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    Community Fibre 1Gb - Asus AC86U or Linksys Velop?

    I've just had Community Fibre 1Gb installed. They installed a Linksys Velop router (but no nodes) and a modem. My existing setup was 2 x Asus AC86U to create a mesh network and I was very happy with the coverage so I simply plugged their modem into my Asus router and the connection seems to be...
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    Linksys Velop WHW030(X) Detailed Config (Web GUI?)

    I am trying to help a friend (remotely ATM) with issues they are having with their Linksys Velop WHW0303 Mesh. They have tried to connect both a wireless camera and a CPAP machine to the network, but the units are not connecting. Details are vague TBH. After reading the manual, which is...
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    RAX120 as access point WAN or LAN port

    I seem to remember reading somewhere (Cannot find it again) that when used as an access point the RAX120 might be slightly slower connect via WAN rather than LAN. Just curious if anybody has any thoughts either way? I have been testing the RAX120 vs. a single Velop MX4200 unit and in my house...
  4. K

    ASUS AC5300 - Mixing with Linksys Velop Mesh

    Hi, Over the years I have cycled through from a N66U to the AC5300 which has serving well in a heavily congested block of flats. Nothing fancy running, just SmartConnect and auto QoS. 2 floor maisonette - N66U struggled with throughput due to wireless channel congestion but AC5300 has been...
  5. Julio Urquidi

    Linksys Adds Motion Detection To Velop Mesh Wi-Fi

    Linksys Aware is a motion detection feature that joins the Linksys Shield parental control product as the latest subscription software features designed for the company’s Velop mesh networking product line. Downloadable via a firmware and app update, Linksys Aware will initially be available...
  6. Julio Urquidi

    Linksys Announces Wall-plugged Velop

    The latest addition to the Linksys Velop family of Wi-Fi system products is Velop Plug-In. The new Velop is a dual-band wireless Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2x2 MU-MIMO mesh node that delivers maximum link rates of 867 Mbps in 5 GHz and 400 Mbps in 2.4 GHz. The Plug-In has a small profile and is...
  7. Julio Urquidi

    Linksys Releases Dual-Band Version Of Velop Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

    Available in single, two-pack and three-pack options, the new AC1300 dual-band, two radio Velop Wi-Fi system is the smaller, more affordable sibling to Linksys’ Velop Tri-Band, three radio offering. Both products have dual-stream AC radios. Standing two inches shorter than its predecessor, the...
  8. K

    MIPS vs ARM? Which is better?

    I am trying to decide whether or not ARM-based router systems are better than MIPS based ones? I am looking getting another system and came across the difference chipsets. Here's my setup. I have gigabit internet. We don't have cable tv. We pay for live tv Hulu, Netflix, etc. When I got my...
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    Resolving WIFI backspots

    Hi I have a large hours and my cable connection (ISP Hub in bridge mode) and wifi (Linksys EA8500 ) comes into the study that is the corner of the ground floor, most of the bedrooms have a Ethernet (Cat 5e) connection and I have a Netgear WAC-104 repeater in the bedroom (connected to Ethernet)...
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    Gwifi, Velop or Router+AP?

    Hey, I'm not the most finely tuned with networking so please bear with me; I've recently moved into a new home with inbuilt ethernet wiring in most rooms, and one that is larger than our old home. It's also quite thickly insulated with many walls in the way of the wireless signals. I am having...
  11. thiggins

    Wi-Fi System Retest: NETGEAR AC3000 Orbi And Linksys Velop

    We retested NETGEAR's Orbi and Linksys' Velop and were pleasantly surprised by one of them. Read on SmallNetBuilder
  12. Julio Urquidi

    Linksys Adds Browser-Based Management To Velop Mesh System

    The new Linksys firmware update will add a Web UI so that Velop owners can manage their home networks using Macs or Windows PCs, as well as the existing app used in iOS and Android devices. The browser-based UI will give owners access to features, such as: DHCP service Domain Name Service...
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