Posted January 21, 2017 Hi, we are moving into a new house And im setting up the network And i have some questions 1. is it a good idea to have a WIFI router for downstairs and upstairs 2. Can i run more Ethernet cables to a place that needs it most and combine them 3. Would it be better to a. Run 1/2 Ethernet cables to another WIFI modem downstairs b. Use the 2nd one as a WIFI repeater Thanks Best of myself(1000th post) Vista Core i5-8400 8GB DDR4 GTX 1050ti 1TB 7200RPM HDD MSI H310M PRO-VD EVGA 450BT Cooler Master masterbox lite 3.1 Arctic Cat Core 2 quad q8200 8GB DDR2 ECC GTX 550ti 1TB 7200RPM HDD Dell precision t3400 motherboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 21, 2017 1. One router. If you want more AP's, get something like the unify system 2, Combine them you mean switch, then yes. 3. a. Run one cable(id run 6 or 6a these days b. Use unify ap's there cheap and much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 21, 2017 Personally where do you use your wifi device the most and install on that level, if you use both level as much you are better off getting one strong AP if the house is not concrete and not too big. Yes a 8+ port switch will do nicely, it depend how many Ethernet device you want to connect. It would be better to use Ethernet cable to other access point than messing around with WiFi repeaters, as speed will be much better and connectivity will be far better in most use cases as it depend on the speed of your internet and your access point not the original WiFi which could be bog down by other inference. I would use Unifiy AP as it allow seamless connect to another AP to another AP such as downstairs, basically connect you to stronger wifi. Magical Pineapples
