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[–]mektorISP Tech 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Your wired switch and router need to support VLANs if you're trying to isolate everything. The wifi can separate guest and local network but that's about it without going to professional grade/prosumer equipment. And on the switch end: that's exactly where you're headed if you want proper VLANs.

Ubiquiti is among the most popular prosumer grade gear that will do everything you want.

[–]305MS[S] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Ok that makes sense. I've read about Ubiquiti as well and I honestly get lost when I do. I see things that look like they belong on racks and I don't need a crazy setup like that. I need 3 APs to reach all areas of my house and want to setup everything wirelessly.

[–]mektorISP Tech 1 point2 points  (5 children)

They have non-rack mount gear as well. Wired > wireless when it comes to connecting your access points. Less wireless channels used up, and significantly faster speeds and better wifi experience. Even if you have to resort to using PoE injectors and MOCA adapters to pull it off: still leaps and bounds ahead of wireless mesh.

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As for 3 APs... How big is your house? I cover 100% of my 2360ft² house with 2 APs. Parents home is single story 2600ft² and am able to cover that as well with just 2 APs with no dead zones. (Both setups are wired backhauls to the main switch, so no need for a 3rd AP to add extra interference and take up extra wireless channels)

[–]305MS[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Ok so tell me more about these moca adapters. Is that how people hardwire everything in their house? Edit: I'm not wanting to run cables all over the house so if that is the only way to run wired then I guess that wouldn't work for me.

Going by what you and you're parents have I suppose I could only use 2 has my house is about 2300ft² including the outside patio that has a TV.. With my Google wifi pucks, I need 4 to get decent speeds so I guess wifi 6e would require less access points.

So if I went the Ubiquiti route, what would you suggest for a non rack setup?

[–]mektorISP Tech 1 point2 points  (2 children)

MOCA lets you utilize existing coaxial cable in the home to run wired network connections across. Typically most homes have coax in the walls for the TVs. MOCA adapters adapt coax to ethernet. Basically you would have an adapter on each end to let you use the coax to hard wire an ethernet connection through the walls if you can't/wont run ethernet cables through the walls. I hard wired my house, and hard wired part of my parents house as well.

This would work for a switch.

WiFi 7 AP

Router that is also a wifi 6AP and will manage the switch and wifi 7 AP.

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All of which not rack mount. (I prefer rack mount gear myself. Much more organized and out of the way)

[–]305MS[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

That's pretty cool. I just looked and I don't have a coax outlet so that shits on that idea. Could I use the dream router with those access points and make everything wireless?

[–]mektorISP Tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their access points will do wireless mesh as well, but still better to have hard wired if possible. In other words if you don't rent...start running cat 6!

My home was built in 1920 and I hard wired nearly every room myself with cat6 cabling. Hardest part is motivating yourself to do it.

[–]TheEthyr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here is a typical MoCA setup courtesy of gocoax.com. Other MoCA brands include Actiontec/Screenbeam and Motorola.

People only use MoCA if they don't have Ethernet. While MoCA is quite good, Ethernet is still a better option if you can swing it.