I have been reading here without registering for a while, but I has a hard time searching for specifics on the Asus 56U and 66U working together.
I just moved into a 5,500 sq foot concrete and steel home (75 years old), which is currently wired with Cat 5e throughout the house. I am currently using a Linksys 4200 Ver 1 as a router and an older Linksys WRT160N as an AP. I was happy with the Linksys 4200 alone in my previous home, but now I am getting a few dead zones. I am building a home theater and my designer usually installs Pakedge, so he does not have specific recommendations.
The wiring, modem, router, network storage, and main switch will be housed in the basement (steel and concrete above it). The dedicated home theater is in the basement, and does not need much wireless since it will have Cat 5e.
My basics:
Internet: Comcast 50 / 10 Mbps
Modem: Arris tm722g
Switches: Netgear ProSafe Plus Switch GS116E in basement, Netgear ProSafe Plus GS108E in third floor
Printer: HP Photosmart C7280, via Wifi
Netowrk storage: pending (currently a LaCie 2x 1 TB, Raid 1, connected to laptop)
I am using 2 laptops, 3 iPads, 1 iPhone, 1 Galaxy S4, a Kindle via wifi, with intermittent guest needs, and a PC desktop, 2x Roku3, and Sonos wired.
So I was planning on replacing the Linksys units with an ASUS RT N56U as my router in the basement and and ASUS RT N66U on the second floor. My reasoning is that the N56U has the best total LAN throughput of any Linksys and most ASUS, so it will be connected to my networked storage. A few questions:
1. Will the N56U be adequate as a main router and the N66U as a simple access point? My wife uses VPN for work with her laptop, but otherwise I do not need much customization.
2. Does the ASUS work well with HP printers?
3. Will I run into problems using my Linksys routers as access points for any remaining dead spots?
Thanks in advance.
I just moved into a 5,500 sq foot concrete and steel home (75 years old), which is currently wired with Cat 5e throughout the house. I am currently using a Linksys 4200 Ver 1 as a router and an older Linksys WRT160N as an AP. I was happy with the Linksys 4200 alone in my previous home, but now I am getting a few dead zones. I am building a home theater and my designer usually installs Pakedge, so he does not have specific recommendations.
The wiring, modem, router, network storage, and main switch will be housed in the basement (steel and concrete above it). The dedicated home theater is in the basement, and does not need much wireless since it will have Cat 5e.
My basics:
Internet: Comcast 50 / 10 Mbps
Modem: Arris tm722g
Switches: Netgear ProSafe Plus Switch GS116E in basement, Netgear ProSafe Plus GS108E in third floor
Printer: HP Photosmart C7280, via Wifi
Netowrk storage: pending (currently a LaCie 2x 1 TB, Raid 1, connected to laptop)
I am using 2 laptops, 3 iPads, 1 iPhone, 1 Galaxy S4, a Kindle via wifi, with intermittent guest needs, and a PC desktop, 2x Roku3, and Sonos wired.
So I was planning on replacing the Linksys units with an ASUS RT N56U as my router in the basement and and ASUS RT N66U on the second floor. My reasoning is that the N56U has the best total LAN throughput of any Linksys and most ASUS, so it will be connected to my networked storage. A few questions:
1. Will the N56U be adequate as a main router and the N66U as a simple access point? My wife uses VPN for work with her laptop, but otherwise I do not need much customization.
2. Does the ASUS work well with HP printers?
3. Will I run into problems using my Linksys routers as access points for any remaining dead spots?
Thanks in advance.