Looking for help. This is my own residential install - about 60-80 IP devices (I give a range since I am planning an addition soon). I have a Control4 automation system. TV/Video over IP, streaming music, computers, NVR, NAS, Cameras, etc. I have 2 Cisco SG switches and Unifi APs. My weak link is my router and my network is having some hiccups so I want to upgrade. If it matters I have Fios with 100/100 but may boost up that speed one day. It is just me and the wife, no kids, so we arent total bandwidth hogs, usually watching/listening to the same sources a majority of the time. My wife may start to work from home so ability to have the future capabilities to do VLANs, VPNs and all that good stuff for home automation is not touching her work stuff.
I am confused with the RB, hEX and CCR line. What are the main pros and cons to each line? What is recommended for a fairly complex residential install.
If it is just about the router, the rb750gr3 looks like something that will handle that and allows you to learn the mikrotik way of life. Small, easy, cheap but powerful and versatile.
Thanks - are the spec published as to what each level of router can do? I see the RAM difference, but if you have < 100 you get this model, 100>150 get this model, 150+ > This model, etc? Any published guidelines?
Yes. See the product pages for details, block diagrams and performance chart that you can use to compare the performance between the models. If you would like to have some rough common home scenario performance idea, see the last line of the table and the 512b column figures. In reality you can get more or less depending on how you set the router and what features and how you will be using.