Oh no, not another router recommendation

Rob200sx

Rob200sx

Rob200sx

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Hi folks, hopefully, this isn't just another recommendation, because I have quite specific requirements :)

Currently have 200mb BB with Virgin, using SH3. However, since the number of wireless devices has increases signifiantly in the household, to 15 devices, the SH3 keeps dropping connections.

I have a budget of £200

The router/solution needs to support, wirelessly:

5 phones
2 tablets
2 consoles
2 laptops
2 TV's
1 Hifi
1 Printer

In a 4 bed house, no brick internals.

It must have parental controls, so I can set schedules (or something as good as) to enable connectivity for certain devices (eg, the tv's in the kids rooms)

We're fairly high internet users, the tv's are almost always streaming from Prime or Netflix, I'm generally gaming in the evenings.

Thanks :)
 
Would you consider turning the WiFi off on the Virgin hub and adding a reliable access point instead? From memory the Ubiquiti AP can have schedules. You can have different SSIDs on the same AP so you use one with no restrictions and the other can have schedules and rate limits for the kids etc. Would only need half your budget.
 
Sorry to hijack this thread but I'm in a similar situation but have brick internals.
So thick are the internals that our oldest (who's console is only 10m from the router) gets a very poor signal. So I've switched to a Wi-Fi hotspot on our landing.

But because the Wi-Fi on the SH is so poor I'm wanting to upgrade to a better router too which can handle the multi user traffic.
 
Asus AC86U
Netgear R7800

I believe the Netgear has decent wifi range, I have the Asus and its fine for my needs, the Asus does have parental controls I think but I have never used them.
The Asus should handle multi user traffic no problem.
 
As above this screams Ubiquiti, AIO device’s are inherently flawed as they are rarely located in an optimum location for whole house coverage. In builds where the the construction is problematic, they can really struggle - you can’t out power a 2ft thick stone wall, you can add two AP’s and they’ll seamlessly transfer clients (unless it’s iOS, then the clients hang on for grim death seemingly).
 
Avalon said:
As above this screams Ubiquiti, AIO device’s are inherently flawed as they are rarely located in an optimum location for whole house coverage. In builds where the the construction is problematic, they can really struggle - you can’t out power a 2ft thick stone wall, you can add two AP’s and they’ll seamlessly transfer clients (unless it’s iOS, then the clients hang on for grim death seemingly).
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How do they connect up with a virgin media superhub, what if you want no routing capabilities at the hub 3 end.

Is it hub 3 (modem mode) - Ubiquti USG - Ubiquti AC pro.

Does the AC pro need to be wired to the USG or can these all be connected wireless around the house?

Thanks
 
beachBOYken said:
How do they connect up with a virgin media superhub, what if you want no routing capabilities at the hub 3 end.

Is it hub 3 (modem mode) - Ubiquti USG - Ubiquti AC pro. Yes

Does the AC pro need to be wired to the USG or can these all be connected wireless around the house? Wired. The USG doesn't have any wireless capabilities of its own.

Thanks
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I believe that additional APs can connect wirelessly, but I wouldn’t and have never tried.

They’d still need a network cable to provide power anyway.

If you want a wireless mesh system then most manufacturers now offer them.
 
Google WiFi every single time. Parental controls are all easily managed via an app that the original person setting it up needs to grant others access to, so no risk of kids installing it and messing around with settings.

For me it strikes the balance between performance and usability

Edit: Ubiquiti doesn't have parental controls with scheduling - I know this as I researched it for my mother who's loved the Google WiFi after setting it up temporarily at hers, but I recommended the Ubiquiti stuff instead, before realising it doesn't have the parental control stuff
 
Am I right in assuming then, I can connect up an AC-PRO, but switch the SH3 wifi off, rather than put it into modem mode (because this then means only 1 lan port is available, and I also have wired devices that connect) ?
 
andy_mk3 said:
Yes. My AC-Pro is mounted on the landing ceiling. It covers a 4 bed house perfectly. I did have an old router as a dedicated AP for the back garden, but the AC-Pro covers the whole garden, and even out to the car so I got rid.
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Nice, so due to my broadband connection and router being situated at the front of the house I would need to run a long length of network cable to the AC pro if I have it central?

I may look into these devices next time, currently have an Asus AC86U which is perfectly fine apart from weak coverage at the rear of house.
 
beachBOYken said:
Nice, so due to my broadband connection and router being situated at the front of the house I would need to run a long length of network cable to the AC pro if I have it central?

I may look into these devices next time, currently have an Asus AC86U which is perfectly fine apart from weak coverage at the rear of house.
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Yeah they do seem to work best being central and pointing downwards. People do wall mount them with no problems too. I ran a cable to the loft into a 5 port switch, so I can run some upstairs devices like bedroom TV wired as well. I'm very impressed with the AC-Pro, no dropouts or any issues at all with it.
 
MrRockliffe said:
Edit: Ubiquiti doesn't have parental controls with scheduling - I know this as I researched it for my mother who's loved the Google WiFi after setting it up temporarily at hers, but I recommended the Ubiquiti stuff instead, before realising it doesn't have the parental control stuff
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You can. Create a different SSID for use by the kids and enable a schedule on it.
 
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