I need a new solution to my networking issues. I have a 2 story house with a finished basement. Currently I have Att gigabit fiber connected to a Netgear Nighthawk R7500v2 and Netgear WAC124 Wireless access point. The router is on the main floor with the access point on the 2nd floor. I think the router is just showing it’s age with random dropouts and we have always had certain locations with spotty wifi.
I have ethernet run to 3 locations in my house, one on each floor. I have been looking for a networking solution that would be low maintenance and solve our wifi coverage issues and dropouts. Mesh systems seem like they would be the easy answer, but I know that easy isn’t always best. I only want to spend around $300-400, so I think most Ubiquiti or enterprise level stuff is out.
Would a $100 Asus router on each floor be the best solution, or is there a better option? Thanks!
Not everyone needs fancy or complicated networks. If you want easy just go mesh with wired backhaul. The advantages are simple setup and having extra Ethernet ports at each node. The nodes also act like a switch so each one would give you the ability to connect more devices at that location. Yes OP could get really fancy but that doesn’t appear to be what they are after.