I’m thinking about upgrading my W-Fi and I was curious what wireless access points (WAP) people are using. I’m currently using a Netgear R7800 running OpenWRT.

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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    14 days ago

    2nd hand Ruckus.

    They’re decent quality that you’d see in a commercial / enterprise setting (so PoE), but Ruckus also have their “Unleashed” firmware which removes the need for a WLC.

    I have 2 in a mesh at home and easily support many IoT devices, phones, laptops, etc on multiple SSIDs

    • agile_squirrel@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Used 2nd hand sounds great, but the price range online is huge. Which units would you recommend and about how much should I expect to pay for them?

      • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
        2·
        1 day ago

        I’m using R600 - these are now EOL, so their price should be more reasonable (ie <60 £/$/€) - up to you if you want / need to pay a little more for someone to have flashed Unleashed onto it.

        But definitely check there’s a download of Ruckus Unleashed for the model you want.

        • agile_squirrel@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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          15 hours ago

          Thanks. That’s helpful. I decided to get an R720 I found on Ebay for $60. I’m not sure if it was a good choice but I’m excited to try it out!

          • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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            11 hours ago

            That looks like a better choice if you have multiple clients because of the Wave2 and 4x4, so, yes, should be good… Something I might look at in the future. Enjoy.