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CES 2019: Netgear Announces SMB IPv6-Ready Switches, Mesh Satellite And More
NETGEAR bundled its small-biz products into one press release, so here's the story.
Aside from their Layer 2 functions, advanced Smart Managed Pro S350 features include L2/L3/L4 ACLs, QoS, Link Aggregation Control Protocol, and Spanning Tree Protocol.
NETGEAR also released the PoE-powered Orbi Pro Mesh Wi-Fi Ceiling Satellite that connects to the Orbi Pro Router or other Orbi satellites via NETGEAR’s FastLane3-enabled backhaul.
Next item on the list is NETGEAR’s Insight Managed Smart Cloud Tri-Band 4x4 Wireless Access Point. The business-class... -
CES 2019: More NETGEAR News
NETGEAR had more to share for CES 2019, including a 5G Hotspot, new Nighthawk DOCSIS 3.1 cable modem and higher security for Orbi.
The Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot (shown above) is the first announced standards-based millimeter wave mobile 5G device, available exclusively on the AT&T Mobile 5G Network. It uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon X50 5G modem, the world’s first commercial 5G NR modem featuring millimeter wave. No pricing or availability was given.
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CES 2019: NETGEAR Announces Wi-Fi 6 Orbi
The company released relatively few details on the RBK152, only saying it will be Qualcomm-based, use a quad-core processor, support 12 streams and have a dedicated 4z4 Wi-Fi 6 backhaul. The announcement didn't say whether the client-facing radios would be Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). Pricing was not announced.
This would be the second Wi-Fi 6 product based on Qualcomm's AX chipset NETGEAR has announced. It has yet to release the RAX120 Nighthawk AX12, which was quietly announced back in November, for general shipment. The RAX120 is available only through an invitation-only "Premiere Membership Beta" program, with no announced pricing. -
CES 2019: ASUS announces RT-AX58U, an Intel-based 2x2 dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router
In addition to the high-end RT-AX88U (dual-band 4x4, AX6000) and ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 (tri-band 4x4, AX11000) Asus announced today a mid-range Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) router, the RT-AX58U, based on Intel silicon.
The AX3000 class router supports draft 802.11ax on both bands with 2x2 MIMO as well as OFDMA, MU-MIMO and ASUS' AiMesh. It's based on the Intel WAV654 chipset,
Pricing and availability are not publicly known yet.
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CES 2019: TP-Link Announcements Include Market's First AX Mesh System
TP-Link re-introduced two of its new Broadcom-based "Archer" family AX routers that were announced last month, the Archer AX6000 and Archer AX11000.
The new Archer AX1800 (shown above) is the least expensive Wi-Fi 6 router announced by anyone so far. At $130 MSRP, it's significantly cheaper than both the $350 AX6000 and $450 AX11000. The entry-level dual-stream Broadcom-based router is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core CPU and has maximum link rates of 574 Mbps at 2.4 GHz (40 MHz B/W) and 1201 Mbps at 5 GHz (80 MHz B/W).
Other features include beamforming, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, Link Aggregation, band steering, VPN services, and compatibility with Alexa and IFTTT. Available... -
CES 2019: Linksys Adds Mesh To An Oldie and Subscription Security To Velop
The MR8300 MAX STREAM AC2200 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi Router appears to be its EA8300 with new firmware that will form a mesh network with a single Velop Mesh node. It lists for $199.99 and will be shipping shortly.
The only other Linksys announcement was of its Linksys Shield "premium" subscription software service for "Velop Tri-Band" users. The terse announcement did not indicate any free trial periods and listed a Parental Control (content filtering) subscription at $4.99/mo. or $49.99/yr., available February 2019 and a Network Security subscription for $1.99/mo., $19.99/yr., available "later in 2019".
