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  1. I second GNS3 very useful for Cisco people. Not an app but I'd recommend a console to USB cable to administrate routers/switches.
  2. Is it next to any other wireless devices and is the wireless space congested ie are there a lot of other access points around you? If so, try changing wireless channels. If possible, try using another router/access point just to see if you get a speed boost. If you do, you may have a defective Linksys WRT1900ACS. As a last resort, you could try contacting your ISP or Linksys customer support to resolve this issue.
  3. You may be able to force the wireless mode to AC Only on the router side. Make sure that the drivers were not automatically installed by Windows and install them from TP-LINK via the website or, if you have too, the disk (if applicable). What do you use to verify what networking speed you are using?
  4. According to here https://www.ubnt.com/downloads/datasheets/unifi/UniFi_AC_APs_DS.pdf The LITE signal range is 400ft and it looks their software will also help you a lot too with placement with that "heatmap" visual.
  5. Those will work I believe. Your checklist isn't very big: PoE, AC, and your coverage area isn't SUPER big so you don't need like massive antennas or anything more complicated than this. It has a nice and easy configuration and manual too so it won't be really hard to set up either https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/UniFi/UniFi_AP_AP-LR_User_Guide.pdf What's nice about this is probably you can call a support agent if you have any trouble too compared to a used product. Disclaimer though: I've never used an Ubiquiti AP or read about their configuration. To be honest though, I've never used a Cisco AP yet. There's a whole class for WLAN technologies at my University.
  6. If you were planning on Cisco APs my Cisco Scaling Networks Companion Guide textbook recommends Cisco W AP4410N AP - ideal for small organizations requiring two APs supporting a small group of users. (Can be powered via AC or PoE and configured via GUI) Cisco W AP121 and W AP321 - ideal for small organizations that want to simplify their wireless deployment using several APs (Configured via CLI or GUI supports clustering and can be powered via AC or PoE) Cisco AP541N AP - ideal for small to mid-size organizations that want robust and easily manageable cluster of APs (Configured using GUI, suppports clustering, and can be powered via AC or PoE) I found the first one on eBay for 40 dollars but it only supports up to 802.11n. Remember though if you buy multiple ones you may have to configure them directly hooked up to your PC since you will probably want to change the IP address on each one. Come up with a topology first before plugging everything together. I'm interested to see how you get this set up completely.
  7. There's also 802.11ad now. It's not used widely yet but scheduled for release in 2014. AKA WiGig uses 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 60GHz with maximum throughput of 7Gb/s. The 60GHz band cannot penetrate walls however so roaming devices are put down to 2.4GHz/5GHz. I suggest adding Access Points. Standalone access points also exist as they can plug in via Ethernet and provide wireless connectivity but they can also exist in a consumer router. Routers can exist that are not wireless. So a consumer "router" is actually a router, switch, and access point all in one USUALLY. You can buy non access point routers but who really does these days? This is true however you can have a non-standard subnet mask in a network. For example, I can configure my Class C network at home to use a Class B subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 instead of a 255.255.255.0. That's a classless network.
  8. Well Cisco is what I would as I'm on my way to my CCNA and it's trusted by many enterprises. You can find cheap Cisco equipment on eBay. One of my classmates bought Cisco router, switch, and access points all on eBay for really cheap. The APs would just be connected via Ethernet from your switch or from the wall ports that are wired to the switch.
  9. Shut all Windows PCs down on the network. Then restart your router. Power up one PC and go to Homegroup settings. I had this same issue and it is frustrating but here's another article about this http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-networking/phantom-homegroup-need-to-delete-homegroup-from-a/28f494ea-d0e9-4aeb-8e32-20f0942d1f11?auth=1
  10. You can have multiple access points and make them all have the exact same wireless settings and any wireless device will roam to the access point with the best signal. You ever see hospitals with those Cisco access points on the ceiling everywhere? Same thing with universities. As far as a router, any router that you feel comfortable configuring is what I recommend. Most routers will be command line configuration so whatever has the most understandable way to you to configure would work. The access points can be configured with a GUI so that's nice.
  11. You NEED your certifications or it's going to be hard. Top industry one's are CCNA and CCNP for Cisco proprietary stuff. None Cisco certs are JNCIE-ENT, CompTIA Network+ (mentioned by Howlingwolf101), and WCNA. Many large businesses use Cisco equipment only such as hospitals. Do you plan to go to school in the future or not?
  12. I have Google DNS for IPv4 primary/secondary and for IPv6 my router allows me 3 DNS servers so Google IPv6 primary/secondary and third is ISP.
  13. I use Google's IPv4 and IPv6 DNS servers. They are faster and more reliable.
  14. If you have the entire network on one router and do not have a special addressing scheme. Set up your DHCP server with your IP you have now 192.168.0.0 network with subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 which will create a network from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 (65,534 hosts allowed on that network) This will make the printer and everything connected on the same network. Quick and easy until you get your codes then change it back to 255.255.255.0. I'm a newer networking student studying Cisco equipment so that's my take.
  15. WPS is that little button on the side of the router that if you almost acts like Bluetooth pairing. You enter WPS mode on your device and press the button on the router and you're connected with no password. Some routers have WPS some don't.
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