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Network gear for home and business

Our tests find the problem; this is the kit that fixes it. Ready-made packages for homes and offices, and the best-known brands side by side, linked to your local Amazon store.

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Packages

Everything a network needs, sized for the space. Pick a package, then a brand.

Fix the Wi-Fi

Home

Flats and family homes up to about 3 bedrooms.

  • Fast Wi-Fi in every room
  • Parental controls and a guest network
  • Set up from a phone in under an hour
Pick a brand
Most popular

Home Pro

Bigger homes, home offices, gamers and smart homes with lots of devices.

  • Wired-grade speed over Wi-Fi 7
  • Separate networks for work, kids and smart devices
  • One cable powers each access point
  • Survives short power cuts
Pick a brand
Up to 25 people

Small office

Shops, clinics and offices that can’t afford to go offline.

  • Business firewall with VPN for remote staff
  • Guest Wi-Fi kept away from your systems
  • Room to grow to 24 wired ports
  • Local backups
Pick a brand
Security first

Business

Multi-floor offices, regulated industries, and anyone with an auditor.

  • Next-gen firewall with threat feeds
  • Cloud managed across sites
  • Long vendor support life
  • Ready for SD-WAN and a second internet link
Pick a brand
  • Firewall / gateway
    Meraki MX67 security appliance
    Amazon
  • Switch
    Cisco Catalyst 1300 24-port PoE
    Amazon
  • Wi-Fi access point × 4
    Cisco Business CBW150AX
    Amazon
  • UPS battery
    CyberPower 1500VA line-interactive UPS
    Amazon
  • Rack / mounting
    9U wall-mount network rack
    Amazon
  • Cable tester
    Ethernet cable tester
    Amazon

Shop by brand

Stick with one brand and everything is managed from one app.

UniFiTP-LinkCiscoNETGEARD-LinkMikroTikFortinetAruba

Ubiquiti UniFi

One app for gateway, switches and Wi-Fi, no licence fees. The prosumer favourite.

Single dashboardNo subscriptionsLooks great on a wall
All UniFi on Amazon
Home and home office
Business

Big features for less. Omada for business, Deco mesh for homes.

Best valueFree cloud controllerEasy mesh
All TP-Link on Amazon
Home and home office
Business
  • Firewall / gateway
    Omada ER7212PC 3-in-1 gateway
    Amazon
  • Switch
    Omada SG3428MP 24-port PoE switch
    Amazon
  • Wi-Fi access point
    Omada EAP773 (Wi-Fi 7)
    Amazon

Cisco Business & Meraki

The name IT departments trust. Meraki is managed from the cloud; Cisco Business needs no licence.

Enterprise pedigreeLong support lifeCloud managed (Meraki)
All Cisco on Amazon
Home and home office
  • Firewall / gateway
    Meraki Go GX20 security gateway
    Amazon
  • Switch
    Cisco Business CBS250 8-port PoE
    Amazon
  • Wi-Fi access point
    Meraki Go GR12 access point
    Amazon
Business
  • Firewall / gateway
    Meraki MX67 security appliance
    Amazon
  • Switch
    Cisco Catalyst 1300 24-port PoE
    Amazon
  • Wi-Fi access point
    Cisco Business CBW150AX
    Amazon

NETGEAR

Orbi mesh for big homes, Insight-managed switches and APs for small offices.

Strong mesh rangePlug-and-play switchesWide retail availability
All NETGEAR on Amazon
Home and home office
Business
  • Switch
    GS728TPP 24-port PoE+ smart switch
    Amazon
  • Wi-Fi access point
    WAX220 Insight access point
    Amazon

Budget-friendly switches and mesh that just work.

Low costSimple setupUnmanaged options
All D-Link on Amazon
Home and home office
Business

MikroTik

Huge power for the price, for people who like the command line.

Pro routing featuresTiny pricesSFP+ on cheap kit
All MikroTik on Amazon
Home and home office
Business

Fortinet

Serious next-gen firewalls with threat feeds, scaled down for small offices.

Security-firstSD-WAN built inAuditor friendly
All Fortinet on Amazon
Business

HPE Aruba Instant On

Business-grade Wi-Fi and switches managed from a phone, no licences.

App managedNo licencesStrong Wi-Fi
All Aruba on Amazon
Business

Essentials for any network

The small things that stop most outages and slowdowns.

UPS battery
APC Back-UPS 600VA

Keeps the internet up through short power cuts and protects kit from surges.

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UPS battery
CyberPower 1500VA line-interactive UPS

Keeps the internet up through short power cuts and protects kit from surges.

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Cabling
Cat6 patch cables, 5-pack

Cat6 patch leads: the cheapest speed upgrade most networks never make.

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Cabling
Cat6 bulk cable 305 m / 1000 ft

Cat6 patch leads: the cheapest speed upgrade most networks never make.

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Cable tester
Ethernet cable tester

Proves a cable or wall port is wired right before you blame the network.

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Rack / mounting
9U wall-mount network rack

Keeps the cupboard tidy, cool and easy to work on.

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Storage
Synology DS224+ NAS

Local backups and file shares that don’t depend on the internet.

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Storage
UGREEN NASync DXP2800

Local backups and file shares that don’t depend on the internet.

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Test before you buy

Is it the Wi-Fi, the provider or your DNS? A health check tells you, so you only spend on what’s actually slow.

Health checkWhat is my IP?

Questions

Not always. The provider’s box is fine for a few devices. A separate gateway earns its place when you want reliable Wi-Fi across a bigger space, separate networks for guests or smart devices, a VPN for working from home, or visibility into what is using your connection.

Mesh needs no new cabling, so it suits rentals and finished homes. Ceiling access points wired back to a PoE switch are faster and more reliable, and the better choice if you can run cable.

Power over Ethernet: the switch sends power down the network cable, so an access point or camera needs one cable and no power socket.

If you are buying new, yes for the access points: it handles crowded homes better and lasts longer. Your existing devices still work; they just don’t get the new speeds.

We pick the Amazon store for your country so prices, plugs and delivery are right. You can change it with the store menu at the top of the page.

Yes. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. We don’t take payment to list a brand, and the suggestions come from what we see working on networks we test.

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