Deefa
New Around Here
Hi all, excuse the essay.
Long-time user of an AC3200 with Merlin's firmware, setup is:
Stuff I'm planning:
Main thing is I need a supported router for the WAN connection. Prefer ASUS, prefer Merlin's firmware as an option. I purchase routers infrequently, so I think an AX support i s must-have.
Suggestions/Comments?
Long-time user of an AC3200 with Merlin's firmware, setup is:
- (very) Large 2-level home (with a cat6 wired detached studio).
- Router fairly centrally located upstairs
- Sluggish AU broadband - 50/20 Mb/s - with the AC3200 doing the pppoe connection
- Many wired devices local to router & wired points
- My 'office' area is downstairs at one extreme end of Wifi range - it is wired for work devices but phone struggles with uploading to NAS etc)
- 30+ wifi devices and growing (kids stuff battling it out on the 2.4GHz radio while I enjoy one of the uncongested 5GHz radios)
- wifi device in garage, on 2.4GHz network - marginal but serviceable signal level)
- I normally have an openvpn server listening from the internet, to allow me in for various reasons.
- I intermittently use outgoing VPN client connections (that are shared by all our devices)
- I block devices connectivity to the internet, if they don't need it.
- Started on the home automation path - datalogging with Home Assistant, incorporating lights etc)
- I see more wifi devices
- ISP-supplied router
- un-managed switches etc
Stuff I'm planning:
- I'm thinking of connecting all IoT devices to the ISP router as a separate network, and connecting wired to primary (new) router)
- I would like to move the AC3200 downstairs and mesh with the primary router, to improve the reception at the 'office' and garage area
- I 'feel' I have got value out of the three radios in the AC3200 - I had them set up individually and spread the various wifi devices across them manually
- Can I get similar out of a dual band?
Main thing is I need a supported router for the WAN connection. Prefer ASUS, prefer Merlin's firmware as an option. I purchase routers infrequently, so I think an AX support i s must-have.
Suggestions/Comments?