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    VPN - Apple Tv/Roku

    I setup vpn on my router. Its a simple blanket solution for all clients in the house. Plus the only way I could figure out how.
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    Dual Band Router: Does using one slow the other?

    That sounds fair. Thanks guys. I have 50mbps download. Excited! Time warner will be completing 300mbps soon in my area.
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    How To Powerline with AC wifi?

    I have a ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router upstairs. I'm using the 5GHz 802.11AC channel. I need to get this 5GHz AC wifi downstairs with a AP router or other. I have no ethernet wiring in the home. So power line adapter is my best bet. But the power line adapter seems to...
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    Asus RT-N66U & OpenVPN server #2: Certificate error x509 - Error code 0

    I have openvpn working on my ipad using privateintenetacces https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/pages/client-support/#ios_openvpn. And using these simple directions.
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    Dual Band Router: Does using one slow the other?

    Hello. I have a ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router. If I am doing some heavy uploading of videos then it noticeably slows everything else I'm doing. However if I do all the uploading on say the 5GHz channel, would the 2.4GHz channels be unaffected by the demands of the...
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    Powerline adapter vs roaming and channels?

    I have an iPad air 2 and an iPhone 6. surely there is a constant with these devices and the result is well tested.
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    Powerline adapter vs roaming and channels?

    I hooked up a TP-LINK TL-WPA4220KIT ADVANCED 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender, Repeater, AV500 Powerline Edition, onto my ASUS (RT-AC68U) Wireless-AC1900 Dual-Band Gigabit Router. I'm using 5GHz channel on the router. The TP-LINK only uses 2.4GHz. I want to use the same SSID on the...
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    How To use enable both channels on ASUS N900 router?

    Its weird. Each time I've tried, whenever I add separate logins for each channel things go haywire. My ipad connately drops the signal, constantely switches bands, and constantly shuts me out won't let me even login in to get wifi. I rebooted everything each time so thats not it. When I put both...
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    How To use enable both channels on ASUS N900 router?

    Thanks bro I'll check that out. I had to rename both channels to the same names. Cuz every time I make them different my ipad logs me out of it and won't recon nose my credentials for some reason.
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    300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender experience?

    This isn't ac tech. I can't find any that are. All n. Do you know of any???
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    300Mbps AV500 WiFi Powerline Extender experience?

    So I was going to buy a Powerline adapter and a ac router to extend my wifi. How about the is bad boy? http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-18_TL-WPA4220.html. This seems like this is the perfect solution. Is it? TP-LINK TL-WPA4220NET 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender, AV500 Powerline...
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    How To use enable both channels on ASUS N900 router?

    Still got that question. In my wireless settings I can choose either 2.4 or 5. I cant choose "enable both". Even if both channels have separate logins only the one I have set in the wireless settings seems to work. What am I missing? And why if it broadcasts both channels does it only give me...
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    Powerline adapter vs wireless bridge?

    I'm trying to blanket my entire house in speedy wifi. I will have two routers soon. One using ac and the other n wifi tech. I can't Ethernet them together. What's the better option and why? Thanks for your thoughts.
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    How To use enable both channels on ASUS N900 router?

    I'm a web designer and spend a great deal of time in my apple world. But when it comes to modems and routers I'm clueless lol. Hopefully that changes
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    How To use enable both channels on ASUS N900 router?

    Foriantance. Both bands have had the same name/login for the last year. So what band have I been tapping into then? And if it's concurrent dual band then why do I set which frequency is used in the settings?
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