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I am looking for some advice about with WiFi Access Point suits me best:

  • 802.11n final
  • Gigabit Ethernet LAN port
  • Wall-mountable
  • (Preferably) Dual-band (2.4 + 5 GHz)
  • (Preferably) PoE-powered
  • (Preferably) VLAN support
  • costs less than USD 200 or something - I don't need anything of enterprise class and cost

I know the question migth seems similar to this one but I don't need a built-in switch, just a plain AP. The reason is that I have my router & switch inside a metal box and I need a dedicated AP out of it.

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A single GbE port on a 802.11n AP doesn't seem all that useful to me... – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jan 22 '11 at 23:11
This? Model No. TL-WR1043N / TL-WR1043ND. Its the most popular router at the moment in my opinion. Check if it fits the needs. – Shiki Jan 22 '11 at 23:15
@Shiki: it's a router, not AP - but of course I can switch AP portion off. Also not dual-band. – Michael Pliskin Jan 22 '11 at 23:19
@Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams well 100Mbit ethernet might not bit enough for 802.11n in peak mode (especially dual-band) - that's why I'd like GbE port. – Michael Pliskin Jan 22 '11 at 23:21
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Newer Airport Extremes meet most of your criteria, missing only POE and VLAN support.

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A couple of concerns: no web interface, can it work in AP mode (no router/NAT/DHCP), does it support WDS? – Michael Pliskin Jan 23 '11 at 21:35
It comes with a utility to manage it, and yes it can work only as an access point. I have an SRX100 firewall/router and use my airport that way. – bahamat Jan 24 '11 at 5:06
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http://gizmodo.com/5737296/linksys-e4200-dual+band-router-is-their-newest-top-of-the-line http://www.amazon.co.uk/Netgear-Range-Wireless-N-Gigabit-Router/dp/B002P54B80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295477510&sr=8-1

These are two routers I think I'll pick between. One isn't out yet, so I'll probably wait till the reviews of that come out before picking between them.

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Both seem to be excellent, however they are all routers, not pure APs - will they work in AP mode? – Michael Pliskin Jan 23 '11 at 21:37
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