Guest Bedroom (B)

The unit B guest bedroom, also known as the office, contains:

  • Key devices associated with the home network
  • An Epson printer
  • Various lighting, including
    • an LED light string under the shelf above the desk
    • A floor lamp with two Philips Hue bulbs
    • A ceiling fan light, also with two Philips Hue bulbs

Powering the Devices

AC Power

There is a 12-outlet power bar mounted on the right-rear leg of the network equipment shelf. That power bar is plugged into a UPS. The UPS is plugged into a 10-outlet power bar mounted under the back edge of the desk, and it, in turn, is plugged into the AC wall outlet under the desk.

Diagram of AC power source flow




flowchart BT

    Wall["AC Wall Outlet"]
    DeskBar["10-Outlet Power Bar"]
    UPS["UPS"]
    RackBar["12-Outlet Power Bar"]

    DeskBar --> Wall
    UPS --> DeskBar
    RackBar --> UPS

    UDM["UniFi Dream Machine SE"] --> RackBar
    Switch["UniFi 24-Port Pro Switch"] --> RackBar
    USB["USB-C Power Block"] --> RackBar
    RPi["Raspberry Pi Server"] --> USB
    Hue["Philips Hue Hub"] --> RackBar
    Arlo["Arlo Camera Hub"] --> RackBar
    Brother["Brother QL-700 Label Printer"] --> RackBar
    Epson["Epson ET-4800 Inkjet Printer"] --> RackBar
    QNAP["QNAP NAS (INOP / powered down)"] --> RackBar