Hi!As suggested with 2 wifi APs, you can get 2 stream AC wifi APs for $80 each. Im hoping you already have a dedicated router that can handle all that activity.
I have contacted Linksys support, and they said that EA6900 can do this, 32 users on the main network and 50 users on the guest network at the same time. Do you think it is possible?
I've owned the EA6900 and I can't imagine it would be able to handle that much traffic without MELTING.
It gets REALLY hot under load and that's with 8-10 simultaneous clients.
I've owned the EA6900 and I can't imagine it would be able to handle that much traffic without MELTING.
It gets REALLY hot under load and that's with 8-10 simultaneous clients.
The 50 users on Guest Network seems odd - IIRC the WRT1900ac, which has a lot more resources, only allows for 5 guest users...
Maybe just dumb luck for me - but both the WRT1900ac and the Airport Extreme AC have well designed heat-sinks and active cooling... I've always been a bit surprised with folks complaining about overheating on AC1900 class devices, but many are passively cooled with small, and perhaps insufficient, heat sinks and ventilation...
We use factory firmware:Just curious - are you running factory firmware or open-source; if open-source, which variant? Thanks.
Instlled dd-wrt, the download speed boosted from 65-70mbps to 95-98mbsp.We use factory firmware:
Firmware Version:
3.12.5 Build 100929 Rel.57776n
Hardware Version:
WR841N v6/v7
But after the final device arrives, I'm going to install dd-wrt.
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