I am moving into a big new house and will be using my router to provide WiFi access to three floors and outside the house. My current router is a NetGear N600 (WNDR3700) which I bought four years ago. It works fine in my present, tiny house and has never given me any problems, so I'm keen to stick to NetGear, I'm just wondering if it has the range and speed to stream substantial amounts of data in a much larger setting as described, or if an updated version might be in order. Securing my network is also important. Suggestions welcomed.
Advice on new router sought
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Splendid
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1 router is not going to cover it... Just a reality. I work with Home owners and businesses all the time. You will nee at least one access point in the home to get most of it covered by the router and an access point.
I work with EnGenius mostly and am moving to Ubiquiti wifi equipment. EnGenius is easy to get and administer but the newer Ubiquiti stuff has a unified management application that can help deploy and maintain the access points.
With either it ends up that you are better off getting a decent wired router and then run the WiFi from either of there access points for WiFi. They both allow a single device cabled to the router and the rest can use WDS to route the rest of the site.
Cool stuff... looks like you can get a 3 pack of the Ubiquiti (802.11N) access points for about $200.
I work with EnGenius mostly and am moving to Ubiquiti wifi equipment. EnGenius is easy to get and administer but the newer Ubiquiti stuff has a unified management application that can help deploy and maintain the access points.
With either it ends up that you are better off getting a decent wired router and then run the WiFi from either of there access points for WiFi. They both allow a single device cabled to the router and the rest can use WDS to route the rest of the site.
Cool stuff... looks like you can get a 3 pack of the Ubiquiti (802.11N) access points for about $200.
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Sounds like a good problem to have!
Your setup will depend on where the broadband enters the home, but the rule of thumb would be one WiFi access point per level. I would plan on getting a new stronger router and using it as the main one. You should than look into wiring the other floors with (in preferred order) Ethernet, powerline or MoCA.
You can use your old Netgear as a secondary router if you wish.
Your setup will depend on where the broadband enters the home, but the rule of thumb would be one WiFi access point per level. I would plan on getting a new stronger router and using it as the main one. You should than look into wiring the other floors with (in preferred order) Ethernet, powerline or MoCA.
You can use your old Netgear as a secondary router if you wish.
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I'd wait until I have a chance to see what your current router can do at the new house. If it's in a central location, you might be good to go.
Otherwise I'd look at one of the newer Asus (RT-66U, RT-68U), Netgear (Nighthawk R7000), or Linksys (WRT1900AC) routers, or a combination of a good router and an extender, especially if you need connection outdoors (backyard, etc).
Otherwise I'd look at one of the newer Asus (RT-66U, RT-68U), Netgear (Nighthawk R7000), or Linksys (WRT1900AC) routers, or a combination of a good router and an extender, especially if you need connection outdoors (backyard, etc).
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