Dual-band refers to Wi-Fi broadcasters with two radios of two different frequencies, often 2.4GHz and 5GHz, though other band combos can be possible.
The year 2022 is the year when TP-Link keeps its word. Today, the company announced the availability of its latest Wi-Fi 6 mesh variants to complete its Deco ecosystems—all of which were first announced at the beginning of the year. Specifically, if not today, you’ll soon be able to buy …
Zyxel NWA220AX-6E is one of a kind, not necessarily in a good way. On the one hand, it’s an affordable well-performing PoE access point that can work as a standalone unit or part of Zyxel’s cloud-based Nebula mesh system—you’d need to register an account and log in with the vendor. …
Generally, I’m not a fan of Wi-Fi extenders, and, on the one hand, the TP-Link RE715X AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender embodies everything I don’t like about this type of “quick fix” Wi-Fi broadcaster. On the other, it has a couple of things going for itself, namely the support for …
Almost two years after the launch of the Nighthawk M5 for those needing a fast 5G connection on the go, NETGEAR today announced its second mobile router of the same cellular standard, the Nighthawk M6 Mobile Hotspot Router (model MR6150.) The new little router shares a similar design but now …
You can think of TP-Link’s new and, for now, Best Buy-exclusive Deco X4300 Pro Wi-Fi 6 mesh as the previous once Costco-exclusive Deco X60 plus a 2.5Gbps port and better 5GHz Wi-Fi specs. And that’s a big plus. Like the case of the X60, eventually, you’ll likely be able to …
The Synology RT6600ax and Ubiquiti UDR (UniFi Dream Router) appear to have nothing in common. They have distinctive looks and belong to two approaches regarding home/(semi-)professional networking. But I couldn’t help thinking of the latter while testing the former, which arrived later in the Wi-Fi 6 game—both were kind of …
The TRENDnet TEW-921DAP AX1800 dual-band Wi-Fi 6 PoE+ access point is an expensive version of the entry-level NETGEAR WAX214. It has more to offer and costs almost double at around $150. Neither will give you much to brag about in performance; both are modest hardware. As wireless access points, they …
In early October 2021, Ubiquiti quietly released the UniFi Dream Router (UDR), its first UniFi Wi-Fi 6 broadcaster, as a $79 Early Access device to those who agreed to keep most of its information under wraps. Not everyone managed to snatch one since the router kept running out of stock. …
In more ways than one, the new ZenWiFi AX Hybrid (model XP4) is ASUS’s Powerline alternative to its entry-level ZenWiFi AX Mini (XD4). Specifically, the ASUS XP4 is its older cousin, plus the built-in Powerline capability. And that makes a huge difference in their physical shapes and functionality. Still, since …
If there’s a contest in who makes the most Wi-Fi 6 business wireless access points (WAPs), NETGEAR will likely be the winner. Today, the networking vendor extended its Insight Managed product line with the WAX615 AX3000 dual-band Multi-Gig PoE WAP. As an AX3000 broadcaster, the WAX615 fits between the existing …
