The building will have a robust networking system. This network will have to be segregated as you wouldn’t want me to access your printer as much as I wouldn’t want you to access my NAS. All ethernet lines will run in the communications closet which will be located in the basement. Each floor will have a wifi access point to assure that you have a strong and stable wifi connection. However, whereas each ethernet jack will provide 10GBPS connection, if the wifi network is 1,000MBPS, and there are 5 devices on the network, then each device only receives 200MBPS. With that in mind, it would make more sense to plug devices into the ethernet when it is possible. There will be a very small closet which will give you 4 ethernet jacks. This will allow you to plug in a NAS or media server, and have it hidden away from sight.
For networking, each network will receive their own IP address range. The IP address range will be for every device connected to the network, including your guest network activity. The IP address are as follows:
- 1BR Apartment: 192.168.2.xxx
- Studio Apartment: 192.168.3.xxx
Again, by having a segregated network design, it assures that you would have your own network resources even though all of the LAN networks will share the WAN Internet connection. You will be able to use your resources, and be confident that the neighbor can’t use yours unless they get on your Wifi Network.
Internet
I will have a 1GBPS FiOS connection with a 300MBPS backup cable service. The apartment rental will have 2 SSIDs. f2, and f2-g will be the network, and guest network respectively. Before the tenant moves in, they will provide the passwords for each of the 2 networks. The studio will be 2 SSIDs f3, and f3-g will be for the studio, and will allow you to have all of the resources you would need.
Telephone
As noted, telephone is a required utility, however I am sure most people (including you) will likely have a cellular phone service. This will mean that your phone is not tied to a location. You can of course add a telephone line through an ATA (Analog Telephone Adapter), or what might make more sense is a Wifi Phone if you want a home line.
Television
You would have access to OTA (Over The Air) television. In addition, each residence will have a 4 tuner Tablo DVR that would record local OTA channels. In my instance, I have more than 60 channels available to me that I could watch from. However, if this is not enough for you, then you can change to a cable TV provider, or use IPTV (Internet Protocol TeleVision). No matter which apartment, you would be able to change your coaxial line(s) in your residence to connect with a cable TV provider.