A router is a small computer that controls network traffic, for both the LAN?, and WAN? (internet). The router will come in 2 flavors. There will be the A Series, and the P Series. Obviously most consumers will not need the P Series, but someone is still welcomed to get the P Series even if they don’t need it. You would be able to log in, and immediately change your password to a strong 20 character password. Once you change your password, and reboot the router, you would log back in, and set up your SSID?s. One is for the home network, and the second one is for the guest.
Both routers will have an OS? drive for their settings, and other features. There will also be a microSD card slot for the router. It would come with a 64GB? card with the purchase of the router. This card can function in a similar situation as a NAS?. This will give a variety of options no matter what you do as the owner.
Assuming you acquire Senitrus access points, or wifi extenders, you would be able to use the software in the router to manage these components. This is because Senitrus devices talks with each other. The built in OS? for the router will be a completely GUI interface, and the devices will give an estimate of how far away they from the router.
All routers will support the use of Senitrus ID for networks. Essentially, any Senitrus router will recognize a Senitrus device that is connecting to the network. The router will read the ID number, and use that to compare the restrictions they might have. For example, Rebecca can be in the child group which will block adult sites, and social networks. Sarah is a teenager, and she might be allowed to access social networks, but still no adult sites. This is very similar to the capabilities of RADIUS, however a device with a Senitrus ID does not have to log in. Instead, only non Senitrus devices will be required to provide a UID, and password. This will also apply to RADIUS, so there is no difference there.
Guest connections can have access to the internet, and/or LAN resources. They might have a captive portal page that they will be required to do something with that page, or nothing at all. This will depend on the network administrator. All guests will be given the most restrictive group to make sure no one can game the system by using a device not tied to their Senitrus ID.
When the administrator accesses the router, they can see what WANs that are not performing. They can call the respective ISP? to report the problem. The router can also send you a push notification on any down WAN connections which will give you the information you would need.
Both routers will have 2 USB-C ports. One is for plugging into power, and the other is to connect a printer, or storage drive. This USB-C port will be accessible for guest networks, however, every OS does things differently. Senitrus OS, the guest can simply look in the Network Icon for any resources that the guest network will have to offer them.
A Series
The A Series will be a souped version of what you would find with most routers. You have 4 LANs, and 1 WAN. This is simple and to the point. The WAN is a different color than the LAN. You will also have 2 USB-C ports to connect SSDs for a NAS like solution. The guest network will allow guests to access your Internet service without accessing other reousrces of the LAN. The guest SSID can be set with a captive portal page which will allow computers, and handhelds through, but nothing else. You can choose to allow access to the microSD card for guest networks. This will allow them to download and install files without having to use your internet connection to collect the file. To use the captive portal, you should have an .html page which you identify it as index.html, and would upload it through the router. This page will store on the router’s primary storage drive, and can be updated anytime by the administrator.
Once the router is set up, you would be able to do everything you would expect form the router. The ports are all 1GBPS connections, so it will not make sense to get any internet service above 1GBPS. The router will simply not be able to handle that. In addiiton, buying commercial grade hardware that has 2.5GBPS+ ports will be capped at 1GBPS. This is because of the network.
P Series
The P Series is more professional, and designed to assure there is an internet connection. There will be 4 LAN ports, and 2 WAN ports. In addition, the P Series can support a nanoSIM? which will allow there to be 3 internet connections. If I was to have this router, I will use WAN 1 as my FiOS? connection, WAN 2 will be Starlink, and WAN 3 will be a cellular provider providing for unlimited data. If need be, I could switch things around.