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Foshvad's avatar
Foshvad
Aspirant
Apr 12, 2021
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The best equipment for the 2000 sqft house + outdoor

Hi community, 

 

I have a great experience using Netgear in the apartment and need the advice to choose the equipment for the house.

 

Internet source is LTE modem provided by the cellular carrier (no way to replace it). Speed is up to 50Mb/s. 

 

I need equipment for the three areas:

  1. House (2000 sqft), ethernet cable available 
  2. Outdoor point in 65 feet from the house. Ethernet cable available 
  3. Small house, ethernet cable available 

 

Should I use wired access points instead of Mesh for a more reliable connection? 

Is any way to monitor traffic on the devices (clients) level?

 

Thank you.

 

 

 

6 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    I'd go with a mesh system like orbi or the MK series. 

    They allow both a wired and wireless backhaul to be used. 

    And being mesh, you won't have seperate ssid's to log into while roaming around. 

     

    In terms of specific device usage, you won't find that on netgears consumer devices (unsure about business grade devices)

    Its a popular feature request on the "idea's" forum. 

    • Foshvad's avatar
      Foshvad
      Aspirant

      Hi plemans, 

       

      Thank you for your advice. As far as I see Orbi satelite ethernet ports work for output only:

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      If I use AC3000 as access point will seperate ssid be activated?

       

      Thank you.

       

       

       

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru - Experienced User

        photos have to be approved by a moderator. Not sure what you mean by orbi ports are only good for output. they don't differentiate between input/output as both are needed for communications. 

         

        Are you wanting seperate ssid's?