Mesh Wifi

[DaGaffer]

OK, I really need a need a wifi extender with all the home working and such (there were four separate video calls going on in the house at one point this week), as the Virgin router's wifi is shite. I've seen a couple of potentials:

Netgear Nighthawk:
View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MTYPZ1K?th=1


I trust Netgear stuff and its got three access points and is supposed to be pretty easy to set up. (FYI before you mention it, the Netgear Orbi kit is too expensive)

However, I've also been pointed at Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti Amplifi Nvidia GeForce Now Gamers Dual-Band WiFi-AC Mesh Router with 2x Access Points Black

Buy from Scan - Ubiquiti AmpliFi AFI-G Gamer Edition HD Mesh WiFi System, Router + 2x MeshPoints, 1750Mbps, Dual-Band, WiFi-a/b/g/n/ac

www.scan.co.uk

Only two boxes, but that's probably enough, and it seems to have rave reviews.

Thoughts?

 

[Deebs]

OK, I really need a need a wifi extender with all the home working and such (there were four separate video calls going on in the house at one point this week), as the Virgin router's wifi is shite. I've seen a couple of potentials:

Netgear Nighthawk:
View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MTYPZ1K?th=1


I trust Netgear stuff and its got three access points and is supposed to be pretty easy to set up. (FYI before you mention it, the Netgear Orbi kit is too expensive)

However, I've also been pointed at Ubiquiti

Ubiquiti Amplifi Nvidia GeForce Now Gamers Dual-Band WiFi-AC Mesh Router with 2x Access Points Black

Buy from Scan - Ubiquiti AmpliFi AFI-G Gamer Edition HD Mesh WiFi System, Router + 2x MeshPoints, 1750Mbps, Dual-Band, WiFi-a/b/g/n/ac

www.scan.co.uk

Only two boxes, but that's probably enough, and it seems to have rave reviews.

Thoughts?

I have 2 Unifi Access Points at home and they fucking rock. All my switches are Unifi as well. All managed from a centralised controller.

 

[smurkin]

I have 2 Unifi Access Points at home and they fucking rock. All my switches are Unifi as well. All managed from a centralised controller.

I have a Unifi wifi 5 access point which I installed about 3 years ago using ppoe - I've never had to touch it once - really good kit. The software functionality is excellent.

I have a netgear Nighthawk R8000 router which I've had for about 4 years and tbh it has been very buggy with quite a few security updates. I have also a Netgear EX6200 extender which has been running for about 6 years - its been ok but at one point the 5GHz transmitter packed in - a firmware update fixed it. I think I'll avoid Netgear from now on.

 

[DaGaffer]

Done. Ubiqiti ordered. Thanks guys.

 

[Deebs]

Done. Ubiqiti ordered. Thanks guys.

Installed and running yet? It has been 4 days.

 

[DaGaffer]

Installed and running yet? It has been 4 days.

Just arrived a few minutes ago!

Very fancy packaging....


Will install after work

 

[Deebs]

Just arrived a few minutes ago!

Very fancy packaging....
View attachment 43158

Will install after work

Interesting, never knew of the Amplifi range. I have the business AP units installed.

Access Point U6 Plus - Ubiquiti Store United States

A compact access point improving upon the U6 Lite by bringing higher performance and dual-band WiFi6 support. Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses.

www.ui.com

Will be interested in how they perform. Keep us posted.

 

[MYstIC G]

Aren't ubiquity getting a lot of flack recently for privacy changes?

 

[DaGaffer]

Interesting, never knew of the Amplifi range. I have the business AP units installed.

Access Point U6 Plus - Ubiquiti Store United States

A compact access point improving upon the U6 Lite by bringing higher performance and dual-band WiFi6 support. Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses.

www.ui.com

Will be interested in how they perform. Keep us posted.

Easy set up; you can optimise for throughput or latency and the app that comes with it is very intuitive. Dumped some files off my laptop onto my NAS once it was set up and a 2GB file was over in about 35 seconds, it was minutes on the old set up. Real test will be a few simultaneous Zoom calls; that's what crapped out the old network.

Aren't ubiquity getting a lot of flack recently for privacy changes?

In the US. Doesn't really apply in civilisation. I had an argument with someone on Gizmodo last night about Amazon's latest Sidewalk bullshit who claimed opt-ins were "socialism". This is the kind of self-harming bullshit that means Americans get the data protection they deserve.

 

[Aoami]

Anyone good any recommendations at the cheaper end of the scale?

 

[Syri]

Anyone good any recommendations at the cheaper end of the scale?

I've just set up some of these for my parents, they're pretty good. Think they were around £150 for a set of 3. Easy to get going and you can either set them as a new network with their own dhcp service etc, or have them just act as an extension of your router's network, so that handles the dhcp. I set theirs up to use the router's, just to make it easier with wireless and wired devices mixing on the network.