Connecting 2F and 4F! Bought an ASUS RT-AC1200HP for another floor since my office is now on two floors (multiple floors)!

Last week Saiganac's Tokyo office moved from Akasaka in Minato-ku to Akasaka, and we introduced the purchase & installation of ASUS wireless LAN repeater PR-AC52 since the office has become larger, but actually the new office has also ~~rented~~ another floor in ~~a groove~~.

It is 2F and 4F. The main floor is the 2nd floor, and the 4th floor is used to assemble the server room and to store and manage inventory.

First time to have separate floors and to face the problem of internet connection

This is the first time Saiganac has had multiple floors. "Let's set up a development server on the 4th floor and do some test operations! " but then we have to have the same network environment as the main floor on the 2nd floor.

It looks like this. And as a matter of course,

What are we going to do with the lines on the 4th floor?
Why don't you just sign up for a separate fiber optic line and pull it in?
No, then you can't connect locally from 2F.
How about once you put it outside through the window on the 2nd floor, crawl along the wall, and put it through the window on the 4th floor again?
Pepper News!
Not realtick... Can't we somehow run LAN cables through the plumbing in the building?

We are faced with a problem like this.

After much deliberation, we consulted with the management company, and they said OK. Great! Then, we talked to the construction company, and they said there was no problem. Great!

LAN cable from the router on the 2nd floor to the 4th floor!

First of all, we crawled under the floor to the hole to pass the cable from the main router to the top.

Then, we pass the cable through the hole that the contractor put through. The contractor left a vinyl string hanging down, so we tied the LAN cable tightly to it and pulled it from the 4th floor.

I bought ASUS RT-AC1200HP for the 4th floor!

RT-AC1200HP " purchased for 4F. Compared with RT-AC3200, it seems to be weak, but it supports dual band of 5GHz and 2.4GHz, and it is enough for a sub machine. Oh, this is the process of doing the customary opening ceremony.

Back side of the box. Looks as strong as ever.

Now it's time to open the box!

It fits just right. It looks like it is well protected.

Included: AC adapter, LAN cable, and instruction manual. There is also information about telephone support and on-site installation support. I've bought three ASUS routers so far, but this is the first time I've received a support guide. Is it because RT-AC1200HP is for general home use and RT-AC3200 is for professional users? Or maybe it is a service that started recently at the time of purchase.

Jet-black shining body

Look at this cool body.

Close-up; the ASUS logo is also cool in gold.

From the front. Look at this cool body (for the second time).

From the side, there are 4 LAN ports and a USB port. You can use the USB port as a NAS.

Back side. Japanese technical certification mark.

Comparison of RT-AC3200

Compared with RT-AC3200, the main wireless LAN router.

RT-AC3200 looks strong and you can choose where to place it, but RT-AC1200HP has an elegant design that can be placed anywhere.

Comparison with RP-AC52

Comparison with RP-AC52, a wireless LAN repeater installed yesterday. RP-AC52 also has a glossy and edgy design, but this one is white. The ASUS logo is gold in both black and white.

Now it's time to open the LAN cable from 2F to 4F!

First of all, we need to run the cable from the main wireless LAN router to the ceiling, but of course it cannot go over the desk, so we have to run it through the OA floor under the floor to near the hole in the ceiling.

The new Saiga office has a hinoki cypress floor, so it was difficult to remove the floor. Saiga's server engineer is also in charge of the internal network, and he can easily remove the cypress flooring if we say, "He is an engineer, so he can easily remove the cypress flooring, right? He can easily remove it if you ask him .

After wiring from the subfloor to the floor just below the ceiling hole, we are now on our way to the ceiling.

The ceiling is safely reached. Tie it tightly to the vinyl string in the hole the contractor made for us, and pull it from the 4th floor. As you can see, it fits nicely. The cable is a little visible, but it is right behind the speakers, so it doesn't bother me.