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Title: wireless hardware - external AP or mini-PCIe?
Post by: skunkwerks on July 04, 2016, 02:28:38 pm
I'm getting a new router (http://www.lannerinc.com/products/x86-network-appliances/x86-desktop-appliances/fw-7525) and am going to replace my crappy ISP provided wifi at the same time. This is a typical home office + a few family users usage, spread out across 3 levels. I can get PoE with a bit of difficulty, and have access cables for running cat6 to each level if needed.

Should I go for something like a http://routerboard.com/RBwAPG-5HacT2HnD or http://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac-pro/ ?

Alternatively, I can put a mini-PCIe card in this model, and I found a bunch of potential cards that might do. Any recommendations? Here's what I already found:

thanks for any tips.
Title: Re: wireless hardware - external AP or mini-PCIe?
Post by: rpsmith on July 04, 2016, 10:38:28 pm

I've had really good luck using the EnGenius ENH202 & ECB350 AP.  They both do POE but the ENH202 is  proprietary.  Also, I'm not a big fan of installing WiFi cards in a firewall.

RPSmith...
Title: Re: wireless hardware - external AP or mini-PCIe?
Post by: Strykar on September 03, 2016, 01:20:45 pm
A Compex WLE200NX should work out of the box - http://www.compex.com.sg/product/wle200nx/
The 600VX should work in FBSD 11, while the 802.11ac 900VX drivers will be iffy for a while to come.

An external AP will prive much better performance and you don't have to worry about driver support, I like Ubiquiti products - https://www.amazon.com/Enterprise-System-UBIQUITI-NETWORKS-UAP-LR/dp/B00HXT8S9G/ref=sr_1_6?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1472901398&sr=1-6