Link sys announced yesterday that it has sold more than 100 million wired and wireless routers globally. In recognition of that, here’s an infographic that shows how they got 100 million routers sold:
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Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on April 22, 2015 by itnerdLinksys Announces A Ton Of New Product At CES
Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on January 5, 2015 by itnerdThe Consumer Electronics Show (or CES for short) has kicked off with a number of big announcements. One of the first that hit my inbox was a major announcement from Linksys with a number of new products hitting the streets in the spring:
The new WRT1200AC is a 2×2 wireless dual band AC1200 router featuring a Dual-Core Processor, wireless speeds up to 1.3 Gbps, eSATA/USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports, four Gigabit Ethernet ports and one Gigabit WAN port. Also included are high-powered Wi-Fi power amplifiers, beamforming technology and 2 removable antennas. Availability is planned for spring 2015. MSRP will be $179.99.
The new Linksys WRT Network Storage Bay holds two external SATA hard drives and features RAID-1 drive mirroring for seamless back-up and improved read speed vs. eSATA/USB. The Storage Bay also features an eSATA and USB 3.0 port for connecting additional external drives. The WRT Network Storage Bay is built with the iconic blue/black design which stacks perfectly underneath a WRT1900AC or WRT1200AC router helping to de-clutter desktops or closets. Availability is planned for spring 2015 with a MSRP of $129.99.
The new four-pack of High-Gain Dual Band antennas features 7dBi on 5Ghz and 3dBi on 2.4Ghz band as well as omni-directional for range enhancement where it’s needed in a home or office. Other features include standard RP-SMA mount antenna connector for use with any router that uses this connector, high quality substrates retain pass-thru energy, higher radiation efficiency than stock antennas and radiation patterns are optimized across multiple frequencies providing for up to 30% increase in coverage. The MSRP will be $129.99.
- Open WRT Support
In collaboration with Marvell, the open-source wi-fi driver for the WRT1900AC has been released to OpenWrt. This driver has been incorporated into the latest open source firmware image snapshot, available here:
This is an initial release, with plans to send the driver upstream after refinement. Full open source firmware will also be available for the WRT1200AC router at time of availability this spring.
Linksys has built a new Wireless Dual Band router equipped with MU-MIMO technology in the EA8500. The new router includes the quality and performance users can expect from a Linksys wireless router including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.4GHz Dual-Core Processor, wireless speeds up to AC1733 + N800*, four Gigabit ports, One Gigabit WAN port and an eSATA, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports. The MU-MIMO capability enables more devices to run simultaneously with the best performance on the market today. This means multiple devices such as laptops, tablets, phones, and music players can all be streaming at the same time with the best wireless connection possible for the best home wireless experience. The MRSP will be $279.99.
- Smart Wi-Fi Enhancements
Smart Wi-Fi is a software based management tool that helps users simply set up their router, and manage and control their home network via a dashboard on a PC, tablet or smart phone while at home or away. Smart Wi-Fi also provides a host of features including guest access, parental controls, remote access of other family or friend networks as well as easy references to passwords or network controls. Linksys is announcing the latest new features to be included on Smart Wi-Fi that are planned to roll out in Q1 calendar year via a firmware update:
- OpenVPN Server
- New Network Map features
- Wireless Widget
- Wi-Fi Scheduler
- Improved device identification
Smart Wi-Fi is available on all Linksys EA and WRT series routers.
The Linksys RE4100W helps eliminate Wi-Fi dead spots throughout the home by increasing the wireless signal of an existing router up to 7,500 Sq. Ft. RE4100W extends the wireless coverage and features Cross-Band technology allowing the Wi-Fi signal to receive information on one band and transmit on another. The result is a stronger, more consistent signal throughout the home. Also featuring audio streaming with a 3.5mm audio jack so users can connect to speakers to wirelessly stream music from a smart phone, tablet or other music equipped device. A Fast Ethernet port provides hardwire connectivity for digital devices allowing users to experience faster streaming and gaming. The RE4100W Wi-Fi Range Extender can be plugged directly into a wall outlet and setup is simple and fast. The MSRP will be$79.99.
