Confusion over mesh
I’ve got a couple of dead spots in my home network. The obvious solution would appear to be a mesh network, but there’s so much choice – even from the same manufacturer sometimes. What sort of things should I be looking for when shopping for a mesh network?
Joel Dawson
APC responds: There are many things to consider when looking at mesh networks. If you’re looking to futureproof your mesh network, then make sure it supports WiFi 6 as a minimum, and WiFi 6E if you have lots of devices where competing demands for network bandwidth could exacerbate your problems.
WiFi 6 adds an additional 160MHz channel to the 5GHz spectrum, so those devices capable of using WiFi 6 (802.11ax) are moved on to a separate channel away from other 802.11ac (WiFi 5) devices to boost performance and capacity. The major difference between WiFi 6 and WiFi 6E is that the ‘E’ stands for extended, extending the WiFi 6 channel into the
