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The ASRock X10 is an AC1300 wireless router with an integrated Zigbee controller. Designed for smart home environments, customers can use the X10 to control lights, utilities and security products, and all else that would fall under the “smart” device type, as well as set up related functions...

Broadcom is taking what it thinks is a more pragmatic approach to getting a slice of the 802.11ax pie. The company's Tuesday announcement of its Max WiFi 802.11ax device family unveiled three devices, two built with four stream architectures and one with two streams, instead of the eight stream...

D-Link has expanded its lifetime warranty program to include the company’s lines of smart managed switches, and unified wireless controllers and controllers. The program previously covered only its enterprise managed Ethernet products. All products in the program are now protected by the...

Powered by a dual-core processor, the new AC2600 EXO series router (aka DIR-882) has a maximum link rate of 800 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 1733 Mbps at 5 GHz, and 4x4 data streams. The DIR-882 is a MU-MIMO device that also features SmartBeam functionality, QoS, DLNA compatibility, and 80/160 MHz...

Hi Everyone looking a bit of advise, i have recently upgraded to an asus ac3200 but the wifi isn't the greatest, I'm considering sending it back and buying 2 routers (same brand and model) so i can put the second one upstairs as an AP as i cant mount a proper AP to the ceiling the reason my...

HomeCare is a new security feature adding anti-virus and malware protection by TrendMicro. It detects network intrusions and quarantines infected devices, while enhancing parental controls and QoS operations. HomeCare will get its updates from TrendMicro, so supported devices such as TP-Link’s...

Wi-Fi chipmaker Quantenna announced it is partnering with AirTies to add mesh capability to products based on its chipsets. Based in Istanbul, AirTies has quietly been providing its mesh Wi-Fi technology to service providers in Europe and Asia for years. The company has only recently begun to...

The new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Home Design certification helps home builders use enterprise practices to design homes that meet current and future wireless standards. Using certified hardware, the certification’s standards help dictate proper placement of devices, like access points, in new homes. The...

The two new dual-band extenders, Amped Wireless’ AC750 B750EX and AC1200 B1200EX (pictured), utilize a lighted signal strength indicator to help facilitate the best location to install and extend a home network. From there, a mobile app is used to continue the setup process and, per Amped...

Typical use case of the home Wi-Fi: a) Speed (bandwidth) is not important, as long as something above 40 Mbps (or 5 MB/s) can be maintained; b) Online gaming: consistently low latency is very important, and intermittent droppings of packages cannot be tolerated; c) Video calls: it is not...

Has anyone seen the Kickstarter project that puts a Wi-Fi splitter on a home's coaxial cabling, and puts Wi-Fi antennas on unused cable outlets? Curious if this has been tried out by anyone yet. It's basically a distributed antenna system so it sounds like it might work out better for ping times...

First, Linksys’ tri-band Max-Stream AC4000 MU-MIMO router (EA9300) is the latest addition to the Max-Stream line of wireless routers. Following the AC5400 EA9500 and AC2200 EA8300, the latest Max-Stream router is powered by a quad-core 1.8 GHz processor and delivers maximum data rates of 1625...

Greetings to everyone. Forgive my English. I bought this Asus RT-AC3200 router. I noticed, though, a "problem" with the second 5GHz (5GHz-2). Both with iPhone 7 and with Samsung Smart TV (the latter far from the router only about thirty centimeters) I have a low speed. With the Samsung TV...

Service provider tech support usually stops at the managed broadband gateway, but Actiontec’s Optim management platform helps extend support so that customers can self-diagnose wireless problems, and let providers better troubleshoot wireless issues that were traditionally out of their reach...

Hello all :) I'm trying to upgrade my wireless speeds that I get in the upstairs area of my house. The router is located downstairs through many double brick walls. I'm currently using a Netgear dual band N600 router, and I'm using 40Mhz bandwidth on the 2.4Ghz channel to reach upstairs with a...

TP-Link just announced that the Deco M5, its entry in the distributed/mesh Wi-Fi system market, is now available. The Deco M5 comes in a three-unit pack and includes several security features, as well the usual router-based capabilities. TP-Link's announcement did not mention the Deco M5 Plus...

Current Network Setup: Central Router - RT-AC5300 Wi-Fi 2.4GHz Media Bridge 01 - RT-AC66U Wi-Fi 5GHz-1 Media Bridge 02 - RT-AC87U Wi-Fi 5GHz-2 Media Bridge 03 - RT-AC5300 <-- Issue being discussed *Each bridge is in a different room with similar RSSI Problem Summary: Bridge 03 has a...

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Powered by a Broadcom dual-core processor and 256 MB DDR3 memory, the new Tenda AC18 is an AC1900 dual-band Gigabit Wi-Fi router. For wireless features, the AC18 has three high-gain omni-directional external antennas, Beamforming+, Wi-Fi scheduling, and has maximum link rates of 1300 Mbps @...

The Wi-Fi Alliance introduced TimeSync at this year’s CES. Designed to deliver precise, sub-second time synchronization between Wi-Fi devices, TimeSync will play an important role in scenarios where timing is important and needs to be accurate. Initially targeting the home entertainment market...