Hey folks!
My small office (20ish people) is looking for a new WiFi AP and we're trying to keep costs down.
We're in the transition from PC's to Macs, and most people use hardwired connections. For all the folks getting a new computer though we're getting newer macs that have 802.11ac cards in them and I'd like to take the opportunity to get us started with a 802.11ac AP so we can all take advantage of gigabit wifi.
We've got a Sonicwall being used as our router/vpn. We've got a pretty central location that we can place a high-powered AP in to reach all corners of the office. Since we don't need a managed system with multiple APs and roaming, I was thinking of just purchasing a Netgear Nighthawk (which I own for my house and love) or an Asus RT-AC68U to use in AP mode.
I've been searching around and can't find any information though about how many wifi connections they could handle smoothly. Presumably we're talking about 15-20 smartphones and 10-15 laptops connected max at any given time.
Anyone have any advice? Is this a bad idea to use a top of the line prosumer router rather than an enterprise class AP?
Thanks!
My small office (20ish people) is looking for a new WiFi AP and we're trying to keep costs down.
We're in the transition from PC's to Macs, and most people use hardwired connections. For all the folks getting a new computer though we're getting newer macs that have 802.11ac cards in them and I'd like to take the opportunity to get us started with a 802.11ac AP so we can all take advantage of gigabit wifi.
We've got a Sonicwall being used as our router/vpn. We've got a pretty central location that we can place a high-powered AP in to reach all corners of the office. Since we don't need a managed system with multiple APs and roaming, I was thinking of just purchasing a Netgear Nighthawk (which I own for my house and love) or an Asus RT-AC68U to use in AP mode.
I've been searching around and can't find any information though about how many wifi connections they could handle smoothly. Presumably we're talking about 15-20 smartphones and 10-15 laptops connected max at any given time.
Anyone have any advice? Is this a bad idea to use a top of the line prosumer router rather than an enterprise class AP?
Thanks!