Does anybody here use a WiFi mesh setup at home? Looking for: 1. 1 GBPS in the real world at some point (so Wifi 6) 2. Ethernet backhaul 3. At least 1, ideally 2 ethernet ports on the satellites. 5-6 ethernet ports on the primary - partly for the ethernet backhaul. Options seem to thin out, and get crazy expensive, so if anybody has real world experience…

I dont have a 1GBps plan but only the Airtel 300 with Ubiquiti mesh system your option would be TPLink Deco models with 2 ethernet ports on some models but you cannot find access points with more than 2 ethernet ports. its on the switch only and you configure the switch for routing capabilities

Ubiquiti does prosumer to carrier grade systems. And they now sell direct in India. Choose the appropriate saucer(s) and quantity depending on your coverage needs. Add a Dream Machine (as your router, firewall, VPN, security gateway, NAS). Add a switch if you need more Ethernet ports. I've been using an earlier version of the system since a decade. No maintenance after initial setup, no wifi deadspots with some careful planning of where to mount, rock solid throughput for me and family through 2 years of simultaneous Netflix, online-school, online video calls w/o quality drops. ~30 devices constantly connected over ethernet and wifi daily. If you decide to upgrade your ISP to 1 GBPS, just make sure you have a Cat6 cabling connecting their modem to the Dream Machine. Internal network speed can easily sustain 1Gbps with Cat6 cabling. And if you're balking at cost and you work from home, here is my excuse - I work from home, so my internet is my most important investment. I even subscribe for two ISP connections to allow for failover. I don't consider it overkill. If people spend 2-10x their monthly salary* on cars, I don't understand the fuss about a one-time spending of 0.2-0.5x on their most critical infrastructure for working from home. 😄 *I'm assuming 2 lakhs/month as a median salary here. p.s. If you have friends coming from the US, you can get them a bit cheaper, but then you'll lose GST and depreciation benefits if those apply to you.

I am using TP Link Deco M4 routers (1 Gbps) at multiple house. I have so far seen 800 Mbps speeds on wifi at home (if I am right next to the router). This will drop rapidly as you move away from it and go from 5 Ghz to 2.4 Ghz. There are 2 Ethernet ports on everything. The hardware is the same as the Google Wifi routers. Software is decent. At my parent's place (2 floor house), I have 3 setup. And at 2 other locations 2. They give decent coverage. No complaints as of yet.

@straight-continent-34777 Did a mesh setup recently.

While mesh works, there's no cheaper option than having multiple APs and running a cable through. May not be aesthetically pleasing, but it is way cheaper & usually more reliable. I've been running this setup for about a decade now, same SSID, same IP ranges, single router. All Wifi APs are connected via CAT6, and the APs are carefully placed so that it covers the entire house.

@wide-twilight-82330 what APs and router do you use? This is precisely what I want to set up - and what I meant when I said “Ethernet Backhaul” - having the mesh satellites talk over ethernet rather than wireless bandwidth. I already have the CAT6 cabling in place, just want to set up the APs/Satellites, and also have the option of a wired connection to critical devices with a couple of the APs. @helpful-gigabyte-47939 ubiquiti looks really promising, exploring more!

@cold-school-3088 I use a self configured Ubuntu server running on celeron j1900 mini pc as router. For APs I have TP Link Archer C7, Archer C50 and MR600. The MR600 being a 4G router also serves as a backup connection for me. The connection switch takes place on my j1900 router when fiber (pppd) goes down.

I vote for Ubiquiti APs. + a Ubiquiti router if you want to use their nice software or else a pfsense router if you’re a 🥷

I'm planning to get the Ubiquity setup at home in Bangalore - Dream Machine and 2 APs. Know anyone who cab help me with the installation? Would need to run wires and configure the router with a new ISP.

@bland-gold-7090 It's not very hard to wire it up and configure it yourself if you've configured other routers before. The Ubiquiti UI is fairly intuitive, though different. One thing I'd keep in mind is to keep the ISP modem for the fiber coming in and connect it to the Dream Machine over a static private IP address (e.g. 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x). Disable DHCP, Firewall, etc. on the ISP modem. Your internal network should be on a completely different subnet (e.g. 172.16.x.x) managed by the Dream Machine.. This way, if there are ever ISP issues, their technician only ever touches their modem and never the dream machine and doesn't mess up your internal network configuration.