For example, if I were to get a Netgear X4 r7500 to use as my router, will the benefits of the dynamic QOS be lost/diminished if most of my streaming devices (2 rokus, couple ipads/ipod) are actually connected (wired and wireless) to a lesser-quality AP as opposed to the r7500 directly?
My house is somewhat spread out, and the room with the cable internet connection and my PC are in a far corner of the house. With a linksys ea6200 router, the signal doesn't reach very well from that corner to either the middle of house, much less to the other side of the house. So I've placed a linksys EA3500 router in the far room with the internet connection, and I've placed the EA6200 in the middle of the room as an AP. It connects to the router via powerline.
Considering upgrading the ea3500 router to an R7000 or R7500. At first I'd like to see if I can go without an AP if the new router is stronger than an ea6200/ea3500. But if it isn't, I'd use the ea6200 as an AP again. I'd like to avoid having to buy two R7500s ($$) to get decent performance.
Main goal is to maximize/optimize internet connection among possible 3-4 simultaneous streaming devices (ex - 1-2 devices on youtube, 1-2 devices on netflix/AP). I don't do any streaming from local sources. Internet connection is 60mbs. Currently seeing occasional dropped connection from the ea3500 (browser/app claims no internet connection, but if I refresh the page/app, it comes back). Thinking its time to retire the ea3500.
Also, if I do find I need an access point, am I better off using the "Better" router as an AP and the weaker one as the router?
thanks for any ideas/suggestions!
My house is somewhat spread out, and the room with the cable internet connection and my PC are in a far corner of the house. With a linksys ea6200 router, the signal doesn't reach very well from that corner to either the middle of house, much less to the other side of the house. So I've placed a linksys EA3500 router in the far room with the internet connection, and I've placed the EA6200 in the middle of the room as an AP. It connects to the router via powerline.
Considering upgrading the ea3500 router to an R7000 or R7500. At first I'd like to see if I can go without an AP if the new router is stronger than an ea6200/ea3500. But if it isn't, I'd use the ea6200 as an AP again. I'd like to avoid having to buy two R7500s ($$) to get decent performance.
Main goal is to maximize/optimize internet connection among possible 3-4 simultaneous streaming devices (ex - 1-2 devices on youtube, 1-2 devices on netflix/AP). I don't do any streaming from local sources. Internet connection is 60mbs. Currently seeing occasional dropped connection from the ea3500 (browser/app claims no internet connection, but if I refresh the page/app, it comes back). Thinking its time to retire the ea3500.
Also, if I do find I need an access point, am I better off using the "Better" router as an AP and the weaker one as the router?
thanks for any ideas/suggestions!