Hi All
I had a Netgear R7000, and I sold it.
I am now in the market for a new router.
My aim is to connect my PIA VPN to the router so that I dont need to have individual connections to each device. I couldn't do this with the R7000, and I tried DD-WRT but I find this difficult to use.
On my network I have:
LAN: Synology NAS
VoIP box
WLAN: ChromeCast
FireStick
Sky TV media box
IPCan on 2.4ghz (soon adding 2 outdoor so need range)
3x 2.4gHz clients
7 to 8 5gHz clients
sometimes i get guests who connect to guest network
What's important for me: Range, due to my plans on adding outdoor wireless IP cameras.
Also speed, as we transfer a lot of data on WLAN. We use the NAS as a hybrid cloud for our home business, that's backed up to googles cloud storage. So stability is also important.
Currently I am looking at the
Asus RT-AC87U - whats concerning me: Price (not cost but value), could I get something better value that gives me similar results?
Asus RT-AC68U - I sold my R7000 to get something similar? Maybe I should get an upgrade. MU-MIMO would be nice, which I think this router does not support.
Netgear R7500 - Will feel like I sold the R7000 for no reason just to upgrade to a R7500. Plus I sold the Netgear because I found the firmware a little limited.
Synology RT1900ac - Should I wait a few months for this? I use Synology NAS already. I love the UX!!! Love the firmware - especially if they allow modules to be installed. But hardware seems limited compared to the ones mentioned above. I am not very keen on waiting too, but will if this is the best choice.
Thanks
I had a Netgear R7000, and I sold it.
I am now in the market for a new router.
My aim is to connect my PIA VPN to the router so that I dont need to have individual connections to each device. I couldn't do this with the R7000, and I tried DD-WRT but I find this difficult to use.
On my network I have:
LAN: Synology NAS
VoIP box
WLAN: ChromeCast
FireStick
Sky TV media box
IPCan on 2.4ghz (soon adding 2 outdoor so need range)
3x 2.4gHz clients
7 to 8 5gHz clients
sometimes i get guests who connect to guest network
What's important for me: Range, due to my plans on adding outdoor wireless IP cameras.
Also speed, as we transfer a lot of data on WLAN. We use the NAS as a hybrid cloud for our home business, that's backed up to googles cloud storage. So stability is also important.
Currently I am looking at the
Asus RT-AC87U - whats concerning me: Price (not cost but value), could I get something better value that gives me similar results?
Asus RT-AC68U - I sold my R7000 to get something similar? Maybe I should get an upgrade. MU-MIMO would be nice, which I think this router does not support.
Netgear R7500 - Will feel like I sold the R7000 for no reason just to upgrade to a R7500. Plus I sold the Netgear because I found the firmware a little limited.
Synology RT1900ac - Should I wait a few months for this? I use Synology NAS already. I love the UX!!! Love the firmware - especially if they allow modules to be installed. But hardware seems limited compared to the ones mentioned above. I am not very keen on waiting too, but will if this is the best choice.
Thanks