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My home network, NAS and home lab.

Just lab porn? As lab porn, nice!

 

If you'd like some directions to go in the future, here are a few, take it or leave it.

  • It looks like you have L-shaped vertical rails that have the square cage-nut holes on both sides of the L. You're also using both sides of the L, which makes it harder to adjust later down the line. Consider switching your shelves to front 19" mounts, which will let you also adjust the depths much easier later.
  • It looks like you also may have some of the tools to terminate your own network cables. If you can, consider shortening some of the cable runs to make cable management easier. Custom cables can take some work, but they make it a lot easier to maintain, since you can easily see where every cable goes to.
  • If at all possible, manage your rack so that AC power cords and low-voltage networking cables don't run parallel to each other. AC power lines can introduce noise into your network that affect the stability of the signal as it moves down the cable. While Ethernet has the ability to do some error correction, you shouldn't rely on this error correction if you can lessen the noise by other means. 24 inches is generally regarded as a good distance between your AC power lines and low-voltage networking if you must run them parallel to each other. It is also generally acceptable to cross AC power lines and low-voltage networking at 90 degrees perpendicular.
  • That power supply at the bottom of your rack is scary from a carelessness perspective. It might only be 12v, but that still hurts if you touch it accidentally. From your lab setup, it looks like you're fine with that, but for the unwitting finger (or toes), consider adding some extra tape or covers.

"Not breaking it or making it worse is key."

"Bad choices make good stories."

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I found the original blog from OP, and translated it for reference:

 

"I managed to arrange my networking stuff into a rack for a few days. Since I'm not professional, the cables may look like a mess, don't mind them."

"Installed from the top to the bottom were:"

  • Wireless router: TP-Link XDR6088 (configured as an AP)
  • Power strip: DEMU PDU
  • NVR: TP-Link NVR6108-L8P
  • Black stuff placed on left in 2nd line: Coaxial Receiver from China Broadcast Network
  • White stuff placed in 2nd line: Modem from China Mobile
  • Black stuff placed on right in 2nd line: GoWin R86S, a custom x86 router, with 10GbE connectivity
  • Blue stuff in 2nd line: 2.5GbE SFP Transceiver, with a modem stick connected to China Telecom
  • Main switcher: TP-Link ST5008F, with a 2.5GbE transceiver (TP-Link SM410U)
  • Secondary switcher: TP-Link SH5428
  • NAS: QNAP TS-551
  • UPS in rack: Ladis H1000M
  • UPS outside of rack: Ladis D1500

"Three routers were also installed on other floors, including TP-Link XDR5470, XDR3040 and XDR6078, configured to run as APs."

 

I would argue this setup as A TRUE HOME LAB🫠

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