Wifi mesh systems

But that's not what was said... Nor was it implied:

I have a relatively new build which was prewired for ethernet into every room. Have a TP Link Deco mesh network with ethernet backhaul, it's probably overkill though for the size of my house but works great

Edit: This is connecting to node furthest from the main node which is connected to the ont, maybe 30m and a few walls

This is the key but many still don't see it. It is well worth anyone's while trying to run some Cat5e in the house between where the ISP comes into the house and the AP locations or indeed directly to any devices with ethernet. Whether it has to be tacked to skirting, in trunking, under carpet etx if you can get the white cabling it can be very well hidden out of eyeline etc. Some of the kit being discussed here is big money but without decent quality back backbone it will be limited.

I have a Ubiquiti Dream machine and a basic Ubiquiti accesspoint up stairs. Both were second hand, sold by someone no doubt who wasnt able to set it up. I only have a small bit of ethernet backhaul yet but very good coverage throughput the house. I was able to move the ingress point for broadband into the house from one corner of the house into a more central location when going from copper to fibre which has helped in a major way with coverage.

I've also ran some ethernet from there to one of the rooms with the heavy usage machines are which has been a significant improvement.

Seeing some people consider moving on equipment after less than three years use is worrying. It should make one consider investing in some ethernet cable and less flashy gizmos.

what speed are you paying for?

500mb

It's really not as difficult as you are suggesting here in a lot of cases.

Hi all looking for some help.

I am a Digiweb customer with their Fritzbox. With all the sales at the moment want to maybe pickup a mesh setup.

There is only two bedrooms upstairs struggling with WiFi a bit. Currently requiring the house so datapoints going in most places.

Can anyone recommend a good mesh system compatible / easy to use with Fritz? It’s a three bedroom house(built in the 50s)

Also do I need to use the mesh stuff as my router or can I keep the fritz?

I have a NAS and Rpi plugged into the fritz. Want to keep them both and don’t want to lose the functionality they are giving me. NAS for accessing media on devices in TVs and Rpi running pile (that I actually don’t mind losing since it’s no real use imo)

I should maybe also note, I'm saying Mesh here and know what that is. But because I have datapoints being installed all over the place, should I maybe look at something else like access points instead?

I am looking at the Unify stuff at the moment toying with the idea of maybe putting that into the house.

I suppose the simplest solution is to just grab two access points and set them into the house on the existing network. But there is a nice idea of setting something up in the attic with a bit of scalability.

that’s my SWITCH and UDM pro humming away

😁 nice , mine below , 10 as well

You should be running your ethernet wire from your main deco node(The one connected to the Vodafone router) directly to the Deco node in the home office. It might work the way you've suggested but it may show up as 2 separate networks and I'm not even sure the Deco mobile app can support what you're suggesting

you can frequently pick up fritzboxes on adverts for pretty cheap as people have them , get two or three of them to act as mesh repeaters.

Can boost the WiFi or can be connected via ethernet.

Got to be the most simple method for you

I have two 7430 - one from pure and another was 20e on adverts. Have a other box (I think 4400) and one of their mesh repeater for pretty good WiFi throughout the house. Two 7430s are connected via LAN, others just WiFi repeaters

Yea they are all 5Ghz compatible but from what I can see it doesnt make a massive difference to speed.

If looking to improve the setup I would consider going with a mesh system so long as I could utilise the existing 5 APs in the house. Hate throwing stuff away! However know nothing about mesh systems so would have to consider how well they could operate in a comcrete everywhere house where router is in attic.

One thing I have noticed with current 500mb service is that the download and upload speed is pretty close, between 20 to 50mb. In the past the download was always significantly faster than upload. Is this normal?

It's obvious I need to do some research on mesh systems but if you wouldn't mind advising on how Internet backhaul operates. Does it mean that the mesh nodes simply replace existing APs at cat 5 wall units? Is rhe main unit still located in attic beside router?

