Need a recommendation for a dual band home-use AP

[VanFanel89]

Gents,

I currently have a NetGear WNR3500L running Tomato acting as an access point. Unfortunately, I think it's crapping out on me... Currently, there are two WiFi security cameras streaming through it to a surveillance server 24/7, and even though it is in a central location in my condo, I get shit signal ~25 feet away (and that's after cranking up the wifi radio to 60mw).

Does anyone have a recommendation for a nice home-use AP that won't break the bank but also wont be shitty?

802.11n is a must, and dual SSID's would be nice too... dual band would be totally awesome but not that necessary (I still have some legacy hardware running on G...).

Thanks!

 

[Grentz]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124414

I have had good luck with the Linksys/Cisco dual brand products for home use.

 

[VanFanel89]

Thanks... but I'm looking for a dedicated AP as opposed to a router...

 

[/usr/home]

Unifi pro but they are ~250 each.

 

[ChRoNo16]

just get the unifi thats 80 bucks..

 

[thedocta45]

You can run the g devices on the same ssid as the n ones.
No real reason to bother with dual band at home.

Also UniFi get one.
It's what everyone recommends.
Every time someone asks about an AP.

Always.
Get.
UniFi.

 

[/usr/home]

If you want dual band get a pro. If you only want 2.4ghz get a regular unifi.

 

[diizzy]

TP-Link WDR4300 or WDR3600 makes a great AP with OpenWRT (trunk), Atheros hardware and most likely newer than in the UniFi units.
//Danne

 

[VanFanel89]

I decided to give the UniFi a try... got the cheapest one off Amazon... we'll see how it goes!

 

[Innocence]

You can run the g devices on the same ssid as the n ones.
No real reason to bother with dual band at home.

Also UniFi get one.
It's what everyone recommends.
Every time someone asks about an AP.

Always.
Get.
UniFi.

If you ran a dedicated 2.4GHz and a dedicated 5GHz on the same SSID simultaneously, I would just see that as asking for problems.

Maybe not, I've never done it..... any experiences?

 

[thedocta45]

If you ran a dedicated 2.4GHz and a dedicated 5GHz on the same SSID simultaneously, I would just see that as asking for problems.

Maybe not, I've never done it..... any experiences?

Not a 2.5 and a 5Ghz just a single 2.5GHz, it wouldn't truly be a n only connection.
but you could still connect n devices and g devices on the same single network.