I planning to purchase 2 units and use CISCO solution: Router (RV042) and Switch (SF200-24). Does anyone has other opinion about this topology?
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RV042's are great routers...and these WAP are awesome too. I have used that combo several times. Ive never used a Cisco switch though so can not comment on that. Cant see it being an issue.
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The SE2800 is an unmanaged switch and does not support combining multiple links (Link-Aggregation) which you can do in more advanced (managed) switches. Here are some Linksys managed switches that you might want to check: http://www.linksys.com/en-us/business/products/switches
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Yes. Thus router has been working for me like a charm. I have it connected to 4 WAPs throught 2 POE Switches and multiple direct connect devices. The router handles flawlessly!
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Here is my personal view. CISCO routers are amongst the most difficult routers to configure and especially with Apple Devices. I had 02 and I gave up and bought an Apple Airport. Not only are the Routers (E2000 and the Wireless Extender) challenging to set up, they also keep crashing which requires constant work and setting up. So do yourself a favour and choose a different router. You can look at Apple (seamless integration) or ASUS or any other robust brand. I personally will never buy CISCO again.
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I used the Kreg PRS3100 Multi-Purpose Router Table Switch. Works perfectly.
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Yup, running pfsense on it for my router. I didn't see any oddball hardware in it, so Linux should run fine as well.
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Hi This particular product is version 1. The one for version 2 is this http://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Performance-Dual-Band-E4200-v2/dp/B0068ALV8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354196392&sr=8-1&keywords=e4200v2 . You are also correct that the different versions of the router accounts for different CPU or chipset. Thanks, Cisco-Linksys Support http://homesupport.cisco.com
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I've been using it for over a year with few problems. However, I don't have a great mounting location, so the signal degrades after about 30' through walls, books, wires, etc. I tried the new Cisco E4200 and the performance is worse. I discovered that the stronger signal gives the greatest bandwidth. I assume that weaker signals have more dropout and therefore are slower. I tried using it with the DAP-1360, but the extender was in a bad location and the speed was slow. I have 20M dn/4M up cable modem, works great closer to my office, but speeds slow down in the family room: 3-10M up/0.5-3M up. Bottom line: since the speed in family room is better wine: since the speed in family room is better with DIR-655 than E4200, I assume the 655 has bett
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Hmm I wish I had gotten this one then.Belkin N+ is a good router though and we haven't had any problems with it whatsoever.I would recommend it. But I'm thinking the version2 of this linksys is better.
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The only reason I can possibly think they different QoS ports would be needed is if you have a VoIP data running through this switch and at any given time all the ports exceed 1 gigabit/sec. That being said, it's very unlikely that as a home user you won't need to worry about such a thing. If you want to be safe though, just use the high priority to your router as that is where all traffic is truncated to. It's more of a sales gimmick but for 8 ports at this price, it's a neat added bonus.
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I wish you luck. The D-Link knocked out wireless on my laptop! I couldn't get that returned fast enough. The Cisco is powerful and goes from my second floor all the way to the basement. It has 60-70% signal strength down there. My only complaint is that it seems to reset periodically and you drop signal but only for less then a minute. You apparently can't make changes locally but have to do so in the cloud. I haven't changed anything yet so not sure how I will like this.
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No, sorry. I'm so happy with the performance so far that I haven't yet entertained the idea. I'd stick with Cisco-Linksys. My brother got the E-1200 a couple of months ago and he's happy.
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This will not replace the router, this is a switch only. Get a router e4200v2 instead
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No, it is not really a Cisco switch, it does not have Cisco OS. It is really a Linksys small Business. However, for a non-managed switch for a small business it is great.
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Sorry, but this switch is part of your home network. As long as your router is secured properly it is as secure as your remaining home network.
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I am not sure since I don't have a need for a high availability configuration. The following is a sg300 datasheet from Cisco which may assist you. http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/small-business-smart-switches/data_sheet_c78-610061.html Hope it helps.
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Yes. Search for the Cisco document entitled "Link Aggregate Group (LAG) Configuration on 200/300 Series Managed Switches".