Hi guys,
I live in a totally concrete house (ceilings/walls) with ethernet runs in every room. I'm running an ISP-provided router (SmartRG SR500N) with it's wireless capability shut off, and using my own wireless access points. We have 15Mbps internet (I know) and a wireless N-only network with the following access points:
Donwstairs - Asus Dark Night (RT-N66U) also as ethernet switch
Room 1 - D-Link DIR655
Room 2 - Diamond WR300N (old school)
With 2 iPhone 6S's, iPad Pro 9.7 and iPad Mini 4, we finally have some AC wireless devices in the house. There are a few N-only devices around.
Questions:
1) would upgrading the access points to AC improve streaming performance when several devices are using the internet connection? (MIMO? MU-MIMO?)
2) other than Ubiquity, are there any really good "access point only" devices on the market or is my best bet to basically configure a router as an AP?
3) I'm currently running the same SSID and password on both 2.4 GHz and 5Ghz bands for all access points. Should I be doing this? (should this one be in a separate thread?)
Thanks!
I live in a totally concrete house (ceilings/walls) with ethernet runs in every room. I'm running an ISP-provided router (SmartRG SR500N) with it's wireless capability shut off, and using my own wireless access points. We have 15Mbps internet (I know) and a wireless N-only network with the following access points:
Donwstairs - Asus Dark Night (RT-N66U) also as ethernet switch
Room 1 - D-Link DIR655
Room 2 - Diamond WR300N (old school)
With 2 iPhone 6S's, iPad Pro 9.7 and iPad Mini 4, we finally have some AC wireless devices in the house. There are a few N-only devices around.
Questions:
1) would upgrading the access points to AC improve streaming performance when several devices are using the internet connection? (MIMO? MU-MIMO?)
2) other than Ubiquity, are there any really good "access point only" devices on the market or is my best bet to basically configure a router as an AP?
3) I'm currently running the same SSID and password on both 2.4 GHz and 5Ghz bands for all access points. Should I be doing this? (should this one be in a separate thread?)
Thanks!
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