Wireless Access Point Question

I would get a system that is POE more than likely. Cables have been run to the walls and down near the power outlets.

I was just going to get a low voltage gangway and begin the termination process for them. I wired it essentially where every jack will have a close by outlet should I need it.

My biggest concern was the configuration. Im not necessarily tech savy but had no problem doing the actual physical part of pulling the wire and terminating everything.

I currently have a netgear nighthawk x6 router that is a few years old. Im getting to the point where I think it would be easier to get a modem/router package together and start fresh.

Id like the modem/router to broadcast a signal near my office even though it will be hardwired. Then id have an access point by the master and then upstairs for max coverage.

I see netgear has a few options that mount to the ceiling.

Got it. The idea is to have one network with a modem/router that broadcasts a signal.

Then two access points. They won’t be used until later for the most part but I’d still like them.

If I were to use mesh units that would essentially void the work I did for Ethernet right? Everything would be Wi-Fi based with the mesh?

I was looking at the net gear orb and saw good reviews but I wanted everything hardwired and hidden.

Ok so it would probably be overkill but I could theoretically get a modem/router setup and then use a mesh setup throughout the house where I want and run ethernet from the mesh to the panel.

Does that sound doable/reasonable?

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overkill

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Almost impossible

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I could theoretically get a modem/router setup and then use a mesh setup throughout the house where I want and run ethernet from the mesh to the panel.

Does that sound doable/reasonable?

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Yes. With wires already run the hard part is done and your options are pretty limitless. Your network can grow or be upgraded piecemeal as required or desired.

Makes sense. I think I’ll just get a standard modem and then the mesh system for routing if it’s going to do that anyways.

Do you have any modem preferences?
So my setup will look like ISP to modem, modem to main mesh point, then to switch panel, and finally to panel before going out to the house I think.

I may have switched the order up but in my head that sounds right.

If this is cable, look at humax HGD310 modem.

These access points work perfect for residence and they’re only $99

Ubiquiti u6 lite

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Having these APs mounted to the ceiling where god intended, I wouldn't want to go back to units that have to be plugged in the wall somewhere and sit on a shelf or whatever.

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I’m trying to plan my father in law’s new place out. I was trying to show him where we need to put these things and how many he needs. I also said, “they’re way better in the ceiling (and they make some wooden covers that will blend well with the ceiling he has chosen),” so we decided to put my money where my mouth is.
4,300sqft house. 2 story (but the Acadian-style 1.5 story with dormers meaning lots of attic space around the 2nd story and on top of it, meaning I’ve got drops in almost every wall. I couldn’t drop into the wall I wanted to in my office because of the layout, but I could drop into the side wall of a book case (built in). The best aesthetic was to get one of the in-wall AP, put the wood panel covering on, and use it as a switch in the wall (with wires running behind a printer- it works well!)).

I have one other AP in the house (I had two but sent the other out on loaner for a project and had good enough coverage with the HD and my other UAP-AC-Pro.

So I decided to use the software to disable my UAP-AC-Pro (which sits face up on the above-cabinet shelf in my living room which is centrally located in length, but against an exterior wall) and put in just the in-wall high-density AC access point (which has a low broadcast power to reduce interference in places like hotels, apartment complexes). This thing is also basically central on the house’s length, but on the opposite exterior wall. It’s at desk-height. It’s on the first floor.

We ran speed tests (yes, not the best test of wifi spectrum but we’re also browsing and listening to music looking for skips as we did it), and got pretty much a minimum of 35mbps (gig connection, but wifi AC and all) with no hiccups at any place in the house. It was the worst when I was upstairs and across the house. But damn it, I still had internet working fairly well throughout both stories of a 4,300 square foot house.


We are going to use the IW-6 at his new place. Based on the Unifi design tool, we are still going with 3 AP and one exterior. But i thought the results from their “weak” AP deserved a tiny mention, and my “you really want to put them on the ceiling if you want to plan this and do this the ‘right’ way” comment was…well, not dated or incorrect, but functionally inappropriate.

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Mounted to the ceiling is the only way to achieve that.

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I’m still trying to convince my wife to let me put my above-cabinet one in the ceiling.




My office is around 9,000sqft. Drop ceiling is around 12ft. 2 UAP AC Pro there (which are properly placed) cover the whole thing (though I have a hiccup in one far corner that I’m going to try to remedy with an IW model (to cannibalize an existing run) when I quit being lazy.