I have an opportunity to move an upstairs ceiling mounted GWN7610 (POE ethernet) Access Point (was in the study, but this has now become a bedroom) to a central location in the upstairs of the house.
The GWN7610 is quite old now and I wondered whether I should upgrade to an access point with Wi-Fi 6 capability. Only my phone is Wi-Fi 6 but I am going to replace a laptop which will have Wi-Fi 6 (and I am sure more devices will follow). I have 2 other GWN7610 in the house, but are in Mesh mode (one downstairs, one upstairs which I would like to retire). The Router is a GWN7062 which is Wi-Fi 6 capable.
There are now a lot of Grandstream Access Points and my needs are those of someone who wants good Wi-Fi coverage and won’t be delving into settings beyond my comprehension. Nevertheless, I have dabbled with (for example) Radio Power. At present, apart from a Synology NAS, I don’t connect anything via an ethernet cable. I am in New Zealand and will be using a local company to source any new product.
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I would upgrade to something like the gwn7664 or gwn7664e. The default settings should work fine for most situations. GS will be releasing some wifi 7 APs soon. I am sure a few of us here will get one when they are available to test with.
Thanks.
I assume and understand you won’t have insider knowledge of what Grandstream are planning, but based upon best guess, would Grandstream bring out a Wi-fi 7 Router at the same time?
It wasn’t listed as coming up in the latest webinar. The closest I can get to insider knowledge is going to Grandstream Networks, Inc. FCC Filings and you can see upcoming model numbers. They will probably release a few wifi 7 APs then maybe a wifi7 router.