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I-Hate-Hulse · 07-17-2013, 04:51 PM

So I've pretty much conceded that I won't be able to get great wifi signals in my house, despite lots of changes in location and hardware upgrades. As such I'm looking at setting up a wireless access point in the basement to address the hole in coverage down there.

I need a switch down there too so I figure I'd just get a router and set it into AP mode. I currently have a non 802.11ac Asus RT-N66 router. I wouldn't mind futureproofing and getting an ac router. My question is this:

If I buy a new ac router (RT-AC66) to use as my primary router in ac mode - how does this affect the non ac router running as an access point? Will the whole shebang just kick down to 802.11n only? Or will they both respectively pump out seperate 802.11n and ac signals?

07-17-2013, 04:51 PM	#1
I-Hate-Hulse Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sector 7-G Exp:	Networking Question: Access Points So I've pretty much conceded that I won't be able to get great wifi signals in my house, despite lots of changes in location and hardware upgrades. As such I'm looking at setting up a wireless access point in the basement to address the hole in coverage down there. I need a switch down there too so I figure I'd just get a router and set it into AP mode. I currently have a non 802.11ac Asus RT-N66 router. I wouldn't mind futureproofing and getting an ac router. My question is this: If I buy a new ac router (RT-AC66) to use as my primary router in ac mode - how does this affect the non ac router running as an access point? Will the whole shebang just kick down to 802.11n only? Or will they both respectively pump out seperate 802.11n and ac signals?