[plug] OT: WIFI AP recommendation

[Onno Benschop]

In my experience many, if not most IOT hardware appears to be 2.4 GHz-only
at this time.

I have a Ubiquity base station on 2.4 GHz that's essentially just for IOT
hardware. It has multiple radios and effectively presents the network on
"every" channel. I'd be more specific, but I'm going from memory at the
moment.

It's physically connected to the router and linked to the internet.

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On Mon, 9 Sept 2024, 07:40 William Kenworthy, <bill at kenworthy.id.au> wrote:

> Hi, having 40 odd wifi devices in the house and all on 2.4Ghz is
> becoming a bit of a performance problem, especially with 4 wifi IP
> cameras in the mix and wanting to add more.  Its unlikely that I can
> move much to 5G as the client hardware cant do it.
>
> So I am looking if a new AP will solve the problem:
>
> WIFI 6 or 7
>
> Indoor coverage of up to 30m - either two AP's at each end or or a more
> central ceiling mount
>
> Ability to link up to 8 VAP's to different VLAN's - bonus if the VAP's
> can be multiple channels
>
> Traffic is a mix of mobile phone connections, media transfers and
> telemetry/equipment control.
>
> Very strongly prefer local control - no alexa etc, no remote app setup.
>
>
> Currently I have two low power arm systems using USB dongles with
> hostapd and while its extremely flexible its congested.  I did have a 5G
> A/P in the system but it has some unintended side effects with some home
> automation equipment - not sure if a more modern system will help.
>
> I am looking for recommendations on modern equipment which will meet my
> objectives - a 2 node mesh or one of the higher end netgear/dlink
> systems centrally located (are they local only? )
>
> BillK
>
>
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