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  1. Julio Urquidi

    TP-Link Mesh Wi-Fi System Now Shipping

    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...
  2. N

    Data discrepancy for retest of ASUS RT-AC68U

    https://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-reviews/32325-ac1900-router-wireless-retest On the first page, retest of AC68U is on par with R7000 and EA6900 in terms of 2.4GHz uplink and downlink throughput vs atten, peaked at 120Mbps. (First image(Right) for downlink) On the second page...
  3. R

    Can I use an RT-AC66U as a wireless repeater?

    I have an RT-AC66U, Windows 8. I recently changed apartments and the guy upstairs is willing to share his Internet connection. Since our work patterns are different, this seems a great way to save costs. The signal from upstairs is too weak to penetrate our entire apartment. It seem I ought to...
  4. Julio Urquidi

    Tenda Releases An AC1200 Router For The Budget-Minded

    The new dual-band wireless router is the Tenda A6, and at a price of $34.99, it may turn the heads of those looking for bargains in home networking. Powered by a 900 MHz Broadcom processor and using four high-gain antennas, the A6 produces wireless maximum link rates of 300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and...
  5. Julio Urquidi

    ZyXEL Wall Plate Access Point Now Available

    With its flat compact design, the new ZyXEL WAC5302D-S 802.11ac Wall-Plate Unified AP offers installers a variety of placement options that would work well in hotels and other hospitality businesses. The WAC5302D-S gives Wireless AC link rates up to 1.2 Gbps and has three Gigabit Ethernet...
  6. P

    RT-AC66U 5ghz spikes and connection problems

    I am having very inconsistent 5ghz wireless performance with my 66U Problems I am experiencing: - constant drops of connection - random slow-down of connection - refusal to connect despite good signal strength - the 2.4ghz wireless seems to work better, but today I had a problem where devices...
  7. JamesK

    RT-AC68U wireless turning itself off

    Hi All, I've got an issue with my RT-AC68U randomly turning off both wireless radios and I can't figure out what's going on. My setup consists of an RT-AC87U running as my main router and the RT-AC68U connected to it via ethernet and configured as an access point. Both are running Merlin...
  8. Julio Urquidi

    Zyxel Unveils Powerline - Wireless Extender Combo

    The Zyxel PLA5236 is not only a 1000 Mbps powerline device that gets plugged into a wall socket to use a home’s electrical wiring to network a home – it’s also a 5 GHz only 2x2 AC900 wireless extender that can be used to increase existing Wi-Fi signal with a maximum link rate of 867 Mbps. The...
  9. Julio Urquidi

    Accounts Engine Hiccup Resets OnHub and Google Wifi Products To Default

    On Thursday, Google Wifi and OnHub owners reported loss of Wi-Fi functionality, a key feature in today’s wireless world. Apparently, these Google products were reset back to factory defaults, requiring product owners to rerun documented steps to set up their Wi-Fi all over again. According to...
  10. sentinelvdx

    Question - Identify Guest's clients from 2.4/5G clients

    Hi, I'm looking to identify which clients belongs to 2.4/5Ghz from Guest's Wireless. WebGUI does not differentiate them, so I was looking maybe through SSH command? Thanks in advance,
  11. hamsteyr

    AC Router Recommendation

    Sup SNB-ers, I need some advice on a router to get, but first a little idea on the setup. I live in a double storey house, and the main router is on the second floor. On the first floor I have 3 routers that I've set up as WDS Stations (all Qualcomm based), and they work fine, but they don't...
  12. ShortHand

    ASUS PCE-AC56 & Windows 10 driver issues.....

    Product in question. https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/PCEAC56/ Current Router is an ASUS RT AC68U Long time SNB creeper. Thought I would finally make an account to discuss a long-running issue I have been having with this card and solved in case anyone else has the same issue. Ever since...
  13. Julio Urquidi

    Ubiquiti Announces New Budget Saving UniFi APs

    The new UniFi AC-HD is a Ubiquiti’s first 802.11ac access point that’s compatible with the company’s own UniFi SDN platform. This dual-band AP is a 4x4 MU-MIMO device, providing simultaneous connections to compatible endpoints, increasing both wireless efficiency and performance. Additional...
  14. ToddH

    VLAN Question

    I'm setting up a few VLAN and would like to see if this makes sense to those who deal with this more often. I want 3 VLANS on my network. One for general use (1), one for guest use (25), and one for audio use (70) (networked sound boards). I have 5 Netgear WAC720's with 3 wireless networks...
  15. Julio Urquidi

    Now Your QNAP NAS Can Be A Wireless Base Station

    Owners of TVS-x73 series and other QNAP NASes with PCIe slots can now go wireless by using QNAP’s new WirelessAP Station app and select PCIe wireless network cards, Based on QTS LXC Container and OpenWrt, the new Wireless AP feature lets users connect directly to the NAS over a secure...
  16. Julio Urquidi

    Tenda Announces New AC1900 Router, The AC18

    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 @...
  17. Julio Urquidi

    Celeno and Airgain Team Up To Create New Smart Antenna Platform

    Celeno and Airgain are collaborating on the creation of a new smart antenna reference design focused on supporting 4K video streaming applications for telecom service providers. The combination of Celeno’s experience in smart antennas and RF with Airgain’s SAS (Smart Antenna Steering) silicon...
  18. S

    Need help for tracking down cause of intermittent network outages

    Hi Guys Just joined this excellent looking group and hopeful I have at last found a helpful forum that covers my rather complicated and growing Home Network. I am also hoping I am posting this in the right place as it covers a number of different topics - but posting individual discrete...
  19. Julio Urquidi

    Zyxel Targets The Smart Home With New MU-MIMO Range Extender

    The new Zyxel WRE6606 2x2 dual-band Wi-Fi extender is being marketed for homes using wireless networks with growing numbers of smart home devices. The new extender also takes advantage of MU-MIMO technology allowing compatible devices to simultaneously connect to MU-MIMO wireless access points...
  20. amplatfus

    [solved] hidden SSID

    Hi I observed that in Firmware 380.63_2 on AC88U hidden wireless network seems not working. At restart is switching automatically from yes hidden to no hidden. Also I saw recently that even when is yes hidden it appears in the list of discovered networks even I removed it from known networks...
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