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Review on πŸ”Œ D-Link DIR-878: Powerful AC1900 Smart Router for Fast Gaming and 4K Streaming, Reliable Coverage – Black by Bart Elbrink

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Horror, horror, horror!

Did I mention it's terrible? Good - you get a new wireless router. what do you do first Yes. Update the firmware and change the default SSID and pre-shared key from "8D509C28896865F8640F328F30F15721" to something weird like "MyWiFi.9821" so you can enter it from the TV. Right? I SAVED 2 HOURS TRYING TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT SSID AND KEY! I have updated firmware, rebooted, disabled etc. etc. Bachelor of Computer Science with 15 years of technical support and systems administration experience. THIS WILL NOT SAVE WiFi settings. DO NOT BUY this, save yourself a HUGE headache. My friend is in the other room and wants to watch Netflix but we can't because my fancy new router doesn't allow me to disable frequencies, change the default SSID or keep ONE WiFi setting. Guess I'll try resetting - it's a bigger problem in the background than the Cisco ASA series at work. Did I mention - DO NOT BUY?

Pros
  • Beautiful
Cons
  • Good but not great