The Linksys AC1200 Range Extender helps eliminate Wi-Fi dead spots throughout the home by increasing the wireless signal from an existing Wireless-AC router. With up to 10,000 Sq. Ft. of coverage, the RE6700W also comes equipped with Cross-Band technology, which enables the Wi-Fi signal to simultaneously receive data on one band and transmit on another. The result is a stronger, more consistent signal throughout the home. Designed for AC power pass-thru, (so you won’t lose a plug for other devices) and four Gigabit Ethernet ports, users can hardwire their devices for faster streaming and gaming. Music fans can connect a stereo system or audio speaker to the RE6700W and stream music from a smart device or computer. The Wi-Fi range extender is designed for flexible placement options so users can enjoy all their devices, from anywhere in their home. The MSRP will be$119.99.
Linksys Annouces High Performance Tri-Band & 4X4 Wireless AC Routers
Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on October 16, 2014 by itnerdLinksys today announced two new routers that will help provide faster wireless networking speeds for families with multiple internet users as well as single users that use the internet for high bandwidth applications such as gaming or video streaming. The two new wireless AC routers, the Linksys AC3200 Tri-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router (EA9200) router and the Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router (E8350), a 4X4 AC router, provide network speeds up to 3.2 Gbps and 2.4 Gbps respectively.
The Linksys EA9200 Tri-Band router features innovative Smart Connect technology utilizing dynamic band steering that optimizes the performance of wireless devices by balancing them across the multiple Wi-Fi bands to provide better overall coverage. The router’s six active antennas – 3 external, 3 internal (for optimal placement) – provide six data streams and a dual-core 1 GHz CPU and 3 integrated co-processors for a total of 2.96 GHz of penta-core processing power. Four Gigabit ports offer a wired connection, while beamforming technology focuses and strengthens the Wi-Fi signal to Wireless-AC devices.
The Linksys AC2400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router offers the fastest Wi-Fi technology for a seamless entertainment experience. This 4×4 AC router is the latest in Wireless-AC, delivering four simultaneous, independent data streams to devices on the network for speeds of up to 2.4 Gbps. The AC2400 helps provide the best overall performance to single devices that require high band such as video streaming or online gaming. The AC2400 features a 1.4 GHz CPU, four Gigabit ports, and an eSATA port with data transfer speeds of up to 3 Gbps.
The Linksys AC2400 Dual Band Wi-Fi Router (E8350) and Linksys AC3200 Tri-Band Smart Wi-Fi Router (EA9200) will be available starting on October 19 at Linksys.com and select retailers nationwide, for an MSRP of $279.99 and $299.99 respectively.
Review: Linksys WRT1900AC Router & WRT SE4008 Gigabit Switch
Posted in Products with tags Linksys on October 15, 2014 by itnerdI’ve had a 4th generation Apple Airport Extreme router and a gigabit switch since 2011 and I wanted to upgrade as I wanted to give myself 802.11ac wireless speeds on my network. Thus the timing happened to be perfect for Linksys to hook me in a serious way:
First up is the Linksys WRT1900AC router. It looks like the original WRT series routers from back in the early 2000s. For someone like me who’s been around for a while, I can really relate to the look as I owned a WRT series router and recall seeing them everywhere. Thus I really really think that going back to this look will work for Linksys. You’ll note that there’s a lot of ventilation holes on it. That’s important as routers tend to get very warm and you need to have adequate ventilation to make sure that the router either doesn’t fail outright or intermittently. It’s also very heavy which is a sign that it’s well built.
The second item is the WRT SE4008 8 port gigabit switch. It looks like the WRT1900AC and it has one added feature.
You can stack the switch and router so that it takes up less space. Very cool! Note that the WRT1900AC is on top to ensure maximum ventilation. I should also note that you can’t reverse the way you stack them.
Now the WRT1900AC is a dual-band router with a 4×4 transmit/receive antenna configuration on each band. The 2.4GHz band supports up to a theoretical 600Mbps and the 5GHz band supports up to 1300Mbps. You get four gigabit ports and a very unique feature:
You get an eSATA port on the right and a USB 2.0/3.0 port for connecting to printers and USB storage devices. More on that in a bit.
Setting up the router was extremely trivial:
- Power on the router
- Connect the cable from your modem to the WAN port
- Wait for the router’s LED to turn from a flashing orange to a solid white
- Connect to the pre-configured SSID (the SSID name and password are printed in the setup guide) or connect an Ethernet cable from a laptop to one of the router’s LAN ports;
- Open a web browser to complete final settings. You have to type in linksyssmartwifi.com as the URL. When I did this, I was directed to the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Setup Page. From this site, a wizard walks you through configuration and you have the option to skip setup and configure manually.
