will you recommend this router for 300+ internet users with 10+ access points connected to the router (using switch) ?
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Yes. Thus router has been working for me like a charm. I have it connected to 4 WAPs throught 2 POE Switches and multiple direct connect devices. The router handles flawlessly!
2163308
Hi. Yes, you can install multiple switches on a router to have additional Ethernet ports.
1560429
I do not believe so but either way do not recommend using this router at all. A repeater will cut the bandwidth in half so expect slower speeds on the devices connected to the repeater. There is another model Netgear 300 that is a repeater by design, works well but bandwidth and speed are cut in half. I recommend using Power Line Adapters. I use the Actiontec 500. Love them.
1333700
Yes, it is worth it. This router is fast and reliable. I have been running with the merlin firmware (version 3.0.0.4.270.26) for three months now with no issues.
2157573
I have this device connected to my Charter Modem and from there I am using a switch that splits my network connection 8 ways. One of those connections is to a Wi-Fi router. So far my home network has worked very well.
776070
On a limited budget, the Netgear ProSafe series does just fine. My project uses ones and I found that when using it primarily as a camera switch (feeding to a custom-build PC for recording and management) I didn't need to adjust the settings any to get excellent results from 16 cameras. You won't be able to touch any Cisco switch for the price of a good Netgear unit, and with so few cameras, I would just make sure you have a managed switch and a full duplex on all channels. If necessary, turn off unused ports to increase throughput resource to the ones in use.
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It is a little hard to give a general recommendation not knowing your network needs. I feel that the best home networks rely on unmanaged switches to connect all internal devices and the router as the access point to the internet that you control. So only one cat 5e or 6 patch cable between an unmanaged giga switch and the router. If seven ports will serve the needs in that area to connect devices great. You can daisy chain switches or put them in parallel to the router if you have more than two accessing the internet at one time. Say watching netflix on one and iptv on another computer or TV in the house but you find having a third doing a high use item slows down everyone then maybe that would help but typically you should be able to have 5 Netflix accounts running at one time easily I would think on one gig speed. I keep wireless to a minimum by the use of powerline adapters or MoCA. My need is for streaming TV signals around 5 or 6 devices in the home and internet access. Edit - switches should be connected to each other in the home not through the router if possible so you will lose a port to the next one.
1756916
Yes, it is! 3550 will perform IP layer 3 routing, it's a older model but still good for home lab setups and a great price compared to current pricey models.
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Hello Steven;My experience with the router has been that wired or wireless this product will provide users with the top end of whatever internet service you have. All routers are configured for 100 Gigabyte according to the EEEIC US Standard. I have a customer that pays for internet service that is up to 10 Mb but consistently gets 12 Mb through her Ethernet ports on her router. I hope this information helps.
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I don't think you can do QOS with the switch. If you're doing online gaming QOS is usually done on the router. Each switch port is several times faster than your ISP connection. Unless you have Google Giga bite fiber. The switch's backplane can handle several giga bit of traffic simultaneously. If your gaming is several local subnet connections the switch should be fast enough to handle several Gb connections.
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I would ask Ubiquiti to make sure but I wouldn't ask it to support 60 people. It's not that level of device. I'm using it for about 10 connected devices and it works great. You need to spend quite a bit more money to support 60 people reliably. Also, in my opinion the wireless range is not much better than your typical wireless AP.
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I am an IT pro and wireless network engineer. I use an AP per 25 devices. You will have the bottleneck of the data port and the wireless bandwidth available. Meaning that if these do 150 mbps then 60-80 people will be sharing it. You would be better buying the 3 pack of access points.
984912
I currently have 15 devices connected to the internet through this router and have not had any problems. The Genie shows all the devices connected as well as the signal strength and link rate.
916626
Yes, It works perfectly as Access Point, it support more clients and give most speed
2271427
You can connect as many devices as you have. The biggest question would be how many of those are using it at the same time. This is where the higher bandwidth (cable, fiber, etc..) handle it better. I personally have my Xbox, computer, Nook HD tablet, and three of our cell phones connected to this all the time and my speeds are wonderful. And I am only using the lower band. If the router is decently close to your devices make sure and connect them to the 5 Ghz band. .. you will notice the difference. All in all it has been the best router I have used yet for the money.
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The router can handle this many connected devices, but the actual number of concurrently active clients will depend on what those clients are doing. i.e. 100 devices can be connected to the Network at the same time, but there wouldn't be enough bandwidth to support them simultaneously downloading/transfer/etc. data at the same time.
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The DHCP server part of this router issues out IP's from .1 to .254, so theoretically you could attach 254 devices to this device. Though I wouldn't recommend it, your speeds would drop to 1900 baud rate modem speeds with that many devices connected. keep in mind, the total bandwidth is shared out among the devices connected. So the more devices connected the slower the connection speeds for each.