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Review on EAGLE WiFi Smart Internet Router by Jeremy Carpenter

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Easy to set up but slow with limited range

This is a nice little router that fits into any interior, but due to its limited range and slow WiFi you should look elsewhere in this price range. with main unit, power supply, power cord and quick start guide. Installing the router is pretty easy. Plug it into a power source, connect your internet connection and download the Eagle Pro Ai app onto your device. The app scans the QR code printed on the bottom of the router (a duplicate is also included in the quick install guide). This makes it easy to connect to the default wireless network without having to enter the default password (which is also printed on the bottom of the router if required). From there you can choose your own wireless network name (SSID) and set your own password. Once the router is up and running, you can connect to the full management interface using a web browser. If you've set up a router before, you'll be familiar with this part, which offers multiple screens with different settings for individual radio band SSIDs, VPN, port forwarding, parental controls, and so on. It's worth noting that the MAC address is printed on the bottom of the router. Router is the MAC address for the internal network. If you need to add a MAC address to your ISP (some use this as a security measure to authorize your devices to access the internet), you need to use the MAC address that is on the first page of the web configuration interface (in my In this case it was 2 numbers less than specified on the router). I compared this router to the Netgear R6700AX router. Both routers were in the same location and I connected to the 5GHz network for each router. The Netgear router consistently gave much faster speeds (it always quoted the maximum speed I pay for from my service provider) and the speeds were the same throughout my house. D-Link delivered about half the download speed even when tested 10 feet from the router. At long distances, the speed got even worse. I don't have super fast internet; 50 megabytes down and 50 megabytes up. Netgear gave me something faster than I can pay with 55 down and 53 up. This D-Link router gave me 28 down and 39 up. Overall, nothing can make up for the slow speed and limited range, so I cannot recommend this particular model. Netgear is in the same price range and performs significantly better.

Pros
  • Fits many
Cons
  • Functionality