freemanator
New Around Here
Hi Guys,
With my current one router setup, we struggle with Wi-Fi coverage the other side of the house, both up and downstairs. Though the house isn't large 6x8m, it is old and we have solid brick walls, and there is no WiFi coverage extending out into the garden.
When we were renovating I hard wired in a couple of ethernet cables from where the internet enters the house up into our loft, and I'd like to use that for a wired backhaul for a mesh system, with one router on the ground floor in one corner of the house, and the other in the opposite corner in the loft. This I'm hoping will give substantial coverage for the garden too, which I want.
Trying to work out the best way to go about it, while future proofing for WiFi 6. Usage is a mixture of streaming and Zoom Calls in the house, lots of IoT devices and wanting WiFi connectivity for things like wireless thermometers for the BBQ in the garden
Have been looking at the Asus Zen WiFi XT8 (currently (£440), but wondering if this is more than I will need. Any thoughts on connecting up a ASUS RT-AX86U (currently £184 and paid for by my work) downstairs, with an Asus RT-AX58U (currently £124) in the loft to help strengthen coverage in the house and provide range in the garden?
Or a better approach?
With my current one router setup, we struggle with Wi-Fi coverage the other side of the house, both up and downstairs. Though the house isn't large 6x8m, it is old and we have solid brick walls, and there is no WiFi coverage extending out into the garden.
When we were renovating I hard wired in a couple of ethernet cables from where the internet enters the house up into our loft, and I'd like to use that for a wired backhaul for a mesh system, with one router on the ground floor in one corner of the house, and the other in the opposite corner in the loft. This I'm hoping will give substantial coverage for the garden too, which I want.
Trying to work out the best way to go about it, while future proofing for WiFi 6. Usage is a mixture of streaming and Zoom Calls in the house, lots of IoT devices and wanting WiFi connectivity for things like wireless thermometers for the BBQ in the garden
Have been looking at the Asus Zen WiFi XT8 (currently (£440), but wondering if this is more than I will need. Any thoughts on connecting up a ASUS RT-AX86U (currently £184 and paid for by my work) downstairs, with an Asus RT-AX58U (currently £124) in the loft to help strengthen coverage in the house and provide range in the garden?
Or a better approach?