Vandergraff
Regular Contributor
I really appreciate the wireless reviews (and router ranker / charts) here.
I am in the process of trying to decide whether to upgrade to to one of the mesh systems - currently trying to decide between Orbi (I know its not really mesh) or Ampilifi HD.
The reviews here give great information on throughput etc but nothing on how secure these system are (WPS can it be disabled is it pin etc, UPnP again what are the settings, firewall capabilities, etc).
I am currently running Asuswrt-Merlin on an AC68U as main router and N66U as an extender and know exactly what I can set - but for Orbi and Amplifi HD it is much less clear....
Edit - as far as I can tell from the Orbi user manual WPS is supported and cannot be disabled. The Amplifi User manual has no mention WPS. The Orbi user manual says UPnP enabled by default but can be disabled.
I am in the process of trying to decide whether to upgrade to to one of the mesh systems - currently trying to decide between Orbi (I know its not really mesh) or Ampilifi HD.
The reviews here give great information on throughput etc but nothing on how secure these system are (WPS can it be disabled is it pin etc, UPnP again what are the settings, firewall capabilities, etc).
I am currently running Asuswrt-Merlin on an AC68U as main router and N66U as an extender and know exactly what I can set - but for Orbi and Amplifi HD it is much less clear....
Edit - as far as I can tell from the Orbi user manual WPS is supported and cannot be disabled. The Amplifi User manual has no mention WPS. The Orbi user manual says UPnP enabled by default but can be disabled.
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