Mesh router(s) or not?

[the_worrier]

I have Plusnet Unlimited 70/20 Fibre with the BT HH 6.

This router cannot have separate passwords for the 5 and 2.4 GHz networks which is an issue as I want to keep one purely for the wife and I as we are sick of kids (22, 19 & 14 yrs) swamping the wifi.

I was thinking about getting a new router which will permit me to change the passwords so they are different/separate and maybe improve the coverage by looking at a mesh network? Thoughts/recommendations?

Or do I consider Devolo powerline adaptors and get over the issue with too many devices (kids) and not being able to change the password of one of the networks?

 

[BigT]

Turn off WiFi on your existing router. Then add a Ubiquiti UniFi Access Point. As well as probably having better WiFi coverage you can have 4 SSIDs. Give the kids a different one and then rate limit it so they can only use a fraction of the bandwidth.

 

[the_worrier]

Link?

 

[BigT]

https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac-lite/ should do you unless you need huge transfer speeds in which case get a Pro.