Best router for large house

You will probably need a router and an access point or two. I would get Ubiquiti Access Points if you need them.

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You will probably need a router and an access point or two. I would get Ubiquiti Access Points if you need them

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Yup

i have the nighthawk and one AP and it covers my home, 4200 SF

Depending on layout you would likely need to hardwire several access points throughout the home.

I would run wires from a central router to 2-3 different access points.

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A router like he mentioned with those access points....is it strong g enough to handle all of that traffic (movie in in too., Xbox in another, netflix in another, and multiethnic cell phones and tablets at the same time?

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Yes, with a strong router (not just in signal strength, but a good CPU as well. The nighthawks and high-end ASUSes for example). But then your main concern would be bandwidth. OP's 150mbps is good for a busy household. You want lots of bandwidth and a modem that can handle as much of it as possible during peak times (number of channels would depend on what's available in your area, but for example, Cox has at least 12 channels available in all areas in which they offer 200mbps or higher).

Sometimes you can get away with not having access points in large houses, but it's almost never ideal. My parents' house is 5000 sqft. give or take, three stories. There's a spot in their house where a single strong router reaches all corners of the house and out to the poolhouse. They happen to have stairs leading to the second floor positioned in the center of the house, and the ceiling on the second floor at the top of the stairs is the perfect spot. But few people want to (or are allowed to, if married) ceiling mount a router. My parents' house is relatively modest size on the first floor, so it works better vs. a large house that's mostly a sprawling first floor.

I am looking at expanding my home wifi as well. My IT specialist at work recommended a Ubiquiti access point system. My question is about setup. I have hard wires from a central point to the locations where I want to put access points, but I don't know which hardware to buy. There are several options on the site, but nothing showing how to set up a wifi access point system.

My thoughts are one large "base" wired to the modem, then multiple smaller "access points" wired to the base and placed on edges of home.

Can someone provide some clarity on this?

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Not sure if I need enterprise, pro, or what?

Someone reciently told me about open-mesh How does that compare to the UniFi stuff? It seemed it was explained that the mesh network is like one big network rather than bounce off one AP to another and sometimes not being connected to the best AP...if im explaining that right.