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Review on πŸ”₯ Enhance your Wi-Fi Experience with WAVLINK High Power Wireless Router AC1200 Dual Band - Reliable Gigabit Internet for Long Range Coverage by Elizabeth Gibson

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Cannot port forward, but suitable Wi-Fi hub 802.11AC

Very poor router configuration documentation. There isn't even a downloadable manual on the manufacturer's website, so the quick start guide that came in the box will suffice. All you need is a basic setup - connect the router to the modem and use it as a wired and wireless 4-port AC/N hub. It turns out that this router does not support port forwarding. So if you need this feature, you either need to find another router. or connect it in bridge mode to the corresponding router (configure this router in LAN bridge mode and connect the WAN port of this router to the LAN port of the main router which has WAN connection and port forwarding supported). I chose the latter and this router works well as an 802.11AC wireless hub. One note though: once you have configured this router as a LAN bridge, you will no longer be able to access the setup/admin page. In LAN bridge mode, it does not have an IP address, so you can access this router. The only way out is to do a hard reset and restore the factory settings, enter the changes that need to be made from scratch (e.g. again.

Pros
  • Best in class
Cons
  • I'll add later