Wifi 6 AP with multi-gig wired backbone

[mlai]

Hello gurus,
Any recommendations for dual-band 8-stream (2.4G 4x4/5G 4x4) wifi 6 APs ( no need for routing capabilities as I will use a separate router) with 2.5G/5G Ethernet backbone connection?

This is for a home installation with multiple rooms with thick walls, but the good thing is that all rooms are multi-gig wired, with a multi-gig central switch.

Netgear EAX80 would have been ideal only if it had a multi-gig port.....

Any suggestions are appreciated.

 

[Gouldin]

Pretty much have to hold out for Ubiquiti, Auba, Cisco etc to release one of the AP's with a 10gb link and Wi-Fi 6.
Ubiquiti already do an AC with 10gb, so I presume that Wi-Fi6 with 10gb is not too far round the corner and would likely support 6e.

Other option I guess would be Asus RT-ax89x setup in AP mode and use it's 10gb connection if it's urgent.

 

[mlai]

Pretty much have to hold out for Ubiquiti, Auba, Cisco etc to release one of the AP's with a 10gb link and Wi-Fi 6.
Ubiquiti already do an AC with 10gb, so I presume that Wi-Fi6 with 10gb is not too far round the corner and would likely support 6e.

Other option I guess would be Asus RT-ax89x setup in AP mode and use it's 10gb connection if it's urgent.

Thanks. I am already running a pair of Zenwifi XT8 and a Archer AX6000 all have 2.5G ports. I guess I will hold out for now......

 

[coxhaus]

Cisco did 2.5 gig over 2 years ago on their Cisco WAP581 wireless AP AC. I hope they don't do Wi-FI 6 as I will wait for Wi-Fi 6e.

 

[Trip]

@mlai - Budget and skill set notwithstanding, if you really need a working implementation now, I'd go straight to certified enterprise, namely Aruba 530 or 550, Cisco Catalyst 9120 or 9130 or Ruckus R730, 750 or 850. Otherwise, wait 6-12 months for the commodity boxes to catch up.

 

[coxhaus]

Wow Cisco Catalyst 9120 is a wireless device. When did this happen? It use to be all Cisco Catalyst products were switches.

I kind of like it. Does it require a controller? I found it.
● Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
● Cisco 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller

 

[Trip]

Yeah cox, seems Cisco is dropping the "Aironet" moniker and going all-Catalyst branding as of 802.11ax. Probably makes sense with converging control planes across LAN and WLAN becoming the norm.

 

[coxhaus]

The 9120 looks great but the Catalyst 9800 series controller is way too much for home use.

I don't know if you know but back in the old days Catalyst switches ran CatOS instead of IOS. I remember working on a Cisco 6500 switch using CatOS. And I think the RSM route module in the 6500 ran IOS but it has been a long time. RSM could not route the whole switch it was limited.