catch. I missed that detail when running the cable. I will move the Ethernet cable by drilling another hold near the pipe to force some distance. I will see if I can secure the Romex lines as well.

@BigniceJohn 3 жыл бұрын

@@par64guy If you can add photos to your video it would be great. Just trying to keep people safe. Cheers!

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

@@BigniceJohn I just rerouted the cable today and recorded it. I will produce a sequel video showing the problem and how I corrected it. Sneak preview - I made use of a nearby closet.

@BigniceJohn 3 жыл бұрын

Michael Lorello thank you for doing that. Many would blow off my comments. But most of all, I am glad your installation is a bit safer.

@par64guy 3 жыл бұрын

@@BigniceJohn In case you did not see the notification, here's "Part II". I gave you a shout-out as a thank you for bringing that mistake to my attention. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sK1xZ7V4m7DQqKs.html

@email16v 4 жыл бұрын

Good god dude....just install it already....smh

@par64guy 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, what can I say? I like to be detailed so there are not too many follow-up questions. It must come from my engineering background where writing detailed specifications is a requirement.