Linksys is the only major consumer networking product company that has not announced its Wi-Fi 6/802.11ax... -
CES 2019: D-Link Announces New Smart Home Plugs and Sensor
The second smart plug, the Outdoor Wi-Fi Smart Plug (DSP-W320), has features similar to the new indoor model, but is encased in a IP44-rated weatherproof case for outdoor use and includes two plugs versus the indoor model’s single plug design.
Both plugs have 125V/15A ratings and work with the mydlink app.
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CES 2019: ASUS Announces Lyra Voice...One More Time
The hardware hasn't changed since last year's announcement and still is built around an 802.11ac (aka Wi-Fi 5) 2x2 three radio tri-band design. It also has Amazon Alexa built in and can be used as a Bluetooth-paired speaker.
The main change is that instead of just working only with ASUS Lyra mesh routers, it now will mesh with any ASUS router supporting its AiMesh system.
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CES 2019: D-Link Adds Mesh To Exo Router Family
All the new Exo routers have Gigabit Ethernet ports (1 WAN, 4 LAN), USB 3.0 port for storage sharing and support some management capabilities through Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
The two mesh extenders each have one Gigabit Ethernet port that allows them to work as Ethernet bridges for wired devices.
The new router family will all include a security suite powered by McAfee that includes parental controls with content filtering. The McAfee suite includes five years of free protection for all connected devices and two years of free McAfee app-based antivirus protection for Windows, MacOs, Android and iOS devices.
All Exo routers and points are expected to be available in Q2 of 2019. MSRPs are:
AC3000 Mesh-Enabled Smart Wi-Fi Router, $199.99... -
CES 2019: D-Link Unveils 5G Router
The DWR-2010 5G NR Enhanced Gateway features an embedded 5G NR (New Radio) NSA module and can operate on the sub-6 GHz or mmWave frequencies in 200 MHz (2 x 100 MHz) or 800 MHz (8 x 100 MHz) configurations.
The new router is based on Qualcomm's SDX55 chipset and supports 3GPP Release 15 and VoLTE. The Wi-Fi side has a Wi-Fi 5 AC2600 class dual-band radio supporting MU-MIMO.
Ethernet port complement includes three switched gigabit LAN ports, one gigabit switchable LAN/WAN port and one multi-gigabit 1/2.5 LAN port.
Since the product won't ship until the "second half of 2019", neither pricing nor detailed specs were revealed. The only performance clue provided was that the router "enables download speeds more than 40x faster than current average fixed broadband download speed in the U.S. of 70 Mbps", which would be around 2.8 Gbps. -
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QNAP Releases TBS-453DX NASbook For The Mobile Worker
It uses four M.2 2280 SATA SSDs (not included) for storage and is powered by Intel’s 14nm Celeron J4105 quad-core 1.5 GHz processor and 4 GB/ 8 GB DDR4 dual-channel RAM (upgradable to 8 GB).
When enabled with the upcoming Cloud Gateway Service (available in the upcoming QTS 4.4.1 release), QNAP says their new desktop NAS lets customers map up to 20 cloud storage spaces and access cached online files as quickly as if those files were sitting on local storage.
TBS-453DX runs QTS operating system and can also be used as a media device via Plex or Roon server and also supports video play to TVs and displays via HDMI 2.0 (4K @ 60Hz), and can convert 4K videos to various universal formats.
The current TBS-453DX lineup includes:
- TBS-453DX-4G: 4 GB DDR4 RAM (2 x 2 GB), upgradable to 8 GB
- TBS-453DX-8G: 8 GB DDR4 RAM (2 x 4 GB)...
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QNAP Intros Xeon-Powered TS-x83XU Enterprise NAS Line-Up
Ranging from 8-bay to 24-bay models, the TS-x83XU series NAS supports hot-swappable 3.5”/2.5” SATA HDDs/SSDs and includes two 10GbE SFP+ ports using Mellanox ConnectX-4 Lx SmartNIC controllers, and two Type-C USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps ports. All TS-x83XU models support VMware, Citrix, and MS Hyper-V and Windows Server 2016.
