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The basic network center of my house down in the basement.  It gets the job done keeping all the ones and zeros flowing efficiently throughout the house and all my networked devices are happy.  The next step is I need to learn how to do a really good network diagram of everything in the house, and not just the basement that you see here.  I usually have about 40-50 IP addresses connected at a given time (there is an abundance of wireless smart home devices at work). 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
The reason the server is mounted in the job site box was an experiment to see if was feasible to have something bolted to the floor so it would be hard to walk off with the security footage if someone broke into the house.
 
The media converters were an experiment to see about providing an air-gap/non conductive break between my cable modem and router from lightning electrical surges coming in on the coax cable. Same reason for the separate 8 port POE switch was so in case of lighting surge from a camera it wouldn't take out my main switch.
 
The orange patch cables go to wall jacks throughout the house, the yellow patch cables connect to items in the basement, and the red jacks are for the security cameras.
 
Breakdown of equipment used:
 
Tripp-Lite SR2POST 45U 2 Post Rack
24-Port CATV Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 Lite w/ 2 LC SFPs
1U Brush Panel
24-Port Cat6 Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 POE 150W w/ LC SFP
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3
1U Brush Panel
(3) OpticalSNS Media Converters w/ LC SFP
Netgear CM1000 Cable Modem
CyberPower CPS-1215RM Power Distribution Unit
BenQ GW2265 Monitor 22 Inch wall mounted to 8U Blank Panel
Keyboard Shelf
Back of Rack (not seen) - Raspberry Pi3B+ (Pi-Hole)
Back of Rack (not seen) - HDHomeRun Connect Quatro
 
Rigid 2032-OS Job Site Box
Added Ventilation Box w/ Fan
Dell XPS 8900 Computer/Server for Plex and BlueIris
24GB RAM
(2) WD Red 8TB Drives (For Plex Media)
(2) WD Purple 2TB Drives for Security Cameras
 
APC 1500LCD UPS

 

The basic network center of my house down in the basement.  It gets the job done keeping all the ones and zeros flowing efficiently throughout the house and all my networked devices are happy.  The next step is I need to learn how to do a really good network diagram of everything in the house, and not just the basement that you see here.  I usually have about 40-50 IP addresses connected at a given time (there is an abundance of wireless smart home devices at work). 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
The reason the server is mounted in the job site box was an experiment to see if was feasible to have something bolted to the floor so it would be hard to walk off with the security footage if someone broke into the house.
 
The media converters were an experiment to see about providing an air-gap/non conductive break between my cable modem and router from lightning electrical surges coming in on the coax cable. Same reason for the separate 8 port POE switch was so in case of lighting surge from a camera it wouldn't take out my main switch.
 
The orange patch cables go to wall jacks throughout the house, the yellow patch cables connect to items in the basement, and the red jacks are for the security cameras.
 
Breakdown of equipment used:
 
Tripp-Lite SR2POST 45U 2 Post Rack
24-Port CATV Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 Lite w/ 2 LC SFPs
1U Brush Panel
24-Port Cat6 Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 POE 150W w/ LC SFP
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3
1U Brush Panel
(3) OpticalSNS Media Converters w/ LC SFP
Netgear CM1000 Cable Modem
CyberPower CPS-1215RM Power Distribution Unit
BenQ GW2265 Monitor 22 Inch wall mounted to 8U Blank Panel
Keyboard Shelf
Back of Rack (not seen) - Raspberry Pi3B+ (Pi-Hole)
Back of Rack (not seen) - HDHomeRun Connect Quatro
 
Rigid 2032-OS Job Site Box
Added Ventilation Box w/ Fan
Dell XPS 8900 Computer/Server for Plex and BlueIris
24GB RAM
(2) WD Red 8TB Drives (For Plex Media)
(2) WD Purple 2TB Drives for Security Cameras
 
APC 1500LCD UPS

 

The basic network center of my house down in the basement.  It gets the job done keeping all the ones and zeros flowing efficiently throughout the house and all my networked devices are happy.  The next step is I need to learn how to do a really good network diagram of everything in the house, and not just the basement that you see here.  I usually have about 40-50 IP addresses connected at a given time (there is an abundance of wireless smart home devices at work). 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
The reason the server is mounted in the job site box was an experiment to see if was feasible to have something bolted to the floor so it would be hard to walk off with the security footage if someone broke into the house.
 
The media converters were an experiment to see about providing an air-gap/non conductive break between my cable modem and router from lightning electrical surges coming in on the coax cable. Same reason for the separate 8 port POE switch was so in case of lighting surge from a camera it wouldn't take out my main switch.
 
The orange patch cables go to wall jacks throughout the house, the yellow patch cables connect to items in the basement, and the red jacks are for the security cameras.
 
Breakdown of equipment used:
 
Tripp-Lite SR2POST 45U 2 Post Rack
24-Port CATV Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 Lite w/ 2 LC SFPs
1U Brush Panel
24-Port Cat6 Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 POE 150W w/ LC SFP
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3
1U Brush Panel
(3) OpticalSNS Media Converters w/ LC SFP
Netgear CM1000 Cable Modem
CyberPower CPS-1215RM Power Distribution Unit
BenQ GW2265 Monitor 22 Inch wall mounted to 8U Blank Panel
Keyboard Shelf
Back of Rack (not seen) - Raspberry Pi3B+ (Pi-Hole)
Back of Rack (not seen) - HDHomeRun Connect Quatro
 
Rigid 2032-OS Job Site Box
Added Ventilation Box w/ Fan
Dell XPS 8900 Computer/Server for Plex and BlueIris
24GB RAM
(2) WD Red 8TB Drives (For Plex Media)
(2) WD Purple 2TB Drives for Security Cameras
 
APC 1500LCD UPS

 

The basic network center of my house down in the basement.  It gets the job done keeping all the ones and zeros flowing efficiently throughout the house and all my networked devices are happy.  The next step is I need to learn how to do a really good network diagram of everything in the house, and not just the basement that you see here.  I usually have about 40-50 IP addresses connected at a given time (there is an abundance of wireless smart home devices at work). 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
The reason the server is mounted in the job site box was an experiment to see if was feasible to have something bolted to the floor so it would be hard to walk off with the security footage if someone broke into the house.
 
