4-story home setup: 4 routers or combination of routers + switches + extenders?

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4-story home setup: 4 routers or combination of routers + switches + extenders?
4-story home setup: 4 routers or combination of routers + switches + extenders?
2022-09-23 03:49:08 - last edited 2023-07-13 05:38:07

I'm moving to a 4-story house (it's not that big, it's a sloped terrain) and would like to set up my wi-fi network.

 

Think of it as 
- Floor #4: bedrooms
- Floor #3: living room and kitchen

- Floor #2: office

- Floor #1: backyard

 

The network signal comes from Floor #3, and I've already got RJ45 cables distributed to all the other floors.

On Floor #4, especially, the cable ends in the Hall between the bedrooms, and I have two other RJ45 cables going from the hall to the bedrooms themselves. I'm gonna connect the TVs directly to the cables.

Also, on Floor #2, I'd like to connect my notebook directly to the cable sometimes.

 

The above being the case I was wondering what would suit best my needs:

Approach 1: - Buying 4 AX73, one for each stage, and keep changing connections whenever I go up or down.
Approach 2: - Buying 1 AX73 for Floor #3, 1 switch + 1 extender on Floor #4, 1 switch + 1 extender on Floor #2, and 1 extender for Floor #1, and be able to connect in only one wifi network independently of where I'm at.

 

My first question would be: do you think the second approach would work, anyway?

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Re:4-story home setup: 4 routers or combination of routers + switches + extenders?
2022-10-14 03:47:22 - last edited 2023-07-13 05:38:07

@lsala 

 

I personally would suggest purchasing a Deco mesh system instead of the AX73 or extenders, since you are hoping to build an Ethernet backhaul. AX73 + extenders don't support Ethernet backhaul, they only work wirelessly when building Onemesh. You can check this FAQ (Q5) for more details.

 

You can try purchasing a 3-pack Deco first and check if that can match your requirement. If the signal is not stable when using wireless backhaul, you can purchase 2 switches then. Choose the TP-Link switch as I saw there might be compatibility issues with other brands, check here.

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