Good router / wifi for small business - ~30 users, 100Mb/s internet

Phrozenpenguin

Phrozenpenguin

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I am speccing up a new router / wireless setup for a new office. There is a 100Mb/s internet connection, presented as a PPPoE connection over ethernet. I need:

1/ A decent router that won't fall over
2/ A decent wireless access point that can handle a lot of connections

This could be an all in one device, but the ones I have tried so far fall over easily...
We have between 20-50 devices using the connection, the majority on wireless. Reliability is the most important factor...

Any advice?
 
Recipe for disaster. Did mickey mouse decide to put everyone on wireless ?

I assume you've got some form of centralised server/services - If so I'm not surprised that your wifi falls over
 
We have a Dlink 615 D2 ex virgin router with DD-WRT here serving 60+ wireless clients and it works fine. I've already emailed Draytek (about the 3200n) regarding the amount of wireless clients we use here and they say that router should handle it fine.
 
Subliminal Aura said:
Recipe for disaster. Did mickey mouse decide to put everyone on wireless ? I assume you've got some form of centralised server/services - If so I'm not surprised that your wifi falls over
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No centralised server, no mickey mouse involved. There is some LAN traffic but most is WAN (i.e. internet access). It must be possible to support this many clients - it is not that many. I'm asking about the solution - if that is multiple access points around the building, each one hooking upto a wired connection, that can be fine. I'm not expecting a cheap home router/access point to be the solution.
 
Don't forget wireless communications are essentially a hub and half duplex!

Meaning the bandwidth is one way at a time and shared between every user!
 
Depending on what UTM services I wanted at gateway level, I'd probably be looking at a SonicWall TZ 210 and a number of access points. The APs could be SonicPoints so the management ties into the SonicWall or maybe NetGear WNDAP350/360 or WNAP320s (with something like a WMS5316 if you wanted centralised management of the APs).
 
Some folks have already mentioned the two brands I would immediately reach for in this size of environment: Draytek and Sonicwall. You might also consider a couple of dediated wireless APs rather than going for an integrated approach. Performance and coverage would likely be much better.
 
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