The original post: /r/homenetworking by /u/Al_Ex_HD on 2025-03-26 09:03:05.
Hi guys,
looking for some advice from the pros here as i am new to the whole mesh topic.
I've moved from a 60square meter flat to a 3 level, brick wall, house where a simple router is not enough to supply wifi.
the ground floor is covered with wifi and i have a network cable to the first level. Now what to do from here?
Currently my plan is to set up a mesh network over lv 1 and lv 2 with a router as a "mesh master" in lv1.
This is where I'd like some input to my ideas:
Option 1) (budget friendly)
Asus BD 4 double pack with one station on each floor that connect via the aimesh system.
I read that this is a pretty low end option as the BD4 has only 4 antennas and is missing the 6GHz part of WiFi 7 so i am not sure if this is worth installing.
Option 2)
Asus XT9 - otherwise same setup as Option 1 -> this is double the price but i would expect a much better perfromance, right?
Option 3)
AVM Fritz router in lv1 with a mesh plug in lv2 -> wasmy initial idea but after some research i am no longer sure that this is the best option... especially since the mesh plugs seam a bit weak
Option 4)
UniFi Alien with Mesh AP - stumbled over a package deal... do you have any thoughts on this?
Option 5)
UniFi Ubiquity Express 7 plus one or two access points (U7 Lite)
Not sure if that actually works like this because the descirption of teh U7 lite shows a cable input which i would not have... wich i do not understand. Also probably the most expensive and overkill version.
Option 6)
Your ideas?
Sorry for this long a confusing post but i really hope someone out there who knows more than me can give me a simple answer and point me in the best direction :)