Wifi coverage is headache for large apartment, no matter where you put the wifi router, there must be somewhere couldn’t get wifi signal, traditional router couldn’t cover complete for large apartment, Mesh networking can solve this problem, but what’s Mesh networking? What’s the advantage of Mesh networking? And what scenarios are suitable for?

What’s Mesh networking?

Mesh networking is to connect 2 or more routers by wire or by wireless, to build one network structure, this makes not only one path before every node, every node connect at least two nodes, this increase reliability and stability.

Mesh networking normally use one mother has many sons way, wireless configuration information self synchronous, modify mother router, son router will auto synchronous wifi parameters configuration. Mesh router use same SSID, wireless terminals can roam among multiple routers seamlessly.

Advantages of Mesh networks

Seamlessly roaming: Mesh networks most advantages is can make wireless terminals find best signal node and connect it, and switch between different nodes is seamlessly, won’t cause lag, network integration, user experience is better.

Self-healing: it is unnecessary reserve network cable for Mesh networking, you can add or reduce nodes according to signal strength, or can move nodes according to specific situation. If one of nodes has problem, Mesh networking structure has self-healing function, won’t affect other node’s normal work.

Easy to configure: Most nowadays Mesh networking is one key networking, can finish in few minutes, very convenient. You can buy same brand routers to expand more nodes, it support both wired and wireless mode, mix use is also ok.

Mesh networking objects

Big apartment, there is reserve network cables, with high requirements for roaming users, all can select Mesh networking.

How to select Mesh router

Mesh router is to solve big apartment network problem, so the first point is to confirm network area size and budget, you can’t confirm how many Mesh nodes do you need until confirm network area size, normally can put one node every 60 square meters.

There isn’t too much difference between single router or combo,  most Mesh suits is built in antenna, in this way your home will looks more beautiful, you can buy combo to make it is easier if you don’t want to compare by yourself.

If the router you’re using with Mesh function, just buy same brand router with Mesh function to make network is ok, this way is most convenient, simple and cost-effectiveness.