My Silver themed HomeLab/Networking Rack
I started this project 6+ months ago, and have been making small changes since. Overall goal is to centralize my home networking, automation, security, and storage.
Initially I had a single 24 port patch panel, but quickly realized that I will most likely need space to upgrade to a larger switch soon. So my most recent addition was buy 2 new keystone patch panels, which also allowed me to clean up the patch cables to the switch. I really love the silver color, so I did my best to color match that, and painted the patch panels. And with this new setup, I can easily replace the switch when needed.
I've run several cable runs to central locations around my home, such as the entertainment area and office in addition to IP cameras and 2 AP's.
From top to bottom:
- CloudKey Gen2+ (with rackmount)
- USG Pro 4
- 24 port Cable Matters patch panel (color matched)
- 24 port 250W PoE switch
- 24 port Cable Matters patch panel (color matched)
- (New) Unifi Protect NVR with 2 2TB WD Purple HDD's (not currently running as I'm still using the CKG2+ for Protect, until I get the last 2 HDD which were delayed)
- 1U rack shelf (color matched) with CentruryLink Fiber ONT, Samsung SmartThings hub, Raspberry Pi 4 running Pi-Hole and a gateway server for my IP cameras, and behind those (sorry you can't see it) is a Motorola Cable modem, and finally a Lutron Hub.
- At the bottom, I have 2 CyberPower UPS rated at 700VA/400W, which are the largest I could get that met my depth requirements of the rack.
- In the back is a CyberPower PDU to support the larger plugs, however, itself is plugged into the UPS.
I work from home mainly, hence why I utilize WAN failover, and currently have 1Gb Up/Down from CenturyLink as my main internet, with 10Mb up/100Mb Down from Comcast as my failover.
I currently have a server that I built in a standard case for network storage and as a backup for the camera's since the CKG2+ only has one HDD, which I have slowly been moving away from. I intend on installing a Synology NAS in the rack utilizing the last available space. My webserver and management of many things has been moved off my server and onto the Pi. This includes a RTSP-HTTPS gateway to allow me to view my IP camera's on my Alexa devices without traversing the internet. All camera feeds are restricted using the firewall drop rules to not allow them access to the internet.
I also just recently set up 3 separate VLAN's for my IoT devices, Private LAN, and Camera's.
Let me know what you all think, and ask any questions you may have!
Posted Aug 31, 2020, 2:08 AM UTC · edited
Gorgeous setup!
How do you like the USG Pro 4? Is it the one to get now over the UDM Pro? I’m still window shopping for a rack. Can you do IDS and still pull 1Gb bidirectional?
I like it, however, no you cannot do IDS and pull those speeds. The processor is only good to about 250Mbps with IDS turned on. I see a new pro router in their early access store, so I’m assuming that will allow higher speeds with IDS on and I’m kind of waiting for it.
I'm waiting for the new pro too