--- title: 'Complete Guide Setting Up The Smart Home Network: Demo' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=IAuTqAAddYg' video_id: 'IAuTqAAddYg' date: 2026-06-28 duration_sec: 209 --- # Complete Guide Setting Up The Smart Home Network: Demo > Source: [Complete Guide Setting Up The Smart Home Network: Demo](https://youtube.com/watch?v=IAuTqAAddYg) ## Summary This video demonstrates a smart home network setup, focusing on its capabilities and underlying hardware. The presenter shows how the network provides full Wi-Fi coverage and supports both wired and wireless devices, which is critical for a reliable smart home system. ### Key Points - **Video Purpose** [0:00] — Matt from mksmarthouse.com introduces a demo of the smart home network system, part of a series where each video hitting 100 likes triggers early release of an OpenHAB 2 setup video. - **Wi-Fi Networks Overview** [0:32] — The network offers two Wi-Fi sets: guest and personal, each with 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. 5GHz is faster and preferred, but some devices require 2.4GHz. - **Full Wi-Fi Coverage** [0:57] — The network provides complete Wi-Fi coverage throughout the property, from outside to the second floor, essential for smart home sensors and devices. - **Accessibility and Wired Devices** [1:06] — All Wi-Fi networks are accessible from anywhere in the house, and the network supports many wired devices. - **Speed Test** [1:13] — A speed test of both wired and wireless networks demonstrates the network's capacity to handle significant traffic. - **Network Hardware Setup** [1:22] — The main network in the basement includes a modem, router, and ethernet switch. Internet comes via coaxial cable to the modem, then to the router (the brain), which assigns IP addresses and manages wireless. A yellow ethernet cable connects the router to the switch, distributing signal to wired devices and two Wi-Fi access points. - **Access Points for Range** [1:55] — Two additional access points (one in garage, one in room) extend Wi-Fi range, ensuring complete coverage for all future smart devices. - **Upcoming Videos** [2:23] — The series continues with hardware connection, software configuration, and final installation videos. Even existing network owners may find upgrade ideas like new routers or access points. - **Importance of Network for Smart Home** [2:57] — A strong network is the most critical component for a smart home; without it, device communication fails. The presenter emphasizes building a stable, fast network. ### Conclusion A robust network with full Wi-Fi coverage is foundational for a successful smart home. The video series will guide viewers through building and optimizing such a network. ## Transcript Hey guys Matt here from mksmarthouse.com and in this video I am going to give you a demo of the Network we are going to be creating. [Intro] So the point of this demo is to show you the system in action as well as how it all works. Also, when each one of these 4 videos in the network series hits 100 likes I will release the video of setting up the home automation server with OpenHAB 2 sooner than it is planned. Anyway, let’s start off with the device in action part. Let me just take out my phone and as you can see we have a couple different wifi networks. With the network we have two sets of wireless we have the guest wifi and the normal personal wifi. Then within those two sets we have the 2.4GHz and the 5GHz. The 5GHz is the faster one and whenever possible always use it but some devices are not 5GHz capable so they would use the 2.4GHz. Another thing is that with this network and the wireless I have full wifi coverage throughout the property from outside to the second floor. Which for this Smart Home system is very necessary. We can also access anyone of these wifi networks from anywhere around the house. With this network we can also connect many wired device that we have. To end off what it can do I am just going to show you the speed test of the wired network and the wireless network. It can handle quite a bit. So, now let's go over how it all works. Down here in the basement we have the main network which consists of the Modem, Router and ethernet switch. We start off by getting internet from the ISP through this coaxial cable which then goes into the modem and gets outputted through this red ethernet cable and goes into the router. The router is the brain of the network as it assigns IP addresses and talks with the modem. This router also is one part of the wireless setup. Then we have this yellow ethernet cable which goes to the ethernet switch and it distributes the ethernet signal between all the wired devices in the house including the two wifi access points that I have. One of the access points is in the garage so I have an ethernet cable running to there and then I have another access point in my room where I have ethernet jack that goes to the ethernet switch. The access points are what are responsible for increasing the wifi range which is why I have two of them in addition to the main router's wifi. I am not saying they are necessary to everyone but what is necessary is complete wifi coverage throughout the entire home so all the future sensors and devices can connect to it. That’s it that is the network we will be creating in the next couple of videos, first is the hardware video where we connect everything, next is the software video where we configure everything and then lastly, we have the final installation video where we mount and install everything in their final positions. If, you have a network already which you probably already do, then you should still watch these videos as there might be something I do differently than you. Also, even if you have a network you could get some ideas from mine on some upgrades you could possibly do such as a new router or increasing the wifi range using access points. Some of you might be saying, just show us the smart home stuff and I am, I am showing the complete process from start to finish of a smart home and the network by far is the most important because if you don't have a strong network the communication between devices will be terrible and your smart home will fail. The point is make sure you have a very stable and fast network, which you can watch these next videos to make sure. Alright thank you for watching and If you have any questions leave them in the comments section below or head over to mksmarthouse.com/forum where you have a better chance of it getting answered. Good Bye!