Klas Mellbourn
New Around Here
My family lives in a six room apartment that is 114 square meters. Many of the walls are fairly thick.
I have previously used a system of a router and several WAPs that I set up myself using old routers. Now I want to upgrade to better performance and coverage in all parts of the apartment. I have 1Gbps WAN access.
I am a technical person, so a user friendly GUI is not important. Price is not a big issue either. I mainly want performance. But quick handoff between WAPs is also important. Home automation would be a bonus.
I have considered a WiFi system like the Netgear Orbi RBK50. However, as I understand it, the strength of such systems is to have a single router that connects wirelessly with satellites.
But something that is perhaps a bit special is that I have already set up wired ethernet connections in all rooms, so it would be a waste to require satellites to connect wirelessly.
If I want maximum performance, what is my best alternative?
Currently smallbuildernets highest ranked router is NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S Smart WiFi Gaming Router (R7800). Should I just get a couple of those and set up one as a router and the others as WAPs?
Or should I get a WiFi system like Netgear Orbi RBK50 anyway? Are WiFi systems inherently better at handling satellites and handoff?
I have previously used a system of a router and several WAPs that I set up myself using old routers. Now I want to upgrade to better performance and coverage in all parts of the apartment. I have 1Gbps WAN access.
I am a technical person, so a user friendly GUI is not important. Price is not a big issue either. I mainly want performance. But quick handoff between WAPs is also important. Home automation would be a bonus.
I have considered a WiFi system like the Netgear Orbi RBK50. However, as I understand it, the strength of such systems is to have a single router that connects wirelessly with satellites.
But something that is perhaps a bit special is that I have already set up wired ethernet connections in all rooms, so it would be a waste to require satellites to connect wirelessly.
If I want maximum performance, what is my best alternative?
Currently smallbuildernets highest ranked router is NETGEAR Nighthawk X4S Smart WiFi Gaming Router (R7800). Should I just get a couple of those and set up one as a router and the others as WAPs?
Or should I get a WiFi system like Netgear Orbi RBK50 anyway? Are WiFi systems inherently better at handling satellites and handoff?