Among other tasks I worked on today at the River House was the LAN (Local Area Network). Pictured in the middle is the Wi-Fi router. To its right is a 5 port POE (Power Over Ethernet) switch that connects to three Wi-Fi access points located to provide signal coverage for the entire house and garage. On the left is a regular 5-port switch providing hard-wired connectivity to various devices in the house. On the top is a patch panel to facilitate labeling and interconnection. Not shown are the cables that connect six surveillance cameras to an NVR (Network Video Recorder). Once all the equipment was configured, I decided to test the battery backup system to see if the network equipment would stay connected during the transition from grid power to battery power. Our last house had a natural gas powered generator that took about 20 seconds to come on line during which time the router and switches would reset. I was very happy to see that the switchover happened so fast that all the devices remained online. If not for the message sent to my phone, I would not have known there was a power loss.

Earlier this week I posted photos of the new staircase and today, Nico shared some video he shot during the installation process.