Please help me design my network

[hacked_up]

What I have is Xbox one ,360 , 3 PS4's, 3 PS3's
2 laptops 2 PC's , IPhone 6plus, IPhone 6, iPhone 5, Netflix streaming
Building a HTPC .
most of my devices will be wired

I want a 24 port smart switch (recommend a brand )

Asus AC router with fast wireless speeds and good coverage . (recommend a model )

I have cable internet with a 120mbps







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[coxhaus]

What are your skills? Do you want plug and play or a more sophisticated programmable devices?

 

[hacked_up]

well I know how to config a Cisco switch setup access point ect,ect I just want the best set up plus I also want to add A NAS

 

[Shabbir Rao]

TPLINK will be the best brand for switch.
ASUS AC1750 will be the best model

 

[Shabbir Rao]

As far as NAS is concern I would suggest QNAP because of its easy setup and easy creating packages with third party software. I am using it along with the third party software called Syncrify and I would say this is the best back up solution so far according to my needs.

 

[hacked_up]

As far as NAS is concern I would suggest QNAP because of its easy setup and easy creating packages with third party software. I am using it along with the third party software called Syncrify and I would say this is the best back up solution so far according to my needs.

TPLINK will be the best brand for switch.
ASUS AC1750 will be the best model

Really better then the AC88u or 87U?

TPLINK will be the best brand for switch.
ASUS AC1750 will be the best model

 

[coxhaus]

I think the Cisco SG300 L3 switches are good. I have one SG300-28 bought off ebay cheap. It works great in layer 3 mode. I also have 3 Cisco WAP321 APs running in 5GHz mode for wireless with 2 SSIDs shared across the 3 WAPs for roaming. One SSID is LAN and the other is GUESS. These WAP321 also were bought cheap on ebay. These are small business class stuff and run solid 24/7. Not sure on the router as there are plenty of play stations and Xboxes. Probably need something you can program. Maybe ER- light?

PS
I might consider building a separate VLAN for the NAS and share ports across the VLANs. I had a music server infected because it did not have realtime antivirus running.

 

[System Error Message]

the asus ac88u is better because it has a faster CPU and newer generation chip that works unlike the ac78U. The ac1750 is the AC56U which is a budget version if you only need CPU and features and not the extras or wifi that the AC88u has.

 

[Shabbir Rao]

System Error Message above is right.

 

[hacked_up]

Has anybody tried the RT-AC5300 ?

Also I'm going to be adding Security NVR system with 1080p IP cameras

 

[System Error Message]

the AC3200 is 2x the AC68U, so the AC5300 is 2x the AC88U in terms of wifi. So for density it helps when you need the bandwidth for more devices (dont forget to bond the ethernet ports).

 

[hacked_up]

the AC3200 is 2x the AC68U, so the AC5300 is 2x the AC88U in terms of wifi. So for density it helps when you need the bandwidth for more devices (dont forget to bond the ethernet ports).

Hmmm welll it looking like the 5300 maybe over kill as for the most part my devices will be wired. do you think the 88u paired with the ProSAFE® 24-port Fast Ethernet Smart Switches with 2 Gigabit uplinks would be enough for my set up plus the nvr ?

 

[System Error Message]

are you designing a network with fast ethernet or gigabit ethernet? It sounds like you're using 100Mb/s ports with 2 1Gb/s ports switch. The AC88U will be fine

 

[hacked_up]

are you designing a network with fast ethernet or gigabit ethernet? It sounds like you're using 100Mb/s ports with 2 1Gb/s ports switch. The AC88U will be fine

yes its fast ethernet here is the link http://www.netgear.com/business/products/switches/smart/standalone-smart-switch.aspx#tab-models

 

[System Error Message]

yeah if you can get gigabit ethernet it would be a lot better. If you were in the UK i could sell you my GS724T for really cheap with a modified fan. The only thing that doesnt work for it is jumbo frames.

 

[hacked_up]

Do you have any experience with any of those form the link ?


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[abailey]

For home use I would go with a TP-Link gigabit switch before I would use a higher end switch that was only fast ethernet. I use 6 different TP-Link switches at my home and they have been flawless.

 

[System Error Message]

While tp-link is fine its not the best for performance.

 

[hacked_up]

Ok so Form the link what switch would u recommend?


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[sfx2000]

While tp-link is fine its not the best for performance.

Their un-managed switches are pretty much the same as anyone else...