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Wi -Fi 6 Access Points to use with RAX40
The Minister for Finance won't approve the purchase of AX11000 - to be honest it was "overkill" so now Plan B is Nighthawk AX4. As this has to go into the garage (worst possible place to put the ethernet patch plate but at least I have 4 usable gigabit ports in the house :smileysad:)
I need to now probably two WiFi 6 Access Point to cover the house (300 + sq mtrs over 2 floors via the gigabit ports) and multiple devices - 4 x mobile phones, 4 x Laptops, 2 x TVs, 1 x Apple TV, 1xiPad almost exclusively over Wi Fi (+1 X Synology NAS although that will be connected to the AX4).
Netgear Support suggested AEX20 but I wasn't sure if that can operate as a WAP? If not what are the viable options?
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If you're wanting multiple AP's, I'd highly recommend going the route of either netgear orbi or nighthawk MK series. they both support wired backhaul and then you'd have seamless roaming between them.
I had initially ruled out the Orbi and MK series as they don't have a USB port for the NAS / Timemachine back up + the lack of ports means buying at least one switch + they are expensive compared to a Router (with better performance) + Extender/WAP(s). Will go back and revist though - thanks again for the prompt reply and advice
For those that rely on backup/network storage, I usually recommend a basic (or more) nas setup. Even an old computer can be used as a nas with free software.
You'll have better performance and reliablility.
