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There has been a construction industry effort to standardize "structured wiring" panels for low-voltage (alarms, A/V, ethernet, wifi) wiring connections in home
by stacktrust 4y ago
There has been a construction industry effort to standardize "structured wiring" panels for low-voltage (alarms, A/V, ethernet, wifi) wiring connections in homes, but it has not quite kept up with the rapid expansion of devices for home networking, including mixtures of consumer and repurposed enterprise equipment.
Tripp Lite has an elegant vertical, low-profile, 3U wall-mounted enclosure that fits over existing structured wiring panels, which can accommodate both rack-mountable gear and odd-sized items like modems and access points. Price is ~$500, comparable to 12U wall-mountable racks that ship fully assembled.
SRWF6UMOD specs, https://www.tripplite.com/smartrack-3u-low-profile-vertical-mount-switch-depth-wall-mount-structured-wiring-enclosure-adjustable-equipment-brackets~srwf6umod https://www.tripplite.com/smartrack-3u-low-profile-vertical-...
video review (2020) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XcYbr0L4WY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XcYbr0L4WY
It might be possible to build a low-cost DIY clone, with 1/4" pegboard for the odd-sized items and a StarTech vertical frame for the rack gear. Hammond perforated metal panels (1/8" holes for self-tapping screws) could also be repurposed, https://www.hammfg.com/electrical/products/accessories/appp https://www.hammfg.com/electrical/products/accessories/appp
For comparison, there are structured wiring product lines from Leviton, https://www.leviton.com/en/products/residential/networking/structured-media-centers https://www.leviton.com/en/products/residential/networking/s... and Legrand, https://www.legrand.us/solutions/structured-wiring https://www.legrand.us/solutions/structured-wiring, but they don't typically support a mixture of home and rack kit.