A couple years ago I picked up an Asus RT-AC68u wireless router with the hope that it would provide adequate wifi coverage at home. I use a few of its features (VPN server, access control (kids), guest network etc). The wireless devices are adding up - collectively our family has 12+. In addition we have a managed gigabit switch (HP 1810-24g v2) and over the course of renovating I have been wiring each room with Cat6. These are used to connect two media PCs, smart TVs, Synology NAS.I am rethinking my setup for 2 reasons:1) cannot get satisfactory wireless coverage in the whole house2) hope to be getting gigabit fibre next year and I don't know if 68u will cope (given it is doing more than just routing)To address 1) I was thinking about picking up a wireless AP (or a second wireless router to have as a backup). But given 2) I don't want to be faced with upgrading the 68u next year.I see quite a few folks here using an edgerouter. Should I be looking at getting one of these and pairing it with my switch and a couple wireless APs?My reservations are as follows:- will it be easy to set up VPN, access control (kids), guest network, etc etc. The all-in-one solution of 68u is quite convenient (Merlin AC68u firmware has been great)- I don't want to deal with command line config etc- cost vs future proofing...Thoughts? Recommendations?Cheers!
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