TP-Link Archer C80 AC1900 MU-MIMO Dual Band Wireless Gaming Router, Wi-Fi Speed Up to 1300 Mbps/5 GHz + 600 Mbps/2.4 GHz, Supports Parental Control, Guest Wi-Fi

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Doing so is a mixed bag—I found setting up upstream custom rules quite easy and configuring downstream custom rules absolutely confusing. This product comes with a limited Warranty that is valid only if purchased from a NETGEAR authorized reseller. In comparison, the Trendnet router mentioned above managed 99 Mbps, and the AirStation clocked 87Mbps in 2. Dual core processor: for faster processing times, which can help speed up streaming and online gaming. It is a a good upgrade to improve your WiFi coverage and stability especially if you still using the default wireless router provider by your service provider.

Upgrading our broadband router can make a big difference to download speeds, wi-fi range in the home and accessibility for multiple devices. Equipped with full gigabit ports which are 10× faster than Ethernet ports, MR50G transfers data at dizzying speeds for peak performance. This D-Link product includes software code developed by third parties, including software code subject to the GNU General Public License (“GPL”) or GNU Lesser General Public License (“LGPL”). We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.At a distance of about 15 feet testing away from the R7000, the connection between my test wireless client the router had an average speed of 174Mbps. Most provider-supplied routers for ADSL and FTTC broadband connections come with a built-in modem that connects to the Internet. The R7000 comes with three detachable antennas and is powered by the fastest dual-core CPU ever found inside a home router; it runs at 1,000MHz.

I was able to pick up its signal much further than that -- up to 300 feet away -- but at over 200 feet, the signal was not strong enough for a reliable Wi-Fi connection. Block inappropriate content and set daily limits for how much time your children spend online with Parental Controls. In my trial, the router could handle hard drives formatted in FAT32 or NTFS, and the USB ports provided enough juice to power any portable bus-powered external drives. If you want to share large files or stream video within your home network, you are better off getting a dedicated NAS, or at least, connect your client device via Ethernet cable to the Nighthawk when you want to work with an attached USB drive and large files.Parental Controls allow parents or administrators to deploy restricted access for children or staff.

Since experiencing slow and often intermittent broadband, which worsened during peak hours around 5pm-7pm, I decided to upgrade my provider-supplied router to see if that would solve the problem. Overall the Netgear Nighthawk solved my broadband speed problems and allowed me to enjoy the advertised download speed of my fibre broadband package. You choose between five overall Web-filtering levels: high, moderate, low, minimum, and none, where high means most traffic will be blocked, and none means nothing will be blocked.

GHz / 5 GHz Data Transfer Rate 1900 Mbps Network / Transport Protocol FTP Encryption Algorithm WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK Features Firewall protection, auto-sensing per device, NAT support, VPN support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DoS attack prevention, IPv6 support, parental control, Quality of Service (QoS), Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), Wireless Guest Services, FTP server, ReadySHARE, Push ‘N’ Connect button, 3T3R MIMO technology, Beamforming+ Compliant Standards IEEE 802. In the Netgear's defense, I used a second R7000 router working in bridge mode as the client for this test, and Netgear doesn't offer many options to make sure that the first and second unit are connected using the fastest standard possible. I also noticed that while it's beneficial that the R7000 can operate as an access point, bridge, or repeater, but placing it in Bridge mode was a pain. Everything considered, we are quite impressed by the TP-Link Archer C9 AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Router.

On top of that the R7000 comes with other impressive hardware components, including dual-core CPU that runs at 1,000MHz, 128GB of flash memory as storage space, and 256MB of DDR RAM. Once an account has been created, you can download and install the Netgear Live Parental Controls Management Utility (available for both Windows and Mac) to associate the router with the account.Shake to Share Shake to share your home WiFi’s name and password to invite your friends to join the network. With dual-band Wi-Fi and 4 high-gain antennas, this router provides coverage for large homes and multiple devices. NAT ensures local computers and devices aren't reachable from the Internet, and SPI in an additional layer of protection which monitors for patterns of Internet traffic which are similar to known hacker techniques.