wireless bridge

[soontobetold]

I refer to this article http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wire...1900-first-look-netgear-r7000-a-asus-rt-ac68u

As I explain in this short AC1900 primer, not many people will be able to experience the 600 Mbps link rates in 2.4 GHz that are the raison d'être for the AC1900 stew that Broadcom has cooked up. The only folks who will are those who spring for two routers and set the second up as a wireless bridge.

I also read a few other articles saying that in order to maximise the full potential of the router, you need to set up a wireless bridge.

How exactly does setting up a wireless bridge maximise the full potential of the router?

Ain't a wireless bridge just "extending" the range of the primary router wirelessly or am I wrong?

Please enlighten. Thanks!

 

[thiggins]

A wireless bridge is not an extender. Think of it as a wireless adapter that connects to a device via Ethernet vs. USB or PCIe.

ASUS PCE-AC68 is the only AC1900 adapter available and it is for desktop machines. It is the only adapter that can support the maximum 600 Mbps link rate in 2.4 GHz, that is the difference that AC1900 routers offer over AC1750.

The most practical way for most people to get a 600 Mbps link rate in 2.4 GHz from an AC1900 router is to use a second AC1900 router as a bridge. NOTE that you get 600 Mbps only if you use 40 MHz bandwidth mode, which is not advised for most users because it eats up two of the three channels in 2.4 GHz, while providing little extra throughput in most cases.

 

[soontobetold]

A wireless bridge is not an extender. Think of it as a wireless adapter that connects to a device via Ethernet vs. USB or PCIe.

ASUS PCE-AC68 is the only AC1900 adapter available and it is for desktop machines. It is the only adapter that can support the maximum 600 Mbps link rate in 2.4 GHz, that is the difference that AC1900 routers offer over AC1750.

The most practical way for most people to get a 600 Mbps link rate in 2.4 GHz from an AC1900 router is to use a second AC1900 router as a bridge. NOTE that you get 600 Mbps only if you use 40 MHz bandwidth mode, which is not advised for most users because it eats up two of the three channels in 2.4 GHz, while providing little extra throughput in most cases.

Ah... Hope I understand it correctly this time.

Am I right to say that the router can 600mbps link rate, but if the device (say a laptop) is unable to utilise to full 600mpbs link rate, there's a bottleneck on the device. In order to overcome it, you get another router say RT-AC68U in this case, and connect it to your laptop via ethernet, it will be able to utilise the full 600mpbs link rate.

 

[thiggins]

Ah... Hope I understand it correctly this time.

Am I right to say that the router can 600mbps link rate, but if the device (say a laptop) is unable to utilise to full 600mpbs link rate, there's a bottleneck on the device. In order to overcome it, you get another router say RT-AC68U in this case, and connect it to your laptop via ethernet, it will be able to utilise the full 600mpbs link rate.

Yes. You got it.