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Nighthawk RAX120 with Orbi Pro
Hi, I have Orbi pro work in Router mode and 4 Orbi pro satellites in our home. I'm thinking of getting a new WiFi 6 Router, and I have synology NAS. I'm not sure but this my plan after getting NETG...
Orbi and Orbi Pro does bring a great wireless coverage up to some average performance. To make this possible, the backhaul is built on the top 802.11ac technology level (depending on the model). The "client facing" wireless is 802.11ac on the current Orbi and Orbi Pro is always "only" an 867 Mbit/s 2x2:2 radio. While that is sufficient for most applications - note that most mobile devices and computers offer higher capabilities - it does not allow the blinking-fast-leading-edge Wi-Fi throughput the 802.11ac standard would allow.
If I want the maximum wireless bandwidth allover the house, and offering the best coverage, I would* invest in network cables allowing to distribute many capable wireless access points, potentially operating a reduced power to avoid interferences and heavy overlapping bands. And not in a funky Wi-Fi 6 router where you won't have the coverage of your Orbi Pro system. And also not in a coming-up Wi-Fi 6 Orbi. And yes: Wi-Fi 6 wireless AP will become available soon.
*Well - we have done so, almost 20 years ago - and selected the "right" cabling system so it's still top notch in 2019. And we're updating the wireless APs when the newer standard devices are becoming affordable. Already the WAC540 we've updated some weeks ago need more than one single Gigabit connection, as the total bandwidth for all three radios and many clients exceed the bandwidth. And this is not a Wi-Fi 6.
schumaku wrote:
More bandwidth to the NAS through Wi-Fi - and only while "near" to the "new" Wi-Fi 6 wireless AP, not for anyhting else.
And why do you need one more router? One does need _one_ router. 8-)
My plan:
WiFi 6 work in Router mode
Orbi pro system work in AP mode
I don't know if Orbi wifi 6 will support orbi pro or not, so I will use nighthawk instead
Orbi and Orbi Pro does bring a great wireless coverage up to some average performance. To make this possible, the backhaul is built on the top 802.11ac technology level (depending on the model). The "client facing" wireless is 802.11ac on the current Orbi and Orbi Pro is always "only" an 867 Mbit/s 2x2:2 radio. While that is sufficient for most applications - note that most mobile devices and computers offer higher capabilities - it does not allow the blinking-fast-leading-edge Wi-Fi throughput the 802.11ac standard would allow.
If I want the maximum wireless bandwidth allover the house, and offering the best coverage, I would* invest in network cables allowing to distribute many capable wireless access points, potentially operating a reduced power to avoid interferences and heavy overlapping bands. And not in a funky Wi-Fi 6 router where you won't have the coverage of your Orbi Pro system. And also not in a coming-up Wi-Fi 6 Orbi. And yes: Wi-Fi 6 wireless AP will become available soon.
*Well - we have done so, almost 20 years ago - and selected the "right" cabling system so it's still top notch in 2019. And we're updating the wireless APs when the newer standard devices are becoming affordable. Already the WAC540 we've updated some weeks ago need more than one single Gigabit connection, as the total bandwidth for all three radios and many clients exceed the bandwidth. And this is not a Wi-Fi 6.