If you link them using a network cable, you can increase the coverage even more without compromising its performance. The MR2200ac easily connects to your current Synology RT2600ac Router, allowing you to extend the Wi-Fi for both 2. You can use two RT-2600ac (or even three) with identical settings, but they will create separate networks, especially considering they will use two different Intenet sources. Unless I’m misunderstanding your use of the word dedicate, I’ve still got some clients showing up on that band.

Depending on your needs and your Internet speed, you might not see much difference between the two in terms of performance. I am considering a mesh network, given the tendency for concrete walls to have a faraday cage like effect at times.I am not sure if recent Window 10 firmware upgrade could have contributed to my slow download speed but non of technician from Spectrum could help me with that. At the end of the initial setup process above, you'll have the option to add Wi-Fi points; use it if you want to add a satellite immediately. The Synology MR2200ac, released earlier this month, changes almost everything you know about Synology home Wi-Fi routers, including the company's first two, the RT2600ac and RT1900ac. And the second, the Wi-Fi Connect app, will take care of all things Wi-Fi, including adding a second MR2200ac unit as a mesh point. There is simply not much required to get the unit setup so it does not need an enormous accessory package.

One note that may or may not be obvious… When using 2 separate mesh WiFi systems, you need to pay attention to the WiFi channels that each system uses. Of course, and there are several reasons why you may not wish to invest your hard-earned money in a Synology router system. Using Net Gear R9000 at the moment, firmware has killed some of the functionality twice and I have had to go backwards in firmware with my fingers crossed hoping it was not bricked. Indeed, just because a router can work as part of a Synology mesh doesn't mean you can use it willy-nilly. Indeed, you can do all kinds of data sharing, syncing, PC-less downloading, media streaming, local network backup (including Time Machine), and so on.There are two internal antennas as well as a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 LAN port and a Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 WAN port. I even turned off my windows firewall and remove and deactivate any security softwares on my PC which runs Window 10 and still no improvement in my download speed which is now around 10-15 Mbps and my upload is at usual 25Mbps.

Synology first added mesh capability to its Wi-Fi 5 router back in October 2018 with the release of the MR2200ac. You can skip the MR2200ac and use a few (outdoor) access points, like the one mentioned here — you can ignore the controller.The access points approached will be a lot more affordable, but you will need to configure the Wi-Fi network on them separately. Thanks for your help, I’m going to start with one RT-2600ac and 7 MR2200ac in each of the main buildings, I think I can get it so that 4 of the MR2200ac connect directly to the RT2600ac, and the others connect to one of those 4. However, for all of the positive things I say about the range, Synology we haven’t actually released a new router in almost 2. Synology's SRM firmware has many business features, such as an advanced VPN server, robust VLANs, a DNS server, and the support for login credentials in Guest networking. I always check my system main Deco via ethernet and still poor download speed and excellent upload speed.