Recs on a good Wifi booster equipment/setup

run the wire.

Would definitely set up a mesh system as it provides the best even coverage and at the same time since it is your office I would definitely drop a cable down the wall and have a hard wired connection as obviously that will be your best for consistency and speed.

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I would definitely drop a cable down the wall and have a hard wired connection as obviously that will be your best for consistency and speed.

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If you have access to the attic, I'm not sure that dropping the cable all the way down is even necessary anymore. There are many POE wireless access points that you can wall or ceiling mount. Mount to the celling and it saves the hassle of having to drill through the top plate.

Example POE Access point.

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run the wire.

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OP, you'll fiddle fart around with mesh, only to find that your dryer ducts run in between nodes and cut the signal by 45%, or some similar malfeasance. There may be connection issues, you'll rearrange where the nodes are, and be frustrated. Or, maybe it'll work perfectly. There's not any way to tell without a wireless site survey done properly to discover that your one weak spot is going to be where you want to put the desk. Or that it works fine until you put a leaky microwave downstairs to make snacks. Or, or, or.

It's for work, drop the wire. It's easy for the tech to test the wire to make sure the connections are good, etc.

Drop a wire

Having a dedicated Ethernet line for my home office is a game changer. I won’t have to worry about anything.

AT&T Fiber 1000

I always run copper if possible. Since I've gone to total internet streaming and 2 people working from home, it's been critical. Wifi is great but some homes just won't allow a perfectly spread out wifi signal. You might try downloading an app to your phone that can analyze your environment for what signals are found and which ones are strongest in your desired room.
I've run copper(Ethernet) to all the TV/entertainment stations in my house with the exception of my master bedroom. (It would have required me drilling through joists or running a line outside of my house to get there). One copper line to each media location plugged into a 6-8 port simple switch. From that switch I give everything a copper connection(TV, streaming device, Game system, SONOS, wireless AP) I have 2 access points on each end of my house running a mesh for anything else I can't provide for copper. Ubiquiti products(what I'm using) are fun to use but it's overkill for a home set up so most people wouldn't want to mess with it. The average user migrates to an all in one unit and that's understandable. But if you want freedom to tweak the set up to your home then you usually need to get away from the ISP's equipment.

For Ubiquiti, get that router in (most complicated part of set up), then the rest is plug and play. I run the User Interface on my laptop and it detects all the Ubi equipment on network, manages firmware updates, wifi and ethernet networks. Router, switches, wifi access points, cameras, etc all seen from portal. I'm about to upgrade my old camera stuff to Ubi camera hardware. Add cameras to network on copper, then plug into switch. I will then upgrade the router to one with built in storage to hold video footage.

Can manage all of it in one portal and then there's a phone app for management as well. Sorry for the rambling post.