I’ve been fortunate enough to be quite stable for many years; but unfortunately, this fall (2022), my kidneys quickly deteriorated. If I could, I’d use one with the two internet sources (building 2), and the other to join in the 3rd internet source (building 10). Synology mesh is one-of-a-kind in more ways than one, and it's an excellent option to expand a Wi-Fi network for a home (or small office). When I was trying to figure out how to get wifi coverage everywhere I realized that just having simple AP’s means switching networks so that was not a consideration for me. So if you want to use the network-attached storage feature or host a printer, you need to use the primary router unit’s USB port.

I switched to WPA2/WPA3-Personal for testing, but it seems my iPhone XS Max has problems connecting to other nodes when I roam around my house. I thought I was doing the right thing as my house has plaster/lath walls and its like living in a Faraday Cage. If there is a need to reboot the node due to a software update, you might need to plug out the Ethernet cable and repeat the above process. Generally, though, in a wireless setup, you want to use the star topology (meaning the satellite units are placed around the main router unit).In other words, please don’t expect me to re-read our previous convo, if any, since it’s not possible with the site’s back-end interface. Of course, and there are several reasons why you may not wish to invest your hard-earned money in a Synology router system.

Moving the router to the middle of the flat is not really an option – would mean drilling through brick just to run an ethernet cable.

It'll also work solely for the backhauling, considering theres' are no clients that support this portion of the band yet. Also, a simple rename of the satellite device in their app never propagated across the app or in the router’s web page . ABOUT USServeTheHome is the IT professional's guide to servers, storage, networking, and high-end workstation hardware, plus great open source projects. years and although the SRM software has several updates since, the Synology Router physical product runs the risk of appearing out-of-date in terms of hardware. As for coverage, with the MR2200ac placed 40 feet away from the main RT2600ac, the two delivered reliable Wi-Fi in an area of some 4000 ft² (370m²).

In terms of placement, keep the satellite (s) a reasonable distance — between 40 feet (13m) and 75 feet (25m) — from the primary router. There are two internal antennas as well as a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 LAN port and a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 WAN port.

It has three status lights dubbed as three Wi-Fi signal bars and functions as those in applicable situations on the front. I do have 3 rooms in the house with ethernet ports going to ther garage where my fiber connection and main router will go, and the satellite will be plugged via ethernet in one of the other rooms. The two are similar in performance via wired backhaul, but Synology mesh can be consistently faster and more reliable in a fully wireless setup, thanks to its limited hardware options. Partly, because (now retired) I have worked in IT, and Network administrative roles, but still love playing with this stuff.

It doesn’t offer gigabit+ or Wifi-6E, but I don’t really have any computing hardware or clients that would take advantage of that extra bandwidth (plus I imagine that 6E would have even more problems reaching the far corners of my house). If look at synology network center > status > port status we can see the network each port is assigned to. Looking at a wifi 5 mesh system, do you recommend the Synology RT-2600ac/MR2200ac (possibly a 2nd MR2200) or the Asus CT-8 (possibly adding a 3rd node)?By itself, the Synology MR2200ac only has one LAN port which will limit you with just one wired connection. The MR2200ac also had an excellent range and could cover a home of some 1800ft² (167m²) with Wi-Fi fast enough to deliver any residential broadband connection in full. In a mesh system, only traditional Tri-band hardware — those with an additional 5GHz band — can have a dedicated backhaul band without ostracizing clients of the same band. A few days ago I had the honor and pleasure of adding 3 Synology MR2200ac Mesh routers to my home network.