I work as an IT Consultant to a local fraternity chapter and we are working to upgrade their internet connection. After many upgrades, we’ve decided to take the leap and install a 10×10 Mbps Fiber line. The house has 87 live-in members and anywhere from 100-150 devices connected to the network. The problem in the past has always come from people streaming media, and clogging up the upload side of the connection with file sharing, malware, and such.
My question is what do you think would be a good router to use with this many users? I don’t feel like we fall under the category of small business, but don’t want a router that is too complex that we can’t set it up or so simple it restricts the bandwidth we have on our fiber. I was thinking about going with the Cisco 1900, but the 891 also looked appealing, just wasn’t sure if it could handle over 50 users.
We have upgraded our switches to Cisco SLN224G4PS managed switches and have good cabling throughout the house. The bulk of the users connect thru 9 access points installed on the different levels of the house.
Also, is there a good software to help keep an eye on and manage the traffic on the network? With this increased speed, it’s only a matter of time until they start to plug it up again and I’d like to have some way to manage that. Ideally I’d like to be able to limit streaming video & online gaming when normal web browsing is elevated (with the idea being people using their browsers to do homework).
Any help would be appriciated!
