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How do you configurable Access Points? I find lots of “use access points” exhortations. But I can’t find any “here’s how” explainers. :) I can’t tell if using AP’s is “become an amateur network professional at home and make managing home WiFi your new hobby with Ubiquiti gear” Or if it’s buy a...

Router just loses connection to the outside world requiring a power cycle / reboot. Happens once in a while, maybe once a year. A router rebooting and taking the home network down for several minutes, on a daily-ish basis is highly abnormal IME. That is, this is something very not right with...

I’ve noted this elsewhere, so forgive the repetition, but there are middle ground options too. I’ve used a WiFi router as a ethernet bridged extender for years with good results. I think this is akin to having an access point, though I don’t think it’s the same.

A good mesh network is using WiFi “backhaul” to relay the network from one node to another to provide good WiFi beyond where wired nodes can reach (and beyond where a single, central WiFi router can reach). But as I read more, the recurring recommendation is if you have wired Ethernet to all...

I’m using a decade old Apple WiFi router that crashes maybe once a year. A new net gear router crashing daily is definitely not right.

All reviews I’ve read so far say WiFi 6 isn’t fully baked and can even perform worse than current WiFi systems. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/05/mesh-muscle-we-go-hands-on-with-plumes-new-wi-fi-6-superpod-redesign/ If you have wired Ethernet, do wired backhaul. WiFi mesh with WiFi...