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    Need help designing new Home Network with FIOS

    Primary use is not Software Development. Primary use is to just support all the devices. The FIOS router is necessary to keep FIOS TV functions intact. As for the Mikrotik and ERL, I am using this topic as a baseline comparison. Can you point me to what it leaves out? I'm still leaning...
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    Need help designing new Home Network with FIOS

    I have been looking for a switch that fit the criteria of poe + low key, but they only ones that showed up in Newegg or amazon were at or above the ERX price :\ Doing some more research, I believe I can simplify the setup a bit. New plan is : Internet -> ONT -> (ethernet) -> EdgeRouter Lite ->...
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    Need help designing new Home Network with FIOS

    Main draws for me with Managed is the ability to monitor traffic, but if I can get away with monitoring traffic from the main switch I can go that route. Then the criteria to look for that would be cheaper than the ERX is small, black and PoE.
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    Need help designing new Home Network with FIOS

    Do you recommend any switch that has the same profile as the ERX? Small, PoE powered, black and managed.
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    Need help designing new Home Network with FIOS

    Ahh, did not know that about the APs. Will keep that in mind. Thanks!
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    Need help designing new Home Network with FIOS

    Thanks for responding! My idea with the ER-Xs were to allow more ethernet ports at each location and have it act as a switch. Is this not a good idea? At the current location, the verizon techs setup was (mind you this was around 10+ years ago): ONT -> (ethernet) -> Verizon Router -> which...
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    Need help designing new Home Network with FIOS

    So we are moving to a new home and I was tasked with setting up a new home network that will cover the new needs. Our current setup will not work at all in the new home as it less than half the size. I am a sw dev and so I approached this task like I would any other task so please ignore any...
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