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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    Thanks to everyone for all the advice and help. I got the edgerouter and set it up without any significant difficulty. Only thing I noticed is it runs pretty hot so I'll have to figure out a place that has good airflow. K
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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    Quick follow up. I bought 2 Ubquiti Unifi AC-Pro access points. Despite the warnings about involved setup it was very easy to setup and coverage was excellent. One AP was able to cover almost the entire house. Interestingly adding in the second AP lead to some reduced coverage which I...
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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    Got it. Thanks. Now ive got to figure out how many ports I need K
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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    Looking through all the options im having a hard time differentiating the various ubiquiti router options. Quick questions 1) POE built into the router is more for convenience. Also the ac pro uses different voltage than the ac so POE may not work with the pro correct 2) from a practical...
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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    Thanks Pete. I like the Poe as its a single cable Does the edge have a firewall or will I have to figure out that as well.? I'm just trying to think of all the things my current router is doing. Also I'm no expert (this is just a hobby) but it looks like it's pretty easy to get basic...
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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    thanks. I'd prefer to not keep a separate computer running. I'll look into the ubiquiti router. Will I need anything else to setup the AP K
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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    I got the impression from the review that wireless speeds of mesh networks are inferior to ap wired to the router. I like the look of the amplifi router but speed and stability is the most important to me K
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    New router and large coverage wireless advice

    Hi, Been doing the usual reading etc. I currently have R7500v2 which I hate. The stock firmware sucks and I have had endless problems with wireless dropout. I have been working with customer service for netgear since april without any improvement. This router has got to go. My goals 1)...
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    Upgrading network trying to optimize link aggregation

    Hi, So when built my house I went crazy with the wired cabling. I put multiple ports in each room and ran them to a central closet. There are 36 wired ports in the house that are connected to two 24 port gigabit switches. I mainly use the network for media streaming from a central Qnap NAS...
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