The first five models listed below also include four GbE LAN ports, four PCIe Gen3 expansion slots (one slot comes with a pre-installed 10GbE NIC) and four Type-A USB 3.1 Gen2 10Gbps ports.
- TS-883XU-E2124-8G: 2U rackmount with 8 drive bays, Intel Xeon E-2124 quad-core 3.3 GHz processor (burst up to 4.3 GHz), 8 GB ECC RAM (4 GB x2), 350W single PSU
- TS-883XU-RP-E2124-8G: 2U rackmount with 8 drive bays, Intel Xeon E-2124 quad-core...
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EnGenius Announces $100 Wi-Fi Mesh System
The EMR3500 router uses a 360° antenna that helps it connect to up eight MESHdot nodes on the wireless network. The MESHdot node itself is a plug-and-play device that plugs directly into a wall outlet and uses EnGenius’ EnMesh technology to provides wireless connectivity to mobile devices around the home.
As a whole, the MESHdot kit includes familiar features including automatic firmware updating, guest networking, and parental controls such as getting real-time data on who’s on the network, creating and maintaining rules to banning connections, enforce scheduled internet access times, or restricting access to social media, search engines and online video content.
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TP-Link Announces Two Wi-Fi 6 Routers
TP-Link yesterday unveiled a pair of draft 802.11ax routers, both based on Broadcom's draft 11ax platform.
The Archer AX6000 (shown above) and Archer AX11000 compete with draft AX products already announced by ASUS and NETGEAR, but bring some unique features to the market.
The Archer AX6000 is spec'd to support maximum link rates of 1148 Mbps in 2.4 GHz and 4804 Mbps in 5 GHz when used with four-stream draft 802.11ax devices. It runs on a 1.8 GHz quad-core Broadcom CPU backed by 1 GB of RAM and a surprisingly small 128 MB of flash. It competes with ASUS' RT-AX88U and NETGEAR's RAX80.
The Archer AX11000 is a tri-band design with a second 5 GHz radio. It competes most directly with ASUS' ROG Rapture GT-AX11000, which is also a three-radio draft 11ax product. Although NETGEAR's Qualcomm-based RAX120 is also billed as... -
First Peek At Wi-Fi 6: ASUS RT-AX88U & NETGEAR RAX80
Our first look at the performance of NETGEAR's RAX80 and ASUS' RT-AX88U shows little benefit functioning as AC routers.
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Qualcomm reveals Snapdragon 855 with 802.11ax, 802.11ay and WPA3
Qualcomm revealed their new flagship chipset today in Hawaii aimed at the high-end phones of 2019, and it comes with a lot of firsts. The Snapdragon 855 mobile platform features Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) support, 802.11ay support in the 60GHz band and WPA3 security support, all 3 not seen before in any mobile chipset.
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TP-Link Announces Upcoming Omada Wireless System for Businesses
The included OC200 cloud controller uses auto-discovery to speed up the setup process and is manageable via mobile app or computer, while Omada’s pair of Wireless AC EAP200 series APs provide dual-band service to the office wireless network.
Other features mentioned include a customizable portal for easier guest sign-in via Facebook or SMS, and a limited lifetime warranty.
The TP-Link Omada Business Wireless System will be available in mid-November, along with the OC200. Pricing for both items hasn’t been... -
EnGenius Announces Upcoming SMB AX Access Points For Early Adopters
The low-profile EWS357AP will support 1x1 and 2x2 clients and is backward compatible with legacy Wi-Fi standards, as well as supporting AX-compatible devices. Features include OFDMA, uplink/downlink of MU-MIMO, BSS Coloring tags and target wake time for power saving, as well as having mass configuration capabilities.
Along with the EWS357AP, EnGenius is also announcing the EWS377AP, a 4x4 access point designed for higher density areas. Not much was mentioned regarding EWS377AP's feature set, so be sure to check out the EnGenius website for more information.
Available in early Q1, the EnGenius EWS357AP’s MSRP is set at $189 MSRP, while the...
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