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MESH - if I have ethernet around the house ?
I currently have just the router from my provider, which doesnt give me the best coverage or speed for wifi. I was planning on buying the Orbi WiFi System (RBK50) AC3000, which is big enough for my p...
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
You can wire up the satellites on the Orbi system to work on an LAN.
I have a 5000sq ft home. Use one base at one end and just 1 satellite at the other end 40 feet away. Wired or wireless. Have great coverage and performance.
BIgbirdDK wrote:
I currently have just the router from my provider, which doesnt give me the best coverage or speed for wifi. I was planning on buying the Orbi WiFi System (RBK50) AC3000, which is big enough for my place, but then I start thinking, is MESH the correct solution for me ?
My reasoning is that I have ethernet in all corners of the house, but I lack a better wifi. Can I with a MESH setup take advantage of the already installed ethernet, so that the satellite gets the internet from ethernet instead of from the MESH ? Or am I better of with a new router and then 1-2 accesspoints on ethernet ?
Please dont take money into consideration, if the MESH is the most expensive solution but is the best. I am looking for the best option, but necessarily the cheapest...
I would stay away from Orbi - to expensive, you can't use both 5 GHz radios (the expensive Orbi models use a dedicated radio for the Orbi Backhaul - and it's in fact the (much better one on the higher end models) even if everything is wired. Under the hood, e.g. the WAC540 has a similar hardware architecture, but here you heve both 5 GHz (along with the 2.4 GHz) available for client access.
And the non-existing IGMP snooping support is prohibitive in the year 2019 in my opinion.