- Declare victory and have a beer.
This makes the setup of this router achievable by anyone. Now if you want to set things up manually, you’ll need the router default password which is not printed in the documentation that comes with the router. A quick Google search confirmed that the default password and user name is admin. Just set up the router the way you want and you’re live on the Internet.
After I set up the router, I noticed two things that really set the WRT1900AC apart from any other router that I have seen recently. The first is the range this router has. I was picking up the 5GHz band in areas of my condo that never got any 5GHz service previously. That’s very impressive given that I have a few concrete walls for the router to deal with along the way. The second thing that I noticed is the speed. Even though my Macs are 802.11n, I could clearly see that I could copy between them wirelessly faster than my Apple Airport Extreme router. That’s a welcome speed boost. Clearly, this router fully leverages the 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM CPU that Linksys put inside this router.
There’s some other cool features:
- On the front of the router, the WRT1900AC comes with an array of cool looking LED lights that show the status of the router. I find these lights very helpful, but if you don’t like them, you can turn all of them off with the exception of the power light via the router’s Web interface. One thing that I would say is that the lights on this router don’t light up the entire room unlike some routers which will make a room glow in the dark.
- You can manage the router locally or remotely through the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi cloud service. It is easy to use via your smartphone and changes take effect instantly. One addition that is present on this router is the the Network Map which has a lot of great features including:
- You can view connected devices by connection types (wireless or wired) or device types (computers, mobile devices, printers, and unknown).
- You can quickly add or edit a connected client to a IP reservation/blocking pool, give it a name, or view more information about the client.
- You can check the bandwidth usage of any one device.
- You can optimize the router for whatever you do. For example, you can tweak the settings to provide better performance for any device on your network simply by moving it into a “high priority” group.
- It has full parental controls that enable you to restrict Internet access based on time or by website.
- You can connect a hard drive to it to use it as network storage. The drives can be formatted in HFS+, FAT32, or NTFS. By default, all clients in your home network can access all the content stored on a connected drive, but you can also turn on secure sharing by user accounts. It supports FTP and SAMBA as well as DLNA and UPnP. You can also access a storage device attached to the router from the Internet using Linksys Smart Wi-Fi and a third-party DDNS service. Performance is very good from a storage standpoint and you’ll get the best performance from using the eSATA port. But having both as an option gives you some flexibility in terms of the storage devices that you can use.
- While I do have a network printer, I tested the ability to connect a printer without networking capability to the USB port to share with those on your network. It works the same way as it does in the Linksys EA6900 AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Wireless Router that I reviewed recently. Though this time I was able to get it working on my Macs and it does work well enough. Despite my success, I still have difficulty fully recommending this functionality as it doesn’t support standard network printing protocols like IPP, LPD or HP JetDirect.
- If you don’t like the Linksys firmware, you can update the firmware using the popular Open WRT firmware. If this sounds familiar, the original WRT routers had this ability and many users leveraged this ability to give the WRT routers a lot of additional capabilities.
Now over to the Linksys WRT SE4008 8 port gigabit switch. This is a simple unmanaged switch that shares the look of the WRT1900AC router and it’s stackable as I mentioned earlier. Like the WRT1900AC, you can turn off all the lights except the power light if you need to. It has a few cool features:
- It has Quality of Service (QoS) prioritizes network traffic for smooth streaming and online gaming.
- To conserve energy it automatically enters into power-saving mode when connected devices are turned off or not in use.
You simply plug it in to power and connect it to your router and you’re good to go. Performance was pretty good doing things like copying large files from computer to computer on the switch.
Downsides? When it comes to the WRT1900AC, it’s the price. It’s $250 which is expensive by home router standards. But in my opinion, it’s totally worth it given the performance and features that you get for your money. The Linksys WRT SE4008 8 port gigabit switch is $69.99. At that price point, it is a great addition to the WRT1900AC if you need to expand beyond the four ports that the WRT1900AC provides. If you want the best performance from your router, you need to get the WRT1900AC from Linksys. It’s the quickest router that I have seen lately. If you then need a gigabit switch to go with it, the WRT SE4008 will complement the WRT1900AC nicely.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to enjoy the newly acquired performance of my network.
