Posted: 1/18/2016 1:03:12 PM EDT
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We pulled the plug on cable, and it's time to purchase my own modem We have 3 tvs (firestick, apple tv, kodi), several ipads, and a laptop. 4 members in the home. I'm hoping to add 4 ip cameras in the next year. My brother has a Netgear AC1750 and recommends it. Had another tech buddy recommend SonicWALL. Please give me some suggestions and approximate prices. Likely will purchase from ebay or amazon.
Not sure if I should do a router combo or get a router separately. |
I assume you didn't look at the prices for SonicWall. 
Get a separate modem and router. Forget what the current modems are someone else can chime in. For a router, I have the Netgear AC1900, I would look at anything by Asus as well. Some of the TP-Link stuff on Amazon seems pretty well liked as well. I think Wirecutter rated them well. Do some reseach here: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/rankers/router/view |
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I assume you didn't look at the prices for SonicWall.
Get a separate modem and router. Forget what the current modems are someone else can chime in. For a router, I have the Netgear AC1900, I would look at anything by Asus as well. Some of the TP-Link stuff on Amazon seems pretty well liked as well. I think Wirecutter rated them well. Do some reseach here: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/rankers/router/view I was gonna say. If you have the money, by all means. I didn't, so I rolled my own pfSense mini-ITX box. If you're looking at all those IP cameras, are you looking for them to be WiFi or hard-wired? Personally, I'd go for hardwired with PoE and plug em into a Cisco SG300-10P or something similar, because (to me) its easier to run Cat5e than it is to run power to camera locations. Depends on how many components you want your network to consist of. |
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If you're looking at all those IP cameras, are you looking for them to be WiFi or hard-wired? Personally, I'd go for hardwired with PoE and plug em into a Cisco SG300-10P or something similar, because (to me) its easier to run Cat5e than it is to run power to camera locations. Depends on how many components you want your network to consist of. Quoted:
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I assume you didn't look at the prices for SonicWall.
Get a separate modem and router. Forget what the current modems are someone else can chime in. For a router, I have the Netgear AC1900, I would look at anything by Asus as well. Some of the TP-Link stuff on Amazon seems pretty well liked as well. I think Wirecutter rated them well. Do some reseach here: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/rankers/router/view If you're looking at all those IP cameras, are you looking for them to be WiFi or hard-wired? Personally, I'd go for hardwired with PoE and plug em into a Cisco SG300-10P or something similar, because (to me) its easier to run Cat5e than it is to run power to camera locations. Depends on how many components you want your network to consist of. Yeah, I just looked at some prices of sonicWALL - ok, not for me. Thinking of 4-6 ip cameras running on poe. |
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What are you planning on using to record all your IP camera footage?
If you want PoE, you're going to want a PoE switch, which would then plug into your router (which can do your WiFi too, but doesn't have to). I concur with davisac that you're going to want a separate modem and router. Because I think wireless routers are ugly as hell and always have to be placed in a central location in the house to optimize wireless coverage, I have all my components separated out, and most of them banished to the basement where they'll never be seen: modem -> router -> switch (that previously mentioned Cisco SG300-10P) -> wireless access point (the only part of my network that isn't stuck in the basement; its mounted to the ceiling in the living room). This arrangement is more complex and maybe a bit more expensive to implement, but its also more flexible, more out of the way, and I never have to think about it. |
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What are you planning on using to record all your IP camera footage? Got a dedicated PC that I plan to run exacqVision If you want PoE, you're going to want a PoE switch, which would then plug into your router (which can do your WiFi too, but doesn't have to). Yes, I already have a switch that offers PoE |
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Ok, well have no experience with them, but I've been giving Ubiquiti a hard look lately for future customer SOHO installs.
Modem: (you mentioned ditching cable... didn't say you were going DSL or what, so I assume you meant you were ditching cable TV and keeping cable internet) http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SB6120-SURFboard-eXtreme-Broadband/dp/B001UI2FPE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453143707&sr=8-1&keywords=motorola+docsis+3.0+cable+modem Router: http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Edgerouter-Router-ERLITE-3/dp/B00HXT8EKE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1453143541&sr=8-4&keywords=ubiquiti+router Wireless Access Point: http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-System-UAP-AC-LITE/dp/B015PR20GY Total cost: ~$320 in hardware. You said you have a tech savvy friend who could probably set it up for you easy enough. |
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I use an ASUS RT-AC3200 at home and at work at it's great. We also have a SonicWALL with SonicPoints (the wireless access points) at work, but those are expensive and really meant for a business setting and aren't easy to set up. At the far end of the building I get better signal strength from the ASUS RT-AC3200 than the SonicPoint ACe. I highly recommend ASUS for a home or small office wireless router and I am personally am thinking about upgrading my RT-AC3200 to the new RT-AC5300. It sounds like you plan on doing a lot of streaming video (which is bandwidth intensive) so I would recommend one of the tri-band ASUS routers which would be to RT-AC3200 ($243) or the RT-AC5300 ($400). For a modem I would go with the current DOCSIS 3.0 Motorola ARRIS SURFboard, I think the SB6183 ($99) is the current model. If you need a PoE (Power over Ethernet) switch for the cameras I'd go with a little NETGEAR ($100).
The routers (both are on that page): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320244 Here is what I would get for a modem: http://www.amazon.com/ARRIS-SURFboard-SB6183-DOCSIS-Cable/dp/B00MA5U1FW/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1453148354&sr=1-3&keywords=cable+modem PoE switch: http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-ProSAFE-GS108PE-Gigabit-GS108PE-300NAS/dp/B00M1C03U2/ref=pd_sim_147_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=41pqoEoZ3SL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=1ZJPCE16ZB6G3QC0RY9R |
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Thank you to all who helped with providing input. I had another techie friend suggest the Ubiquiti stuff too. So, I have purchased:
* Motorola 6183 cable modem * Ubiquity UniFi Security Gateway * Ubiquity long range wireless access point (possibly going to add a 2nd one in the future) |