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Originally Posted by Martin_D
Hi
Am in the process of updating my home network just looking for help deciding if I should go to one vendor for all my equipment or stay with multiple vendors
My plan is to have 10GE SFP+ between router & switch and then have APs up & down stairs at 2.5G back to switch and powered over Poe
Currently vendors
Asus
TP-Link
Netgear
So setup so far:
ONT -> AX88 < (Link aggregation) > Switch TL-SG3210XHP -> (VoIp) (CCTV) (Netgear WAX218 has 2.5G port to switch) (Xbox)
And my router configuration currently
Asus RT-AX88U | Asuswrt-Merlin 386.3 Beta | Diversion | amtm | FlexQoS | Unbound Manager | NTPMerlin
Really appreciate any input from you guys |
I don't pretend to offer anything but a partial response to your questions.
There is a strong argument for going with a single vendor and, of course, ensuring that your access points are of sufficient spec to manage 2.5GB. They would all need at least a 2.5GB port. Using a single brand like Asus also presents you with the possibility of using whatever iMesh equivalent they may offer. My home network speed ambitions aren't as great as yours, but my iMesh works as well as it does because I link my two other Asus iMesh routers to a GT-AX11000 by Ethernet. Although Cat5e theoretically can carry greater than 1Gb if connected to a 2.5Gb port, I would probably go for Cat 6 cable to be sure.
Your strategy of using an initial 10Gb link to your main switch is a good one, but will only work if your main router has >10Gb capability. Does the RT-AX88U have that capability? I see that you can aggregate two 1Gb ports, but that seems to be it.
I'm probably missing something.
This Asus router does have two 10Gb ports, but the WiFi isn't as good as your AX88U.
https://www.asus.com/Networking-IoT-...ters/RT-AX89X/