So my S/O and I work from home, so reliability and range within the home is important. To give the quick stats: Range: roughly 1800 sqft Bandwith: able to support at least 500mbps Devices: Currently we have 30+ devices connected to it at one time (including tv’s, laptops, phones, IoT devices, etc. but want more than that for future proofing. Price point: hoping to stick within $100-$200 unless it’s truly worth the extra money
What is everyone’s specific recommendations for modem/router combos that fit these parameters? (And possibly any other features I may not be thinking about) Thanks in advance!
If you are using IoT devices, you should consider isolating them on a vlan that is separate from your other devices.
Assuming you don’t care about segregating your network, pretty much any consumer Wi-Fi 6, or Wi-Fi 6e router/AP combo should fit your needs.
If you are interested in a more feature rich ecosystem, check out Ubiquiti. I’ve been using a couple of unifi access points and a unifi layer 2 poe switch with a pfSense router for 2 years now and I’m extremely happy with it.