Hey guys. I need your advice.
Ive been using Verizons quantum router to act as my router for my home. I decided that I want to stop paying the $10/month and get my own router. Right now, Im getting 100/100 speeds from fiber optic thats coming into my house. I already have a wireless access point so I guess I should get a wired router. It would be located in my basement and have ethernet cables going off to the different parts of my house. I've got a tiny house so I can pretty much upgrade the ethernet cables to every part of my house from my basement.
So, any advice on a good WIRED GIGABIT ROUTER?
Here is a summary for my setup and what I'm looking for:
- VERIZON FIOS
o 100/100 Mbps, 3ms ping
- TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY
o Im pretty much a novice in networking although Im pretty handy. It doesnt have to be exactly plug and play but if it gets too technical, I might take days/months to get it going.
- MY CONNECTIONS
o WIRED
3 computers
a smart TV
NAS (5 terrabytes that I use to stream movies)
wireless access point
o WIRELESS
Laptop
Ipad
4 cellphones
- REMOTE ACCESS
o Id love to remotely stream movies from my NAS in the future if I ever get the chance to take a vacation with the kids.
- SECURITY
o Decent security I guess.
- SPEED
o Gigabit ports because I would love to stream movies from my NAS to my computers.
- TIME SCHEDULE
o Itd be nice to restrict internet usage for my kids to certain hours.
- FEATURES
o QoS I would like this since Id like to put an emphasis on streaming movies or games.
I also forgot to mention that I just depleted my life savings to buy the Nighthawk X4s and use as a wireless access point. So I cant go crazy on this wired router since I dont have that much $$ in my bank account. (Btw, the nighthawk works awesome! I even get reception in the dark recesses of my basement!)
Thanks guys!
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