Mesh network advice
Discussion
Currently, the broadband comes into the house in the lounge and is fed directly to a Plusnet router. The router is 2.4/5GHz and feeds a TP-Link 200Mbps mains plug.
On the other side of the lounge is another TP-Link 200Mbps plug which supplies a 8 port switch, which supplies Sky box, TV, DVD player, soundbar. All but the sky box could go wireless. TV & DVD player are 2.4/5GHz capable whilst the soundbar is 2.4GHz only.
Upstairs i have my study which has a desktop with no wireless function, so again i use a TP-Link 200Mbps plug into the computer. Wifi from the Plusnet router downstairs is not good upstairs.
Around the house are various Amazon echo/dots and a google home mini. Also we have a laptop, pad and two phones connecting. One car also occasionally connects to wifi for downloads.
Im slowly loosing the TP-Link units due to failure and have started to look at implementing a mesh system, to give good coverage around the house. If this means i need to loose the Plusnet router, then so be it. I also have an OpenReach modem.
I like the looks of the new Google Nest Wifi, but i dont think the points have the ability to offer a wired connection which i would need for the sky box and upstairs desktop.
Ive also looked at running a Draytek 2862ac router and then using 2x AP_802 as ive used Draytek before and they seem to do what they claim!
8yr old daughter streams a lot from Youtube and at some stage i want to be able to implement access control to what and when she has access to.
Any recommendations as to what other products i should be looking at?
On the other side of the lounge is another TP-Link 200Mbps plug which supplies a 8 port switch, which supplies Sky box, TV, DVD player, soundbar. All but the sky box could go wireless. TV & DVD player are 2.4/5GHz capable whilst the soundbar is 2.4GHz only.
Upstairs i have my study which has a desktop with no wireless function, so again i use a TP-Link 200Mbps plug into the computer. Wifi from the Plusnet router downstairs is not good upstairs.
Around the house are various Amazon echo/dots and a google home mini. Also we have a laptop, pad and two phones connecting. One car also occasionally connects to wifi for downloads.
Im slowly loosing the TP-Link units due to failure and have started to look at implementing a mesh system, to give good coverage around the house. If this means i need to loose the Plusnet router, then so be it. I also have an OpenReach modem.
I like the looks of the new Google Nest Wifi, but i dont think the points have the ability to offer a wired connection which i would need for the sky box and upstairs desktop.
Ive also looked at running a Draytek 2862ac router and then using 2x AP_802 as ive used Draytek before and they seem to do what they claim!
8yr old daughter streams a lot from Youtube and at some stage i want to be able to implement access control to what and when she has access to.
Any recommendations as to what other products i should be looking at?
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