twitchyzero
Regular Contributor
Currently using AC56U, really happy with it. However the range doesn't reach the detached garage 60-80ft away. Clients used in the garage are your typical mobile devices like a iPhone 6+.
We have an old DIR-655 but it can only serve as a AP not a repeater or extender.
We have tried cranking the AC56U tx power to 200mW..no difference.
dilemma right now:
1. Upgrade to a AC87U: At first this seems ridiculous consider the AC56U is still one of the best bang for buck routers out there esp with CFW. But if I buy it and sell my existing one...I'll come out roughly the same price as a good extender/powerline. No heavy users but we do have 10 people that uses this connection. My question is:
i) Will there be good reception in the garage? 60-80ft away, both house and garage are wooden but the router is placed in the basement of the house where it sits on concrete.
ii) SNB reviewed AC87U negatively last year. Has everything been patched up and working as advertised? Is ASUSWRT/Merlin stable on it?
2. Range Extender
Looking for recommendations on which to buy. It needs to be able to automatically connect the clients once router reception is no more and it needs to support 802.11ac. External antenna preferred.
3. Powerline Adapter.
Do they come with 802.11ac ones? Also needs to connect automatically once router signal is dead. Please recommend some that fits this criteria.
Thanks for the input.
We have an old DIR-655 but it can only serve as a AP not a repeater or extender.
We have tried cranking the AC56U tx power to 200mW..no difference.
dilemma right now:
1. Upgrade to a AC87U: At first this seems ridiculous consider the AC56U is still one of the best bang for buck routers out there esp with CFW. But if I buy it and sell my existing one...I'll come out roughly the same price as a good extender/powerline. No heavy users but we do have 10 people that uses this connection. My question is:
i) Will there be good reception in the garage? 60-80ft away, both house and garage are wooden but the router is placed in the basement of the house where it sits on concrete.
ii) SNB reviewed AC87U negatively last year. Has everything been patched up and working as advertised? Is ASUSWRT/Merlin stable on it?
2. Range Extender
Looking for recommendations on which to buy. It needs to be able to automatically connect the clients once router reception is no more and it needs to support 802.11ac. External antenna preferred.
3. Powerline Adapter.
Do they come with 802.11ac ones? Also needs to connect automatically once router signal is dead. Please recommend some that fits this criteria.
Thanks for the input.