Tri-Band Ceiling Mounted WiFi 6E Mesh

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#3069650 30-Apr-2023 17:35

networkn:

I guess, for a couple of hundred dollars, I am trying my best to buy something that will meet our needs for a long while to come.

Then it would actually be worth waiting a little longer for WiFi 7.

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#3069653 30-Apr-2023 17:41

Tinkerisk:

Then it would actually be worth waiting a little longer for WiFi 7.

There is always going to be something newer coming. By the time it reaches our shores, gets certified here, stock arrives, could easily be 12 months.

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#3069690 30-Apr-2023 20:21

networkn:

Tinkerisk:

Then it would actually be worth waiting a little longer for WiFi 7.

There is always going to be something newer coming. By the time it reaches our shores, gets certified here, stock arrives, could easily be 12 months.

That is certainly true. But this time the technological leap is too big NOT to wait. ;-)

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#3069695 30-Apr-2023 21:18

Tinkerisk:

That is certainly true. But this time the technological leap is too big NOT to wait. ;-)

Bandwidth is the main improvement. Almost everything I own is 6 or 6E compatible. My new smartphones and tablets MIGHT have Wifi 7 at some stage, but everything else will continue with 6 for the foreseeable future, plus, I can't think of a single application for 43Gbps of bandwidth in my home, esp since any form of distance has an exponential drop in speeds. There is a theoretical improvement to battery life with WiFi 7, but I'd expect it to be pretty negligible given SOT is the vast majority of battery drain and that won't decrease.

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#3069761 30-Apr-2023 22:31

Has RSM approved the 6GHZ frequency for use in NZ? or am I really behind the 8 ball here...

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#3069762 30-Apr-2023 22:33

networkn:

Tinkerisk:

That is certainly true. But this time the technological leap is too big NOT to wait. ;-)

Bandwidth is the main improvement. Almost everything I own is 6 or 6E compatible. My new smartphones and tablets MIGHT have Wifi 7 at some stage, but everything else will continue with 6 for the foreseeable future, plus, I can't think of a single application for 43Gbps of bandwidth in my home, esp since any form of distance has an exponential drop in speeds. There is a theoretical improvement to battery life with WiFi 7, but I'd expect it to be pretty negligible given SOT is the vast majority of battery drain and that won't decrease.

Today's answer to "a lot" is "more". It would be the first time (to my knowledge) that something new would not be "eaten up" with some application because you didn't think you needed it before - especially since you talked about "longer-term" investment.

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#3069765 30-Apr-2023 22:38

nztim:

Has RSM approved the 6GHZ frequency for use in NZ? or am I really behind the 8 ball here...

https://www.rsm.govt.nz/projects-and-auctions/completed-projects/wlan-use-in-the-6-ghz-band/

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#3070049 1-May-2023 15:02

I would support use of Grandstream 6ax or 6e equipment. I installed a GWN 7660 at a friend's rural Norwich property while visiting. The POE capability was useful with the inexpensive 5-port Netgear switch I used. Setup was easy, the built in controller GUI was good and the range surprisingly far. Unless you are going to have dozens of devices connecting to each AP I don't think 6e offers you much advantage over 6ax.

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#3072893 6-May-2023 10:47

I would support Ubiquiti U6 lite deployment - they are small, meet all the needs of mobile devices, and can be wirelessly meshed if needed. Aesthetically they are far less obvious than the larger Ubiquiti APs and the Omada line

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#3072991 6-May-2023 11:06

Doesn't meet the specs of what I asked for.

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#3072999 6-May-2023 11:30

Aruba Instant-On is pretty well priced and doesn't need a controller. There is some good features in there for blocking adult sites etc

I've put the switched and APs in a few small businesses with a Fortigate as the firewall and its a solid solution. The Fortigate being by far the expensive part.

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#3073005 6-May-2023 11:56

Depending on your budget, I'd pop GWN7660s in, or 7664s. If you have to add them in to places as a mesh, you could always use the 2.4Ghz as a Backhaul link and 5GHz as AP, though I'm curious as to why you think this might be a capability you'd need. Otherwise TP-Link and Draytek make ceiling mounted tri-band APs, seems overkill to me though.

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