On Thu, 20 Apr 2023 18:19:50 +0200 Per Jessen <per@opensuse.org> wrote:
Per Jessen wrote:
fwiw, I am also looking for some new access points. I haven't really had the time to dedicate to it, but Netgear and Zyxel are probably my favourites right now. The Netgear WAX218 looks good, although it defaults to PoE and doesn't come with a power supply. It's a bit pricey - I'm going to look for one without PoE.
I went to my regular supplier and searched for wifi access points without PoE. That gave me three (3!) options.
Netgear Orbi Pro Wifi6 - SFr240. Netgear WAC104 SFr82. Zyxel WRE6605 extender - SFr72
the WAC104 looks tempting - it's dual-band and wifi6 and the price is right.
Are you sure its wifi 6? I think the AC in the name means its 802.11ac - their wifi 6 products seem to be named WAXnnn
Once you look at the rest _with_ PoE, the price range seems to be very wide. From 100 to 600 and more. A Netgear WAX214 looks good at 113 + 26 for a power supply.
Yes, the WAX214 looks more like it. IIUC it allows 4 SSIDs, but I've gone for the Zyxel :)
I see others in the same price range, e.g. from D-Link. Mikrotik and Ubiquiti. Whether they will offer the access restrictions that Dave is looking, I don't know.