Dual-band refers to Wi-Fi access points or clients with two radios on two different frequencies, often 2.4GHz and 5GHz, though other band combinations are possible.
How the Wi-Fi bandwidth works has always been a mystery—we literally can’t put our finger on it. The hyped-up numbers thrown out by networking vendors only make things even more confusing. These days, when buying a router or mesh system, we also face a choice among dual-band, tri-band, and even …
I first thought the ASUS RT-BE82U would somewhat resemble the RT-AX82U, the way the RT-BE86U and RT-BE88U continue their respective design lineages. I thought wrong. The RT-BE82U is more of an upgrade to the RT-BE58U, with slightly higher Wi-Fi specs and all 2.5GbE ports. Here’s the bottom line: For those …
The head says it. This post lists the current best dual-band Wi-Fi 7 routers. They are devices that only have the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, made for those who don’t need or care about the 6 GHz band, or live in a region where it’s unavailable. These are …
As a travel router, the TP-Link Roam 7 has gone through a lot. TP-Link first announced it at the beginning of 2025 as the TL-WR3602BE, then made it available for purchase on August 5 of the same year under that same cryptic name. In early 2026, TP-Link quietly adopted a new …
Standard access points (APs) are excellent options to build a robust Wi-Fi system, preferably with a non-Wi-Fi router. However, not all APs are created equal, and if you need more than one unit, it’s best to use hardware from the same ecosystem. Among popular networking brands, Ubiquiti’s UniFi is arguably …
Here’s the web interface of the ASUS RP-AX56 when working in the Access Point mode. Note the similarity to that of any ASUS router.
The newly released EnGenius ECW515 Cloud Managed Wi-Fi 7 2×2 Wall Plate Access Point is a compact surface-mount AP. As such, it can be handy in many situations thanks to the extra built-in LAN ports. Here’s the bottom line: If you’re looking for a surface-mount, cloud-managed, dual-band Wi-Fi 7 access …
The U7 In-Wall (model U7-IW) is a wall-plate-mount variant of the ceiling-mount U7 Lite—both were first unveiled a year ago. The two are so similar that I originally intended to review just the U7 Lite and called it the representative of the two. And while that has remained largely the …
