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MK63 has less speed than XR500 and drops devices
I have a 3700sqft home that I wanted to cure some dead spots. I've been running the XR500 since it very first came out, and although I'm not a fan of DumaOS, it provided pretty good area coverage,...
Psychlone wrote:
Thank you for this info plemans
This is info I failed to take into account. I didn't even realize the throughput was so different between them.
So you mention using the mesh as access points for the XR500, does that mean setting the MR60 in access point mode? ---yes, you'd use the mk62's in access piont mode. Because I'm not clear on how this works.
I do understand the concept where the XR500 would act as the router and the mesh would just be additional access points for it, but where can I read how to set that up properly?----the manual goes over how to setup access point mode on the mk 62 system.
And, is there any advantage to doing it this way over using pfsense as the router, and having the XR500 AND the MR60 as AP's?---see bottom
Just trying to decide if I want to box it all back up or try to use it to compliment the system I have or the system I can build around pfsense.---I've heard great things about using pfsense but I've never personally used it so can't attest to how well it compares to an XR500
Thanks again.You could use the pfsense as the router with the xr500 and the mk62 systems as access points. Its possible. The only downfall is half the reason for the XR500 is its gaming features aka reduced ping times and ability to choose game server locations. If you don't use those aspects, then you're not out anything to use the xr500 as an access point.
Thank you for this info plemans
This is info I failed to take into account. I didn't even realize the throughput was so different between them.
So you mention using the mesh as access points for the XR500, does that mean setting the MR60 in access point mode? Because I'm not clear on how this works.
I do understand the concept where the XR500 would act as the router and the mesh would just be additional access points for it, but where can I read how to set that up properly?
And, is there any advantage to doing it this way over using pfsense as the router, and having the XR500 AND the MR60 as AP's?
Just trying to decide if I want to box it all back up or try to use it to compliment the system I have or the system I can build around pfsense.
Thanks again.
This is info I failed to take into account. I didn't even realize the throughput was so different between them.
So you mention using the mesh as access points for the XR500, does that mean setting the MR60 in access point mode? Because I'm not clear on how this works.
I do understand the concept where the XR500 would act as the router and the mesh would just be additional access points for it, but where can I read how to set that up properly?
And, is there any advantage to doing it this way over using pfsense as the router, and having the XR500 AND the MR60 as AP's?
Just trying to decide if I want to box it all back up or try to use it to compliment the system I have or the system I can build around pfsense.
Thanks again.
Psychlone wrote:
Thank you for this info plemans
This is info I failed to take into account. I didn't even realize the throughput was so different between them.
So you mention using the mesh as access points for the XR500, does that mean setting the MR60 in access point mode? ---yes, you'd use the mk62's in access piont mode. Because I'm not clear on how this works.
I do understand the concept where the XR500 would act as the router and the mesh would just be additional access points for it, but where can I read how to set that up properly?----the manual goes over how to setup access point mode on the mk 62 system.
And, is there any advantage to doing it this way over using pfsense as the router, and having the XR500 AND the MR60 as AP's?---see bottom
Just trying to decide if I want to box it all back up or try to use it to compliment the system I have or the system I can build around pfsense.---I've heard great things about using pfsense but I've never personally used it so can't attest to how well it compares to an XR500
Thanks again.
You could use the pfsense as the router with the xr500 and the mk62 systems as access points. Its possible. The only downfall is half the reason for the XR500 is its gaming features aka reduced ping times and ability to choose game server locations. If you don't use those aspects, then you're not out anything to use the xr500 as an access point.
Thanks again plemans . GREAT info.
I used to be a gamer and that's partially why I purchased the XR500, but I have very little time to game anymore, so those settings really don't mean much to me now.
I have very little experience with pfsense so far, but in my initial tests, I had a leftover core i5 6400k, 8GB machinethat I decided to put pfsense on just for a test. It has SO many options, like DD-WRT or Tomato but is more intuitive IMO. My first test plugged straight into the Arris modem was that I got almost the full 1000mbps download speed, where the XR500 never went above 800mbps plugged straight in like this pfsense box. That leads me to believe that if I could use the XR500 and the MR60 as APs, I'd have great throughput everywhere.
Thank you for the clarification, I'll be checking on how to set this all up soon, probably the weekend.