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Did I make a mistake with NetGear $$$$$
Caution very long post seeking honest opinions. I am 68 and computer electronics, read the F---- manuals smart guy with a rural since 1994 dial up internet home network I am IT?NOC guy for. Curr...
fredvon4 wrote:
I already know I am hosed with NetGear because no support for Genie and I do NOT want MY NOC on a Android tablet or smart phone.
I have not tried using Nighthawk routers in AP mode with an app, but I do know that I can use an app to control an Orbi router in AP mode.
I can also control more than one router on separate Internet account by enabling remote management and using Anywhere Access.
Again, you may have landed yourself with extra problems through your choice of devices. Using purpose built APs rather than repurposed routers might have been better.
I suspect that other brands will land you in the some territory.
Thank you
Some additional info. I can see %ghz from currenty linksys very old dual band nearly to the gate but 2.4 is steady and reliable. The Off brand Outdoor device strongly suggests that it's radios on 2 and 5 are (with the high gain onmi antennas technicall in violation of FCC power limits and absolutely not to be used near weather radar at airports....not an issue for me in my location. However this device has no GUI provision to reduce ERP to only what I need for reliable 5Ghz to the gate..IE all or nothing. My current analyzer surveys suggest all of my neighbors are defaulted to 2.4 ch 11 and 3 locked. Thus no 5ghz is evident except my network so I am confident the high ERP won't interfere with my low tech OLD neighbors...yet...
Based on my current and future ISP being Broad band UP MY Tower 30' 30Mbps down right now, 100Mbps next month I am not going to fuss with the provider engineers to try POe over 200+ foot to MY shop.
The real issue is The House R8000 feeding 2 end points with Cat 7 for back haul to the world----- and in The house, most all of the stupid IOT devices live on 2.4ghz, most WiFi only ...talking bulbs, switches, vacuum robots, indoor and outside cameras, a Thermostat, and too many Alexa snoopers.
I can deploy the WavLink out door 2 Band either from above the house or off My Man cave shop ....either way POe to an Ethernet port to the world. And for the singular front gate device, on 5GHz I think setting it with discreet SSID Name and password in AP MODE IS BEST.
Again I think I know how to cobble this all in a Managed network, I just can't seen to determine the BEST way to do it within NetGear Nighthawks Android APP (I do not want to use) or the OLD Genie App to have an all inclusive network NOC in My man cave
Again...Very state of the art NUC, lots of CPU power, Lots of fast memory, Multiple Terabytes of HDD and SSD drive storage, Thunderbolt 3 big 27 inch curved monitors, I do not game.
I already know I am hosed with NetGear because no support for Genie and I do NOT want MY NOC on a Android tablet or smart phone.
fredvon4 wrote:
I already know I am hosed with NetGear because no support for Genie and I do NOT want MY NOC on a Android tablet or smart phone.
I have not tried using Nighthawk routers in AP mode with an app, but I do know that I can use an app to control an Orbi router in AP mode.
I can also control more than one router on separate Internet account by enabling remote management and using Anywhere Access.
Again, you may have landed yourself with extra problems through your choice of devices. Using purpose built APs rather than repurposed routers might have been better.
I suspect that other brands will land you in the some territory.