Installation
The installation of the cage was actually quite easy and I did it by myself. I used a laser level to show the center point and mounted the bracket flush against the header. This cage uses four screws to mount to the studs.
I then dry fit the cage to ensure it was level.
With the cage mounted and secure I installed set screws and the powered cable splitter. I also had to move the inside numbered rack back a few notches to match the UPS depth.
Looking good Mortimer. Feeling good Randolph.
It seems a shame to jack up the clean look with all those HomeRun tuners but…
With the door closed it is not too bad. I will ad some black foam to the front mesh so I cannot see through it. There is plenty of ventilation for the cage on all six sides.
I need to add a few more Cat6 lines to the other side of the garage but the look and location are final.
Overall the project took two hours and was very easy. I spent a little more than I had originally planned but the results were very clean and I am satisfied with the results. Now it is time to clean up the bench…
Like the movie reference. Eddie Murphy would be proud. I assume your garage is air conditioned since, if memory serves you’re SoCal? No way I could keep all that stuff in my garage in El Paso between April and October…
Yes, I live outside of Los Angeles near the foothills. It gets to be about 90° at the hottest time inside the garage as I have solar fans and radiant barrier insulation.
It’s a lot toastier than that here in NC in the Summer. I’m looking to do the same thing in a closet under the stair case which is in the middle of the house. Perfect for a star topology setup. I’ve got to add power to the closet first but with a crawl space below, LAN and RG6 coax should be pretty easy to pull. I want to centrally locate phone, LAN, cable, and antenna connections into this closet leaving just one connection back to the service connection. Sounds like this is what you are doing. Why did you pick yelllow?
My home network color coding is:
Blue cables are PC Fast
Black cables are Media Fast
Yellow cables are Gigabit
My exception is that from the “main” switch in the office I have three Gigabit cables that go through the attic. I have red to game room, yellow to the garage and blue to the living room.
Hi Tim,
Nice write up. I was just wondering y you used a D-Link over lets say Linksys and what kind of router/wireless access point your using?
Thanks,
Ray
Brand preference and they look clean. I use a DIR-655 for the router and wireless.
Great write up! I followed it on the BYOB podcast as well. The best part is the Rack enclosure on the wall! Maybe its time for another Friday Night project where you put a 2U server in the enclosure… just a thought 🙂
I read somewhere you picked up a 4th HDhomerun around thanksgiving/x-mas of last year and I figure you have your hands on a PRIME, when are you going to show us some pictures of your latest setup!?!?
I have always enjoyed your write ups because you set up is so close to mine!