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Best Wifi option for my house
Hello,
I want to install a full wifi coverage in my house and I don't know what is the best device folr me.
I have a 3 floors house with a wired network in almost all the room. What I wan...
If ethernet connected, the 20 series should be good for your size of home.
I would try to make the Orbi base on the main floor if possible for best wifi singal propagation. Basements are not idea and concrete materials can cause singal problems.
FURRYe38 wrote:
I would try to make the Orbi base on the main floor if possible for best wifi singal propagation. Basements are not idea and concrete materials can cause singal problems.
Agreed with this. Between concrete in basements and HVAC ducting there are plenty more signal issues in a basement. Shoot for the main floor with the main unit and hardwire the rest if possible.
Let us know how it turns out. :smileywink:
plemans wrote:
FURRYe38 wrote:
I would try to make the Orbi base on the main floor if possible for best wifi singal propagation. Basements are not idea and concrete materials can cause singal problems.
Agreed with this. Between concrete in basements and HVAC ducting there are plenty more signal issues in a basement. Shoot for the main floor with the main unit and hardwire the rest if possible.
Salut Laurent1630
Do you plan to run IGMP Multicast based IPTV (as supplied by Swisscom or Sunrise for example) to your in-house network? Here Orbi might be a show stopper - lack of IGMP snooping support.
My advise will go towards sticking with the ISP supplied router, add network cables to each floor where you intend to place one or multiple wireless access points - along with additional set of cable for NAS, fast computer, IPTV boxes [avoid wireless!]. Go for some small Netgear Insight switch like a GC110P (or it's rack mounted GC510P sibling) much less expensive than an Orbi base, in case you plan some NAS think about a GC728XP. For the wireless access point some basic WAC505 do the job (available in kits of three or five - very affordable) or the more expensive and capable WAC540 (abut the same price like a good Orbi satellite each).
Similar set-up runs like a charm in s similar sized house here near Zurich - you will never look back to Orbi or consumer routers. Promised.Salutations,
-Kurt
