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post 10000217566 06-16-2026, 04:53 PM
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Tech Nerds: Is a single router good for a 6k sqft house with a 1500sqft 2 story living space?

Keep in mind I got 5 wifi security cameras I need to install. Of course phones, laptops, tablets, TV's will be connected at all times as well.

Will a single high range router do the job? Or should I set up access points around the house?
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post 10000217580 06-16-2026, 05:06 PM
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No. Get a mesh system. Or even better, get a few access points. But those need to be hardwired.
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post 10000217631 06-16-2026, 05:46 PM
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Yes, if you mean a 6k sqft lot, that’s easily enough. My lot is a under half an acre (like 0.42 acres) and a set of 3 eero’s is by far enough for everywhere on the property
post 10000217635 06-16-2026, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted By John
Yes, if you mean a 6k sqft lot, that’s easily enough. My lot is a under half an acre (like 0.42 acres) and a set of 3 eero’s is by far enough for everywhere on the property
So you think a single nighthawk router wouldnt suffice?
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1500 square feet is nothing. However, you may need an extender for the upstairs. (SUper Ded fkn Srs)
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Originally Posted By gmenfan40⏩
1500 square feet is nothing. However, you may need an extender for the upstairs. (SUper Ded fkn Srs)
I read a wifi extender halves the speed
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post 10000217646 06-16-2026, 05:55 PM
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Just wrap your walls in tin foil, it works trust me bro.

Also put a fan in front of your router so the signal travels further
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run super long ethernet cables

everything is better hardwired
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I got a mesh system so I could get the wifi all the way to the edge of my yard so I could play oculus quest wireless in my entire yard running around

Works great. Nighthawk mesh system and nighthawk router
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My router was in my basement on my network rack so the range was terrible , especially because there are furnace ducts close to it etc . I said fug it and installed Access Points , one in my living room and one in my garage , so now I have perfect coverage , even on my deck .
It’s just too easy to run cat6 if you have access to your basement ceiling , but it helped that I had underground duct to get to my garage .

I am also running 5 cameras off a UniFi switch . All red cables are power over Ethernet on the rack .




The AC point in the living room mounted under a shelf . They also have wall mount AC points , but they’d probably be more directional


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Originally Posted By taskmob⏩
So you think a single nighthawk router wouldnt suffice?
I’d be shocked if that wasn’t enough. My parents house is like 1600 sqft on a third of an acre lot and their chitbox isp router works fine across the entire property
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Damn ,major ain't fkn around to misc
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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
Damn ,major ain't fkn around to misc
lol , ya it’s a bit of a hobby . I also prefer hardwired over wireless any time of the day . The only thing that I use wirelessly in my home is my IPads
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Originally Posted By wasp9166⏩
Damn ,major ain't fkn around to misc
Yeah i never knew he had a full network rack in the basement
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post 10000217745 06-16-2026, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted By Papi_Chulo⏩
Yeah i never knew he had a full network rack in the basement
I used to be the Cable Guy . I got the rack for free when they upgraded all the head end racks to 7’ . We threw the other 13 of them in the metal bin , and if I had any brains I should have stored them in my garage and sold them . Could have easily have gotten 150 bucks a pop
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Originally Posted By taskmob⏩
Keep in mind I got 5 wifi security cameras I need to install. Of course phones, laptops, tablets, TV's will be connected at all times as well.

Will a single high range router do the job? Or should I set up access points around the house?
Might work especially if you can set it up in the center of the house

But if you have close.neighbors their signal fucks with your shit too so that also is what mesh helps with

I like asus' system i have one down stairs and one up stairs. You can do either wireless mesh or run a can cable between them and feet up more wireless channels
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OP this is the company that I bought all my gear from . I don’t want to pay a subscription fee , so that was one of reasons I chose Ubiquity.
https://store.ui.com/us/en


Also keep in mind that some crooks are now using wifi jammers that can shut down your cameras and leave you blind . That’s why I prefer everything hard wired . Unfortunately my alarm monitoring is wireless, as I got rid of my phone modem , so there’s that vulnerability.
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