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kvothe

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Hello everyone!

I want to replace my wireless router and any advice would have been helpful.

Features that I need:

- 3x VLAN tagging support to replace ISP router
- No more than 5-10 devices connected via wifi
- High 5Ghz speed to connect a Macbook Pro 2019 at 20 feet (3 walls)
- Price lower than 100$/€

I found some interesting prices on the second hand market:

- Asus RT-AC66U B1: 45€
- DLink 882: 60€
- Linksys EA7500-EU: 40€ (I don't know what is the difference between -EU and EA7500 and no 3x VLAN support I think)
- Netgear R7800: 80€

Which one would you choose? Any other suggestions?

Thank you!
 
No consumer all-in-one stock firmware that I'm aware of supports VLANs. I presume you're planning to flash a third-party firmware (OpenWRT, DD-WRT, etc.) to pickup VLAN support?

If choosing between the above, I'd go R7800 and flash OpenWRT.

Or for out-of-the-box support for VLANs, just get a Ubiquiti ER-X and pair it with a TP-Link EAP225v3. It will be a bit more than $100 total, though, and the 5Ghz throughput may not be quite as aggressive as the R7800's radio.
 
Tomato will let you set up three VLANs using the GUI.
 
Thank you for your replies @Trip @CaptainSTX.

Here in Spain all Asus routers have support for VLANs out of the box without custom firmwares. For example:

https://www.asus.com/es/Networking/RTAC68U/
Funcionalidad Triple-VLAN, compatible con los servicios triple-pay (Internet, Voz IP y TV) de tu operador para aprovechar al máximo la conexión de fibra óptica
Triple-VLAN functionality, compatible with triple-pay services (Internet, IP Voice & TV) from your ISP to take full advantage of your fiber connection

A quick search for "triple vlan" in Amazon.es returns a lot of results for Asus:
https://www.amazon.es/s?k=triple+vlan

DLink 882 has support too:

https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wir...-ac2600-mu-mimo-wi-fi-router-reviewed?start=1
It looks like D-Link has added some features missing previously. The VLAN feature in the Internet (WAN) settings looks like it was added to support service providers. You can enter a VLAN ID tag for three different VLANs, then assign Ethernet, Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi Guest connections to each zone.

R7800 also seems to have support according their kb (in spanish but images are easy to check):
https://kb.netgear.com/es/30640/NET...on-Internet-Movistar-y-Servicio-IPTV-Imagenio
 
@Trip @CaptainSTX @Val D.

He's not talking about VLANs on the LAN. He's talking about VLANs which are used on the WAN connection to support IPTV services.

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He's talking about VLANs which are used on the WAN connection to support IPTV services.

Yes, it's clear now, but we don't know what the provider is. I know there is a setting Custom, but can it be configured properly with his provider is something we have no way to test. There was a thread somewhere on SNB about some service missing in RT-AC86U IPTV settings, I remember. I'm out. :)
 

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