Recommendation for Access Point
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Hi guys!
I thought things would be quiet for a while after the last project with a managed switch...
On previous posts I have stated that I have two main networks....Company and Private...
I have an access point for each of them.....
TP-Link EAP245 AC 1700...
I was setting up a new computer for a customer and my Company Wifi didn't show up and when I checked the ceiling above me there is no led working....
I checked when I bouught these Access Points....4 years.... the Private one is still working fine....
bit annoyed with only 4 years....
I need a replacement for this Access Point and would like some recommendations....Thanks as always!
bookie56
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Ubiquiti Unifi APs are popular with some here. I have the AC-Lite. If you have a managed switch, you don't need 2 access points, you use VLANs and a 2nd SSID. For example I have a guest WiFi, which connects via VLAN while my main LAN is native LAN.
BTW, be careful with TP Link gear. Some models don't handle VLANs properly. I had a TP-Link access point and found IPv6 multicasts leaked from my main LAN to the VLAN, which meant I couldn't use IPv6 on the guest WiFi.
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@JKnott Hi
OK Thanks for that...
I would create a vlan and second SSID if my other Acess point was better placed....
I always had the intention to have two, so that I placed the second where it would be best for my Private network....of course I can connect to it all over my flat....just not as good as having the second one above my head in my office
Thank you som much for your time and suggestionbookie56
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If you have 2 APs, they can both carry both. That's the benefit of VLANs.
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Open WRT I highly recommend them
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@JonathanLee said in Recommendation for Access Point:
about 3 hours ago
Open WRT I highly recommend them
That's software that you install on some hardware.
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I have just deployed some Grandstream access points. Price was right, they work well, and can be managed several different ways, including their gdms system for free.
