This router has excellent coverage, fantastic speed, and easy to use interface. As soon as I set it up, we streamed media on multiple devices simultaneously and couldn't slow it down no matter what we tried. We were also impressed that the speed seemed constant, even when we were as far away from the router as we could get inside the house. I'm a CCNA, but it was quite refreshing to not have to resort to the terminal, as the interface was so common-sense. I've since installed the same one in my office and highly recommend it. I especially like the speed test feature on the device itself, its a nice touch.
Other features of note:
-local SAN: very easy to set up - although when transferring multiple 14Gig files of my husband's GoPro snowmobiling video, it temporarily froze and I had to wait a few seconds for the network to come back. Solutions: Delete 14Gig videos of snowmobiling (trust me), or when doing large file transfers, connect directly to the hard drive. It is fantastic for shared pictures and videos of 1G or less though, so excellent for average home use.
-OpenVPN compatibility: haven't tried it yet, but this is one of the reasons I bought this router. From other reviews I've seen, it works seamlessly.
-Monitoring: The admin interface has all kinds of monitoring, from showing who's being a bandwidth hog, to a visual network map, to basic logs. These features were well designed and useful.
-QoS: Very easy to use QoS/prioritization options
-Port Forwarding: This was a bit difficult to find at first, hidden in a Media submenu under Security, but easy to configure and works flawlessly so far.
Also, for some reason it is hard to find in chain stores in town - they often confuse it with the lesser 1900AC version, which has half the CPU power. Buying my second one online was much easier than hunting around stores in town to find it.
Linksys is back, and this beefy router is proof. I read dozens of reviews before buying it, and it didn't disappoint - this is the best home/SOHO router on the market today.
| RAM | 512 MB |
|---|---|
| Wireless Type | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
