My Goals:
-- No dead spots in the entire 3-level 4000sqft living space & 3 car garage: currently fine, no dead spots and strong signals
-- 5 family wifi devices (phones/tab) and a few guest wifi devices
-- String coverage of front and back yards; longer distance, stronger signal
- today signal goes about 50' out front and very weak, back yard is better but larger so coverage is not good enough yet
Current System:
Three ASUS AC68U w/ wired backhaul through my HPE router.
- One in the room closest the front yard / front door (AP mode - HGG FW)
- One nearly dead center of the house in the kitchen (AP mode - Merlin 3.0.0.4.380_7743 FW)
- One in the walk-out basement near the back yard (Router mode - HGG FW)
-- SSIDs are all different on all APs & bands
... 56-60 total wired & wifi devices at any given time
Questions:
1. Would changing to Ubiquity AP (or other recommended AP to use with the ASUS?) at the front or back provide a longer reach?
... and what would I need/want to do it?
2. With Ubiquity or Orbi Does the 'hand-off' really work seamlessly , and better, than using the 3 ASUS?
3. I have a strong signal in most places in the home from at least 2 of the ASUS APs... for better hand-off, should I use the same or different SSIDs?
4. Anything else I should consider or be asking?
thx for the advice!
-- No dead spots in the entire 3-level 4000sqft living space & 3 car garage: currently fine, no dead spots and strong signals
-- 5 family wifi devices (phones/tab) and a few guest wifi devices
-- String coverage of front and back yards; longer distance, stronger signal
- today signal goes about 50' out front and very weak, back yard is better but larger so coverage is not good enough yet
Current System:
Three ASUS AC68U w/ wired backhaul through my HPE router.
- One in the room closest the front yard / front door (AP mode - HGG FW)
- One nearly dead center of the house in the kitchen (AP mode - Merlin 3.0.0.4.380_7743 FW)
- One in the walk-out basement near the back yard (Router mode - HGG FW)
-- SSIDs are all different on all APs & bands
... 56-60 total wired & wifi devices at any given time
Questions:
1. Would changing to Ubiquity AP (or other recommended AP to use with the ASUS?) at the front or back provide a longer reach?
... and what would I need/want to do it?
2. With Ubiquity or Orbi Does the 'hand-off' really work seamlessly , and better, than using the 3 ASUS?
3. I have a strong signal in most places in the home from at least 2 of the ASUS APs... for better hand-off, should I use the same or different SSIDs?
4. Anything else I should consider or be asking?
thx for the advice!