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Originally Posted by flamesrule_kipper34
Hi all,
I have a 4-level house (which includes a basement and the rooftop), plus outdoor backyard. The interior is basically 3,000 sq ft. I'm on Shaw 750 plan with their BlueCurve modem (no pods).
I'm trying to basically have great and stable speeds in every part of my home (interior and exterior) as best as possible. I'm in the process of making my home more smart and want to ensure what I decide to do is somewhat future proofed in handling ongoing demands.
Anyway, I had someone come out to do a look (at one point was looking at a control4 system, but won't go down that route now).
For networking they suggested:
• Mikrotik router: https://mikrotik.com/product/rb5009ug_s_in
• Mikrotik port switch: https://mikrotik.com/product/crs328_24p_4s_rm
• Two table-top access points (basement and second level): https://ca.store.ui.com/products/unifi-flexhd
• One in-wall access point (main level): https://ca.store.ui.com/products/unifi-in-wall-hd
First of all, I'd love suggestions/recommendations on the above if others have experience.
Secondly, I'm a complete novice in this...I've never done a networking set-up at a house (most I've ever had is a ISP modem and an amazon eero device to make a more stable connection in a home which had a lot of interference). So question is...how would one use all of this and what would connect to what (I don't understand the port switch vs. access points vs. router...n00b), installation and etc.?
Thoughts and comments would be appreciated! |
If you're a newbie, I do not suggest you buy a ubiquiti unifi system right off the bat. Based on what I understand you might have a hell of a time with the set up if you don't know what to do. Instead, I'd suggest the more newbie friendly amplifi line.
AmpliFi Gamer’s Edition WiFi System by Ubiquiti
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07KTQKLW2/...984G69ENPKGXKN
Or
AmpliFi HD
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01NAFVWBJ/...Y7B3G7P4G5JRA6
There's a lot of others who really like their Unifi set up. The main two complaints about it that I've heard is price and in some situations, non tech savvy people spend days without internet because they can't even figure out how to reboot/restart the system.
Amplifi as far as I understand is in the middle. Not as many advanced features as a Unifi set up, but slightly more than the average TP link, Orbi and Google mesh set ups.
I personally use dual amplifi HD routers and I am very happy with them. Set up is dead easy. I love the extra features it has vs the Deco my parents have. These routers were perfect when I lived in a place that was around 2000 sq ft of living space. But I now live in a 2400 sq ft house with almost 4000 sq ft of space including basement (800/1600/1600 cathedral type layout). The routers are positioned in the utility room in basement and one upstairs on the east side of my home. I have shaw 600 and the speeds are very good overall in the entire home (160-330 Mbps ish on wifi depending on device processing power). The only time it is slightly lacking is when I am in the back yard which is west ish and basically the furthest possiblebpoint from my mesh routers. By lacking I mean "40-110 Mbps... Oh boo hoo first world problems, I am impatient" kind of thing. I am considering adding a third amplifi HD router to service the west side of my house so that the internet speeds on that side of the house plus back yard improve and bring the overall speeds from very good to excellent, inside and outside my house.