Wi-Fi solution

[Fizz]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/netgear-...?skuId=5610805

Try this. If it doesn't do what you are after then the solution will be a little more complicated.

For that price it better support quantum networking.

[koiloco]

For that price it better support quantum networking.

It might...
My household is heavy on wireless usage. I am on steam/youtube, 2 boys on computers running steam/skype + tablet streaming youtube + cell phone, and wife on netflix.

I have gone through many many routers. So far, it's the 1st router that could keep up both in speed/bandwidth + signal strength.

Additional AP's and boosters are complicated to set up.

[ExtremeX]

Geez... I didn't know consumer hardware got soo expensive. I haven't bought any in over a decade, I gravitate towards SMB gear.

For that price... I still find more value in controller based multi-ap systems. Those controllers are smart... they load balance and provide a lot of resiliency, assuming you buy more than one AP...

Aside from running a hard line to that AP, setup is no more or less complex than anything else.

That said, for a 1400sf single story... a single AP in the right place would work just find assuming the floor plan isn't bad and you are not in "RF hell" like an apartment complex.

[scbauer]

Any thoughts on the Ubiquiti Unified APs?

Dan

Do it! I've got 1 in my house and it is awesome, as long as you have some minor tech chops. Get a Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite and 1 or 2 AC-AP-LR's and you're golden.

[scbauer]

To add to it, I think the consumer crap tries too hard to do too many things (wifi+router+VPN, etc). Unifi is rock solid, better coverage, faster, and expandable if you need multiple AP's (maybe add an outdoor AP to cover your back yard).

[koiloco]

To add to it, I think the consumer crap tries too hard to do too many things (wifi+router+VPN, etc). Unifi is rock solid, better coverage, faster, and expandable if you need multiple AP's (maybe add an outdoor AP to cover your back yard).

and Unifi is not a "consumer" product?

[nathan4610]

Ubiquiti has "consumer" products, their called Amplifi.

I do not have any experience with the Amplifi line, however I do have a lot of experience with unifi, and i can tell you it is about the best wifi setup there is. But it does take some time to configure and there is a learning curve, especially if you use the advaced features that are only available if you are running the server software full time.

[scbauer]

and Unifi is not a "consumer" product?

No, it is not. Ubiquiti has consumer products, but Unifi is NOT one of those.

[scbauer]

Ubiquiti has "consumer" products, their called Amplifi.

I do not have any experience with the Amplifi line, however I do have a lot of experience with unifi, and i can tell you it is about the best wifi setup there is. But it does take some time to configure and there is a learning curve, especially if you use the advaced features that are only available if you are running the server software full time.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yea, what he said.

[scbauer]

One more thing to add...

I had one of the "top of the line" ASUS consumer "routers" but I frequently dropped the connection. The primary issue was that I had to choose 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz but I couldn't have a single SSID covering both (many technically allow it, but it doesn't work in practice). The Unifi does, and even better, the band steering works very well.

The reason I found Ubiquity was that I was looking for something g that worked as well as our wifi did at work. I walk around our office and my laptop seamlessly switches AP's, channels, and even frequencies without a hitch. So why couldn't my house be like that? That's when I found Ubiquiti.

Here's the article (it's a bit old) that led me to pull the trigger:

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/review-ubiquiti-unifi-made-me-realize-how-terrible-consumer-wi-fi-gear-is/

[the86d]

You COULD get a Xirrus 802.11A/B/G/N for about $60, used on eBay with power injector.

The spectrum analyzer in those is GREAT, and let one know what channels are otherwise unused in your area! Dedicated NICs per direction.