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Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 (www.tomshardware.com)

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Wi-Fi 7 to get the final seal of approval early next year, new standard is up to 4.8 times faster than Wi-Fi 6::There are a lot of 'draft' Wi-Fi 7 devices around, but 'Wi-Fi 7 Certified' devices will only come to market sometime next year.

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[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

60GHz is more of a PTP or PTMP use case spectrum i.e. outdoor, long range, high throughput, but requires line of sight.

I have an enterprise style network stack like you described, albeit a bit more. It allows me to be dedicate a single spectrum per SSID e.g. my IoT network is only 2.4GHz, or use multiple spectrums across multiple access points for a single SSID e.g. guest wifi uses 2.4GHz & 5GHz across several across points for roaming.

I also live in a location where that's required, or at least, warranted do to the coverage area and physical layout.

So with that said, you can't future proof yourself with an AP, as standards evolve and change - but you can somewhat protect yourself by running the right cable (Cat 6a). Regardless, if you're just trying it get wifi in two rooms, you probably only need a single access point, but far be it for me to lecture someone on excessive home IT spending.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I need more than one access point for sure. My house is made of brick and even the internal walls are extremely thick. So signals have real trouble penetrating the walls. That is why i intend to do 1 ap/room.

[–] circuscritic@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Without knowing your floorplan, I can't really provide any additional insight.

I would just add that I'm guessing your doors aren't brick, so a ceiling mounted AP in a hallway, or another central location, would likely be able to provide good coverage through any doors within range.

Regardless, running quality cable conduit, and doing it properly, is the single best and most impactful thing you can do.

Good luck.

[–] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 1 points 11 months ago

I am about 30FT from the router through 2 brick walls ~10 inches thick. 5GHz is to weak to be used at that range and will disconnect. I have to use 2.4 to stay connected.