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Reviewing ASUS RT-AC67U: The most affordable AiMesh WiFi system!

Reviewing ASUS RT-AC67U: The most affordable AiMesh WiFi system!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 20.02.2019
ASUS RT-AC67U is a mesh WiFi system composed of two wireless routers. Their firmware was optimized so that they work as a mesh WiFi system while offering all the tools, configuration options, and benefits of a typical wireless router. All this at a price that...
ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 review: Over the top, in every way!

ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 review: Over the top, in every way!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 31.01.2019
If you search the news about the ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 wireless router, you see journalists and bloggers saying things like: "world's first tri-band 802.11ax router," "ASUS wants to supercharge your home network with this ultra-fast router," or "we wouldn't want to encounter one of...
TP-Link Deco M4 review: Affordable and with excellent potential!

TP-Link Deco M4 review: Affordable and with excellent potential!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 19.12.2018
TP-Link is preparing the international launch of a new mesh WiFi system, called Deco M4 or Deco M4R. It is their most affordable mesh WiFi system yet, and it plans to compete with other brands that have aggressive pricing like Tenda. It packs solid hardware,...
Review TP-Link Deco M5 v2: A beautiful whole-home WiFi system!

Review TP-Link Deco M5 v2: A beautiful whole-home WiFi system!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 05.12.2018
TP-Link is famous for its affordably priced home networking products. They manufacture not only wireless routers but also mesh WiFi systems. Their top-selling product in this niche is Deco M5, which now has a new v2 variant, which brings several quality-of-life improvements compared to the...
Synology MR2200ac review: Not your average mesh WiFi system!

Synology MR2200ac review: Not your average mesh WiFi system!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 13.11.2018
Synology MR2200ac is the second Synology networking device that we have tested, and we are impressed. It is clear to us that this company knows how to deliver excellent networking devices to the consumer market, with top-notch security, privacy built-in, as well as advanced controls...
Synology RT2600ac review: Security, privacy, and flexibility!

Synology RT2600ac review: Security, privacy, and flexibility!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 08.11.2018
Synology is a Taiwanese company that specializes in network-attached storage products, which are famous for their quality. Two former Microsoft employees founded the company that started by coding an operating system. Today, Synology manufactures wireless routers for homes and businesses, and the company offers a...
What is MU-MIMO in WiFi? Do I need it?

What is MU-MIMO in WiFi? Do I need it?

  • misc
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 17.10.2018
If you study the wireless routers that were launched since the summer of 2015, you notice that most of them advertise a technology called MU-MIMO or Multi-User MIMO and they also promise wireless transfers that are up to four times faster than on traditional routers....
Reviewing the TP-Link Archer C6 (v2): A good quality AC1200 wireless router

Reviewing the TP-Link Archer C6 (v2): A good quality AC1200 wireless router

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 05.10.2018
TP-Link has launched another affordable wireless router: TP-Link Archer C6. It is the second hardware revision of this model, with support for the 802.11ac Wave 2 WiFi networking standard, and 2x2 MU-MIMO transfers. It also has surprisingly good hardware inside, which should be able to...
4 ways to learn your WiFi password in Windows 10, when you forget it

4 ways to learn your WiFi password in Windows 10, when you forget it

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 01.10.2018
Did you ever find yourself in a situation in which you need your Wi-Fi password, but you cannot remember it? What if you never knew your wireless password at home, just because a friend or a relative did all your network configuration and did not...
Tenda nova MW6 review: What you get from the cheapest mesh WiFi system?

Tenda nova MW6 review: What you get from the cheapest mesh WiFi system?

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 10.09.2018
If you are looking for cheap mesh WiFi systems, you may have encountered the Tenda nova MW6. On paper, this system looks promising: it has an affordable price, it is not bad looking, it has many of the features other mesh WiFi systems offer, and...
Linksys Velop AC1300 review: Linksys' most balanced mesh WiFi system!

Linksys Velop AC1300 review: Linksys' most balanced mesh WiFi system!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 31.08.2018
Velop is the Linksys brand for whole home mesh WiFi systems. There are several Velop models on the market, with different prices, colors and numbers of stations. This time we received the more affordable WHW01 variant for testing. This model is smaller in size and...
ASUS Lyra AC2200 review: The first whole-home WiFi system by ASUS!

ASUS Lyra AC2200 review: The first whole-home WiFi system by ASUS!

  • review
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 28.08.2018
ASUS Lyra AC2200 is the first mesh wireless network system released by ASUS for home users. We were the first team in the world to test it, and our initial review was done using the first firmware version released for this product. Since then, ASUS...
How to find hidden wireless networks (SSIDs) in your area, in Windows

How to find hidden wireless networks (SSIDs) in your area, in Windows

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 10.08.2018
You might need to find all the wireless networks that are broadcast in your area, including those which have a weak WiFi signal and those that have hidden their SSID (network name). For this task, you have to install a wireless network scanner and use...