What is a good and reliable Wi-Fi 6 router that can cover mostly open 3000 sq.ft from a central placement and do all or most of the following (ideally without a subscription)?

  • Content filtering
  • Specific website blocking
  • Multiple VLANs and SSIDs
  • Sophisticated Wi-Fi schedule (different schedules for different days of the week)
  • Custom DNS servers for the WAN connection
  • Support for 1G WAN speeds
  • Device policies
  • Support for two ISPs (optional)
  • Decent looks (ideally, not the black spider look with multiple antennas)
  • Macaroon-Upstairs@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You would be best and most simply served by two devices.

    Order a Firewalla Gold (or gold plus) and then any WiFi router or mesh system that you want, set it to bridge mode. Eero hides a lot of their stuff behind a $9.99 subscription, but the Firewalla does it better anyway.

    You did not mention budget, so if money is no object I’d grab a 2 pack Eero 7 Max or a three pack Eero Pro 6. I would not recommend the 6E or 6+, check the reviews.

    You will be set for years.

  • Just-a-waffle_@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    3000 sq ft from a single device? With advanced networking features? in a “home router” device? none…

    You’re asking for basically a small business configuration, luckily that also means that everything will look good because it’s all hidden except for the APs on the ceiling. Find a good location in a basement or closet that you can run network cables to, then distribute throughout the house via the attic/basement to thoughtfully placed Access Points which are ceiling mounted. All the devices can sit on a wall mounted shelf, inside a nice hidden wall-mount enclosure, or in a network rack.

    If you wanted to keep all devices under the same umbrella, TP-Link Omada is a pretty popular choice, they have a dual WAN router, PoE switches, and Access Points of many shapes and sizes. Personally I have a Mikrotik CCR router, an Aruba Instant On 24port PoE switch and 4 AP22 access points. Avoid Ubiquiti unless you like updates randomly breaking things and having to mess with it all the time.