Cat6 vs Cat6a for In-Wall Runs: Which to Pull
For in-wall home runs, pull Cat6 for almost every drop and Cat6a only for long backbone runs where you need…
Category: Network Cabling, Rack & Infrastructure
Home network cabling, structured wiring, racks, cable management, fiber, and certification.
Home Lab Power Redundancy Guide
Home lab power redundancy is a ladder, not a single purchase: a UPS removes the brief-outage risk, dual power supplies…
UPS Battery Replacement Guide for a Home Lab
Replace a UPS battery when its runtime has dropped sharply, when it fails a self-test, or when it simply hits…
UPS Runtime Calculation for a Home Lab
To estimate UPS runtime for a home lab, start with the battery’s energy in watt-hours (battery voltage × amp-hours), multiply…
Home Lab UPS & Power Management: The Complete Guide
A home lab UPS is not a battery that keeps the lights on — it is the thing that buys…
Structured Home Network Wiring: The Home-Run Star Layout
Structured home network wiring means running every data drop in the house back to one central point as an unbroken…
Home Network Cabling Guide: Wiring a House the Right Way
Home network cabling is the one layer of a homelab you only get to do well once, so do it…