Putting Network Switch In Attic

My setup is likely overkill for many people.

Putting network switch in attic.

Then seal up the hole with spray foam. The switch is rated for 140 f to 30 f. I put four ethernet jacks at each location in the office and living room and single ethernet jacks in the bedroom and the kitchen. Add a ceiling vent and insulate above it so the switch is in the cooler room air.

In searching for one online i run across trendnet or blackbox switches that are designed for a rail or rack system. The hottest it gets in the summer based over last 3 years is 97 f and the coldest is 20 f. This might keep it running. What i m wanting to do is keep a poe switch in the attic.

It would be easy using a patch panel or even cat5e keystone couplers to extend the cables into a closet with a power line. You might prefer to. Through a room upstairs there is a door that opens and you can step out into the attic. The plan is to run a single cat5 cable from the study on the ground floor outside the house using metal trunking to the attic where i will install a network switch netgear gs116 maybe.

So i sorta need to put a switch in my attic theres no other good way to do it really theres a few but i prefer this. I would need to run an extension cord around a corner from that outlet in the attic to put it where i want to put it. I need an 8 port network switch for my attic in south louisiana where the summertime temps exceed 130. Loading ubiquiti community ubiquiti community.

If you have central ac ducts in the attic you can install the switch in the duct to keep it cool. Put a cheap unmanaged switch up there if it craps out then move the switch to a closet wall mount. You could take a metal cased switch and add vent holes and a fan. There is a power outlet in the attic on the wall on a stud near that door.