Recommended square shaped 1Gbps in-wall AP

[Filingo]

What is a good AP for in wall such as this TP-Link one: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-EAP235-Wall-Beamforming-Installation-Integrated/dp/B08HSNYH57/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2I4ITCK10MGFU&keywords=tp%2Blink%2Bwall%2Baccess%2Bpoint&qid=1651004715&sprefix=tp%2Blink%2Bwall%2Baccess%2Bpoi%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-2&th=1

 

Just square shaped? And at the same budget?

 

Something like this : https://www.tp-link.com/baltic/business-networking/wall-plate-ap/eap115-wall/

Ty!

[Alex Atkin UK]

3 hours ago, Filingo said:

What is a good AP for in wall such as this TP-Link one: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-EAP235-Wall-Beamforming-Installation-Integrated/dp/B08HSNYH57/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2I4ITCK10MGFU&keywords=tp%2Blink%2Bwall%2Baccess%2Bpoint&qid=1651004715&sprefix=tp%2Blink%2Bwall%2Baccess%2Bpoi%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-2&th=1

 

Just square shaped? And at the same budget?

 

Something like this : https://www.tp-link.com/baltic/business-networking/wall-plate-ap/eap115-wall/

Ty!

Are you sure you want a directional AP like that?  Seems to be designed more for one AP per room rather than on-wall/ceiling which beams in all directions.  I'd expect there to be next to no signal behind it, especially if its a metal back box (I know that's the standard for UK in-wall boxes, no idea elsewhere).

[Filingo]

6 hours ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

Are you sure you want a directional AP like that?  Seems to be designed more for one AP per room rather than on-wall/ceiling which beams in all directions.  I'd expect there to be next to no signal behind it, especially if its a metal back box (I know that's the standard for UK in-wall boxes, no idea elsewhere).

It's ok because it's only for one room that doesn't get signal, rest of the rooms get decent signal from the router

[Alex Atkin UK]

9 hours ago, Filingo said:

It's ok because it's only for one room that doesn't get signal, rest of the rooms get decent signal from the router

Sounds like the perfect use-case then.

[Alex Atkin UK]

9 hours ago, Filingo said:

It's ok because it's only for one room that doesn't get signal, rest of the rooms get decent signal from the router

One note I see on Reddit:

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It supports roaming, but not fast roaming. None of the in-wall units support fast roaming, as they are primarily designed for applications such as hotel rooms, where you wouldn't really want the AP to fast hop onto a neighbouring AP.

They mean "you wouldn't want the CLIENT to fast hop onto a neighbouring AP".

[Filingo]

4 minutes ago, Alex Atkin UK said:

One note I see on Reddit:

They mean "you wouldn't want the CLIENT to fast hop onto a neighbouring AP".

so if the router and this AP will have the same SSID, and I go from the living room to the room with this AP, it will give me trouble getting the correct signal?

 

[Falcon1986]

7 minutes ago, Filingo said:

so if the router and this AP will have the same SSID, and I go from the living room to the room with this AP, it will give me trouble getting the correct signal?

Most SDNs do seamless handover on WiFi because the system can monitor clients and give a "push" when in the vicinity.

 

It's still up to clients to drop a connection with low signal quality and connect to a new AP if this doesn't exist. However, some clients just like to "stick" to a connection until a threshold is reached. These in-wall APs have a limited range to begin with so, provided you have another AP's signal at the periphery, the reconnection transition shouldn't be too bad.