Hi All,Have no idea about any networking, structured cabling, router/modem functions etc. so please bear with me, but have found some good threads with great information (however nothing that has been able to answer my queries unfortunately). I have a 300sqm house on a 2,000sqm section and looking to get solid Wi-Fi coverage across the entire house, and ideally into outdoor living areas if possible. Currently on Spark broadband/fibre, with fibre patch lead running to a Huawei router/modem in garage distribution board, that then feeds into structured cabling (phone terminal that has been converted to a single RJ45 outlet), that then has the standard Spark supplied Huawei HG659B router/modem inside the house, photo of set up below:I have purchased 2 x Unifi AP AC Lite's, and may extend this with another 1 or 2 in the future depending on how coverage works out. I am looking at the EdgeRouter ER-X-SFP which would have the capability to run the 2 x AP Lite's and have provision for future expansion.Now my question is can I do away with the Huawei modem/router that is in the garage, run the fibre patch lead directly into the SFP port on the Edge, with the PoE ports then powering the AP Lite's that then provide Wi-Fi throughout the house? Or do I need to retain either one of the two existing Huawei Modem/Router's? I'm not sure which is which, and what functions they provide? If I need to retain one of the Huawei products how does the EdgeRouter ER-X-SFP link back to the network? Just through one of the ethernet ports from the WAN on the Huawei? Sorry if this is a really stupid question, however I've done some research and haven't been able to come up with an answer, just need some help with how the structure actually needs to work. Thanks in advance.BT
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