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    Linksys WRT1900AC Available For Preorder

    I have the R7000, using it as an AP only, and can say its the most reliable consumer AP I've ever owned (and I've owned several top models over the last years). Only time its ever been rebooted is when performing a firmware upgrade. I've yet to have a lockup, speed degradation, etc. requiring a...
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    Linksys WRT1900AC Available For Preorder

    Why? I've read the claims...1.2Ghz Marvell CPU, 4 antennas (with only 3 actually working for TX/RX), eSata. To me, the eSata port sounds most interesting, except I suspect you won't have native access to the port (lets hope I'm wrong). i.e. to read disk SMART data. Plus its Linksys...
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    Hotel WiFi suggestions

    Not at all saying Ubiquiti is appropriate for OP, but why are you so against them? I have deployed Ubiquiti Unifi APs with fairly good luck. Even using their Guest Hotspot implementation (voucher), it seems to work well. Yes, Ubiquiti is dealing with some issues with the AC AP's but the...
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    RT-AC68u - access point mode question

    102 views and no reply. Seriously, no one is using their 68U in AP mode and can answer this question?
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    RT-AC68u - access point mode question

    If this router is set to access point mode, do the guest network features still work the same? In particular the ability to restrict access to the LAN (Intranet, as Asus calls it) for one of the secondary SSIDs? The Netgear R7000 does what all previous Netgear routers have done when set to...
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    New Chips in the 2014

    Very well said Tim.
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    Netgear WNDR3700v2 question

    After upgrading firmware did you restore settings back to defaults then resetup router from scratch? Thats an important step especially with the last upgrade for the 3700v2.
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    Backup to Synology - Acronis or Macrium Reflect

    SyncbackSE (like all Syncback products) is a file backup/sync/mirror program. A very good one too! Syncback does not do full/incremental/differential disk imaging. For imaging I like and use Macrium Reflect Pro. It can be a little complicated for some to initially setup but once setup it...
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    Deploying WPA2 Enterprise (Radius) inexpensively and reliably..

    Preference is to NOT add them to domain. Server 2012 Essentials is limited to 25 CAL's. If they need more CAL's they must convert to Standard and add CAL's. Too expensive and unnecessary just for WPA2 Enterprise for non AD users. This is part of the reason why I want to use a Synology NAS to...
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    Deploying WPA2 Enterprise (Radius) inexpensively and reliably..

    Thanks. Server 2012 Essentials isn't really the issue. 90%+ of users in the office are NOT on the domain (by choice and for good reason since these users are considered subcontractors and use their own laptops). My plan would be to use the Synology Radius Server and Synology LDAP Server to...
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    Deploying WPA2 Enterprise (Radius) inexpensively and reliably..

    So, I'm charged with deploying an 802.11n network in a two floor office with a staff of about 150 (only about 40 in office daily). Actual number of wifi devices online at any given time are 20 laptops and 30 phones/tablets. Looking at using Ubiquiti 2.4Ghz LR AP's (probably 2 per floor...
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    Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC Reviewed

    If not, buy the N then upgrade to AC once they work it out. The 2.4Ghz N product from Ubiquiti is cheap. Under $100/ea.
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    Zyxel USG 50 Configuration Question

    Can you tell us more about the printer thats acting flaky. make/model #? Have you checked to see if there's a manufacturers firmware update for the printer? And yes, kudos to Zyxel for participating and helping a customer. Wish this kind of thing happened more frequently.
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    Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC Reviewed

    Thanks for the hardware review, but honestly I'm more interested in the UniFi 3.0 control software capabilities. Everyone I speak with tells me the UniFi hardware is robust and can handle many users and doesn't lockup/fail. The fact its 5Ghz range isn't wonderful doesn't concern me...yet...
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    Ubiquiti UniFi AP-AC Reviewed

    I'm very interested in the Ubiquiti UniFi products. A very inexpensive way to provide managed Wifi (however it doesn't seem to have a built in Radius server) and what is supposedly a true mesh solution with their V3 upgrade. Tim, do you plan to test? I'd be fine if you tested the $80...
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    Network Attached Hard Drives Advice

    1) I'm not a fan of any network attached storage device with a single disk. I highly recommend a RAID1 setup. 2) Hardware failure of NAS does NOT mean death of your data. Sure, if hardware failure is due to lightning strike or water intrusion it could mean death of your data, but a typical...
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    Apple's New AirPort Extreme Offers No Innovation

    So I suspect Tim plans to suck it up and buy the new Airport Extreme for test. :) Look forward to the read. BTW Tim, I've had a couple setups that for one reason or another didn't want to work reliably with the WNDR3700 or 4500 in AP mode. I eventually got fed up trying to make them work...
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    Microsoft Home Server 2011

    Home Server 2011 is fine. Most people prefer an appliance, not another OS that needs a power hungry box, OS patching, antivirus, etc... Unfortunately Microsoft has abandon the WHS project. They are pushing WHS users into Windows Server Essentials 2012. A robust and capable OS, but again...
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    Netgear new ReadyNAS line?

    Best bet is to ask on the Readynas forum site. I have a RN102. Its good. I'm happy with the new OS, but that said I cannot help but be intrigued by the steps Synology and Qnap have taken over the last year or two. I recommend you evaluate all three vendors. One thing Readynas seems to do...
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    New Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone has 802.11ac

    From the articles I've read on 802.11ac the "battery optimizations" are mostly related to the concept of completing the data transfer faster on "ac" so the radio can enter low power mode faster. Its not that "ac" itself offers much in the way of battery savings over most modern "N' designs. I...
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