I was wondering what you guys would recommend in terms of a 802.11a wireless access point/router? It's going to be used for a small office with 5 laptops connected to it. Currently, they have a Sonicwall firewall with the built-in wireless but it's only running at the 2.4GHz frequency. There is atleast 5 other wireless networks that run nearby the office that I currently have the wireless router.
I've been having some lag with the cloud application on the laptops connected via wifi, so I'm thinking it might just be too much congestion on the 2.4GHz frequency and I want to switch it up to the 5GHz band, since it's not as popular (yet). I have two other desktops connected via wired and the cloud application works great with no lag issues (windows taking forever to popup). I'll be also upgrading the laptops wifi PCIE cards to the Intel PRO/540 Mini PCI-E cards, so that it will be able to connect to this new access point.
I'm looking for any good models that might be suffice for this situation. My budget is around $100 to $250. I don't mind spending a little more for something that is more robust and will last for a few years.
Thanks for any help.
I've been having some lag with the cloud application on the laptops connected via wifi, so I'm thinking it might just be too much congestion on the 2.4GHz frequency and I want to switch it up to the 5GHz band, since it's not as popular (yet). I have two other desktops connected via wired and the cloud application works great with no lag issues (windows taking forever to popup). I'll be also upgrading the laptops wifi PCIE cards to the Intel PRO/540 Mini PCI-E cards, so that it will be able to connect to this new access point.
I'm looking for any good models that might be suffice for this situation. My budget is around $100 to $250. I don't mind spending a little more for something that is more robust and will last for a few years.
Thanks for any help.