Hello all...I currently have two RT-N66U with one as an AP and one as a media bridge to my upstairs office. The basement RT-N66U appears to have a failing 5GHz radio, so I am looking for a replacement. At this time, my routing duties are being handled via a pfSense FW so I only really need AP and bridge features.
I have been considering the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LR as the replacements, but am unsure of how to solve my bridge issue. The primary AP resides in the basement while my office with the bridge is up on the 2nd story. There is no option for a direct wired connection, but I have a requirement for Ethernet to connect devices in my office.
-- Basement - Router, FW, AP(RT-N66U), Switch
-- 1st Floor - just user devices
-- 2nd Floor - user devices, Powerline connected Netgear AP, Bridge(RT-N66U) which provides wired PC connections
1.) Can I still use my RT-N66U as a media bridge to the Ubiquiti AP?
-- the upstairs RT-N66U appears to still be stable
2.) Is there a Ubiquiti solution as a media bridge?
3.) Is there a solution that will also give me WiFi upstairs?
-- far upstairs bedroom historically doesn't have the greatest coverage from basement AP
-- currently have another AP connected via PowerLine to the basement (that AP wasn't stable when using the bridge)
-- PowerLine performance stinks, but it is better than nothing
To note, I need to make sure the bridge solution can handle 200Mbps+...I would prefer closer to 500Mbps, but I will take what I can get. This is mostly to support large file transfers with the media server in the basement, but also for downloading large ISO images.
I have been considering the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-LR as the replacements, but am unsure of how to solve my bridge issue. The primary AP resides in the basement while my office with the bridge is up on the 2nd story. There is no option for a direct wired connection, but I have a requirement for Ethernet to connect devices in my office.
-- Basement - Router, FW, AP(RT-N66U), Switch
-- 1st Floor - just user devices
-- 2nd Floor - user devices, Powerline connected Netgear AP, Bridge(RT-N66U) which provides wired PC connections
1.) Can I still use my RT-N66U as a media bridge to the Ubiquiti AP?
-- the upstairs RT-N66U appears to still be stable
2.) Is there a Ubiquiti solution as a media bridge?
3.) Is there a solution that will also give me WiFi upstairs?
-- far upstairs bedroom historically doesn't have the greatest coverage from basement AP
-- currently have another AP connected via PowerLine to the basement (that AP wasn't stable when using the bridge)
-- PowerLine performance stinks, but it is better than nothing
To note, I need to make sure the bridge solution can handle 200Mbps+...I would prefer closer to 500Mbps, but I will take what I can get. This is mostly to support large file transfers with the media server in the basement, but also for downloading large ISO images.