Can TP-Link Archer C9 manage 100 wireless clients to run smoothly.

[nirajshakya85]

TP-Link Archer has a 1GHz dual-core processor and 128 MB RAM. So can it manage to handle 100 wifi clients without any latency issues?

 

[bill001g]

I don't think there is any wifi device that can handle anywhere close to 100 clients.

You have 2 problems. First is the wifi bandwidth. This is shared between the clients and it depends on how much bandwidth each take.

The much large problem is that the connection is half duplex. There is no control over when clients transmit so you run the risk of them transmitting over each other and damaging the signal. It is all dependent on the client listening for someone else transmitting and then transmitting. With more clients you run a much greater risk of clients that can both hear the router fine but not each other so they will never detect each other.

 

[kanewolf]

You have created several threads about this same problem. With a different proposed WIFI source. Please keep it to one thread. It allows all contributors to to see all the info.

You keep getting the same answer in all of them. "Don't use home quality hardware in a commercial situation. Limit your WIFI sources to 20 or fewer devices on 2.4Ghz. Move as many devices as possible to wired." As @bill001g said, WIFI was not designed to operate efficiently with 100 simultaneous devices. You need a different solution than WIFI.

 

[doolittle]

Best bet, completely disable the wifi on the Archer C9 and get a dedicated AP like the UAP-AC-HD, there is a theoretical max connection of over 500 clients (250 per radio, 2.4g and 5g each) so that should be able to handle 100 clients without any problem. If you browse the forums some folks have had 200 clients connected in a real world scenario so that should be able to handle your needs easily. You can manage the AP through their phone app.