The ubiquiti dream machine se has a 10g SFP WAN port you could use. Might need a media convertern with it. Then you can get APs from there, either wired or meshed.
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If you’re in Europe Fritz have one of the best mesh system snd it’s wired
But they have max of 2.5g lan ports on latest routers and i think only at the 6000 repeater...
Eeros
EERO Pro
I picked up some unifi aps, the controller software is free. I see them on marketplace for cheap all the time, especially now that people are upgrading to the wifi 6 versions
Are you planning on plugging them all in? If so, why not look at traditional APs like the Unifi U6 Enterprise? It only has a 2.5gb uplink, but it's also a good bit less expensive.
The TP-Link Deco line is tough to beat. You have the option to run mesh (meh) or use wired backhaul for better performance.
You dont like mesh?
I personally use it for phones, laptops, and tablets and its not bad at all. Even have signal out to my backyard.
I do get backhaul is better but mesh isnt too bad.
Disclaimer: anything that can be hard wired in my house is hardwired, mesh is only for things without a lan port.
Mesh Wifi -
If you like hands off don't want to think about it much look at Eero Mesh routers (pretty sure Amazon owns them)
If you like hands-on and being able to adjust and customize things more, I would look at Synology routers
I have put both brands in for family and friends and had good results
Been waiting for it to release
Eero is pretty good
Linksys velop line is solid.
Thats a lot of porn.
Love my Eero Pro 6. For your speeds, get the Eero Max.
Ubiquiti + APs. Only way.
Having worked in IT the past 20 years of my life, it's absolutely BONKERS to me that you can now get 5GB connections to your home. Never thought I'd see that day.
Currently have 1.5 gbps up and down. For $10 more a month I can get 3 gbps. Some areas around me are getting upgraded to 5 gbps and 8 gbps. FTTH was installed in my area a year and a half ago.
My network has 1 gbps switches and no device can handle more than that. So no real need for me to go for anything faster. Getting a couple of 10g switches with poe costs a lot for something I probably wouldn't notice right now. Downloading from steam is already at it's limit due to CPU bottlenecking.
You could make the argument that multiple devices could use the speed simultaneously. But in my case, I am the only one using the wired connection. The rest are using WiFi, so the extra 500 mbps may not be used by my computer but could be used by WiFi devices at the same time as they each use a different port on ISP router.
Q: how much is the internet at your place and what is your location anyway? Greatings from probably the otherside of the planet, with interest.
All mesh is bad mesh, don't drink the Kool aid
depends on needs/use case...the most drop dead simple ready to roll? Eero. but it's not the best overall. UniFi is nice, but not really for the beginner or less experienced network folks.
It’s not the speed but the caps. Xfinity caps at 1TB per month. Streaming with multiple people - breaking that easily.
Same with simultaneous downloads. I can easily saturate 2.5gbe with five people.
Youre not actually telling me rn that your isp is limiting to 1TB?💀
I use the Orbi Pro and it has wired or wireless backhaul. I also use one of the satellites on my desk as an ethernet port for my desktop. I run it bridged with a pfsense router and it's been great.
I have 2Gbps fiber.
To be honest, none of my devices are capable of using the 2Gpbs as I think the best tops out at like 1.2.... So if you want to future proof keep that in mind, but so far the devices haven't kept up.
Also, I've spent a lot of time in Italy and your apartments are smaller than our places so you may only need 1 satellite. In my American house I have 3 floors and 325 sqm. To much overlap on a mesh can hurt speed.
What model of pro? How do you login into your Fiber service? PPPoE or . . .
Are you sure you know what you're setting up? A mesh system? And you really get 5Gbps in your home?
Mesh systems are over priced scams. Run some cables to APs, use PoE if possible. Might be more expensive to get 5Gb but I would ask your ISP about how Internet speeds work cuz I doubt you're getting 5Gbps unless you're spending $500+ on internet.
TP-Link Deco BE85, BE95 Wi-Fi 7
BE95 wasn’t as reliable as the eero system it replaced. I returned it. Recently moved from 6E to 7 within the eero ecosystem and all has been great. I have 2.5G symmetric.
ASUS AXE16000 has 10GbE ports. ASUS has other routers like the RT-AX89X that has 10GbE. 10GbE or 2.5GbE are going to be the norm for most router devices or mesh systems with higher speed capacity. 5GbE is not a widely used standard for these devices. The newer the better though in order to support the speed as well as multiple devices and have a longer use life of the device. If you’re looking for a mesh system, those support it but the ASUS XT12 Pro or similar devices will be better-ish but all of their more recent models support the AiMesh system, but the Zenwifi devices are more intended for this practice. They put out regular updates as well for security and functionality that is unrivaled in my experience.
Definitely Ubiquiti for that type setup.
I'm using the Google Home Router behind my T-Mobile 5G gateway. I'm able to do all the router/subnet/DHCP/static IP, stuff you'd like to do. You control it from Google Home. The t-Mobile gateway app is kind of HOKEY