wireless protocols

[Simons]

Hello folks, so I am currently suggesting a friend of mine which router to purchase, however I got a question relating to this, as he is most likely to be using the wireless access on the router, which is also the reason why I've told him choose a better router, than buying a cheapo router and a cheapo access point. However heres my true question.. If he purchases a router that has 802.11ac and lets say in 5 years or so, the router becomes slow on the wireless part, however it is still up to date with the actual cord speed. Adding an access point, which protocols are newer, lets say 802.11ad, would this mean that if you're using the access point solely to access the wireless internet, it would be faster than if you used the router directly?

[Oshino Shinobu]

Yes. If it were only the wireless standards on the router that became outdated, then adding an AP with newer standards and connecting to that would (theoretically) be faster than using the router's in-built AP. 

[Simons]

Im just wondering, would it work? My friend doesnt understand much on the networking part, and he doesnt want to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars, so im just trying to figure out what is the best economical way, for him to get a good network, that can blow the pants of the average joe.

[InVis]

1 hour ago, Simons said:

Im just wondering, would it work? My friend doesnt understand much on the networking part, and he doesnt want to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars, so im just trying to figure out what is the best economical way, for him to get a good network, that can blow the pants of the average joe.

APs close to the user (almost) always gives a better user experience.

I would just use the standard router that your ISP supplies and then buy an accesspoint or 2 of sorts and drag an ethernet cable to where it is mostly used and place the APs there.

 

I use Ubiquiti in most of my home user and SME installs, I like them, they work great

You can get them at either Proshop or Dustin or Århus PC Lager  

Just look for the new AC model https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac-lite/ or https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac-pro/ 

 

EDIT: I should say that Ubiquiti is not giving BLAZING AMAZING speeds, but they are consistent in the packet flow and fast, which imo is more important, as you would generally not transfer huge files to and from a NAS via WiFi 

[Simons]

Thanks for the advice InVis, however the ISP doesnt provide you with any router in this case.