Recommend a good wireless access point for a school

MarcLister · 17 Nov 2014 at 13:49

We need a wireless access point in the DT room of our school. I had ordered a Netgear WG102 but our supplier is unable to fulfil that order.

Can anyone recommend a wireless acccess point for no more than £100 ex VAT? The access point will only be needed to be seen by computers/tablets etc in the DT room so we are not expecting a massive range.

Thanks.

Caged · 17 Nov 2014 at 14:52

An AirPort Extreme is slightly over budget, but is a great AP. Can't really think of anything else around that price point.

LordBarrass · 17 Nov 2014 at 16:07

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-155-LS

One cheap option. I am looking to see if we can still get the netgear model for you.

visibleman · 17 Nov 2014 at 17:05

DLink 2360 and DrayTek AP800 are both in your price range and pretty bulletproof (from my experience anyway).

MarcLister · 17 Nov 2014 at 20:23

Hi guys. Thanks for those suggestions. I'll do some research on those later. We aren't looking for anything too fancy. It's just to be plugged into a Gigabit switch for one single room to benefit from. The rest of our wireless APs are 54G.

How about the TP-Link TL-WA901ND? Looks to be around £40?

visibleman · 18 Nov 2014 at 15:37

Can't say i've used that particular WAP, although my past experience with TP Link gear is a bit hit or miss. All i can suggest is that you have a look at reviews and see if there are any glaring issues before purchasing