Thank you for the kind words, Peter! Your planned setup sounds reasonable and well thought-out. It's good that you're planning to upgrade some cables to Cat6 if needed, as it will allow for faster and more reliable data transfer.
Regarding the 16-port managed switch, there are several options available on the market. Some popular brands include Netgear, Cisco, TP-Link, and Ubiquiti. When selecting a switch, it's important to consider your specific needs and requirements, such as the number of ports, PoE support, VLAN support, and QoS capabilities.
I would recomend Unify switches or Netgear models. The will be reliable option. Here are few https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/store/gig...hes/?t=937
Lastly, your plan to reserve one 1 GbE port of the router for a potential ethernet backhaul for a Mesh router is reasonable. This will allow you to easily expand your network coverage without sacrificing bandwidth or performance.
Regarding the 16-port managed switch, there are several options available on the market. Some popular brands include Netgear, Cisco, TP-Link, and Ubiquiti. When selecting a switch, it's important to consider your specific needs and requirements, such as the number of ports, PoE support, VLAN support, and QoS capabilities.
I would recomend Unify switches or Netgear models. The will be reliable option. Here are few https://www.broadbandbuyer.com/store/gig...hes/?t=937
Lastly, your plan to reserve one 1 GbE port of the router for a potential ethernet backhaul for a Mesh router is reasonable. This will allow you to easily expand your network coverage without sacrificing bandwidth or performance.