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- MBP 15" I7 first one and loving it.
I bought this router last night and have it setup and running. Not ready to do a review yet. Is anyone else using this router? It seems to be fast and stable. Very easy to get the devices up and connected. Very odd that you have no web interface to the router. There are very few settings that you can see or change. It comes with usb 2 connector for a hard drive which seems old to me for a new device of this price.
When you name the router it in effect names the 2.4GHZ network. You have the option to name the 5GHZ network in airport utility. If not it seems to use the same name as the 2.4GHZ. It's not really clear if the 5GHz needs a name of its own? You can select channels for each network but they are set to automatic by default. It is also unclear if you should change them. Airport utility is not very helpful.
There is not much you have control over. Don't think I like that. Perhaps I'm missing something? I'll keep messing with it for a day or so before I quit and take it back. Right now I'm not too impressed.
I did find the following which makes sense to me:
So, to review again....If you leave the AirPort Express in the default setup, devices will automatically connect to the band with the best signal quality based on their capabilities and distance/location in relation to the AirPort Express. Isn't that what you really want?
Do I need this router in my home network? No! This is my hobby and I like to tinker with things. So tinker I will.
When you name the router it in effect names the 2.4GHZ network. You have the option to name the 5GHZ network in airport utility. If not it seems to use the same name as the 2.4GHZ. It's not really clear if the 5GHz needs a name of its own? You can select channels for each network but they are set to automatic by default. It is also unclear if you should change them. Airport utility is not very helpful.
There is not much you have control over. Don't think I like that. Perhaps I'm missing something? I'll keep messing with it for a day or so before I quit and take it back. Right now I'm not too impressed.
I did find the following which makes sense to me:
So, to review again....If you leave the AirPort Express in the default setup, devices will automatically connect to the band with the best signal quality based on their capabilities and distance/location in relation to the AirPort Express. Isn't that what you really want?
Do I need this router in my home network? No! This is my hobby and I like to tinker with things. So tinker I will.