Network Board

Things used in this project

Salvaged wood board

100 Pack 1/4 Inch R-type Clip Cable Fastener

Cat 6 Ethernet Cable Cat6 Snagless Patch 1.5 Feet

2 Inch Adhesive Black Hook and Loop Tape

Outlet Surge Protector w/ 10 Ft Extension Cord

Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LITE

TP-Link 5 Port Gigabit PoE Switch w/ 4 Port PoE 56W

Modded Chromebox

ASUS Chromebox CN60

256GB M.2 SSD

WD 5TB My Passport Portable External Hard Drive

Corsair CMSO8GX3M1C1600C11 16GB(2X8GB)

USB Drive with Ubuntu installed

USB Drive with Windows 10 installed

Phase 1: Set up router [Complete]

In this step I set up a secondary router to work on my network.

In reality it goes Modem > WiFi router with DHCP server enabled > Second router with WiFi disabled > The switches I will use > POE Switch > Modded Chromebox and WiFi Access Point.

Phase 2: Mod Chromebox CN60 to run Windows 10 [Complete]

Update: After testing I like using Ubuntu for the Chromebox.
Update 2: I have the AP Software on the what I am now calling the MCB or Modded Chromebox. The AP runs good.

This part may change after more testing. Ubuntu may run better then Windows 10 here. More testing must be done.

So here I wiped ChromeOS off the Chromebox to run windows 10.

The purpose of this is to host the software for my access point and to run as a media server and a NAS as this will run 24/7. It has Bluetooth so I will pair my speaker with it and be able to play music on demand without seeing a screen.

I am waiting on better parts to permanently put Windows 10 on the Chromebox

Phase 3: Test fill everything [Complete]

As of now I do not have all my parts to test fit everything.

Phase 4: Test Network board equipment [Complete]

This phase will be me hooking everything up and making sure I can remote into the Chromebox and to set up the access point software.

Phase 5: Final placement and testing [Complete]

Semi-permanently sticking everything on to my board.

Phase 6: FUN! 

Its just a fun project that is used as a media center  and as a network storage device.