What are some high capacity WiFi routers ?    With the laptops, phones, tablets, TVs, security cameras and systems, and more in the average home,  THEN add visitors/guests/family,  most cable modem routers seem limited and easily overwhelmed.   What are the best solutions to handle a lot of connected devices?   A dozen would  be the minimum needed for my cable set up.

Looking for a single device solution. Cable modem, wifi router, high capacity, obviously residential as described in OP.




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The Aruba Instant APs are good and very easy to scale, Cisco has their Aironet series, UniFi APs are well regarded by those that have bought in to Ubiquitis stuff... Aerohive seems to be making quite a name for themselves as well. What features are you looking for? Enterprise APs generally are better at handling scale than range... More consumer based you have the higher end Netgear Nighthawk stuff, Asus has their RT line w/ AC offerings as well that should be decent. Honestly a dozen devices isn't that much...

Look into the Google Wifi 3 pack if you must have a wireless router. You can go a better job with Unifi or even Open Mesh access points.

Looking for a single device solution.   Cable modem, wifi router, high capacity, obviously residential as described in OP.

We put the Ubiquity AmpliFi Mesh system in our home after trying several expensive and useless top-of-the-line systems from Netgear, D-Link and others. This system ROCKS! With two smart/meshed extenders integrated it has awesome range and strong signal strength way beyond the property limits in our 3100 sq ft home. It's a little expensive at almost $350, but you WON'T be disappointed.

My house is not big so I got 1 Ubiquity AC AP PRO and this thing rocks, the user interface is superrrrrrr easy to use. Can't complain so far.

Fwiw I would absolutely not recommend using a modem, access point, and router combo. For consumer gear, router APs are the standard and are fine. But it's better to separate the modem though for the following reasons: Can upgrade modem without replacing everything if cable standards change (ie new docsis standards), don't have to switch routers if you change ISPs (say getting fiber or DSL or whatever),  can upgrade the wireless when new standards come out (ie AC) or to a model with different bands or coverage requirements without being limited to only combo units (and probably spending way less), and further a far greater selection of APs.