I am looking to provide wifi to my tenants but want to protect my network as well as speed. I understand that having two separate internet connections would be best and easiest, performance wise, but that would be the most expensive option in the long run. What would be other ways to accomplish my goal?
A bit of background info: the supplied modem from my internet provider is a modem/router type. I have read the article below.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwan-howto/24428-howtotwoprivlan
The article above seems to suggest that I need 3 routers. Can I get away with purchasing two? A good one for myself and a basic one for the tenants? If sharing connection this way, is it possible to easily throttle the tenants' connection? Alternatively, can I use one router, set up a guest network (i.e. separate SID) and be able to throttle that connection as well?
I am not opposed to investing in the right equipment to get things done. I'm just wondering what would be the best way to go when considering performance, ease of setup, and economically. Please give equipment recommendations as well. I am familiar with the Asus r56u as I bought that for my parents' house. Thanks in advance for your help.
A bit of background info: the supplied modem from my internet provider is a modem/router type. I have read the article below.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/lanwan-howto/24428-howtotwoprivlan
The article above seems to suggest that I need 3 routers. Can I get away with purchasing two? A good one for myself and a basic one for the tenants? If sharing connection this way, is it possible to easily throttle the tenants' connection? Alternatively, can I use one router, set up a guest network (i.e. separate SID) and be able to throttle that connection as well?
I am not opposed to investing in the right equipment to get things done. I'm just wondering what would be the best way to go when considering performance, ease of setup, and economically. Please give equipment recommendations as well. I am familiar with the Asus r56u as I bought that for my parents' house. Thanks in advance for your help.