Router or openwrt?

Started by Marinoz, June 24, 2024, 03:58:23 PM

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Like the one I use Grandstream 801. Plugs into RJ45 on one of my switch ports and the "old school" landline plugs into its RJ11. No configuration needed in OPN except I don't like my provider pushing "functionality" via new firmware into it, so I block on OPN the "call home". I was lucky my friend worked there and gave me admin creds for it. But yes, that is a separate device.
I also assume here you don't mean a pbx style router like for an office with multiple users with different "lines" for your question.
Point being that a "consumer router with VOIP" is to my knowledge, nothing other than one with an RJ11 port for the phone and QoS to give priority to the voip traffic. If you have plenty of bandwith on your package, you don't normally need to worry about it.
So all in all you still need a separate device for that voip part, and another for creating a Wifi Access Point.
If you were to create the VM mentioned, you need only buy a wifi card for that one of the two devices.

Quote from: Marinoz on June 25, 2024, 03:32:28 PM
Quote from: bimbar on June 25, 2024, 12:39:25 PM
Quote from: Marinoz on June 24, 2024, 05:44:07 PM
Ubiquiti aps cost a lot and dont come with voip capabilities

Actually they're fairly cheap, at least if you think in business terms.

You might want to look into mikrotik, there are very cheap devices available.
Even if fisrly cheap they dont ussualy come with voip

Because they're access points, none of this comes with voip, and it really shouldn't either.

Quote from: bimbar on June 26, 2024, 09:51:39 AM
Quote from: Marinoz on June 25, 2024, 03:32:28 PM
Quote from: bimbar on June 25, 2024, 12:39:25 PM
Quote from: Marinoz on June 24, 2024, 05:44:07 PM
Ubiquiti aps cost a lot and dont come with voip capabilities

Actually they're fairly cheap, at least if you think in business terms.

You might want to look into mikrotik, there are very cheap devices available.
Even if fisrly cheap they dont ussualy come with voip

Because they're access points, none of this comes with voip, and it really shouldn't either.
thats my problem brooooo i need a device that comes with ap capabilities and voip so a router. but my questioj remains consumer router or run openwrt and buy a wifi card and a voip grandstream as cookie mentioned

Quote from: cookiemonster on June 25, 2024, 11:34:29 PM
Like the one I use Grandstream 801. Plugs into RJ45 on one of my switch ports and the "old school" landline plugs into its RJ11. No configuration needed in OPN except I don't like my provider pushing "functionality" via new firmware into it, so I block on OPN the "call home". I was lucky my friend worked there and gave me admin creds for it. But yes, that is a separate device.
I also assume here you don't mean a pbx style router like for an office with multiple users with different "lines" for your question.
Point being that a "consumer router with VOIP" is to my knowledge, nothing other than one with an RJ11 port for the phone and QoS to give priority to the voip traffic. If you have plenty of bandwith on your package, you don't normally need to worry about it.
So all in all you still need a separate device for that voip part, and another for creating a Wifi Access Point.
If you were to create the VM mentioned, you need only buy a wifi card for that one of the two devices.
Maybe i havent clarified a lot of things. I know it takes two devices to do this thing  thatd why my question is router with around 100 euros or a wifi 6card of 50 euros and a voip grandstream which is around 60