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Big house - Can I connect up to 20 satellites?
Guys, Can I use 20 satellites wired, no wifi backhand required. I have a huge house with concrete walls that require at least 20 satellites to handle all the floors. Anyone already tested?
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What is the point of shopping into a an expensive, expansion limited mesh system supporting wireless backhaul in the first priority (apparently not what you need) if there is a wired LAN available, with a NAT router - either something fancy or the ISP provided router, some network switches serving the wired infrastructure links and ports, and a bunch of wireless access points like a some WAX6xx, which can ideally PoE+/PoE++ powered? A wide selection of switches and wireless access points is available https://www.netgear.com/business/services/insight/devices/ with a neat unified cloud management - the perfect fit for your existing infrastructure.
The next big step in designing and implementing a modern and performing wireless network is the fact that most newer and well performing Wi-Fi APs should be operated either on 2.5 GHz Ethernet, or at least where the additional performance is required on a LAG with two 1 GbE links.
Spotted several implementers of modern wireless AP, wondering why they perform just up to 100 Mb/s (either due to limited Internet speed, or due to classic two-pair network cables only). With just 100 Mb/s Internet connections, even with symmetric 1 Gb/s Internet connections, you won't win a horse race. If you expect to get the best out of the complete network, you need a fast to very fast Internet access, a well performing Ethernet, and matching wireless APs.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062035/How-many-satellites-can-you-add-to-an-Orbi-WiFi-System
Home systems are not designed for that kind of size and use. You'll need to look into a business class system instead.
This KB also applies to the small consumer style MK60 and MK80 kits only. However, I would not go beyond these small numbers even on Orbi, Orbi WiFi 6, or Orbi 6 Pro configurations.
- The owned wants a home solution without vlans. He just wants not a cheap but a simple solution to avoid misconfiguration due to complex setups. The house has 27000 sqft so using the air magnet suggested around 42 access points and I agree with you guys, a home solution will not the best solution but I must improvise.
With the suggested Netgear Insight solution, it can't be easier - even if you just need to deploys one (flat) network. You won't look back! No needs for improvisation - configure the Wi-Fi starting from one sample AP, then just plug the other AP to the network, and go.
