WiFi Network and Wired Network

In your opinion, what would be the best configuration of a combination WiFi and wired network. Here's the situation. In my apartment, my living room is very close to my office, WiFi converage is good from the LR to the office where I have my servers and internet connection etc. But in order to provide stellar performance, I wanted to add an Access Point or Airport Express in the LR to make the signal that much better.
In this situation, would you have the Internet Modem, Time Capsule, in the office and the Airport Express in the LR? I'm assuming that would provide the best wireless coverage for the entire apartment. My only concern is the speed accessing the Time Capsule as well as the 1TB NAS as well as SAN File Storage connected to the core switch I have in my office, which is a Cisco 3750G (10/100/1000) over WiFi. I think this would be the best solution. Thanks.
-Slevin

SlevinKelevra wrote:
In your opinion, what would be the best configuration of a combination WiFi and wired network. Here's the situation. In my apartment, my living room is very close to my office, WiFi converage is good from the LR to the office where I have my servers and internet connection etc. But in order to provide stellar performance, I wanted to add an Access Point or Airport Express in the LR to make the signal that much better.
But how is the AP linked back to the office.. if you are wireless repeating.. then you lose whatever you gain.. and probably worse than lose.. you introduce double hop wireless.. This is only going to work if you have ethernet link.. and then Express should be replaced by Extreme.. as Express still uses 10/100 port. Decent wireless should saturate that. (Seldom does.. but if you are doing calcuations I am sure you can see the problem).
Do you get decent 5ghz in the LR?? The key to fast wireless is using 5ghz especially in apartment complex where you are probably surrounded by 2.4ghz wireless.
If the current equipment does not allow you decent 5ghz connection.. strongly suggest you run a single ethernet between the office and the LR and use that.. with Extreme or better AP..
If you want to start wireless bridging at 5ghz.. look at ubiquiti stuff.. it is head and shoulders above domestic standard equipment for not too big a premium.

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