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Quite informative and useful thanks. No lighting control at this time. Currently eight audio zones and as many TVs.

HC800 is main and two HC250 along with audio matrix, amplifier, video matrix (Atlona).

My thinking now is in alignment with Amr’s points. Thanks for all the inputs.

Main controller is HC800.

One of my controllers need to be replaced. Any idea how much a new one costs? Thanks.

Thanks for the responses. I was intrigued by the point made by zaphod " ... term router when they really mean Wifi Access Point (WAP)." Given that the contractor in question didn't know I was getting TV service thru my ISP (AT&T), Is it possible the contractor was thinking about creating WAP just with modem and several access points installed? Also, the other point made by zaphod " ... can be tricky to do if you are also getting IPTV from your iSP." As mentioned above I was getting TV thru AT&T but no longer. Now I am getting TV thru YoutubeTV. Does this in anyway change the need for a router? Thanks.

Yes I already have a router. The question I am faced is, Is the router needed at all?

Yes the AT&T piece is a modem and router combo. That explains it. While cost is a major consideration, I try to get an idea whether the contractor is knowledgeable or not. Thanks for your responses. Now I have a good idea.

As for equipments, only four Luxul access points and Cat 6 wiring to connect those are involved.

I need to clarify. The contractor did not say he will replace the router with a better one. He claimed no router is needed.

My setup is like this. Internet thru AT&T Uverse modem -> Netgear Router -> 3 TP-Link Access Points. I assume Control4 controller, audio matrix, video matrix, etc are directly connected to the modem but not sure. Anyway, recently I called a Control4 contractor to give me a solution and cost estimate to improve wi-fi signal throughout the house. There are spots with weak signal and spots with no signal at all. To cut it short, the contractor made a proposal but the interesting part of the proposal was that he could set up the system to get rid of all wi-fi issues and in the process he will get rid of the router. I am not sure whole house wi-fi is possible without the router. Is that possible? Would appreciate your inputs. Thanks.