Home Fibre routers

[MakeMemesDreams]

If I understand you can use a mesh node as a router?

some of them yes i think you can

 

[MakeMemesDreams]

I am just trying to get the best bang for the buck setup instead of paying like 3k for a ASUS router that will only be a wifi router No fancy VPN stuff etc

best bang for you buck would be something like this Cudy Dual Band WiFi 5 1200Mbps Gigabit Mesh 3 Pack | M1300 (3-Pack). depending on how big the area you are trying to cover is

 

[MakeMemesDreams]

what router do you currently have?

 

[Smurf]

what router do you currently have?

Got a Tenda Tx3 looking to upgrade to the Cudy x6

 

[MakeMemesDreams]

Okay so that cudy router supports mesh. If you have a big house, you can use that router as one of your mesh nodes. what size are you trying to cover?

 

[Smurf]

House is 480sqm

Then I should only be getting 1 node

 

[MakeMemesDreams]

480 is a bit much for a 1 node imo, but you can start with 1 and if you see that its not enough, you can always just get another node

 

[RandomSheepZA]

I am just trying to get the best bang for the buck setup instead of paying like 3k for a ASUS router that will only be a wifi router No fancy VPN stuff etc

Just use a mesh node as a router.
Then you have all the functionality from one screen.
And if needs be, you just get another node.

Also always try have them cabled, are at least all the main units cabled.

 

[Smurf]

So I made the jump the asus Ax4200 but I will be honest the wifi feels crappy

The 2.4ghz is worse than my old router, the 5ghz is just kak. Feels like I bought a kak router

 

[RandomSheepZA]

So I made the jump the asus Ax4200 but I will be honest the wifi feels crappy

The 2.4ghz is worse than my old router, the 5ghz is just kak. Feels like I bought a kak router

Eish, No man that isn't good.
Where did you guy from?

 

[Smurf]

Progenix

Not sure if this router is really that bad, but specs wise it is awesome! But wifi is just bad working on 20mhz on 2.4ghz on channel 6 and 5ghz at 40mhz channel 44. But honestly it does not seem that good as per the paper reviews

 

[glitchfreak]

@Smurf Mesh wifi tends to be quite a challenge in certain circumstances.

I installed a Tenda solution for a client and it was shocking. Ended up cabling the points in.

Meshing more than 1 point won't be great and the meahed point will only have about 60% of the available bandwidth.

 

[Smurf]

@Smurf Mesh wifi tends to be quite a challenge in certain circumstances.

I installed a Tenda solution for a client and it was shocking. Ended up cabling the points in.

Meshing more than 1 point won't be great and the meahed point will only have about 60% of the available bandwidth.

HI Bud,

do not have a mesh at all. Just the main router.

My previous router was a Tenda Tx3 no mesh as well and the wifi was better by alot. Were I know I used to have wifi I do not have

Think of moving the antenna's in all directions hoping the beamforming would work

 

[LukeHawk]

I come in need of aid.

I've got an Huawei AX3 Wifi 6+ router, but I dont know if its just because of the layout of my house/walls or what, but the Wifi is simply not reaching very far.. So I'm looking at a mesh system.. TP Link Deco or Cuda or something.
I've noticed that the Huawei router is a mesh capable, but I'm only seeing it work that way with other Huawei devices when I google it. In theory, could I use it as my main router AND the "Main" mesh unit? So I wouldnt need to directly connect one of the mesh routers to it directly?

e.g. If I buy a 3 pack of mesh routers, typically one would need to be plugged in directly to the Huawei router, leaving me with only 2 I can move around the house.. But could I get away with the Huawei as the Mesh hub as well, so I have 3 mesh routers to move around? Or is this impossible.... I'm not sure if the Huawei will talk to other brands like that.

 

[Smurf]

I come in need of aid.

I've got an Huawei AX3 Wifi 6+ router, but I dont know if its just because of the layout of my house/walls or what, but the Wifi is simply not reaching very far.. So I'm looking at a mesh system.. TP Link Deco or Cuda or something.
I've noticed that the Huawei router is a mesh capable, but I'm only seeing it work that way with other Huawei devices when I google it. In theory, could I use it as my main router AND the "Main" mesh unit? So I wouldnt need to directly connect one of the mesh routers to it directly?

e.g. If I buy a 3 pack of mesh routers, typically one would need to be plugged in directly to the Huawei router, leaving me with only 2 I can move around the house.. But could I get away with the Huawei as the Mesh hub as well, so I have 3 mesh routers to move around? Or is this impossible.... I'm not sure if the Huawei will talk to other brands like that.

Samething I am wondering if I can use TP Link deco with my Asus router. One node plugged into the router and the other nodes connect to that node.

I did the expensive exercise of getting a router can you try the mesh route

 

[LukeHawk]

Samething I am wondering if I can use TP Link deco with my Asus router. One node plugged into the router and the other nodes connect to that node.

I did the expensive exercise of getting a router can you try the mesh route

Hahaha, well yes, one plugged into the router directly will work no problem from what I'm seeing. You are creating a new network that way that the others just connect to.
I'm trying to avoid having one hard-connected because my router is mesh compatible.. thus giving me an extra mesh to place around the house. But it looks like I'll have to go this route as well.

 

[Smurf]

Hahaha, well yes, one plugged into the router directly will work no problem from what I'm seeing. You are creating a new network that way that the others just connect to.
I'm trying to avoid having one hard-connected because my router is mesh compatible.. thus giving me an extra mesh to place around the house. But it looks like I'll have to go this route as well.

Would be bietjie poef! Maybe try the cheap cudy's as they are reasonably priced?

I want to do that as well

 

[ghostR]

When it comes to larger WiFi installations you generally have two options

1.) Opt for a more affordable Mesh Solution, with Reyee being my top recommendation. We've deployed around 100 of these without issues. Most people experience speeds of 60-80mbps with three per house, and Reyee also offers solutions up to AX standards, currently pushing 450 (820 in testing locally due to the 500mbps Openserve limit) all over.

2.) Do it properly with a wired backhaul to the main router. Get any solid Access Points and have them around the house (ceiling mount is neat) and run like Ubiquiti ACLR or AC Lites, Reyee AP or Aruba if you want to get fancy.

Any extenders and such will give you a headache.

As for home routers, the choice depends on your expertise. If you're experienced in IT, consider Mikrotik, and then pair it with a cheap AP for wireless coverage or explore the AX with Wireless range. Asus routers, although popular, are often overrated and can cost more than some powerful (real) routers, like a Mikrotik RB5009, with superior specs.

If you want easy, affordable and strong for cheap, Reyee EW1800GX Pro (WiFi6) or EW1200G-Pro (not WiFi6) are great starters.