![]() Unfortunately, I couldn’t choose a different username than admin, which is not good. The next step involved setting up the ISP connection (PPPoE, in my case), create a WiFi Network (strangely, it did leave the secondary network without a passkey, so you need to correct that immediately) and then I could Set Up an Admin Login. ![]() I needed to select WiFi Router from the list, scan a QR code to connect the smartphone to the router (or do it manually) and then the Router was Detected. Afterwards, I needed to create a new account (or log into an existing one) and I could finally start the installation wizard. This is optional, so I did not enable it. Then, I had to give the app access to see other devices in the network and it also wanted precise location services to be enabled. You should read them as well to get an idea on what Netgear is collecting and what’s going to happen with your data.Īnd yes, it’s the usual data collection that other router manufacturers are doing and I suspect that the Antivirus platform, Netgear Armor may collect a lot more personal info. That being said, I went the app route, as I suspected most would do so as well and, after installing the app (Nighthawk), I had to accept the Terms and Conditions, as well as the Privacy Policy. Still, some things have definitely been improved as I saw when I tested the Netgear R6700AX, so hopefully, we do get a software experience closer to what TP-Link and Asus can offer. That was the RAX40v1 and I don’t know if the v2 has been improved since I did not get the chance to test. The software was slow to update, starting up took forever, just as applying any settings. I have tested the Netgear Nighthawk RAX40 about a year ago and it offered a terrible software experience. The read speed was 113MBps and the write speed was 106MBps. Lastly, since the Netgear AX5 RAX43 has a USB port, I connected an external storage device (256GB WD My Passport) and I moved 3GB of multimedia files. Upstream, there was an average of 945Mbps, while downstream, there were 926Mbps. Netgear RAX43 – Wireless Test – 2.4GHz – 40MHz -Downstream Netgear RAX43 – Signal Strength – 2.4GHz – 40MHz -DownstreamĪdditionally, I ran some LAN to LAN tests and, as expected, the performance was good. At 45 feet, things were very similar to the Intel 8265, reaching up to 22.5Mbps upstream and 13.8Mbps downstream. Using the WiFi 5 smartphone, there was an average throughput of 91.7Mbps upstream and 64.8Mbps from the server to the client (at 5 feet). Using the WiFi 5 Intel 8265 client device, at 5 feet, there were 118Mbps upstream and 122Mbps downstream, while at 45 feet, the speed went down to 29.1Mbps upstream and 15.5Mbps downstream which is barely usable. Netgear RAX43 – Wireless Test – 2.4GHz – 40MHz – Upstream Netgear RAX43 – Signal Strength Test – 2.4GHz – 40MHz – Upstream. The point where the signal becomes unreliable was at -78dB (roughly 60-65 feet), where the throughput would barely stay at 3Mbps. ![]() ![]() At 45 feet (-63dB), the speed went down to 72Mbps and 44.4Mbps (up and downstream). Indeed, using the AX200 client device, I saw an average of 143Mbps upstream at 5 feet and 118Mbps downstream. In my tests, the Netgear RAX43 did not perform as well as other routers that have similar components, regardless whether I was using WiFi 5 or WiFi 6 client devices. Wireless Test – 5GHz – DownstreamĪt 45 feet, the signal was -80dB and upstream, the throughput reached an average of 57.7Mbps, while downstream, it was 28.6Mbps, so still enough for mobile Internet surfing. Upstream, at 5 feet, the speed was 383Mbps which is not that much, but these are the limits of the WiFi card (the signal was -40dB). The last device is a smartphone (Pixel 2 XL) and yes, it’s a WiFi 5 client. At 45 feet, I saw an average of 128Mbps up and 43.4Mbps downstream. At 5 feet, I measured an average of 691Mbps upstream and an average of 223Mbps downstream. I also had a couple of WiFi 5 client devices that I have used with other routers as well (you can check the Asus RT-AX5400 test), so I first connected the laptop with an Intel 8265 adapter to the 5GHz network. Asus RT-AX82U vs TP-Link AX73 vs Netgear RAX43 – 160MHz – Upstream – 5GHz – 5feet Asus RT-AX82U vs TP-Link AX73 vs Netgear RAX43 – 80MHz – Upstream – 5GHz – 15feet I have created a few graphs to show the wireless performance over a longer period of time and these are close-to-ideal conditions since you won’t be using a single device for a single purpose, but we still get an idea about what we can expect. At 5 feet, there were 888Mbps upstream and 232Mbps downstream, while at 45 feet, the throughput fell to 184Mbps upstream and only 50.9Mbps downstream, so the same situation as on the 160MHz channel bandwidth.
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