X50 an M9 combined Mesh network
Hello,
first i want to tell what i had and what i have done to solve it. Besides wifi problems in the first place i solved it with several Apple Access Points. Therefore i solved the network as well as the SSID problem, because de the Apple AP's let you give them the same SSID and therefore your devices switch automatically to the strongest point. But more hardware, newer technologies decides me to search for a better etc network. I read a lot about mesh networks and waited a long time to decide which came out as good or 'the best'. DECO where on the list and my ISP delivered M4's so i started with them. But the transfer speed etc was not to my likings.
So i read about the M5 and M9 and the M4 was more a starter or entry level. So i skiped the M5 and got on with 3 M9. 1 as the main deco and 1 ont hte same floor and 1 at the first floor. I decided to buy a additional set of 2 M9's so i broadend the wifi range and the speed was astonishinly good at some moments. I have a 600/40MBit connection and upspeed was mostly 40 and sometimes i got more then 500MBit down. Then in thought i buy some more M9's because i make a wider and more supported wifi mesh network.
But then i read that all decos could work together and decided to invest in 4 X50 mesh wifi6. So with the 4 X60s and i added 4 of the 5 M9's.
2x X50 on the groud floor and 1 x M9, second floor 2x X50 and on the first floor.
1. Now my questions. I thought that the more access points you used the more stable the mesh network would be. is this the right assumption? ( i have the feeling that sometimes it it the opposite)
2. Is it a good idea to have all the x50's at the ground floor and then 1 X50 on the first floor and then additional M9's?
3. Or is it better to add more X50's in stead of the additional M9s?
4. Or is there a better sollution?
I am willing to buy more X50's to have an full wifi 6 mesh network, but i am not sure if more and even how much more devices will make a better wifi coverage.
I hope that my questions are clear. But will give additional answers when needed with pleasure. Thanks in advance
Jeroen