Hi both
Thanks for coming back to me so quickly - I probably wasn't too clear in my original post, so sorry about that!
My FTTP is currently 150mb - that's all I'm paying for but it can go up to 900MB i think if needed. So - probably best for me to re-word what I am trying to do.
Currently I have a BT Smart Hub plugged into the OpenReach modem under the stairs - supplying wifi throughout the house. In addition I have Philips Hue, Tado Smart heating and a smart alarm hub which uses up all ports on the router. The router and the various hubs are just on the floor, wires, power extension cables everywhere - it's a real mess
I'm also in a new build - and the builder has actually put in three data points in the house in various rooms. One in the living room, one in the home office, and one in the master bedroom - these all feed into the cupboard under the stairs, which you can probably see in my photo. *However*, because I have no free ethernet ports on my router, I can't actually plug an ethernet cable to these ports to make the connects live at the other ends (living room, office and bedroom).
So - that got me looking into a 8 port network switch - so I can plug everything in. However putting something else on the floor under the stairs is just getting messy.
I'm happy to keep everything under the stairs - but rather that just putting everything on a few shelves and wires/plugs going everywhere, I started researching network cabinets/racks and thought that would make everything look so much neater. I also saw that as part of a network cabinet/rack - you can get power supply in there too, rather than having extension leads etc
I got so far as looking at a 12U cabinet - and then ended up feeling totally bewildered, and stumbled across this website.
Short answer: Keep everything under the stairs, increase the number of available Ethernet ports available, and make everything neat.
Hopefully that helps?