Wi -Fi 6 Access Points to use with RAX40

[BoutrosLowe]

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 )

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?  

[plemans]

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. 

[BoutrosLowe]

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

[plemans]

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.