What Wi-Fi networking gear you guys use?
What Wi-Fi networking gear you guys use?
A kid did an oopsies on my current Wi-Fi router and really curious what you guys are connecting with?
UDM-Pro + U6-Pro + U6-Lite
Edge router (dated) and Unifi switches and APs
I use Ubiqiti’s UniFi range. Perhaps a little pricy but rock solid and easy to setup. Check out the Dream Router if you want something all in one.
TP-Link Deco X60. I wanted something simple to be configured through an app, I don't want to do network maintenance at home, I just wanted something simple that worked and this has been flawless.
AVM Fritz!Box all the way
Meh. Their software is getting worse and worse lol. No deep links inside the interface, and it logs me out, when I reload the site. Why? They redesigned the interface for the 10th time, and the Mesh overview screen still isn't shown on the mobile site. Their mesh solution completely relies on magic and provides no solutions to my TV, which really likes that one ap which it can reach with 1Mbit/s rather than using the one next to it which would archieve 800+Mbit/s They still persist on using DECT based smart home stuff. Get on with the times and integrate a Thread/Zigbee chip or support USB ones. The NAS functionality is completely useless as it is way to slow. No real VLAN support, still.
If you need a stable modem and basic wifi, and telephony they are decent. Anything else is better served by the competition.
Another vote for UniFi gear. I administer four homes for myself and my family, three of them all use UniFi equipment (and the fourth will next time I get over there, it’s in another country).
Netgear Orbi mesh system. It works pretty well. I think when this system dies I'll go back to using Ubiquiti gear.
I use a UDM PRO with U6 Lite APs. Works really well.
Xiaomi Router 4C with OpenWRT firmware.
It's very cheap and can provide 100MB/s speed, but I didn't trust the original Chinese firmware
tp-link archer c6u. has been rock solid for over a year now.
Only stuff I can reflash with OpenWRT. The glinet APs that come with their own flavour of OpenWRT preinstalled are also ok, but I tent to reflash them with vanilla OpenWRT anyways to get the latest upstream updates.
I'm running a UniFi Dream Machine and a UniFi BeaconHD while I upgrade my network. Works well enough for now.
Planning to build a pfSense/OPNSense router with Wi-Fi 6E APs and run ethernet in my house. That's a ways off, though. Maybe when I pull in more money.
TP-Link Omada WiFi access points, dumb switches, and OPNSense running on a mini PC.
I really like the Omada line up. Affordable, and all their devices can be run in standalone mode if you don't want to deal with an SDN controller.
I've got a old AC1900 in access point mode (it's failing tho after 6 years and 5-6 moves) and a cheap $30 Netgear access point from Amazon. Both linked to my.PFSense router. Works phenomenaly
I have an Eero mesh system, and honestly I don't recommend it. It's a little too dumbed down. The mesh functions perfectly, but doing anything beyond basic port forwarding is pretty much impossible.
Yet another Unifi user here. I use a UAP-AC-LR (long range). I have a two story house so I mounted it in the stairway landing wall. It covers the house pretty well.
ASUS RT-AX88U with Merlin Firmware.
Asus RT-AC68U with Merlin.
Zyxel NWA210AX. Locally managed, robust, PoE, good wireless features. Looks like they have a 6e version now too.
I have two Huawei AX3 Pro Wifi6 routers (Chinese versions, since they have a much larger range due to extra amplifiers on one of the bands) which are connected together via a devolo homeplug system. I consider it pretty cheap and janky, but practically it works really well. Range is excellent and roaming between both routers is seamless. My only complaint is that you only get 3 free ethernet ports as one is needed for WAN/uplink, also you need to use Google translate to configure it as there is no English language option!
ASUS RT-AX86S and 2x RT-AX53U in AiMesh mode
I am Using TP-Link Omada for switches snd APs and an old dell optiplex with opnsense for arouter
ASUS RT-AX86U w/ Merlin. Been super stable since day 1.
Used to use a Netgear R7000 AC1900 and it would keep randomly disconnecting due to the poor firmware.