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Originally Posted by DoubleF
If budget is a concern, I'd recommend getting coax pulled onto the main floor AND utility room. Buy just 1 Express 7 vs 2 and operate that way by putting it on the main floor…..
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Okay. First thank you for another detailed post!
It’s a brand new build so we have Cat6 drops on the main floor and second floor and basement (finished) as well as in the utility room (unfinished). But the drops are on the wall at the electrical outlet level.
But maybe I can do the following….
- UDM Pro SE in the basement
- Express 7 as an AP on the main floor
Should that provide wireless throughout the house? Our basement is my WFH office which will need a decent wifi connection. We’ll have a TV + console but I can power those with a hardwire + cheap switch if wireless is not great. The main and second floor will have a TV and will need connectivity for mobile devices really. I’ll have a gaming PC on the main floor but I can connect it to the LAN port on the Express 7 which will be located in the same room. I imagine the WAN port could connect to the UDM Pro SE.
If wireless is an issue I can put a ceiling U7 Pro AP in the utility room as it’s unfinished so a ceiling mount would be manageable with a wire kind of hanging. That should be good for the basement + second floor and then I can move the express 7 to the third floor.
I feel like the UDM Pro SE might be overkill for me and maybe the UDM Pro would be a better fit. I’m planning on going with ReoLink cameras x 2 (wide angle cameras), doorbell and getting the ReoLink NVR which has a built in PoE switch. I’m thinking if I go with a U7 Pro I can just get the PoE adapter which would just plug into the UDM Pro. But the WAN is only 1 Gb vs 2.5 Gb. Almost a $200 difference.
Would this be a better middle ground than just the Express 7?