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Router Recomendation?
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:34 pm
We are about to close on a 2 story house and I want to start over fresh with the best wifi setup I can under $300 or so.
3 bedrooms upstairs(1 will be home office) everything else living wise will be downstairs(kids are toddlers so internet upstairs isn't a concern for a while)
Reading router reviews makes it seem like they are all trash. I've had google mesh wifi but had poor results, so I'm skeptical of a mesh system.
Would it be better to get an ok router for downstairs and a powerline connection for the office. Or a really nice router?
I'd love to do AP, but seems like beyond my expertise and the challenge of fishing the wires makes me want to stray away from that.
3 bedrooms upstairs(1 will be home office) everything else living wise will be downstairs(kids are toddlers so internet upstairs isn't a concern for a while)
Reading router reviews makes it seem like they are all trash. I've had google mesh wifi but had poor results, so I'm skeptical of a mesh system.
Would it be better to get an ok router for downstairs and a powerline connection for the office. Or a really nice router?
I'd love to do AP, but seems like beyond my expertise and the challenge of fishing the wires makes me want to stray away from that.
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Posted on 7/12/21 at 12:44 pm to PistolPete45
Need a few more answers to gauge the switching/routing needs;
What are your LAN speed requirements, how many wired clients, how many wifi clients?
What is you max internet speed anticipated to build for?
Guessing you need this to be an ethernet switch, firewall and a wifi router?
What are your LAN speed requirements, how many wired clients, how many wifi clients?
What is you max internet speed anticipated to build for?
Guessing you need this to be an ethernet switch, firewall and a wifi router?
Posted on 7/13/21 at 8:00 am to dakarx
I really don't have any firm requirements, my work is not data intensive, VOIP calls are the biggest data sink at work.
I really prefer to have everything wifi if possible, so i don't need anything wired. 3-5 wifi clients at a time, up to maybe 8 at a time max. internet plan will be 400mbps.
I really am looking for simplicity, so would prefer to just connect modem directly to router and maybe a powerline from upstairs to downstairs.
I really prefer to have everything wifi if possible, so i don't need anything wired. 3-5 wifi clients at a time, up to maybe 8 at a time max. internet plan will be 400mbps.
I really am looking for simplicity, so would prefer to just connect modem directly to router and maybe a powerline from upstairs to downstairs.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 11:05 am to PistolPete45
Google mesh system is great
Posted on 7/13/21 at 1:13 pm to roach3
I've had the google mesh system, kept trying to make it work, kept trying to find optimal locations, it was just not good at all for us, not sure if the house layout was the issue or what, but performed worse than the router we replaced it with for 1/2 the price.
Posted on 7/13/21 at 5:07 pm to PistolPete45
I bought a TP Link AX1500 with WiFi6 and it works great. I get strong signal and fast speed anywhere in my house.
Its not expensive I bought it at Walmart. This is my home setup.
At work I have hundreds of Meraki, Engenius, Aerohive, and Ruckus AP's deployed. I recommend going with Ubiquiti if you want to go down the AP route....they are the easiest to setup.
Be sure to disable WPS so you dont get hacked with WPS Pixie Attack
Its not expensive I bought it at Walmart. This is my home setup.
At work I have hundreds of Meraki, Engenius, Aerohive, and Ruckus AP's deployed. I recommend going with Ubiquiti if you want to go down the AP route....they are the easiest to setup.
Be sure to disable WPS so you dont get hacked with WPS Pixie Attack
This post was edited on 7/13/21 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 7/13/21 at 7:39 pm to lockthevaught
If i went with the Ubiquiti AP, are they difficult to setup if I'm normally just used to setting up a router or a lot more difficult?
How many to cover a 2000 sqft house that is split about evenly each about 1000sqft, 1 per floor?
Would I need just 2 APs or do I need a switch or router as well?
How many to cover a 2000 sqft house that is split about evenly each about 1000sqft, 1 per floor?
Would I need just 2 APs or do I need a switch or router as well?
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