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Antenna Positioning
FurryNutz:
Wow, thats pretty good for having the router at one end.
Any chance someone in your area does cabling installations? I know if I was there, we'd be up in the rafter running CAT6A. I can be done after the fact too and would look good. I used this in my existing house that was old for running cabling:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=52726.msg202260#msg202260
As for getting another, review this first for your considerations:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-features/32238-ac1900-innovation-or-3d-wi-fi
For the size if your house for your current configuration, I don't think you'd benefit greatly by spending that kind of money on a 895 if your going to use it as a wired AP. If you could move the 890L to a more central location. ::) You might do better by installing either a wireless bridge and use it as a wireless/wired connect to your office PC(s) or maybe a extender however I prefer bridges has they have better performances and are less ****e to cause interferences.
Would look something like this:
Suggested N or AC WiFi Bridge Upgrade
This represents getting wireless signal using a bridge to a game console however works for PCs and other wired devices.
Yes you can use another wired AP however you have to get the wire from the 890L to the 895 if you did this. ::)
generalstory:
Thanks for all the help. What do you think about power lines? Especially this one.
http://us.dlink.com/products/connect/powerline-av2-2000-gigabit-starter-kit/
FurryNutz:
Yes those could be a solution too. I haven't had any experience with the D-Link ones. I presume they should work well. There maybe some or little performance loss due to the traversal from LAN to PL conversion I would presume however should be very minimal or not even detected.
PLs can be effected by noised on the power lines.
generalstory:
OK last question is about 895... I would sale my 890 online and then grab the 895L...
1) is the new broadcom 1.4 going to make difference is handling my devices (usually 20-25 connected)
2) Will the 8 antennas help with range?
Only reviews I can find
Glad this board exist. Learning a lot in all the post
FurryNutz:
400Mhz can be of some help however I presume some of that is doing the wireless handling of the 1000mb on 2.4Ghz and 2166Mbx2 on 5Ghz.
My 890L has been handling my 20+ devices just fine.
Antennas are probably for the additional wireless speeds and MIMO features in the wireless. I believe the actual output signal power is the same for the 890L.
The one review is in regards to the 885L... ::)
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