ChicagoOutfit
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Good evening!
I am new to setting up "enterprise-like" wireless for the home; and know that if any folks have suggestions on a proper set-up, they will be members here at SmallNetBuilder.
A family friend is moving into a single family home in Milwaukee that consists of four floors (three above grade, plus a basement). Here are some details:
There is no ethernet cabling in this home, so everything will rely heavily on wireless... and there is a lot that is going to rely on wireless: multiple Roku 4 streaming devices, multiple Xbox One gaming devices, multiple Sonos streaming devices, multiple Nest internet thermostats and smoke detectors, multiple LIFX smart bulbs, an alarm system, multiple computers, and multiple mobile devices.
What I envision being enough, with my limited knowledge, is that installing two UniFi AP AC Pro access points on floors 1 and 3 should cover the entire home's wireless needs. The access points would be connected to a UniFi Switch 8-150W with a connected UniFi Cloud Key.
Does this sound correct? Questions I have are:
Please let me know if I can provide any other description(s), should you have time to make some suggestions or offer any ideas. Thank you in advance!
I am new to setting up "enterprise-like" wireless for the home; and know that if any folks have suggestions on a proper set-up, they will be members here at SmallNetBuilder.
A family friend is moving into a single family home in Milwaukee that consists of four floors (three above grade, plus a basement). Here are some details:
- 4,000 square feet
- 4 floors (1,000 square feet per floor)
- House is wood frame
There is no ethernet cabling in this home, so everything will rely heavily on wireless... and there is a lot that is going to rely on wireless: multiple Roku 4 streaming devices, multiple Xbox One gaming devices, multiple Sonos streaming devices, multiple Nest internet thermostats and smoke detectors, multiple LIFX smart bulbs, an alarm system, multiple computers, and multiple mobile devices.
What I envision being enough, with my limited knowledge, is that installing two UniFi AP AC Pro access points on floors 1 and 3 should cover the entire home's wireless needs. The access points would be connected to a UniFi Switch 8-150W with a connected UniFi Cloud Key.
Does this sound correct? Questions I have are:
- There is next to zero cell reception in the basement (maybe because of its concrete foundation and walls), so perhaps the basement needs its own UniFi AP AC Pro?
- Or, should every floor have its own UniFi AP AC Pro?
- Should I stagger the locations of each floor's UniFi AP AC Pros (floors 1 & 3 in the back, and floors Basement & 2 in the front)?
- Should I think about the UniFi AP AC LRs instead? Or use a combination of the models?
- Is the upcoming Amplifi HD another solution which to consider, even though it would make use of a mesh network instead of having ethernet connections to the access points?
Please let me know if I can provide any other description(s), should you have time to make some suggestions or offer any ideas. Thank you in advance!