Howdy, back atcha
I think I would call it a "wiring closet". But "brain center" sounds
very cool. Some may also call it a "utility closet".
Servers are generally dedicated units have a large volume of
information which needs to be simultaneously accessed by many other
computers. A large accounting firm, for instance, may have all their
client information stored and available on a centralized server so
that several worker bees can be massaging the data as necessary.
I have not yet found a reason to have such as device in even the more
sophisticated home systems such as you have described.
For maintenance access you need only to allow a tech to jack into a
network router rather than have a stand alone unit in your central closet.
Personally I prefer to have all rooms hardwired and to limit the use
of wireless. If I have the opportunity to prewire a house under
construction I like to over-engineer it with bundles of every kind of
cable in every wall that I can convince my client to permit. Around
the third year of someone living in a custom built house all the
furniture has been moved and new outlets for any of a number of A/V
purposes have to be installed.
An air conditioning duct should be part of your planning. If you are
on an exterior wall you can use a room unit if needed.
Make sure to use an experienced A/V-Computer tech who understands the
security needs of high end housing. He can help you with your blind
spots. An example might be that you need a UPS for your security
system and maybe the computers with security cameras should not be on
a network with Internet access.
Etc.
...Bryce
At 08:48 AM 7/25/2011, you wrote:
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>Howdy,
>I am new to this group and I am not having a computer problem, but
>more of a placement of equipment and setup of my hardware within my
>whole house networking control room, Brain Center.
>
>While working in the office for many years and with the addition of
>computers into the office world we came to understand the need for a
>computer control room or SERVER ROOM. A "SERVER ROOM" was created
>where all of the computers in the office ran into one room then out
>into the world. The Equipment Room, name quickly fall away, as it
>seem to sound more like a gym, which it was not. The Telephone
>equipment and main CPU server were the two main parts of equipment in the room.
>Today I am retired and fixing up my home with YES computers,
>Telephone D-mark, Security Systems, DVR, Generator control box, TV
>central control Stereo system for whole house music, and other
>equipment. Because the "Server Room" worked at the office I feel the
>idea now is coming to the high end house.
>What I have done so far is to setup a room within the house about
>8X10, where the generator control box was already installed and then
>had the phone D-mark and strip/patch setup. Having some
>understanding of the SERVER ROOM the idea was easy to come
>visionalize the need within the house. I am installing two 5/8
>plywood 4X8 on the wall for racks to hang equipment. Now when
>workman come into our home to work on any equipment, it is all in
>one place and they no longer have to walk throughout the house. This
>one thing alone has kept my wife, much more a peace with me and the
>need of repairs.
>As this has been moving along I am finding out two things. One is
>Heat and the need to get it out of the room and keep it cooler,
>would you have any ideas?
>Things not in service yet, but are ideas falling into place are
>always Safety first, lighting when working in the room, computer
>workstation for repairman and a stand alone for the house and a
>security gate access printouts. Each workman will have an access
>number for the outside security gate and by the printouts I can see
>when they came and left and the cameras help me to review their
>activity while at my residents. The security alarm phone is on a
>cellular. Running of wires, wi-fi over a larger area, placement
>ideas, storage of supplies, power into the room and controls, I have
>already added zap-caps and surge protection.
>What are your ideas?
>What about a name or is the "SERVER ROOM" ok for the home as well
>even if it has more going on than in the office. "Brain Center"?
>My question is not simple, but has to do with everything going on in
>the SERVER ROOM. Your ideas as we move along would be most useful as
>well as helpful to me. Others of you may in time find the idea of a
>"SERVER ROOM" within your home not to be a bad idea, to start
>putting into place for yourself or not.
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