Network outlets - Access points / Wi-Fi extenders

  • Erstellt am 2020-10-19 13:37:55

Peter Silie

2020-10-19 13:37:55
  • #1
Hello, I hope you can help me. We are moving into our renovated house on Saturday and I am still looking for the ideal solution for our internet situation.

Currently, we have network outlets in 5 rooms in the house. The router is located in the basement and distributes the power to the boxes. My electrician recommended using access points (we have a Fritz Box) so that I have Wi-Fi everywhere I need it.

Regardless of the electrical infrastructure and other things, which are as they are now, how would you proceed here or can you recommend good devices? Is it then one large Wi-Fi network or does each access point have its own network? Are they really good, or do I actually have to make major compromises? Costs?

Thanks in advance.
 

Nordlys

2020-10-19 13:56:52
  • #2
The access points from AVM work very well. There remains one WiFi, the access code via the router is valid for everyone.
 

11ant

2020-10-19 18:34:24
  • #3
Why do you now also join the circle of those who absolutely have to open their own thread on an FAQ topic?
 

MBPassion

2020-10-20 10:55:02
  • #4
I assume that you do not have LAN cables hanging from a socket on the ceiling where you could connect a PoE-capable access point, but rather that you have network sockets near the skirting boards in various rooms. Two possible solutions come to mind spontaneously.

Either you use the already mentioned AVM repeaters. They have the advantage that you can administer the WLAN via the FritzBox, keep it switched on, and build a mesh with the FritzBox WLAN. However, it has the disadvantage that AVM does not yet offer Power-over-Ethernet, so you always have to plug the repeaters into a power outlet (near the network socket). That means you connect the repeater in the power outlet to the network socket using an Ethernet cable.

Alternatively, I could imagine the Ubiquiti Unifi In-Wall HDs—they work via Power-over-Ethernet (so they do not need a power outlet but require a PoE switch or at least injectors) and at the same time still offer four LAN ports. The disadvantage then is that you should set up your own Wi-Fi network for this, as I am not aware of a mesh working well between FritzBox and the Unifis.

However, with both solutions, you should always set up a Wi-Fi network (basically using the same SSID and the same encryption and key). Both AVM and Ubiquiti allow this to be administered well.
 

Peter Silie

2020-10-20 13:22:13
  • #5


Outstanding, thank you.
 

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