New house, new wireless

[ShotDC]

hi guys, i really dont know too much about wireless things, so i need your help with this.

 

i will be having to move to a house with three floors, so i need a new wireless solution for all of my house devices, we are 4 people, and the devices that we ahve are two tablets, one smart tv, an xbone, two desktops, and 4 smartphones.

i like to stream hd media to the smart tv via plex, and also planing on getting a steam link too, so i need a good and reliable solution. if you guys could help me here and send me in the right direction i would really appreciate it, thanks before hand.

[W-L]

6 minutes ago, ShotDC said:

hi guys, i really dont know too much about wireless things, so i need your help with this.

i will be having to move to a house with three floors, so i need a new wireless solution for all of my house devices, we are 4 people, and the devices that we ahve are two tablets, one smart tv, an xbone, two desktops, and 4 smartphones.

i like to stream hd media to the smart tv via plex, and also planing on getting a steam link too, so i need a good and reliable solution. if you guys could help me here and send me in the right direction i would really appreciate it, thanks before hand.

Since it's 3 floors assuming it's a fairly large home, getting multiple access points around the home may be the best option to ensure a good wireless coverage throughout the home and prevent any possibility of dead zones.

[ShotDC]

2 minutes ago, W-L said:

Since it's 3 floors assuming it's a fairly large home, getting multiple access points around the home may be the best option to ensure a good wireless coverage throughout the home and prevent any possibility of dead zones.

yeah i was thinking so myself, can you give me a brand or a model of a good router an access points, hope thats not too much to ask for tho

[W-L]

Just now, ShotDC said:

yeah i was thinking so myself, can you give me a brand or a model of a good router an access points, hope thats not too much to ask for tho

Ubiquiti makes some really nice units and from what I've seen look to be pretty solid in terms of roaming between access points:

https://www.ubnt.com/products/#wireless

[ShotDC]

Just now, W-L said:

Ubiquiti makes some really nice units and from what I've seen look to be pretty solid in terms of roaming between access points:

https://www.ubnt.com/products/#wireless

sound good, i have a question tho, what is the difference between this two? http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-AC-LITE-US/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461099246&sr=1-2&keywords=ubiquiti

and

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-AP-Unifi/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=pd_cp_147_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0V49RR9G45H05CH4GE51

[W-L]

5 minutes ago, ShotDC said:

sound good, i have a question tho, what is the difference between this two? http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-AC-LITE-US/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461099246&sr=1-2&keywords=ubiquiti

and

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-AP-Unifi/dp/B00HXT8R2O/ref=pd_cp_147_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0V49RR9G45H05CH4GE51

I believe the UAP is their older line where it is only capable of 2.4Ghz and not dual band, where now they have the AC lite version:

https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap/

[ShotDC]

Just now, W-L said:

I believe the UAP is their older line where it is only capable of 2.4Ghz and not dual band, where now they have the AC lite version:

https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap/

so, if i get like 2 of these http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-AC-LITE-US/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461099246&sr=1-2&keywords=ubiquiti

and something like http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-C7-Wireless-1300Mbps/dp/B00BUSDVBQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1461099488&sr=8-4&keywords=router+dual+band

would i be set???

[W-L]

1 minute ago, ShotDC said:

so, if i get like 2 of these http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-AC-LITE-US/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1461099246&sr=1-2&keywords=ubiquiti

and something like http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-C7-Wireless-1300Mbps/dp/B00BUSDVBQ/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1461099488&sr=8-4&keywords=router+dual+band

would i be set???

Well you wouldn't necessarily need a router with fairly high end wireless, a POE switch like theses that are usually grouped with multiple units will do the job, as it provide both power and ethernet data connection to the AP's through one ethernet cable.

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeRouter-Advanced-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00YFJT29C/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41GEBnLIf4L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1DWBSB5ZQX874TGRC438

 

[ShotDC]

18 minutes ago, W-L said:

Well you wouldn't necessarily need a router with fairly high end wireless, a POE switch like theses that are usually grouped with multiple units will do the job, as it provide both power and ethernet data connection to the AP's through one ethernet cable.

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeRouter-Advanced-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00YFJT29C/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41GEBnLIf4L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1DWBSB5ZQX874TGRC438

 

what if i already have a dlink dir 300 router?, should i only buy the ap then?

[W-L]

1 minute ago, ShotDC said:

what if i already have a dlink dir 300 router?, should i only buy the ap then?

Theoretically you could use it as a switch to manage traffic, just make sure those AP's do come with the POE injector first as required since it pass through both power and ethernet data using regular routers and switches that are not POE integrated. 

[ShotDC]

Just now, W-L said:

Theoretically you could use it as a switch to manage traffic, just make sure those AP's do come with the POE injector first as required since it pass through both power and ethernet data using regular routers and switches that are not POE integrated. 

ok, thanks a lot dude, so the thing im going to do is getting that router you suggested

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeRouter-Advanced-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00YFJT29C/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41GEBnLIf4L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1DWBSB5ZQX874TGRC438

and 2 or 3 of these http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-AC-LITE-US/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=pd_bxgy_147_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=097QNHMEDH7Y1DCY20CW

 

what do you think?

[W-L]

7 minutes ago, ShotDC said:

ok, thanks a lot dude, so the thing im going to do is getting that router you suggested

http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-EdgeRouter-Advanced-Gigabit-Ethernet/dp/B00YFJT29C/ref=pd_sim_147_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=41GEBnLIf4L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1DWBSB5ZQX874TGRC438

and 2 or 3 of these http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-AC-LITE-US/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=pd_bxgy_147_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=097QNHMEDH7Y1DCY20CW

what do you think?

Yes that looks to be alright, should be a very capable wireless network once it's all setup and configured.