The TP-Link Archer AX3200 was quickly released as a response to the Asus RT-AX86U which proudly flaunted its multi Gigabit port and the new WiFi 6 features. And yes, the Archer AX3200 does also offer a 2.5GbE port, but, unlike the RT-AX86U, it can not be used alongside the secondary WAN/LAN Gigabit port for dual-WAN … Read more
The Asus TUF-AX5400 is yet another WiFi 6 router that was designed to cater to the online gaming community, so, besides offering the usual features that are now commonly found on the AX wireless routers, such as OFDMA and TWT, there are a few technologies to improve the gaming experience as well. ASUS TUF-AX5400 Amazon.com … Read more
The Zyxel SCR 50AXE marks the manufacturer’s move towards the larger scale implementation of the WiFi 6E features into its networking devices, and, while initially a bit shy with just a couple of wireless access points, this time, it’s a security router. Zyxel SCR 50AXE Zyxel.com Check Product The Zyxel SCR 50AXE is Cloud-managed, so … Read more
The TP-Link EX920 AXE7800 is part of the new Managed WiFi for ISPs router series and it will be using the Aginet Unified Cloud (TAUC) platform for monitoring and management purposes. And yes, the platform does include support for TR-069 and TR-369, as well as API service, so it’s definitely a very attractive solution for … Read more
Yes, it is possible to have two routers on the same network but bear in mind that there are various configurations that can be made depending on what the end goal actually is. The most common approach is to set one router as the main unit and the secondary router (which is usually either older … Read more
I noticed that a lot more people are complaining about slow WiFi now than a few years ago and I guess it’s a bit more difficult to have a stable, well-performing WiFi connection when everyone is broadcasting the wireless router’s signal without doing any site survey. And this phenomenon is the worst in densely populated … Read more
I know that the first thing that everyone’s thinking is to use a WiFi extender to extend the WiFi (I mean, it’s in the name), but this is actually the worst way to do it and it should only be used as the last resort. That is unless you don’t mind less than half the … Read more
The uninterruptible power supplies come in various shapes and sizes, but the main differentiating factor remains the topology. Based on the technology that’s used, we have offline UPS devices (also known as standby uninterruptible power supplies), line-interactive UPS devices (the more commonly used type of UPS in households and smaller offices, since these are more … Read more
The mi-inta is described as a no-frills device that has the role of providing some insight to parents about the web activity of each device that’s connected to the network. Sure, some routers do have something like that already built-in, such as some Asus routers, but the large majority of routers will only offer some … Read more
The IGMP Proxying is a clever way of taking the strain out of a router when dealing with multiple devices that use multicast. And the way it reduces this strain is by intercepting the IGMP traffic from multiple users which either wish to join or leave the multicast group and then the proxy behaves as … Read more