🙂
Review: Linksys EA6900 AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Wireless Router & Linksys AC1200 Wireless USB Adapter
Posted in Products with tags Linksys on October 9, 2014 by itnerdFor the last few months, I’ve been trying to find a good home for a couple of pieces of networking gear. The first being the Linksys EA6900 AC1900 802.11ac router and the second being the Linksys AC1200 wireless USB adapter. Just this past week, I finally found a home for them and I was able to write about them.
First the router. The EA6900 AC1900 is a dual-band router with a 3×3 transmit/receive antenna configuration on each band. The 2.4GHz band supports up to a theoretical 600Mbps and the 5GHz band supports up to 1300Mbps. You also get a USB 2.0 and a 3.0 port for connecting to printers and USB storage devices, and four Gigabit Ethernet ports. It also looks cool. So on the surface, it is hitting all the right notes. Setting up the router was extremely trivial:
- Power on the router
- Connect the cable from your modem to the WAN port
- Wait for the router’s LED to turn a solid green
- Connect to the pre-configured SSID (the SSID name and password are printed in the setup guide) or connect an Ethernet cable from a laptop to one of the router’s LAN ports;
- Open a web browser to complete final settings. You have to type in linksyssmartwifi.com as the URL. When I did this, I was directed to the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Setup Page. From this site, a wizard walks you through configuration and you have the option to skip setup and configure manually.
- Declare victory and have a beer.
This makes the setup of this router achievable by anyone. Now if you want to set things up manually, you’ll need the router default password which is not printed in the documentation that comes with the router. A quick Google search confirmed that the default password and user name is admin. Now at this point you’re live on the Internet. But if you want to do more, this router will give you a few extra features that you might want to leverage:
- You can manage the router locally or remotely through the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi cloud service. It is easy to use via your smartphone and changes take effect instantly.
- You can optimize the router for whatever you do. For example, I was able to tweak the settings to provide better performance for Netflix on the customer’s Apple TV simply by moving it into a “high priority” group. It made a huge difference as it shaved 50% of the time needed to start a movie or TV show.
- It has full parental controls that enable you to restrict Internet access based on time or by website.
- Connect a hard drive to it to use it as network storage. You can make it a media server or a storage device with folders and some degree of security. And it supports FTP and SAMBA as well as DLNA and UPnP. You can access a storage device attached to the router from the Internet using Linksys Smart Wi-Fi and a third-party DDNS service.
Now in this home there was an Apple TV, a Laptop with 802.11n wireless capability, a desktop PC that was plugged into the router directly via Gigabit Ethernet and a brand new desktop PC with no wireless access. On the latter, I used the Linksys AC1200 Wireless USB adapter. Installing this on a Windows 7 PC was trivial. The device ships with a setup CD. You install the drivers first through a series of clicks presented by a setup wizard. You then connect the adapter to a USB ports and setup is complete.
In terms of performance, this setup is quick. From the desktop with the AC1200 USB adapter which was on the main floor of the customer’s home to the router which is on the second floor of the house, I got just under 350 Mbps which is insanely fast. Though I had to put the desktop into a position where the connection was stable as I was apparently at the limits of the router’s range.
The only problem that I ran into was connecting a printer to it. Using these instructions and installing the proprietary Linksys software that is required, I was able to get remote printing to work on their Windows computers. However, this customer had a Mac Mini on OS X Mavericks and even though I followed these instructions and installed the proprietary Linksys software I could not get printing to work. Even if I got it to work with the Mac Mini, this router doesn’t use standard network printing protocols like IPP, LPD or HP JetDirect. Thus it would make it difficult for me to recommend for use with a printer. I’d recommend using a print server that supports one of the protocols that I mentioned or use a network printer that has direct driver support for the OS that you are using. Another observation that I do have is that this router gets warm bordering on hot in a hurry. Especially under sustained usage with the 5Ghz band. Make sure you place it in an area where there is adequate ventilation.
Here’s my bottom line. If you need a 802.11ac router that gives you a variety of functions at your disposal, look no further than the Linksys EA6900 AC1900 router. It is fast, easy to set up for the most part and easy to tweak for your needs. If you then want to fully leverage 802.11ac on your existing computers, choose the Linksys AC1200 USB adapter which is equally as easy to set up and is fast too. The net result is that you’ll have a home network that will be the envy of your neighbours.
