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MS60 satellites link order
I have MK60 with 3 MS60. The ideal configuration would be that one satellite connects to each other. Instead one choses to go through two brickwalls with 2feet in total intstead connecting to the sa...
Where is the problem if latecy is not critical?
How would you supply a long house?
Chilli
How would you supply a long house?
Chilli
Chilli71 wrote:
How would you supply a long house?
Version 1: Locate the primary device (the router) about half the way, and span the satelltes to both sides.
Version 2: Network cabling - copper or even fiber if distances require. The best investment ever. Now you cna run a wired backhaul.
Chilli71 wrote:
Where is the problem if latecy is not critical?
Latency and the related highe performance impact is always an issue.
- If I wire everything what do I need a Mesh network for?
I'm not free to select router place. It's next to the modem that is on the edge of the house that has the best receiption.
Of course I can do a wire from the modem to the middle of the house and then a backhaul wire back from the middle of the house to a satellite.
But making an installation through the complete house is exactly what you want to avoid with a Mesh system.
Chilli71 wrote:
If I wire everything what do I need a Mesh network for?The point is that _none_ of these WiFi Mesh systems in the market are true Mesh (in the sense of a mix and match and adopt the best connection) systems.
But also in commercial grade wireless [non-WiFi] mesh network planing you usually dont go beyond very few hops for performance and latency reasons.
All these consumer Mesh system wireless backhauls are simple enhanced extenders only. The Mesh term is coming from the seamless 802.11k and 802.11v WiFi roaming capabilities..
Chilli71 wrote:
I'm not free to select router place. It's next to the modem that is on the edge of the house that has the best receiption.Well, you are free - the cause is always bad planning. Reception - is this a wireless ISP site? The modem can remain at the best spot ... from there it's about planning and network design again. All you need is a dedicated link, or at least some MultiGig VLAN capable connection in my opinion.
Even the best and most sexiest WiFi Mesh system won't overcome the reality - which include walls, floors, .... Anything else is just marketing.
Even these consumer Mesh systems perform massively better is backed by a real wired backhaul. Still the same Mesh system, like your affordable Nighthawk Mesh MK6x or MK8x system.
But of course, at that point when it's about a central location with the possibility for deploying (cloud manageable) PoE+ or PoE++ switches, probably VLAN capable, you might consider deploying (cloud manageable) wireless access points like the Netgear WAX6xx (AX) ir WAC5xx (802.11ac).
- Looks like WiFi Mesh is no real Mesh.
I just wish I knew all the limitations before I bought it. And the inmature status of the firmware. I just discovered a new bug today: if I turn off get IP via DHCP on the internet port and select get DNS address from provider it still sets the DNS to static and since I've not adjusted the static address it is 0.0.0.0 Somehow that didn't work well đ€Ł.
With modem I meant a 4G router.