I just want to share results of some testing which I was conducting upon joining this forum.
I came to RT-AC66U H/W ver. A1 after using TP-Link TL-WL1043ND and TL-WA901ND in my home network, for 5 years. It was like a coming on a light from a dungeon... I was thrilled and still I'm. I don't have any issue with it and when I saw that some members have different problems, I decided to do some testing.
so, here is my setup:
PC desktop connected wired to first LAN port of RT-AC66U, which WAN port is furthermore connected wired to Cisco EPC3212 cable modem. I have 40Mbs internet connection. On 2nd and 3rd LAN port I connect Synology DS1511+ NAS which NIC's are configured as Network Fault Tolerance only and finally on 4th LAN port I connected TrendNet TEW-692GR for extend range purposes. I use Sony Vaio laptop with Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 WiFi card for signal measure. Both computers running Windows 8 Enterprise x64.
RT-AC66U is placed vertically with vertically placed antennas too. Vaio is placed on 2m distance from router and inSSIDer 2.1.5.1293 is used for measurement.
RT-AC66U setup as following:
SSID same for both band. (Vaio setup: Prefer 5.2GHz, highest power, medium roaming aggressiveness)
2,4GHz
N Only
40MHz b/w
contr. ch. 1L
WPA2-PSK AES
Tx bursting enable
WMM APSD enable
125mW
5GHz
N Only
80MHz b/w
cont.ch. 36
WPA2-PSK AES
Tx bursting enable
WMM APSD enable
125mW
with FW 3.0.0.4.266:
2,4GHz signal, RSSI -15dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -19dBm
laptop WiFi status: speed 300.0Mbps÷360Mbps fluctuated
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 26-27MBs
with FW 3.0.0.4.270
2,4GHz signal, RSSI -17dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -34dBm
laptop WiFi status: speed 450.0Mbps
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 49-52MBs
with FW 3.0.0.4.321
2,4GHz signal, RSSi -17dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -35dBm÷-37dBm fluctuated
laptop WiFi status: speed 450.0Mbps
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 43-45MBs
with FW 3.0.0.4.270.24 beta3
2,4GHz signal, RSSi -17dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -31dBm÷-34dBm fluctuated
laptop WiFi status: speed 450.0Mbps
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 43-45MBs
temperature 2,4GHz 58°C, 5GHz 64°C.
I came to RT-AC66U H/W ver. A1 after using TP-Link TL-WL1043ND and TL-WA901ND in my home network, for 5 years. It was like a coming on a light from a dungeon... I was thrilled and still I'm. I don't have any issue with it and when I saw that some members have different problems, I decided to do some testing.
so, here is my setup:
PC desktop connected wired to first LAN port of RT-AC66U, which WAN port is furthermore connected wired to Cisco EPC3212 cable modem. I have 40Mbs internet connection. On 2nd and 3rd LAN port I connect Synology DS1511+ NAS which NIC's are configured as Network Fault Tolerance only and finally on 4th LAN port I connected TrendNet TEW-692GR for extend range purposes. I use Sony Vaio laptop with Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 WiFi card for signal measure. Both computers running Windows 8 Enterprise x64.
RT-AC66U is placed vertically with vertically placed antennas too. Vaio is placed on 2m distance from router and inSSIDer 2.1.5.1293 is used for measurement.
RT-AC66U setup as following:
SSID same for both band. (Vaio setup: Prefer 5.2GHz, highest power, medium roaming aggressiveness)
2,4GHz
N Only
40MHz b/w
contr. ch. 1L
WPA2-PSK AES
Tx bursting enable
WMM APSD enable
125mW
5GHz
N Only
80MHz b/w
cont.ch. 36
WPA2-PSK AES
Tx bursting enable
WMM APSD enable
125mW
with FW 3.0.0.4.266:
2,4GHz signal, RSSI -15dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -19dBm
laptop WiFi status: speed 300.0Mbps÷360Mbps fluctuated
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 26-27MBs
with FW 3.0.0.4.270
2,4GHz signal, RSSI -17dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -34dBm
laptop WiFi status: speed 450.0Mbps
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 49-52MBs
with FW 3.0.0.4.321
2,4GHz signal, RSSi -17dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -35dBm÷-37dBm fluctuated
laptop WiFi status: speed 450.0Mbps
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 43-45MBs
with FW 3.0.0.4.270.24 beta3
2,4GHz signal, RSSi -17dBm
5GHz signal, RSSI -31dBm÷-34dBm fluctuated
laptop WiFi status: speed 450.0Mbps
transfer 20GB file from NAS to laptop, getting 43-45MBs
temperature 2,4GHz 58°C, 5GHz 64°C.