{"id":984,"date":"2020-06-12T14:14:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/?p=984"},"modified":"2020-06-12T14:14:16","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T18:14:16","slug":"experimenting-with-residential-fibre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lufamily.ca\/kang\/2020\/06\/12\/experimenting-with-residential-fibre\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimenting with Residential Fibre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have a need to expand our home network and to place another switch in the house. Normally I would run a CAT-6 cable and call it job done, but I thought I try something different and run a fibre optic cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My existing UniFi Switch 24 POE-250W <\/a>already has 2 SFP ports, which supports fibre if I purchase the appropriate transceivers. I decided to buy the Unifi 1 Gbps multimode SFP modules (Ubiquiti U Fiber Multi-Mode SFP 1G – UF-MM-1G<\/a>) just to make sure there are no compatibility issues. There was no point in getting a pair of 10Gbps transceivers because the Unifi Switch can only handle 1 Gbps any ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since I only have one switch that has SFP ports, I needed to buy another device that will receive SFP port and bridge it to a standard RJ45 connection. I found a nice little converter called the TP-Link MC220L Gigabit Media Converter<\/a>. This worked perfectly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I already decided to use the more popular multimode vs single mode fibre operation, so I went and got hold of 50M of OM3 Duplex 50\/125 fibre cable (Jeirdus 50M LC to LC 10G OM3 Indoor Armored Duplex 50\/125 Fiber Optic Cable<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fibre from UniFi Switch going into the TP-Link Converter and then out to another normal NetGear Gigabit Switch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The only confusing part was the different types of fibre connectors that are out there, and whether to go with single vs multi-mode. Apparently most installations are using LC (Lucent Connector), which is the type that I went with. There was no need for me to go with single mode because I don’t need kilometres of cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fibre connectors galore!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Everything worked like a charm. It was much easier than I thought. So step into the light and give fibre a try!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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