Hi all. I need some recommendations on what brands / systems / topology I should consider for a replacement wireless network. A few things about my situation:
I don’t know if this is because I set up guest network on the S4 and AX3000 or if something was changed in-between device factory resets or if this is a TP Link issue. I feel like I maybe need to move away from TP Link and/or look at a different set up / topology versus the mesh type, but I don’t know.
Here are the things that I am looking for:
Thank you.
- I have Century Link fiber
- The interior square footage is 4800 total on 3 levels including a basement
- There are quite a few devices (laptops, phones etc) including cameras inside and outside the house and other smart type devices.
- Most of the rooms in the house has dedicated ethernet ports (about half the rooms have 2 ports)
I don’t know if this is because I set up guest network on the S4 and AX3000 or if something was changed in-between device factory resets or if this is a TP Link issue. I feel like I maybe need to move away from TP Link and/or look at a different set up / topology versus the mesh type, but I don’t know.
Here are the things that I am looking for:
- Must haves:
- The new system must have reliable connections for both the main network and guest network. I don’t want to have to constantly worry about or deal with disconnecting/reconnecting devices.
- Good range for devices that are outside the house (ex garage camera).
- FYI, I have most of my mesh systems ethernet backhauled but some of the Deco canisters are in locations that don’t have ethernet nearby and are wirelessly connected to the mesh system. (I have 5 total S4 devices: 3 backhauled and 2 wireless). So unless these new devices I chose have good enough range I wonder if I might need a wireless “extender” kind of device or two if needed.
- Would like to have
- Ability to easily identify which devices are on the main and guest networks and choose to receive alerts when certain devices of my choice connect/disconnect
- Whatever phone app I would be using would update the network statuses quickly. The TP Link app sometimes takes 30 seconds-1 minute to update the status of connected devices even after an alert comes in that a device joined.
- I’d like for this to be relatively low maintenance (meaning I’m not having to constantly look at or manage things on the network, troubleshoot ect)
Thank you.