Shadowjump
Occasional Visitor
Looking to extend the wifi at my house and I have already installed a cable for an AP/Router. I have a WiFi Repeater but I get half the speed of my DSL (~20Mbps instead of ~50Mbps) when connected to it. Also, in-lan transfer speeds are ridiculous.
I was thinking to install a Ubiquiti AP AC Lite to increase the coverage or a router in AP mode like the R6400 or RT-AC66U. I want fast AC speeds and futureproofing, thats is why I was thinking about these models. My current wifi repeater is a TP-WA850RE.
The following is a diagram of the house. (click for higher res)
As you can see, where there are no walls (doors) the signal is good. But when the signal has to go through walls and embedded closets to the walls, it drops drastically.
In red is the current equipment
The Green lines are the WiFI coverage (with good speeds) in 5GHz with the R7000
The blue box is the location I am going to install the new AP/Router
The walls are pretty thick concrete/brick walls.
In my situtation what would you install? A router in AP or an AP? And what models would you recommend? And no, I dont want to move the R7000 at the spot I want to install the new AP. I want a good signal in that room, since I spend most of my time in the same room with the R7000.
Thanks!
I was thinking to install a Ubiquiti AP AC Lite to increase the coverage or a router in AP mode like the R6400 or RT-AC66U. I want fast AC speeds and futureproofing, thats is why I was thinking about these models. My current wifi repeater is a TP-WA850RE.
The following is a diagram of the house. (click for higher res)
As you can see, where there are no walls (doors) the signal is good. But when the signal has to go through walls and embedded closets to the walls, it drops drastically.
In red is the current equipment
The Green lines are the WiFI coverage (with good speeds) in 5GHz with the R7000
The blue box is the location I am going to install the new AP/Router
The walls are pretty thick concrete/brick walls.
In my situtation what would you install? A router in AP or an AP? And what models would you recommend? And no, I dont want to move the R7000 at the spot I want to install the new AP. I want a good signal in that room, since I spend most of my time in the same room with the R7000.
Thanks!