I'm looking to expand wireless networking throughout home for streaming and mobile devices.
Current situation. My home is a large single story home with a split floor plan and is partially "wired" with cat 5e to the bedrooms, den, kitchen, etc. The jacks are on the walls and cables are run back to remote cable closet at one end of the house along with the cable service. I never completed the wired installation and have relied on a modem and single wireless N router in the front bedroom/office to provide wireless throughout. To provide better wireless signal/speed for streaming and mobile devices throughout, I'm looking for the optimum way to upgrade the network, to include wireless to support streaming and mobile devices throughout (bedrooms, den, etc.). I'm looking for recommendations on which types of devices/specs to use (routers, wireless, switches, access points etc) and the best areas to locate them for the best signal strength and speed. I currently have 100MPS internet service, but would like optimize for a fast internal network connection (to support cat 5e speed or faster) as well as potential faster internet access speed in the future.
A couple of options I'm considering are:
I'm sure there are many other options, and I appreciate any feedback on one of the above or other recommendations you have. It seems wireless routers are more popular and have more choices, but I don't know if that's the best solution in my case. I also don't know if its possible to have a separate wired router with wireless access points or if I would still need a wireless router. - Thanks,
Current situation. My home is a large single story home with a split floor plan and is partially "wired" with cat 5e to the bedrooms, den, kitchen, etc. The jacks are on the walls and cables are run back to remote cable closet at one end of the house along with the cable service. I never completed the wired installation and have relied on a modem and single wireless N router in the front bedroom/office to provide wireless throughout. To provide better wireless signal/speed for streaming and mobile devices throughout, I'm looking for the optimum way to upgrade the network, to include wireless to support streaming and mobile devices throughout (bedrooms, den, etc.). I'm looking for recommendations on which types of devices/specs to use (routers, wireless, switches, access points etc) and the best areas to locate them for the best signal strength and speed. I currently have 100MPS internet service, but would like optimize for a fast internal network connection (to support cat 5e speed or faster) as well as potential faster internet access speed in the future.
A couple of options I'm considering are:
- Upgrading the wireless router at its current location in the office and add wireless extender(s) as needed;
- Upgrading the wireless router at its current location with a wireless mesh router and wireless receiver(s) as needed.
- Move the modem with a new wireless router to the remote cable closet and add extenders/receivers as needed.
- Move the modem and add new wired router (and switch if needed) to the remote closet. Connect the router/switch to existing 5e cables in the closeout and add wireless access points throughout connecting them to the 5e jacks where needed.
- Move the modem with a wireless router /mesh router to a central location (ie den) and add wireless extenders/receivers as needed. Then, connect the router using the existing cat 5e jack and install a switch in the closet for wired distribution throughout.
I'm sure there are many other options, and I appreciate any feedback on one of the above or other recommendations you have. It seems wireless routers are more popular and have more choices, but I don't know if that's the best solution in my case. I also don't know if its possible to have a separate wired router with wireless access points or if I would still need a wireless router. - Thanks,