Hello All,
Hopefully (funds permitting) I'll be changing my wireless-N (Apple Airport) setup within the next couple of months to wireless-AC. I have 1 main PC, 1 FreeNAS file server, 1 backup PC, 1 HTPC. The HTPC is downstairs in living room, all the other computers are upstairs in one room. All of this sunning off of a Comcast 50Mbps (down) connection. I may need to change from FreeNAS to something else since I understand it doesn't support wireless networking, but that's a problem for another day.
Back to the main reason for this post:
I'm considering getting the Zoom Telephonics 5363 AC1900 Cable Modem/Router all in one unit, since I'm looking to get rid of as many cables as possible in my setup. http://www.zoomtel.com/products/cable_overview.html
I'm pretty tech-savvy when it comes to building PC's, but networking is probably my weak spot. I know a lot of people consider AIO modem/routers to be unreliable, but all the reviews I've seen of the Zoom 5363 seem really good, and it seems to have a lot of networking features. Right now I've got my Motorola Cable Modem, Apple Airport Wireless-N Router, and a cheap 4-port Hub running off the router. Running Cat5e cable downstairs to another hub which links to my HTPC/HDTV. Ideally, I'd like to replace all 3 devices (and associated cables) with the Zoom 5363.
Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KSLHI3I/?tag=snbforums-20
http://www.trustedreviews.com/zoom-5363-ac1900-review
Any experiences with the Zoom 5363?
If I get the AIO, will I be missing out on any features that a "stand-alone" AC router would give me?
Thanks!
PS: I'll also be adding 802.11AC PCI Express adapters into all of the PC's.
Hopefully (funds permitting) I'll be changing my wireless-N (Apple Airport) setup within the next couple of months to wireless-AC. I have 1 main PC, 1 FreeNAS file server, 1 backup PC, 1 HTPC. The HTPC is downstairs in living room, all the other computers are upstairs in one room. All of this sunning off of a Comcast 50Mbps (down) connection. I may need to change from FreeNAS to something else since I understand it doesn't support wireless networking, but that's a problem for another day.
Back to the main reason for this post:
I'm considering getting the Zoom Telephonics 5363 AC1900 Cable Modem/Router all in one unit, since I'm looking to get rid of as many cables as possible in my setup. http://www.zoomtel.com/products/cable_overview.html
I'm pretty tech-savvy when it comes to building PC's, but networking is probably my weak spot. I know a lot of people consider AIO modem/routers to be unreliable, but all the reviews I've seen of the Zoom 5363 seem really good, and it seems to have a lot of networking features. Right now I've got my Motorola Cable Modem, Apple Airport Wireless-N Router, and a cheap 4-port Hub running off the router. Running Cat5e cable downstairs to another hub which links to my HTPC/HDTV. Ideally, I'd like to replace all 3 devices (and associated cables) with the Zoom 5363.
Reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KSLHI3I/?tag=snbforums-20
http://www.trustedreviews.com/zoom-5363-ac1900-review
Any experiences with the Zoom 5363?
If I get the AIO, will I be missing out on any features that a "stand-alone" AC router would give me?
Thanks!
PS: I'll also be adding 802.11AC PCI Express adapters into all of the PC's.
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