Hi,
I'm looking for a cheap dedicated AP I could plug into my existing BPI-R3.
It doesn't need to do much, I just need WIFI 4/5 - 6 would be a plus but is not necessary.
Edit : This is in EU (France) and the price range should be 70 EUR max.
Any ideas ?
Thank You,
price range ?
may be enough for you as economical:
https://www.amazon.it/AVM-Router-Wireless-Access-Point/dp/B01MQUQTBR
Location ?
Different models will be recommended on different continents.
Price range should be max 70EUR and Country is France.
Zyxel WSM20 or D-link DAP-X1860/COVR-X1860.
The WSM20 is extremely cheap, it's 72€ for a dual pack, on Amazon.fr.
Seems a dual pack (X1862) of the COVR-X1860 is just about the same.
excellent products but be careful no USB port
therefore the author of the post must understand whether she intends to have this possibility in the future or not
I assume the BPI-R3 have USB ports...
yes BPI-R3 have a USB port but AP not
I recommend thinking about the future:
Future proofing is usually a bad idea, money wise.
If you want to avoid e-waste, I agree.
obviously it's just my thought, I see people in this forum who are limited by the lack of USB ports to expand the root partition, or would like to connect an SSD or a harddisk (from my point of view making careful purchases is better than buying the essential minimum)
then obviously the aspect of economy also comes into play,
if I need to buy 3 or more to bring wifi to a large house, etc
Ceiling/wall mount and/or PoE powered? Find a used business-class AP (TP-Link Omada, Extreme Networks ...), they can often be found in the €20,- range.
it seems the "untold" of the discussion is that "dedicated APs" do not exist, it's all about routers.
I'm abandoning my R7800 for a x86 based router (and virtualization and bla bla bla), and it seems i'll have to keep the 7800 for AP functionalities (and switch)..
They do, but at least in the past, the economy of scale strongly favoured wifi routers, they brought better features (even today, many APs are still 2x2 and/ or DBDC, while the better routers come with two dedicated 4x4 (or 8x8) radios) for less money. APs were mostly a business thing - and priced accordingly (and in used condition, they were usually too old to be worth it).