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joe_wht
Oct 31, 2016Luminary
R8500 Suggestions for Cams, WiFi plugs, & ipads
I just changed my wifi setup with my Cams. However If anyone with Experiance might suggest something better, Let me know.
I've been wondering about How many connections per 5ghz antenna the router can handle,
and handle while the Cams are monitoring. 200 kbps each, 2gb day each.
I've noticed that sometimes when the cam sees activity ( which it emials me in 1/2 second)
the cam will go Off Line & reconnect.. so I was thinking the 2.4ghz may have been overloaded.
---- I'm guessing there are 6 Ghgz antennas & I recall something about 4 connections per antenna ??
---- However, the Smart connect put the first 4 cams on the First 5Ghz, and the 5th cam on the Second 5Ghz.
Can 1 antenna handle more than 1 CAM transmitting 200 Kbps? ( 2Gb per day)
I've got my R8500 set to Smart Connect.
Everything that I could Hardwire I did ( Netgear Switch, Desktop, Laptop, Printer, Tv, Sattellite, 3 Rokus, & 2 Hopper Joeys)
Small 1,100 Sq ft one floor house.
Router is in Living Room where most of the devices are in 30 feet, only 1 wall.
1 cam & 1 ipad will be in back, but I turn 1 antenna sideways (router at the hallway corner) and the signal went to Max)
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My setup:
5 Nest Cams I put on 5G ( cams are on monitoring 80% of the day)
9 iHome wifi plugs ONLY uses 2.4G ( 2 different timers going on/off different time of day)
1 Nest smoke alarm only uses 2.4G
My 2 ipads & 1 iphone normally picks 2.4g, I've been thinking about deleting 2.4 and force them to 5.
Hello joe_wht
Welcome to the community!
Below is a link to answer your question.
How many clients can you connect wirelessly to a NETGEAR router?
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Device Priority Connection Type Device Name
Internet Download Speed by Device
Internet Upload Speed by DeviceHighest Wired 
ReadyNAS
192.168.1.33Medium Wired 
Canon Printer
192.168.1.31Medium Wired 
Hopper3-br
192.168.1.30Low Wired 
Joey-MoCA
192.168.1.28Medium Wired 
ReadyNAS
192.168.1.26Low Wired 
Roku2 Bedroom
192.168.1.17Highest Wired 
Sony TV
192.168.1.16High Wired 
Joes-MBP
192.168.1.15Low Wired 
Bose Wave 58AE68
192.168.1.11Low Wired 
Roku2 CPU Room
192.168.1.4Medium Second 5G Wireless 
Roku
192.168.1.27Highest Second 5G Wireless 
Nest East View
192.168.1.7High Second 5G Wireless 
Joes-iPad
192.168.1.5High Second 5G Wireless 
Joes-iPad-2
192.168.1.2Highest 5G Wireless 
Nest Cam Living Room
192.168.1.22Highest 5G Wireless 
Nest Backyard
192.168.1.10Highest 5G Wireless 
Nest Dropcam Gate
192.168.1.9Highest 5G Wireless 
Nest Cam West View
192.168.1.8Medium 5G Wireless 
Joe
192.168.1.6Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug Patio Lights
192.168.1.39Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug Kitchen Light
192.168.1.38Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug BR Fan
192.168.1.36Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug Couch Lamp
192.168.1.32Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug LR TV
192.168.1.29Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug CPU Modem
192.168.1.25Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug Laptop Chair
192.168.1.24Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome Plug BR Bose
192.168.1.23Medium 2.4G Wireless 
iHome PlugTreadmill Lamp
192.168.1.21High 2.4G Wireless 
Nest Protect Alarm
192.168.1.20- ElaineMNETGEAR Employee Retired
Hello joe_wht
Welcome to the community!
Below is a link to answer your question.
How many clients can you connect wirelessly to a NETGEAR router?