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I have G+3 floors. Around 1000sqft each. Need to cover it all. First priority is good range. Second is speed.
My setup -
> Main router - R7000 running Tomato.
> Mesh setup - Working as access points. (will not be using these as access points)
Backhaul - Hardwired. Wires & Power points already exist at places where these will be put. Have a whole bundle of Dlink cat6 in case if more are needed and can run & crimp more too.
Router will be connected to an unmanaged 8 port Gigabit switch which will be connected to All mesh Access points. Other ports from the router are also daisy chained further. But the r7000 can handle it easily as there isnt much traffic at one time.
Devices - > Security Cameras (will be storing live feed once my server running proxmox is up). PCs, Laptops, Phones, RPi4 NAS, smart doorbell in future. Over time it should be about 50 devices.
Considerations -
Looks - If it looks like an access point that sits flush on a wall rather than on a table then its better. But secondary. If it has any light there should be option to switch it off.
Speed- Speed is important only where I am working. At other places 100-200mbps is fine as long as its.
Switching - Switching between access points should be very fast. Cant deal with issues in core functionality.
Configuration - Would prefer a web based interface but my research shows there's very few of those.
Load- Security cameras will increase. While these are cheap cams, feeds will be low data rate, but they will be continuous. Need routers that have no issue in basic functionality introducing lags and latency.
Smart features- Don't need them. Prefer to keep it simple. I control this network completely. Good to have if needed in the future, but not right now.
Flexibiltiy - Ability to add more satellites would be great.
Noise - There must be around 10 other 2.5g wifi networks around. So again this thing needs a strong range.
My setup -
> Main router - R7000 running Tomato.
> Mesh setup - Working as access points. (will not be using these as access points)
Backhaul - Hardwired. Wires & Power points already exist at places where these will be put. Have a whole bundle of Dlink cat6 in case if more are needed and can run & crimp more too.
Router will be connected to an unmanaged 8 port Gigabit switch which will be connected to All mesh Access points. Other ports from the router are also daisy chained further. But the r7000 can handle it easily as there isnt much traffic at one time.
Devices - > Security Cameras (will be storing live feed once my server running proxmox is up). PCs, Laptops, Phones, RPi4 NAS, smart doorbell in future. Over time it should be about 50 devices.
Considerations -
Looks - If it looks like an access point that sits flush on a wall rather than on a table then its better. But secondary. If it has any light there should be option to switch it off.
Speed- Speed is important only where I am working. At other places 100-200mbps is fine as long as its.
Switching - Switching between access points should be very fast. Cant deal with issues in core functionality.
Configuration - Would prefer a web based interface but my research shows there's very few of those.
Load- Security cameras will increase. While these are cheap cams, feeds will be low data rate, but they will be continuous. Need routers that have no issue in basic functionality introducing lags and latency.
Smart features- Don't need them. Prefer to keep it simple. I control this network completely. Good to have if needed in the future, but not right now.
Flexibiltiy - Ability to add more satellites would be great.
Noise - There must be around 10 other 2.5g wifi networks around. So again this thing needs a strong range.
