- May 14, 2015
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Here are some details about the small business I work for:
- Trying to go low-cost
- There are only two users: My boss and myself
- Total of 8 devices running.
- Everything is running on wireless, except for my boss’ computer.
- There are no data jacks on walls and we don’t plan on wiring anything unless the boss finally buys the building. Scalability would be great, although not required.
What are we looking for in router:
- Security
- Speed
- Any good extras and bonuses are a plus.
- Scalability not only in that, in the future, the building may be bought and we may be able to put in data jacks for everything to harmonize well, but also in that, in the future, we may want to put our own little central storage server like a NAS or something. It’s a preference, not a requirement.
What we are trying to accomplish in our small business:
Currently, this small business is running on a broadband modem-router that gives us no administrative capabilities whatsoever. We are unable to mask the SSID with our own made up SSID. Thus, the SSID of the phone company is being broadcasted. On top of that, we have no say in making up our own password for our own network. Although the password is complex, it does not give us the management. Furthermore, we currently are not using a router. The business is only about a year and five months old. We’re just starting.
The reason why I don’t go for a switch is because, as stated before, we do not have data jacks in any room other than his office. So, we cannot hook anything up locally. We don’t opt to put in any data jacks either because my boss does not want to spend money on something he’s not sure whether he’ll buy or move out of (the building).
What would be our best option?
- Trying to go low-cost
- There are only two users: My boss and myself
- Total of 8 devices running.
- Everything is running on wireless, except for my boss’ computer.
- There are no data jacks on walls and we don’t plan on wiring anything unless the boss finally buys the building. Scalability would be great, although not required.
What are we looking for in router:
- Security
- Speed
- Any good extras and bonuses are a plus.
- Scalability not only in that, in the future, the building may be bought and we may be able to put in data jacks for everything to harmonize well, but also in that, in the future, we may want to put our own little central storage server like a NAS or something. It’s a preference, not a requirement.
What we are trying to accomplish in our small business:
Currently, this small business is running on a broadband modem-router that gives us no administrative capabilities whatsoever. We are unable to mask the SSID with our own made up SSID. Thus, the SSID of the phone company is being broadcasted. On top of that, we have no say in making up our own password for our own network. Although the password is complex, it does not give us the management. Furthermore, we currently are not using a router. The business is only about a year and five months old. We’re just starting.
The reason why I don’t go for a switch is because, as stated before, we do not have data jacks in any room other than his office. So, we cannot hook anything up locally. We don’t opt to put in any data jacks either because my boss does not want to spend money on something he’s not sure whether he’ll buy or move out of (the building).
What would be our best option?
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