A solid non-WiFi router option is the TP-Link Archer C7. It offers strong performance and good coverage for home use.
A solid non-WiFi router option is the TP-Link Archer C7. It offers strong performance and good coverage for home use.
The heaviest traffic comes from around 20 security cameras. With gigabit internet, I need a device that can handle that speed. Right now most of the main workload goes through the AC5300, but using a dedicated router would make it just a Wi-Fi source without proper traffic control. The real problem isn’t slow speeds—it’s that even the AC5300 Asus router struggles with managing 40 to 60 devices. Every day or two I have to reset it to prevent network crashes. Suddenly, all phones and tablets lose their addresses and stop working.
It seems like you're asking whether the Edge Router can handle what I believe would be ideal. Would you like me to clarify or expand on that?
You might want to isolate the wireless component into its own access point, and it seems the router could be removed since this isn’t usual behavior.
I've tested various routers throughout the years as my network grew. Each one reached a limit where handling all connections became difficult, leading them to perform similarly.
That's significantly higher than anticipated. Let's work on estimating the packets per second. An ER-Lite handles roughly 1 million, while the EdgeRouter 4 processes around 3.4 million.