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I have 2x Tplink EAP 610 access points. Linking back to an Opnsense virtualized router. The APs are great and Omada is fantastic - I'm running it in a docker container with no cloud access required.
I would go all Omada if I could but that would mean I'd need 3 POE Omada switches and I cant justify that cost at the moment.
And sadly Omada is years behind in their gateway/Firewall. OPNsense is far better in that regard, going back to a Omada gateway is like going back to a tricycle when you drive a car. Sadly.
I was meaning their switches. I didn't know they did routers / firewalls. Interesting that they're not as advanced as their other offerings which are really good. My opnsense setup has taken years to hone and I have no desire to start over with that.
Get yourself some old cisco 3600 re-flash it with standalone firmware and get enterprise class WAP for cheap.
That one seems to be WiFi 4 (and upgradable to WiFi 5) so probably not a good choice for someone with a half decent internet connection.
I bought a Grandstream GWN7660 last year and it seems pretty good, it replaced a ubiquity WAP that I still have legacy devices connected to.
I use a cudy wr3000. Great value for the price and features official openwrt support.
EAP-615
In my opinion look much nicer in a home compared to ceiling mounts. I also run TP-Link Omada router and switches and selfhost the controller.
A Banana Pi
I'm using 3 cheap routers that I bought used. They are all running openwrt and I have set up Dawn so that devices automatically switch to the best one. Wireless speed isn't as important to me as coverage and this allowed me to cover my entire house and allow access to high speed ethernet from multiple different locations.
Dawn sounds very interesting. It seems to need 802.11k and 802.11v on all AP-nodes, I am not sure they are supported by my hardware though. I've never heard of those standards, so it seems unlikely.
I also just read about a user complaining about crashes related to dawn. Does it run stable and does it also switch to the 5ghz band or does it seem to prefer 2,4ghz, as another user noted three years ago.
I haven't noticed any problems with it and 5ghz seems to be preferred. I have basic asus/tp-link routers that it works with so it seems to be pretty common.
which ones?
Just lookup cheap devices that you can purchase in your area and check here to see if it's supported.