Hi,
I have an ASUS RT-N66U router in the middle of my house which I use to connect to a local wireless broadband provider. I live in the UK, in a bungalow with solid walls, and because it's been extended a few times there are a number of cavity walls inside the house. It's also quite a long, narrow shape, so I have trouble getting any wifi signal at either end of the house. I mostly get around this with a combination of cat5 cabling and powerline sockets. I can't use either of those for my Ring doorbell though which is frequently complaining of a poor WiFi signal, so I think it's time to add some access points. I already have a PoE switch in the loft, so I'd like APs that will connect using this if possible.
I'm rather overwhelmed with options to be honest! I'm thinking of getting a couple of APs with the possibility of adding a third if necessary. I was initially drawn to Ubiquiti UAP-AC-Lite's but I see that the TP-Link EAP225v3 seem to beat them in most regards, even though I don't find that "ridged" look very appealing.
Do people ever mount access points in lofts? I realise I shouldn't put them underneath insulation, but I was wondering about mounting them on the roof, directly above cavity walls, so the signal is relatively unimpeded either side of them.
Also, I have a number of old devices including Squeezebox music streaming clients that only work on 802.11b/g so will need 2.4 band. Are there APs better at coping with a mix of old and new clients?
Are any access points particularly good/bad at working with Ring doorbells?
Sorry for all the questions, but thanks in advance for any help.
I have an ASUS RT-N66U router in the middle of my house which I use to connect to a local wireless broadband provider. I live in the UK, in a bungalow with solid walls, and because it's been extended a few times there are a number of cavity walls inside the house. It's also quite a long, narrow shape, so I have trouble getting any wifi signal at either end of the house. I mostly get around this with a combination of cat5 cabling and powerline sockets. I can't use either of those for my Ring doorbell though which is frequently complaining of a poor WiFi signal, so I think it's time to add some access points. I already have a PoE switch in the loft, so I'd like APs that will connect using this if possible.
I'm rather overwhelmed with options to be honest! I'm thinking of getting a couple of APs with the possibility of adding a third if necessary. I was initially drawn to Ubiquiti UAP-AC-Lite's but I see that the TP-Link EAP225v3 seem to beat them in most regards, even though I don't find that "ridged" look very appealing.
Do people ever mount access points in lofts? I realise I shouldn't put them underneath insulation, but I was wondering about mounting them on the roof, directly above cavity walls, so the signal is relatively unimpeded either side of them.
Also, I have a number of old devices including Squeezebox music streaming clients that only work on 802.11b/g so will need 2.4 band. Are there APs better at coping with a mix of old and new clients?
Are any access points particularly good/bad at working with Ring doorbells?
Sorry for all the questions, but thanks in advance for any help.