Linksys Introduces High Performance Managed Network Switches
Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on July 30, 2014 by itnerdLinksys announced its first managed switches in the Linksys Business product line-up to complement its portfolio of business networking products. With these switches, the Linksys Business product lineup now includes a full range of cost-effective routing, switching, VPN, wireless and IP surveillance solutions. The new managed switches are available in a 28- and 52-port rack-mountable chassis, with and without Power over Ethernet Plus. Managed switches offer more advanced security and bandwidth control, compared to smart and unmanaged switches, for IT administrators to ensure stability of the business network.
Features of the new Linksys Managed Switches
- Layer 3 static routing
- 24 or 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports
- Two combo mini-GBIC (SFP) ports
- Two 10-Gigabit uplink Ethernet SFP+ ports (LGS552P and LGS552)
- Integrated Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+) (LGS528P and LGS552P)
- Energy Efficient Ethernet Technology (802.3az)
- Port and Tag based VLAN support for up to 1024 VLANs (802.1Q)
- Automatic Voice VLAN, Guest VLAN and Dynamic VLAN assignment
- Tagged or Port based QoS support (802.1P)
- Storm Control – Broadcast, Multicast, and Unknown Unicast
- IGMP Snooping, Rapid Spanning Tree- RSTP, BPDU flooding/filtering
- Advanced Quality of Service (QoS) support with layer 2/3/4 Traffic Prioritization – Voice, Video, and Data
- Advanced Network Security support 802.1X Port Security and DHCP Snooping
- Web-based and SNMP Management Interface
Pricing
Linksys 28-Port Managed Gigabit Switch (LGS528): $549.99
Linksys 52-Port Managed Gigabit Switch (LGS552): $949.99
Linksys 28-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS528P): $849.99
Linksys 52-Port Managed PoE+ Gigabit Switch (LGS552P): $1299.99
The Linksys Managed Gigabit Switches are available now through major Distributors and Resellers.
Linksys Wireless Range Extenders Announced
Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on July 22, 2014 by itnerdLinksys today announced its new lineup of Linksys Wi-Fi Range Extenders. Consumers often experience a weak wireless signal in some parts of their house or apartment caused by blocking elements such as walls or interference from other devices like baby monitors, microwaves or DECT phones. The new Linksys Range Extenders help maximize wireless coverage and help eliminate “dead spots” in the Wi-Fi coverage throughout the home.
You can choose between three new powerful versions – Linksys AC1200 MAX Wi-Fi Range Extender (RE6500), Linksys N600 PRO Wi-Fi Range Extender(RE4000W) and the Linksys N300 Wi-Fi Range Extender (RE3000W). The RE6500 and RE4000W are dual band range extenders featuring Cross-Band technology which helps provide a stronger and more consistent signal throughout the home. All three range extenders are compatible with any wireless router and are designed to extend b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi signals.
Key features include:
| Features | RE3000W | RE4000W | RE6500 |
| Wireless Speed | N300 | N600 | AC1200 |
| Extended Reach | Up to 5,000 Sq. Feet* | Up to 7,500 Sq. Feet* | Up to 10,000 Sq. Feet* |
| Wireless Band | Single Band (2.4 GHz) | Simultaneous Dual Band
2.4 GHz + 5 GHz |
Simultaneous Dual Band
2.4 GHz + 5 GHz |
| CrossBand | – | Yes | Yes |
| Plug-in or Desktop | Plug-In | Plug-In | Desktop |
| Wireless Audio | – | – | Yes |
| Wired Ports | 1 Ethernet | 2 Ethernet | 4 Gigabit |
| Bridge | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| MSRP Price | $79.99 | $89.99 | $129.99 |
The RE6500 is available immediately at major retail and online resellers for an MSRP of $129.99. The RE3000W and RE4000W are available for an MSRP of $79.99 and $89.99 respectively.
Linksys Pro Series Wireless Access Point for SMB Now Available
Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on June 14, 2014 by itnerdLinksys yesterday announced the Pro series of wireless access points aimed at SMB customers. The new Pro Series access point offers advanced features to equip Small and Medium Businesses (SMB) with more management capabilities and better performance at an affordable price point. The new model supports cluster management to simplify management of multiple access points from one single interface and a fully customizable captive portal for businesses to welcome visitors in a branded environment.
