Design is for 2 Storey single family residence 3500 Sq. Ft.
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Solution Specification:
Seven types of outlets for audio video data telephone
VDT : Video, Data, Telephone, powered by a composite cable DT : Data + telephone powered by 2 cat5e cables T : telephone powered by 1 cat5e Cable D : Data powered by 1 cat5e Cable AVC :Audio Volume control for A-bus whole house audio with ceiling speakers in same room/zone powered by cat5e from panel/entertainment center and 14/2 speaker wires to ceiling speakers HT : Home theater 5 pairs of binding post modules for audio input. Located behind entertainment/TV unit. (Other end terminates directly on to the speakers. VC : video camera, run one RG6 and 1 cat5e to each of the interior/exterior camera location. Three technologies available, CCTV($), IP camera($$), IP camera with Power over ethernet($$$) wire for both. CCTV uses 1 RG6 for video and cat5e for 12V DC IP camera uses cat5e for signal and control and have a 110 V AC close by for power. IP camera with power over ethernet handles signal/control and power all from one cat5e but is very expensive now. When pre-wiring for video camera leave ample extra length on camera end and cover gang box with wallplate.
I marked your home plan with recommended wallplate locations.
I can fax you back the home plan,just let me have your fax number. This is the assumption I went with. The actual location of the wallplates can be adjusted but I have used the number of wallplates to guide my design
Structured Wiring Panel location
Closet in the study (good location). would recommend using the back wall of the closet.
Living
1 VDT in niche next to fireplace. If you envision a flat screen TV then you will need to mount this wallplate at 5 feet height otherwise 18 inches. You also have the option to mount the flat-screen TV above the fireplace.
1 VDT on the kitchen wall
1 HT 5.1 Surround sound. with front speakers/subwoofer along the fireplace wall and rear speakers can be either ceiling surface mount facing the fireplace or wall mount on the kitchen/living wall
Kitchen
1 VDT on east kitchen wall under cabinet/on splash-board to allow tel, data and under cabinet TV.
1 D behind fridge
1 T Leviton Out-of-sight phone jack at your choice of wall location. (I added this)
1 A-bus wall controller and 1 pair of ceiling speakers
Study
2 VDT for maximum flexibility.
1 A-bus wall controller and 1 pair of ceiling speakers
Dining
1 A-bus wall controller and 1 pair of ceiling speakers
Porch
1 A-bus wall controller and 1 pair of ceiling speakers
Bed#2
1 VDT as shown on plan
1 DT as shown on plan
1 VC on corner diagonally opposite from the door if this is a childs bedroom and you want IP camera access from your office browser.
Bed#3
1 VDT as shown on plan
1 DT as shown on plan
Sun Room
1 A-bus wall controller and 1 pair of ceiling speakers
Master Bed
2 VDT one on each side of the windowm
2 DT one on each side of the bed.
1 HT 5.1 Surround Sound
Garage/Workshop
1 T Leviton out-of-sight telephone jack.
1 VDT at ceiling height
2nd floor room
3 VDT for maximum flexibility in furniture/TV placement
1 HT 5.1 Surround Sound
1 T Leviton out-of-sight Jack on wall near stair landing
Basement
2 VDT for flexibility
1 HT 5.1 Surround Sound
1 T Leviton out-of-sight Jack on wall near stair landing
1 DT for computer desk etc.
IP camera/CCTV camera
Run one cat5e and one rg6 cable to each
camera location. (front porch, back porch, mailbox) For indoors and remote command/control/viewing use IP camera Also provide 110V AC to power
IP camera For outdoors use weatherproof bullet camera
and CCTV technology. this technology is easier to hook-up to the TV. YOu can use a notch filter to free up channels 75-81 and show your CCTV camera feeds on those channels.
(I have calculated cable and data connections you need
in the structured wiring panel)
Whole House audio
We have the Channel Vision a-bus kits. Your audio source would be picked up from the Living room entertainment unit and sent to the structured wiring panel using cat5e cable. There it gets distributed to (4) A-bus volume control units that mount in each of the 4 zones (Porch, Study, Dining and kitchen, you can make the sun room the fifth zone if you like, you will need attidtional A-bus distribution block for this to work). From the controller unit a 14/2 speaker wire would take the amplified audio signal to the ceiling speakers.
Total outlets(wallplates) of each type
VDT=13
DT=5
D=5 (fridge, 4 IP camera locations)
T=4 (out-of-sight jack 1 kitchen, 2nd floor, basement, garage)
V=4 (4 CCTV camera locations)
HT=4 (living, master bed, basement, 2nd floor)