The media converters were an experiment to see about providing an air-gap/non conductive break between my cable modem and router from lightning electrical surges coming in on the coax cable. Same reason for the separate 8 port POE switch was so in case of lighting surge from a camera it wouldn't take out my main switch.
 
The orange patch cables go to wall jacks throughout the house, the yellow patch cables connect to items in the basement, and the red jacks are for the security cameras.
 
Breakdown of equipment used:
 
Tripp-Lite SR2POST 45U 2 Post Rack
24-Port CATV Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 24 Lite w/ 2 LC SFPs
1U Brush Panel
24-Port Cat6 Patch Panel
Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 8 POE 150W w/ LC SFP
Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite 3
1U Brush Panel
(3) OpticalSNS Media Converters w/ LC SFP
Netgear CM1000 Cable Modem
CyberPower CPS-1215RM Power Distribution Unit
BenQ GW2265 Monitor 22 Inch wall mounted to 8U Blank Panel
Keyboard Shelf
Back of Rack (not seen) - Raspberry Pi3B+ (Pi-Hole)
Back of Rack (not seen) - HDHomeRun Connect Quatro
 
Rigid 2032-OS Job Site Box
Added Ventilation Box w/ Fan
Dell XPS 8900 Computer/Server for Plex and BlueIris
24GB RAM
(2) WD Red 8TB Drives (For Plex Media)
(2) WD Purple 2TB Drives for Security Cameras
 
APC 1500LCD UPS

 

From everything I've read online, the AR8152 is only a 100Mbs Fast Ethernet card.
 
I believe it shares the same drivers as the AR8151 Gigabit Ethernet card.  Maybe that is causing part of the disparity.
 

From everything I've read online, the AR8152 is only a 100Mbs Fast Ethernet card.
 
I believe it shares the same drivers as the AR8151 Gigabit Ethernet card.  Maybe that is causing part of the disparity.
 

A router basically connects your network to the internet via your modem.  It handles the network traffic routing and can assign IP addresses.  Most routers have a small switch built it, say 4 LAN ports (some have more some less) that connects your devices.
 
Switches are generally uses to add more Ethernet connections to your network.  So if your router has 4 Ethernet ports but you have 10 computers you wanted wired on the network, you add a switch to expand the ports that are available.
 
So if your router has all the ports you need to connect your devices, you generally don't need a separate switch. 
 
That is a very basic breakdown.  

A router basically connects your network to the internet via your modem.  It handles the network traffic routing and can assign IP addresses.  Most routers have a small switch built it, say 4 LAN ports (some have more some less) that connects your devices.
 
Switches are generally uses to add more Ethernet connections to your network.  So if your router has 4 Ethernet ports but you have 10 computers you wanted wired on the network, you add a switch to expand the ports that are available.
 
So if your router has all the ports you need to connect your devices, you generally don't need a separate switch. 
 
That is a very basic breakdown.  

A router basically connects your network to the internet via your modem.  It handles the network traffic routing and can assign IP addresses.  Most routers have a small switch built it, say 4 LAN ports (some have more some less) that connects your devices.
 
Switches are generally uses to add more Ethernet connections to your network.  So if your router has 4 Ethernet ports but you have 10 computers you wanted wired on the network, you add a switch to expand the ports that are available.
 
So if your router has all the ports you need to connect your devices, you generally don't need a separate switch. 
 
That is a very basic breakdown.  

This router does not support gigabit.  It only supports 10/100.  if you want to be able to connect at gigabit, you will need a new router.  Since it only supports 100Mbps, you are only getting half the speed offered by your ISP (you stated you had the 200Mbps plan).
Yes it has an Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit), but it won't work at gigabit speed until you upgrade your router.

When setting the SSIDs, did the give the 2.4 and 5 Ghz different names?  That way when your connecting to it, you are sure you are connected to the 5 Ghz for the higher speeds.

I'm looking for a backup software program for Windows 10.  However I have some specific features I need.  Doesn't have to be free.  I'm willing to pay if the software is good.
Needs to backup selected drives, files, and folders to an external drive, exFAT formatted (backup also to a network drive is a plus)    Needs to do incremental backups (only adding/removing files that have changed on the source drive since the last backup) Cannot backup to an image or compressed file.  I need to be able to unplug the backup drive, and plug it into any other computer and be able to access all the files.  Basically I want a mirror of all the files onto the backup drive  
On my macOS machines, I use Carbon Copy Cloner which I absolutely love.  However I'm finding it difficult to find a comparable software solution for the PC.  Most decent software packages seem to want to use images or compressed zip files for the backup (which I don't want to have to load the software on every machine I might want to plug the drives into).  Plug and play with other computers is key.
 
A bonus would be if I could load it onto 2 computers with only buying one license, but if it is worth it, I don't mind paying for multiple licenses to get what I need.

Have you looked at the Phanteks Evolv MATX case.  My brother has MATX and I have the ATX version non tempered glass versions.  Great case..
http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-mATX-TemperedGlass.html

Sorry I missed the last line with the budget.