The implemented Captive Portal feature enables secure guest Wi-Fi access that is fully customizable to the company needs. The hotspot welcome page can be fully branded in company livery, company logo and background image for a more professional look and feel. The new Linksys Pro Series access point includes two Gigabit Ethernet ports – one especially built for link aggregation which helps to combine multiple network connections to help increase throughput and provide redundancy in case one of connections fail.
Other Features of the new Wireless-AC Dual Band Access Point include:
- 2nd Gigabit Ethernet port for link aggregation = 2Gbps backbone
- VLAN Mapping and 802.11 Supplicant
- Wi-Fi Spectrum analysis & RF optimization
- Simplified management with AP Clustering
- 3×3 802.11ac Dual Band technology with data rates up to 1750Mbps
- Support as Powered Device with 802.3at (PoE+)
- Client Quality of Service (QoS)
- WDS Bridge and Workgroup Bridge Support
- Bandwidth Utilization
- Support for up to 16 different SSID’s
- Dual Image Support
- Designed for ceiling or wall mounting
- Industrial-strength Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA, WPA2) security and data encryption
- Set-up and management through the Web Interface or Simple Network Management Protocol
- IPv6 support
- Limited Lifetime Warranty
The Linksys Pro Series Wireless-AC Access Point is available now through major Distributors and Resellers for an MSRP $499.99. SMBs and resellers can find a participating distributor at: http://www.linksys.com/en-ca/business/find-a-distributor
Linksys Now Shipping WRT1900AC
Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on April 10, 2014 by itnerdLinksys today announced that it has started shipping the new WRT1900AC to arrive in e-tail and retail stores in Canada on April 11. Now I’ve talked about this router when it was announced back at CES and what drew my attention was the fact that it looked very much like original WRT54G iconic blue/black routers of days gone by. The WRT1900AC features 4 external antennas for optimal wireless coverage throughout the home and has been certified for the new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard. It also comes equipped with powerful hardware such as a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 128MB Flash memory, eSata and USB ports. The new WRT ships with Linksys Smart Wi-Fi set-up and management tools and Linksys has also been collaborating with OpenWrt to make sure that an Open Source alternative is available in the coming weeks.
Additional features have been added to the new WRT in the development process after the initial announcement at CES. Next to the extremely powerful router functionality, the new WRT now can be configured as a range extender or wireless bridge. Software features have also been added including support for the No-IP dynamic DNS service. Linksys is also planning to add Wi-Fi Scheduling and an OpenVPN based VPN Server to the WRT in a future firmware update to enable users to establish a secure remote connection to the router from anywhere in the world.
The new Linksys WRT1900AC Dual-Band Wireless-AC Router will be available starting April 11 an MSRP of $279.99.
Linksys Announces The WRT1200AC Router
Posted in Commentary with tags Linksys on April 23, 2015 by itnerdLinksys today announced it is expanding its WRT router line to include a 2×2 AC1200 Dual-Band Wireless-AC Gigabit Router, the WRT1200AC. This new router provides users with the high-end features of the WRT1900AC router at AC1200 speeds and a lower price point.
The Linksys WRT1200AC Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router is based on the Avastar Wireless & ARMADA Processor product series from Marvell and features wireless speeds up to 1.3 Gbps and a 1.3GHz dual-core CPU. Two adjustable, removable antennas and high-powered Wi-Fi power amplifiershelp ensure maximum range and performance in single- and multi-story buildings, while beamforming technology focuses and strengthens the Wi-Fi signal. Four Gigabit ports offer blazing-fast wired connections, a USB 3.0 port and a dual USB 2.0/eSATA port allows for sharing external storage across the network with data transfer speeds of up to 3 Gbps. Users can also connect external storage or devices with the USB 3.0 port. The WRT1200AC is engineered to work with open-source firmware for complete customization. In collaboration with Marvell, Linksys is happy to announce the open-source Wi-Fi driver for the WRT1200AC and WRT1900AC has been released to OpenWrt. This driver has been incorporated into the latest open source firmware image snapshot, available here (Command line interface experience recommended):
https://downloads.openwrt.org/people/kaloz/openwrt_wrt1900ac_snapshot.img
Linksys recently added these new features via a firmware upgrade to select Linksys routers and each will be available on the WRT1200AC:
The Linksys WRT1200AC Router is available at leading retail and online retailers at an MSRP of $179.99.
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