I wont embarass myself any further with noob questions and will do a bit of research when I get a chance over next couple of weeks. Thanks for advice

OK that makes sense, the fog is lifting a little😊

Presently have the VF router in attic with cat 5e cables from most rooms terminating beside it. A couple of bedrooms have decent wifi speed directly from the VF router and I have a TP-Link mesh wifi range extender to boost signal to a 3rd bedroom. Had to inatall a TP-Link AP (RE200) in the last bedroom because the extender didnt provide a decent signal.

Downstairs is even more of a mish mash as I have 2 RE200 APs and a 1 Gigabit Powerline Starter Kit for a PS5 as the Ethernet cable to that room was canabilised to provide a connection for the gate intercom and alarm and the kids were going beserk that the wifi signal from the AP in the hallway was useless for gaming. In fairness the powerline does a pretty good job as I dont hear the screams of agony anymore when the ps5 stutters and freezes😂

Even with all that I still have a wifi blackspot in the living room and am considering activating the cat5 cable running to an adjacent room and installing another RE200 AP.

And that is the full and uncut version of the messy set up currently in my house which evolved in a rather chaotic way over a number of years as kids got more and more appliances

you could just go with this, my parents have it works pretty well and its relatively straightforward

Re ethernet backhaul:

https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1794/

Planning a new build and planning 3 Unifi AP's. Initially I was thinking to just not run a gateway, then boards told me acout Unifi Express which looked good and a decent price point. So that was the plan.

Some research showed some limitation, so I planned for Unifi Dream Router.

Some more research showed I might want to upgrade to a Unifi Dream Machine Pro in a few years to allow for more CCTV and built in NVR. So I got thinking maybe I just bit the bullet and start with that.

Now I'l looking at the UDM SE and because it has POE built in, it is now looking a better option compared to UDM Pro.

So I've gone from no gateway to top of the range €520 gateway, so YES definitely addictive even when you dont yet have any gear. I still have a couple of months to finalize my plans.

If you are just looking to improve the Wifi, there is no need to get rid of the Gigabox...just disable the wifi and just plug the access point into the gigabox ethernet port. Im into the whole unifi range, but you could get something like this Access Point U7 Pro - Ubiquiti Store Europe this will be a monster AP that does Wifi 7 etc

My question is do you really need wifi 6e or Wifi 7...yes amazing speeds you can get with them, but do you really need 1.5Gb/s on your phone when you are on ticktok. You have a a 500mb connection so Wifi 5 will max this out anyway.

My suggestion is get one of these UniFi Express - Ubiquiti Store Europe to act as gateway router and also has wifi, then maybe a Switch Flex Mini - Ubiquiti Store Europe to add in a few more ethernet ports then a Access Point U6 Plus - Ubiquiti Store Europe to extended your wifi to the other end of the house about €280 bucks boom done. The Unifi express will manage the acess points and this will be scaleable into the future.

That archer C7 is years old as far as I am aware and while its good things move on.

Looking for a steer on the most pragmatic solution to extend WiFi within an apartment. The router is located in the main living room and throws out up to 300mb speed over 2.4GHz and 5GHz sufficient for use in the main living area but I've an office in a spare bedroom which gets zero 5GHz and the 2.4GHz is degraded to a max speed of 30mb.

Is there a single unit solution that would plug into the router and deliver at least 100mb to the office or do I need a 2 unit solution, one connected to the router and one closer to the office in order to improve the speed I get in the office?

Cheers.

I'm getting Virgin fiber installed next week. In the past when I had Virgin broadband which came in via coaxial cable(Sorry don't know technical name) to the Virgin provided wifi modem I just put the modem in bridge mode and connected my primary tplink deco node via Ethernet cable. At the moment I have Sky Fiber and I connect directly from the primary tplink deco node to the ONT, the Sky modem has been sitting in box since I got it. Does anyone know can I do this with Virgin fiber or do I have to go back to using the Virgin modem in bridge mode?