5/26/2023 0 Comments Apple airport wifi![]() This was the point of thinking I had made a very bad decision and on the verge of returning the system.Īnyhow got the LAN backhaul working via tech support and can achieve 600 to 700Mbps anywhere in the house now via a MacBook Pro 13 M1. How to set up LAN mesh is not documented so wifi backhaul was the default - terrible performance. The plus side - each unit is identical - can act as route or extender and each unit has 4 LAN ports operating as extender or router. No bridging option, no ability to manually set channels. This is a really dumbed down consumer grade system. Wifi 6 another requirement.įor better or worse I picked the DLINK COVR X1870 wifi 6 system - three units. LAN access ports on the extenders another requirement (the ARRIS extenders only have one LAN port per extender but that was enough). To the point raised above, having a device that can be a router or extender was one requirement. Anyhow I had to return this system - but I knew what I wanted now. I had the loan of a router and two extenders hardwired back to the router - so a LAN based easy mesh system. I had the chance to borrow an ARRIS easy mesh system. A pain but I lived with it for a years and Airport Time capsule wifi got most of the coverage I needed - just the other end of the house was sketchy and the second SSID infilled there. I too used apple airports - hard wired.The issue I have with this arrangement was that if the same SSID is used for the units, the roaming devices will not switch alway to the closest airport - would hang on to the airport first acquired. They call this "dual band smart connect". BTW, the RT-AX55 lets you name the 2 and 5 ghz networks the same, and it will connect each client to the best choice at the time. If a few devices are older and require a cabled connection, just use your Extremes as access points. On the other hand, why not just go wireless with one router? WIFI-5 and 6 are pretty darn fast. ![]() ![]() You would use one as the main router, the other two as repeaters if bridging or access points if not. This router can itself be used in a bridge configuration or as an access point (with four connection ports). I am most pleased with my current ASUS RT-AX55 to which my Airport connects as an access point. I've gone through Linksys, TP-Link, Netgear and most recently ASUS routers. If so, you need to look at bridges, if not, access points. I would get all devices the same, that is, routers which can also function as access points and/or bridges depending on your intra-device communication Do some of your devices need to talk to others on your LAN. Here is my free advice, worth what you paid for it.īased on your desire to maintain physical connections, I would consider three identical devices to replace your three current routers. Every review has a different conclusion, so you are somewhat rolling the dice. You will get as many answers as you get responses.
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