Deleted member 651465
Deleted member 651465
Hey guys,
I have been meaning to update my system for a while, but keep putting it off as my other half is a teacher and she uses the internet/network constantly. The idea of turning things off or "downtime" isn't an option and I don't fancy setting up gear with her breathing down my neck
Anyway, as I'm starting a new job in December I have a few days between start date where I could set aside a whole day to muck about getting some new items installed, whilst she is at work. I want to keep it sub £400.
My current set up is all rack mounted (including the wireless router), which is crippling the throughput as it's effectively inside a faraday cage... I tested it, believe me I know! but like I said.. I never got around to changing it as the current setup works well enough. In total the rack includes a BT Openreach modem, an ASUS 87U AC router, a 24 port HP switch and a FreeNAS server. The rest of the items include a Raspberry Pi, games consoles, surround sound amp, sky box etc. Everything in the house is located in the rack and the whole house is wired with Cat 6 (there's a thread somewhere
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I had ideas of simply buying an access point and connecting it up BUT that adds a 3rd device to the mix and I'd no longer have use for such an expensive AC router. The main aim is to swap to a single VDSL modem / router under the stairs and supplement it with a dedicated AC ceiling mounted access point at the top of the landing on the 1st floor. Being a 80m2 square house (each floor, total of 160m2), I can't see the single AP having issues with reach as the current router gets everywhere and it's inside a rack under the stairs, but I may considering another AP in the same location on the ground floor later down the line.
Moving the current router was shot down as the AC87U is a monster and to put it in my fiancée's words "would look ridiculous on a shelf or table anywhere".
I'm looking at the Draytek Vigor 2860 as my standalone VDSL modem/router with a Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO UniFi AC1750 access point. This comes in around £325 which isn't unreasonable considering I'd probably get £100 back for selling the router.
Note: I also have seen the Draytek 910AC access point (and understand there's a central management system on the Draytek page) but I would rather the faster speed of the Ubiquiti and I don't have a degree in networking
Can anyone shed any light on either of these? There's some threads knocking about but they're old by comparison. What about PoE? I can use the empty socket in the rack to power a PoE switch but which one would people recommend?
I have been meaning to update my system for a while, but keep putting it off as my other half is a teacher and she uses the internet/network constantly. The idea of turning things off or "downtime" isn't an option and I don't fancy setting up gear with her breathing down my neck
Anyway, as I'm starting a new job in December I have a few days between start date where I could set aside a whole day to muck about getting some new items installed, whilst she is at work. I want to keep it sub £400.
My current set up is all rack mounted (including the wireless router), which is crippling the throughput as it's effectively inside a faraday cage... I tested it, believe me I know! but like I said.. I never got around to changing it as the current setup works well enough. In total the rack includes a BT Openreach modem, an ASUS 87U AC router, a 24 port HP switch and a FreeNAS server. The rest of the items include a Raspberry Pi, games consoles, surround sound amp, sky box etc. Everything in the house is located in the rack and the whole house is wired with Cat 6 (there's a thread somewhere
)I had ideas of simply buying an access point and connecting it up BUT that adds a 3rd device to the mix and I'd no longer have use for such an expensive AC router. The main aim is to swap to a single VDSL modem / router under the stairs and supplement it with a dedicated AC ceiling mounted access point at the top of the landing on the 1st floor. Being a 80m2 square house (each floor, total of 160m2), I can't see the single AP having issues with reach as the current router gets everywhere and it's inside a rack under the stairs, but I may considering another AP in the same location on the ground floor later down the line.
Moving the current router was shot down as the AC87U is a monster and to put it in my fiancée's words "would look ridiculous on a shelf or table anywhere".
I'm looking at the Draytek Vigor 2860 as my standalone VDSL modem/router with a Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO UniFi AC1750 access point. This comes in around £325 which isn't unreasonable considering I'd probably get £100 back for selling the router.
Note: I also have seen the Draytek 910AC access point (and understand there's a central management system on the Draytek page) but I would rather the faster speed of the Ubiquiti and I don't have a degree in networking
Can anyone shed any light on either of these? There's some threads knocking about but they're old by comparison. What about PoE? I can use the empty socket in the rack to power a PoE switch but which one would people recommend?
