I understand from reading some of the posts here that some people have some concerns regarding the heat dissipation of this router.
My old routers (WiFi (802.11g and older) and wired) plus a gigabit Ethernet switch all lived in an enclosed cupboard (top shelf of a 2 ft x 2 ft x 1.5 foot cupboard with a closed door) and worked well.
Positioning the RT-AC66U elsewhere would be inconvenient. Cables would have to be relocated and might not be long enough to reach. Alternatively I could forgo three out of the RT-AC66U's four gigabit Ethernet ports and just connect it to a (bigger) main switch to connect to my home network.
At the moment I have the RT-AC66U in the open, in addition to my regular WiFi router in the cupboard but I want to replace the old one with the RT-AC66U soon. I suppose I could try it but I don't want to fry it. I suppose I could try RMerlin's firmware to get access to the router's radios' temperatures.
I am guessing that the RT-AC66U would not do so well in such an enclosed environment, oriented horizontally rather than vertically. Would I be right?
My old routers (WiFi (802.11g and older) and wired) plus a gigabit Ethernet switch all lived in an enclosed cupboard (top shelf of a 2 ft x 2 ft x 1.5 foot cupboard with a closed door) and worked well.
Positioning the RT-AC66U elsewhere would be inconvenient. Cables would have to be relocated and might not be long enough to reach. Alternatively I could forgo three out of the RT-AC66U's four gigabit Ethernet ports and just connect it to a (bigger) main switch to connect to my home network.
At the moment I have the RT-AC66U in the open, in addition to my regular WiFi router in the cupboard but I want to replace the old one with the RT-AC66U soon. I suppose I could try it but I don't want to fry it. I suppose I could try RMerlin's firmware to get access to the router's radios' temperatures.
I am guessing that the RT-AC66U would not do so well in such an enclosed environment, oriented horizontally rather than vertically. Would I be right?
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