For network gurus: should I change my router family?
I've currently got an Eero Pro 6 with two satellites. Works mostly fine
But with adding a birdcam outside, I'm going to need to add a satellite for WiFi – and if I'm gonna do that, I may get multiple satellites and redo the whole topography
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I've currently got an Eero Pro 6 with two satellites. Works mostly fine
But with adding a birdcam outside, I'm going to need to add a satellite for WiFi – and if I'm gonna do that, I may get multiple satellites and redo the whole topography
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I recently did a large network overhaul myself to some business oriented gear: TP-Link Omada
My day job is as a cloud engineer, so I had the networking background to really make it work well for me.
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For me, the upgrade was worth it, but it was also a non-trivial investment in physical/virtual network setup, VLAN's, ACLs
If that's not your idea of fun, then it may not be worth the money.
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It's one of those things where I really *want* a sophisticated smart home, but absolutely lack the patience for building it out
Like, I have nothing on HomeKit / HomeAssistant. I installed a trio of Lutron Casetas and that's it
I'd also say that moving into something like Unifi is probably overkill, and more than you might want to manage.
I always recommend upgrading IT gear based on what you actually want to tinker with in your free time, or else it will be misery.
If so I'd suggest going a little more on the prosumer side and give opnsense a try, then use Eero strictly as an AP.
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Doorbell has a neat downward-facing “package cam” feature.
Speed would randomly drop to sub-15Mbps and require a hard reset to go back to normal
But they've finally been installing gigabit fiber in my neighborhood and small part of me is like "do I need that? 🤔🤔🤔" 😂
We’re pretty heavy users, and I only have 600 down/600 up, which is perfectly fine.
If you only want to deal with wireless mesh, the Eero is a fine choice. I’m partial to Orbi myself. But, whatever wireless mesh you go with, make sure that there is a dedicated radio for the wireless backhaul
https://eero.com/shop/eero-outdoor-7
My thinking is moving the upstairs APs around so one is by the window, and that should do the job for the backyard
Though in my case I use PFSense as the router, which I also recommend (again not for everyone).
But I'm also not a fan of owning an Amazon router so I don't have any clean choices
For T.Greg -- you can configure UniFi APs with a desktop app. It doesn't need to run persistently. Without a persistent controller you lose remote admin and some data collection features, but you may not care for a home network.
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I'm using Google repeaters and I've been happy with them in my old house full of lead paint and Irish ghosts.
https://evanmccann.net/ubiquiti
HOWever, I tend to default to Synology.
Their stuff is easy to set up but at the same time really flexible.
They’re more focused on NAS, but their wifi routers are great.
https://eero.com/shop/eero-outdoor-7