Synology RT1900AC Router

[bigmag]

FYI

 

[RTN]

its a Broadcom BCM43460 so different to the bcm4360

Broadcom BCM43460 / BCM4360

• Synology RT1900AC on Whirlpool forums

• Synology RT1900AC Review on ShadowAndy

Processor: Broadcom BCM58622 (Dual Core @1GHz)
Memory: 256MB (DDR3), Flash: 16MB, Storage: 4GB (eMMC)
Switch: Broadcom BCM58622 (10/100/1000 Mbps)
Radio 2.4/5 GHz: 2x Broadcom BCM43460

• Synology RT1900AC on HardwareZone forums
• Synology RT1900AC on Mobile01 forums

Flash: Winbond W25P80V6 1MB (8Mb) SPI
Toshiba THGBMBG5D1KBAIT 4GB (32Mb) eMMC

 

[pete y testing]

yup

Radio 2.4/5 GHz: 2x Broadcom BCM43460

and again its not the 4360 so is different and is why i said so , this specific chipset has not been used in a router before

 

[stevech]

great! thanks.

I noted the option "regulatory mode" enable/disable. Implies one can use this to illegally transmit on prohibited channels and thus put other radio/radar services at safety risk. Isn't this option unwise?

otherwise, this UI looks very good. Strongly influenced by their Linux-based routers' UI.
Perhaps it'll take a revision or two in order to chase out the bugs. But the UI and router code is likely their own, rather than randomness from the Asian spot market for routers as we see in many consumer WiFi products.

 

[sfx2000]

Hexus.net recently reviewed the RT1900ac

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/network/90341-synology-router-rt1900ac/

 

[hggomes]

USB transfer of 300mb/s on a 1GHZ router? Really? Highly doubt it.

 

[L&LD]

Hexus.net recently reviewed the RT1900ac

http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/network/90341-synology-router-rt1900ac/

Had to smile at the 397MB/s in the article for USB 3.0 speeds (chart is correct with Mbps).

 

[hggomes]

Ahaahh, thats it.

 

[thiggins]

Still waiting for Synology to release this in the U.S. I'm not so sure they will...

 

[hggomes]

I had last week a test unit and it's a real nice FW (170MB), lots of options for a inicial realease, from what i could see the price match the RT-AC68U.

I noticed a quite odd (good) thing in it, the FW let the user select the regional region (with a legal warning), same should happen with ASUS routers, so people living on different countrys dont have wrong regional settings.

From the Synology video i saw it will be released world wide.

 

[L&LD]

I had last week a test unit and it's a real nice FW (170MB), lots of options for a inicial realease, from what i could see the price match the RT-AC68U.

I noticed a quite odd (good) thing in it, the FW let the user select the regional region (with a legal warning), same should happen with ASUS routers, so people living on different countrys dont have wrong regional settings.

From the Synology video i saw it will be released world wide.

Sounds like they are using Synology DSM?

What I would like from Synology (or preferably QNAP, myself) is for an NAS/Router device that will finally give us desktop performance from our 'routers' with the appropriate iX based Intel cpu's.

I can already image an i5 based QNAP TSR-5300 with QTS 4.2.5 running that kind of setup.

That is something I would spend $500+ for (for even a two bay model).

 

[RMerlin]

I noticed a quite odd (good) thing in it, the FW let the user select the regional region (with a legal warning), same should happen with ASUS routers, so people living on different countrys dont have wrong regional settings.

Explicitly forbidden by the FCC. Maybe that's part of why this isn't available in the US at the moment...

 

[sfx2000]

Sounds like they are using Synology DSM?

What I would like from Synology (or preferably QNAP, myself) is for an NAS/Router device that will finally give us desktop performance from our 'routers' with the appropriate iX based Intel cpu's.

SRM is unique to the Router product, but it's very similar to DSM... they haven't really discussed API level similarity between SRM/DSM to port apps over...

While an i5/i7 based device could be interesting, I'm thinking even a dual/quad Silvermont/Airmont based device would be more than sufficient as a Router/AP..

 

[L&LD]

SRM is unique to the Router product, but it's very similar to DSM... they haven't really discussed API level similarity between SRM/DSM to port apps over...

While an i5/i7 based device could be interesting, I'm thinking even a dual/quad Silvermont/Airmont based device would be more than sufficient as a Router/AP..

No doubt, they would be a huge improvement over Arm, but why go for bronze when the silver or gold is within reach?

 

[sfx2000]

No doubt, they would be a huge improvement over Arm, but why go for bronze when the silver or gold is within reach?

Power consumption, heat load, and more importantly - cost... the "monts" are full blown systems on chip, with little extra needed, whereas the big core i3/i5/i7 still need a PCH, which adds quite a bit more to the overall cost of the design.

 

[hggomes]

Explicitly forbidden by the FCC. Maybe that's part of why this isn't available in the US at the moment...

The same also happens on TPLink FW, isn't TPLINK selling at US?

 

[sfx2000]

The same also happens on TPLink FW, isn't TPLINK selling at US?

Doesn't matter much - TP-Link, if they ship firmware for their devices is their risk...

@hggomes - For YOU - you're modifying firmware to deliberately violate regional spectrum restrictions, and making changes and distributing SW/Firmware outside of GPL.

Care to send me a link for your Changes? My formal request for a Pull is still open...

PM me..

 

[sfx2000]

Explicitly forbidden by the FCC.

Not actually - go read stuff...

 

[hggomes]

PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC.

 

[stevech]

Explicitly forbidden by the FCC. Maybe that's part of why this isn't available in the US at the moment...

Unlikely, but the regional authority (e.g., US FCC) can fine the radio "operator" for radiating out of band signals in excess of the regulation's emissions mask at band edges. Operating at full power in a "channel" (frequency range) outside of the FCC defined band would give the operator no defense - it's a knowing act if firmware's region settings are altered. All it takes is for anyone to file a formal complaint with the FCC. They will follow up on the complaint. But not likely ever go looking for illegally operated radios.

But today, the FCC is busy getting and using / wasting the $B from the cellular spectrum auctions of the last decades.

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