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  1. Julio Urquidi

    Broadcom Takes The 4x4 Road For 802.11ax

    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...
  2. Julio Urquidi

    D-Link Adds More Business Class Products To Lifetime Warranty Program

    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...
  3. sfx2000

    802.11ac, 80+80 and/or 160MHz channels - hostapd interop fix

    Interesting... with devices that support the newer 160MHz modes (80+80 or 160), some older clients may have problems with those information elements to determine how to configure their mode... @thiggins - this might be a good test case for the Router/AP's... @RMerlin, @Voxel - might want to...
  4. S

    Asus RT-AC68 Settings

    I just installed the latest Merlin firmware without a hitch. It looks like the stock firmware on steroids with its extra features. Thank you, Merlin. Does anyone know where I can find a good settings guide, especially for wireless settings, so that I can get maximum performance from the...
  5. Julio Urquidi

    D-Link Adds New AC2600 MU-MIMO Router To EXO Line-Up

    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...
  6. Britewood

    Mesh Advice - Easy to use and best Bandwidth

    Hello, let me start by saying thank you for the great website, reviews and forums! I recently upgraded my provider to their Gigabit offering. We are cord cutters and I work from home so I can use all the speed I can get. I am looking to upgrade my home wireless network to make the most of the...
  7. J

    Need Help buying a wireless router!!!

    I need help i was thinking about buying the Asus GT or RT 5300 but heard there is allot of problems with them. i need a good router i have 5 computers and 4 gaming systems plus all other devices and everyone here is always on their computer working n or on other devices so i need something good...
  8. Julio Urquidi

    Bluetooth Goes Mesh

    The Bluetooth SIG announced that the consortium’s next generation of wireless connectivity will be mesh-enabled. Bluetooth Mesh, as others are calling it, will let Bluetooth LE devices create a mesh network with other Bluetooth (spec level v.4 and above) devices, treating them like nodes on a...
  9. JustinDevelops

    rt-ac68u Guest Wireless in AP not restricting access to LAN

    I have been using ASUS-Merlin on my rt-ac68u for a few years with almost no issues. The past year I have been using Guest Wireless with 'intranet' access disabled. That has also been working great. Yesterday I implemented an PFSense firewall/router device in front of my ac68u (ac68u has dhcp/wan...
  10. Julio Urquidi

    Arris’ Broadband Gateway Protected By McAfee Now Available

    The Arris SURFboard SBG7580-AC Wireless Gateway, combines a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem, AC1750 class Wi-Fi router with 4-port gigabit Ethernet switch and McAfee-powered security engine. The McAfee security engine, called the Arris Secure Home Internet by McAfee, was designed to help deal with the...
  11. Julio Urquidi

    AirTies Gets Quantenna Into Mesh Wi-Fi

    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...
  12. Julio Urquidi

    NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S; Adds MU-MIMO, Alexa Support

    The new AC4000 tri-band NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S adds several things to the former Nighthawk X6's original design, including MU-MIMO, support for Amazon’s Alexa voice service, and updated hardware specs. The new Broadcom-based Nighthawk has a 3x3 radio architecture, 64-bit 1.8 GHz dual core...
  13. 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...
  14. joe012594

    ASUS Hidden Smart Connect Settings Decoded

    I'm not sure if anyone here is still interested in or uses ASUS' Smart Connect feature on their newer dual and tri band routers. If so, I've found all of the hidden settings for this feature (settings not accessible in the GUI) and, for the most part, have figured out how to 100% customize it...
  15. Julio Urquidi

    Would You Want A Wi-Fi Certified Home?

    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...
  16. marsofearth

    Guidance - Dual WAN small single network

    Hello I am looking for some guidance on setting up a Dual WAN setup for a small network. The only feasible high speed internet connections are via cellular with the option of 2 different service providers (Telus, Rogers). The cellular modems ZTE MF275R provided have no UI setting for bridge...
  17. Julio Urquidi

    Zyxel Touts “Easy-To-Deploy” APs With Latest Business Class Product

    The NWA1123-AC Pro is a 3x3 802.11ac dual mount PoE access point designed for business class use. It is described as being easy-to-deploy both physically and operationally, providing maximum data rates of 450 Mbps in 2.4 GHz and 1300 Mbps in 5 GHz. Features include 802.3at Power over...
  18. amigoccs

    Use a 802.11n 2T2R or 802.11ac with GbE Router to Improve NAS Performance

    Does it worth upgrading your Fast Ethernet to GbE in a wireless router improve performance? Wireless Performance Comparison I want to accelerate uploading files to my QNAP Ts-119PII and bought RT-AC1200g+ to replace my RT-AC51u. Here is the test result in QNAP TS-119PII with Different Wireless...
  19. DaveLessnau

    Clients Showing up in AP Mode?

    I was using my RT-AC66U as a full router with Asuswrt-Merlin 380.62_1. I got a pfSense box to do the routing function, switched my AC66U over to Access Point mode (for my wireless devices), and connected it to a switch with all the rest of my wired devices. Looking at the client list in the...
  20. A

    What solution is best for wireless connection between many walls?

    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...
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