Although it was really easy setting my network with three of these units (all wired), each of them in my set up had an ethernet switch before it and I eventually found out that this was the cause of the problems I was experiencing. (The problem was only with the WAPs; all the other equipment plugged into the switch worked okay and I recorded good speeds to them). If I plugged the Zyxel unit directly into the ethernet cable from the router I had no problems.
The switches I purchased were TP-Link LS1005G unmanaged gigabit rated switches (without PoE because I have a power supply unit for each WAP). I'm guessing I need an alternative switch. Can someone point me in the direction of what I need to buy (in terms of specification) or even better give me a specific model recommendation? … and how easy for a semi-novice would they be to set up? I only need five ports and as I've said the WAPs are mains powered I don't need PoE. I'm in the UK with a fibre to the premises service rated at 500 mbps and the router is my ISP's standard - SR203 from Sky UK.
The switches I purchased were TP-Link LS1005G unmanaged gigabit rated switches (without PoE because I have a power supply unit for each WAP). I'm guessing I need an alternative switch. Can someone point me in the direction of what I need to buy (in terms of specification) or even better give me a specific model recommendation? … and how easy for a semi-novice would they be to set up? I only need five ports and as I've said the WAPs are mains powered I don't need PoE. I'm in the UK with a fibre to the premises service rated at 500 mbps and the router is my ISP's standard - SR203 from Sky UK.
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