Asus RT-AC87U max tx power

[Jake Rote]

I have recenctly install dd-wrt on my router and I am wondering what is safest tx power I can use on my 2.4 and 5 ghz networks. Currently they are bother at the default value of 71mw.

Thanks

 

[System Error Message]

safest is 100mW. If you need more you got the wrong router.

Normally id say you could add an amplifier but that would spoil the radio.

 

[VANT]

rb750 have 1W radio

 

[dfran1]

It is 316mw from what I have been told, i had mine at 300mw and that seems to be right where asus puts theirs at.
Someone said we could go to 700mw with a laptop cooler under it, I have now moved on to a different brand that is so far very stable for me.

 

[Deleted member 22229]

It is 316mw from what I have been told, i had mine at 300mw and that seems to be right where asus puts theirs at.
Someone said we could go to 700mw with a laptop cooler under it, I have now moved on to a different brand that is so far very stable for me.

All Asus routers are capped at 80mw and have been for some time now with Asus and Merlin builds.

 

[dsring]

It is 316mw from what I have been told, i had mine at 300mw and that seems to be right where asus puts theirs at.
Someone said we could go to 700mw with a laptop cooler under it, I have now moved on to a different brand that is so far very stable for me.

What router did you go with to replace the RT-AC87U? I am getting frustrated as well.

 

[TonyH]

I have recenctly install dd-wrt on my router and I am wondering what is safest tx power I can use on my 2.4 and 5 ghz networks. Currently they are bother at the default value of 71mw.

Thanks

On paper if you double power ,you get 3db gain. In real life I don't know unless it is LOS(?)
Also keep in mind WiFi is two way business, your device may receive little better signal but
transmitter is yet putting out same flea power. In case of using gain antenna, it is different
story. If you raise power, radio chip will generate more heat too which may need extra cooling to prevent possible damaging effect or shortening life of chip. Heat is no. 1 enemy for any electronic device. Cool ones run better, even faster, less noisy, more stable. So I can see it is not just a matter of raising the power output at one end.

 

[dfran1]

What router did you go with to replace the RT-AC87U? I am getting frustrated as well.

Linksys ac2600 (EA8500)
I am 2 1/2 days in to this Linksys and I had one problem that turned out to be just resetting network settings in the printer, nothing to do with the router.
See my review here.
http://www.snbforums.com/threads/li...i-fi-router-reviewed.24214/page-7#post-198350

 

[jontalk]

safest is 100mW. If you need more you got the wrong router.

Normally id say you could add an amplifier but that would spoil the radio.

I have the AC-56U and am wondering if this guys tips are worthwhile since he says to lower TX power, http://blog.ittoby.com/2013/01/setup-and-tweak-your-new-asus-rt-ac66u.html

Thoughts?

 

[TonyH]

Linksys ac2600 (EA8500)
I am 2 1/2 days in to this Linksys and I had one problem that turned out to be just resetting network settings in the printer, nothing to do with the router.
See my review here.
http://www.snbforums.com/threads/li...i-fi-router-reviewed.24214/page-7#post-198350

I have two WiFi printers on the same router. Brother MFC-9130CW and Canon ip7220. No problem at all. 7/24 connected, when not in use, sleeping. As soon as print queue has some thing to print it wakes right up and when finished go back to sleep. Both printers have fixed ip addresses. Hard to believe your problem is caused by the router.

 

[System Error Message]

just make sure the wifi chips are below 50C. The normal tx power for consumer radio is 100mw in clients so theres no need to increase it more than that. When you lower the tx power it usually results in better throughput.

 

[dfran1]

I have two WiFi printers on the same router. Brother MFC-9130CW and Canon ip7220. No problem at all. 7/24 connected, when not in use, sleeping. As soon as print queue has some thing to print it wakes right up and when finished go back to sleep. Both printers have fixed ip addresses. Hard to believe your problem is caused by the router.

Hi,
Yes my wifi printer problem with the EA8500 was the printer not the router at all, the printer must have saved something in the network settings from the Asus router, as soon as I reset the network on the printer, then set the printer wifi back up, I no longer have any problems.
I am almost a week into this new EA8500 router and still no problems at all, if it stays like this, the EA8500 will be the best router I have ever owned to date.
Everything is really fast on it and no dead spots that Asus routers have.