Hello everyone,
The router (WRT1900AC) in my parent's house recently stopped working because a nearby lightning strike ruined the WAN port. It worked flawlessly for the most part. Range in some places used to keep dropping. I believe its an AC Wave 1 router so it does not have as many bells and whistles as new MU-MIMO routers.
My requirements are as follows:
- Slightly better and stable range.
- Dual WAN.
- VPN Client/Server support.
- Upgrading to Mesh in the future.
After a lot of researching, I came down to these options:
- Asus RT AC88U. (I am a huge fan of Merlin fw)
- Asus RT AC5300. (They claim 5000sft but too many negative reviews) (Not interested in GT because there is no Merlin)
- Synology RT2600. (I have read many posts in SNB with people telling how it is better than Asus routers in terms of Range). I am able to get the Synology for less than $150 online so its the cheapest of the 3 as well.
Apart from this. What is the best way to protect my future gear (WAN port) from such lightning strikes?
Thanks a lot for your time folks.
The router (WRT1900AC) in my parent's house recently stopped working because a nearby lightning strike ruined the WAN port. It worked flawlessly for the most part. Range in some places used to keep dropping. I believe its an AC Wave 1 router so it does not have as many bells and whistles as new MU-MIMO routers.
My requirements are as follows:
- Slightly better and stable range.
- Dual WAN.
- VPN Client/Server support.
- Upgrading to Mesh in the future.
After a lot of researching, I came down to these options:
- Asus RT AC88U. (I am a huge fan of Merlin fw)
- Asus RT AC5300. (They claim 5000sft but too many negative reviews) (Not interested in GT because there is no Merlin)
- Synology RT2600. (I have read many posts in SNB with people telling how it is better than Asus routers in terms of Range). I am able to get the Synology for less than $150 online so its the cheapest of the 3 as well.
Apart from this. What is the best way to protect my future gear (WAN port) from such lightning strikes?
Thanks a lot for your time folks.