The EnGenius ECW230 is the current flagship Cloud Managed indoor wireless access point, offering most of the expected features from the WiFi 6 standard, such as OFDMA, Target Wake Time (for IoT devices), MU-MIMO (4×4) and the device is also the only one (so far) from the series to have a 2.5 Gigabit PoE port. … Read more
What is AiMesh? The AiMesh is an ambitious, new technology developed by Asus which allows the creation of home-based WiFi mesh systems using two or more Asus routers. Unlike the dedicated WiFi mesh systems available from most, if not all large networking manufacturers (yes, including Asus), where you usually get two or three identical devices, … Read more
The GateKeeper Halberd is a portable security token that let’s you log into your computer simply by being in its proximity and to automatically log out when you’ve moved away from it by relying on the Bluetooth connection to perform the cryptographic key exchange with the receiver. This way, you don’t have to continuously log … Read more
Ubiquiti has been the go-to manufacturer for reliable SMB-level networking devices for almost a decade and the public has been especially fond of their wireless access point series (and surprisingly, Ubiquiti is a favored option even in the home networking market as well). One of the most popular models is the Ubiquiti UAP-AC-PRO (the predecessor … Read more
Reolink has been busy crafting its way through the myriad of available surveillance cameras and it has managed to capture the attention of the audience with the excellent Argus series which went directly against the Arlo cameras (from Netgear). This time, Reolink has unveiled a new indoors-only-suitable series called E1 which consists of three models, … Read more
I am familiar with EnGenius from its SMB-focused networking devices (mostly with the wireless access points series) and I admit that I was a bit surprised to see that the manufacturer decided last year to set foot into the consumer market not with one, but two WiFi systems, the dual-band EnGenius ESR530 and the tri-band … Read more
There are currently lots of changes in the consumer networking market due to the new WiFi 6 standard but even so, the Google WiFi and Orbi still remain two of the most popular WiFi systems, despite their age (along with Eero and, perhaps the Linksys Velop). These two WiFi systems have pretty much shaped the … Read more
If you were wondering whether it’s possible to turn an old PC into a router, know that it’s very much possible and there are also more than one ways to achieve it. The open-source pfSense which is based off FreeBSD is one of the most popular ways to transform a computer into a router and … Read more
Besides being a part of different WiFi standards, the Asus RT-AX58U and the Asus RT-AC86U do have some elements in common (such as the 1024-QAM, BeamForming and MU-MIMO) and even cost-wise, they’re not that different (at the moment), so is this the right time to switch to the newer WiFi 6 standard or is it … Read more
The TaoTronics SoundLiberty 79 have everything that one may expect from a pair of affordable true wireless earbuds, such as the small form factor design, the compact charging case and the promise of an excellent sound quality, but, unlike most of its competitors from the entry-level market segment, the SoundLiberty 79 also promises 8 hours … Read more