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Should I put LAN point or use mesh network?
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blancpain4470
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 Aug 4 2020, 10:13 PM
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Where possible you should install cable as it is much more stable. At this point you should consider cat 6a/7 or even cat 8 for future proof.
Mesh wifi is quite good nowadays. It should also work for double storey with a pair of mesh. But if your house is not super big even a single powerful router alone may be sufficient. Factors to consider are thickness of your walls, wifi channels clashes, location of your router vs furtherest devices etc
As mesh wifi will keep on improving and routers are more powerful mesh network will be fine for most households. Check out Asus Zenwifi, Netgear Orbi and you will be impressed.
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blancpain4470
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Aug 4 2020, 10:37 PM
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QUOTE(hendry91 @ Aug 4 2020, 10:14 PM) But Mesh Wifi look so powerful nowadays, it can cover whole house actually. I can't see why need a LAN if using mesh wifi, anyone? Even a top mesh WiFi still can't prevent channel clashing and wifi interference especially from your neighbors. Also I assume you don't have too much glass in your house. Modern houses with tons of glasses will kill your WiFi range quickly especially adding some walls in between. If nothing else having a cable connection between 2 mesh WiFi routers is still better than using WiFi backhaul. This post has been edited by blancpain4470: Aug 4 2020, 10:40 PM |
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blancpain4470
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Aug 5 2020, 12:31 AM
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Yes. If you pull the cable you need to have a point for your mesh router. Then this mesh router will connect to the main mesh router (which connects to your Unifi/Maxis/Time/etc) via your cable. This is more stable than connecting via 5ghz backhaul.
There are many ways to set up Ethernet at home. In your case I assumed your main router is upstairs (?). Then you can run a cable downstairs to the other mesh router. You can have a switch or use the Ethernet ports on the mesh router to connect to other points downstairs. Your cables just need to run from your TV cabinet to other rooms.
I am assuming you are using a pair of mesh routers. Of course you can only use a single router and connect the router directly to the switch in your TV cabinet. Depending on the number of devices this may work. My house has 50 devices so I need a pair of mesh routers.
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blancpain4470
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Aug 5 2020, 04:58 PM
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QUOTE(hungrygodzilla @ Aug 5 2020, 04:19 PM) Cat 7 is overkill. Fibre is overkill. Cat 6 can support 10 Gbps within 37-55meters. Unless you have a gigantic mansion, it is actually enough. If you have budget, please do go for Cat 6a, have 2x the bandwidth frequencies, and support up to 100m length. If you have money of coz you can go for cat 7 cat 8 and also fibre. It's like TS asking what car to get for this and that purpose. Proton is like the budget answer, toyota is like the normal answer. Then someone will come in and just say ferrari better. Of cause better la, but need ma? Questions to think about, when do you realistically think that malaysia will offer 10Gbps connection? and when will all consumer devices have a 10Gbps port? Just ensure you have cat 6 or 6a ready. then start with 1 wifi mesh router. If you felt that you have connection issues in certain room, just plan a additional mesh node that will fix your connection problem for that area. Don't need to rush in to buy a overkill solution. To be honest I don't think 6a and 7 are overkill and their prices are closer to cat 6 than you think. If you know Moore's Law, you would never say it is impossible that 10gbps won't be offered In near future. Even on devices side, wifi 6 will go up to theoretical limit of 10gbps. While these are not immediate but may be within 2-4 years. I do agree that 1gbps is plenty fast for most usage. But as usual we always find new ways to consume faster speed as and when available. Whether it improves our life is debatable though |
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