Hi All,
First time poster here, but not a n00b to networking. Couldn't find answers with searches so thought I'd post the question below....
What's the best way to connect and configure 2 WAPs with Verizon FiOS?
House: My house is a 3 story split level and the FiOS ONT is in a corner of the basement, so I need 2 WAPs...one in the basement near the ONT and one on the 3rd floor.
Goals: Good wireless coverage with maximum speeds (of course), and a single SSID that is seamless when I move from the basement to the 3rd floor with tablet / laptop / smartphone.
Equipment and devices:
Options: Which of the following is the best setup?
Looking forward to responses and thanks in advance for your help!
Rich
First time poster here, but not a n00b to networking. Couldn't find answers with searches so thought I'd post the question below....
What's the best way to connect and configure 2 WAPs with Verizon FiOS?
House: My house is a 3 story split level and the FiOS ONT is in a corner of the basement, so I need 2 WAPs...one in the basement near the ONT and one on the 3rd floor.
Goals: Good wireless coverage with maximum speeds (of course), and a single SSID that is seamless when I move from the basement to the 3rd floor with tablet / laptop / smartphone.
Equipment and devices:
- FiOS actiontec router with the wireless turned OFF
- Netgear R7000
- Netgear R6300
- Anything fixed in place is hardwired (Rokus, TVs, NAS, Home Theater Receiver, etc)
- Anything mobile is connected wirelessly (of course)...tablets, laptops, smartphones.
Options: Which of the following is the best setup?
- R7000 and R6300 both configured as APs with the same SSID and password, with their WAN ports plugged into a LAN port of the Actiontec.
- R7000 set up as its own domain (10.x.x.x) with its WAN port plugged into the Actiontec LAN port; R6300 set up as an AP for the R7000, it's WAN port plugged into the R6300's LAN port. In this config the R7000 would get a 192.168.x.x IP from the Actiontec, and the R6300 and everything on my network would get a 10.0.x.x IP served from the R7000. (I like this because I can use the R7000's advanced access control, QoS, etc...but will I take a speed hit by setting up 2 domains?)
- Bypassing the Actiontec altogether and interfacing the R7000 to the FiOS ONT...is this possible???
- Some other option not identified above
Looking forward to responses and thanks in advance for your help!
Rich