LinksysAC900 Wi-Fi Wireless Dual-Band+ Router, Smart Wi-Fi App Enabled to Control Your Network from Anywhere (EA6200)

UPDATE (2016-01-08):Please read the full review for my thoughts so far, as well as a few details on the dropped connections (on my end, at least). My rating will not apply for everyone, and my personal experience with this router so far is probably somewhat different from yours. I rate it a 5 out of 5 because it fulfills all the requirements for my own use case, but I have NOT tested all of the functionality as it is beyond the scope of those requirements. I will update this review again if the situation changes.ORIGINAL REVIEW:The reviews for this router seem rather mixed, so I was a little worried, but since it was on sale for $40, I figured I didn't have much to lose. I should mention my use case for this router. I needed it for a townhouse, which is already serviced by multiple routers and APs, and bought it to fix a dead area that used to be serviced by an old WRT54G. After it shipped, I dropped a February 2015 build of DD-WRT onto it and so far, it seems to perform quite nicely. I should mention that DD-WRT isn't officially supported on this router, but some builds of DD-WRT for the ASUS RT-AC56U work, due to the two routers having similar internals. Do a bit of homework on this before attempting, or you may risk bricking the router. Haven't done any speed tests yet nor do I plan on conducting any, since there are no specialized requirements here (yet).I'm not sure where the complaints about this router's range are coming from, actually. Granted, the range is nothing amazing, but it's hardly bad. My unit's range not only exceeds the original WRT54G's by a significant amount, it easily punches through the building's thick floor and walls. It's actually kind of overkill for its job. Maybe there are some quality control issues involved and I got a good unit, but I'm inclined to think that the complaints about range are highly exaggerated. I should also mention that I placed it on top of a table, which may be helping somewhat.I will update this review if the situation changes.UPDATE 1 (2015-09-19):I hadn't noticed before, but this thing gets awfully warm compared to the WRT54G. I'm not sure if it's a problem with DD-WRT or if the router naturally gets this warm, but based on other reviews and given that it's a lot faster than the WRT54G, I'm willing to assume it's the latter. It's a little bit worrisome, but I'm not seeing any performance degradation, so the rating stays put. I also had intermittent problems with Internet connectivity, maybe once every 5 to 10 minutes. I was actually prepared to knock out a couple of stars for that, but I did some research first, and after adjusting the wireless channels and firewall settings, it seems to be behaving itself now. The connection issues might have been totally unrelated to the router anyway. I will update this review if it starts dropping connections again. The USB printing doesn't work for me. Since I'm not running stock firmware, this is hardly surprising and I will not change the rating for that. The range of this router is also a bit lopsided, as some people have suggested. It seems to have better signal from the front of the router than from the sides.UPDATE 2 (2015-10-06):It still drops connection once in a while, but not so much that it's really problematic. The 4* rating stays and I think I can adjust the settings to resolve it.UPDATE 3 (2015-11-25):After some further assessment, it actually appears to be the WiFi driver on my computer that causes the dropped connections. This thing might be better than I thought it was. Still not willing to push it to 5* yet, though.UPDATE 4 (2016-01-08):Can all but confirm that the dropped connections are a result of my WiFi driver. For this price point, I'm going to increase it to 5*. Please note that this change of rating reflects how the router fulfills my own personal use case, and may not apply to you! It meets all the requirements that I had of it - a 802.11ac capable DD-WRT router that's inexpensive, stable, and has passable range. However, I still don't know how the router performs without DD-WRT, and I still don't know how well the USB port works (I have never needed it). Now that I know what's causing the problems on my end, I can resolve them.

Update 09/09/16This router was great for a couple of weeks but then it started losing signal strength drastically in all rooms except for the room that the router was in. The features on the router are excellent but I have to dock it 2 stars as it was unable to maintain a connection with devices that were more than about 15 feet away. Tried to see if it was a firmware issue but it was already on the latest firmware. Also, do not buy if you have more than 1 playstation 4 or xbox one because you will get a nat type of strict and will not be able to join a party or game with someone else who also has a nat type of strict. I ended up getting another router all together and this one now sits in the attic.Original ReviewI knew I was taking a gamble purchasing this router due to a fair amount of negative reviews, but I have to say that this is hands down the best router I have ever owned.I have had the router for over a month now and I have not had to restart it yet and have never had it drop the connection on any of my many devices.I have full signal in the living room and it only drops one bar in any of the other rooms and that doesn't seem to impact the speed in the least. I can easily pull down 85 mbps in the living room and 70mbps in the rooms furthest from the router, so that is a win for me.I love being able to use the mobile app from my smartphone to manage access for connected devices from anywhere.The router does run a tad warm, but it is no warmer than the wrt160n that it replaced.5/5 would recommend.

Linksys AC900 is more powerful than any of the combo router/modems Comcast charges $10 a month for. I had to use a range extender with the Cisco dpc3008, and the SMC smcd3gnv. Now all rooms in the house get a fairly strong signal, no range extender necessary, and I save $10 a month. You do not need a doctorate in computer sceince to set this router up. It was very easy, no need to use the software that came with it. I just went to 192.168.1.1 after plugging it into my Ethernet port, set the network name, passwords, reset my cable modem, and it was working. It's been working for a month now with no issues at all.

Overall it's a good product. However, the media server, doesn't work properly with external subtitle files such as .srt. Even though his is a dlna firmware limitation, I'm a little bit disappointed, I was expecting to convert the router in my media server for all the electronics in the house. But, if you're in the market for solid router, regardless the issue I mentioned before, GO FOR IT.

Actually good router with easy setup, good signal and lots of aditional abilities as I expacted. BUT!!!!! I've read official linksys manual before buying, and there found that i may mount it on the wall. When I've received the box with this router I didn't found any holes or any other way to mount it. Think that isn't affordable for such producers like Linksys to lie to their customers.

Works well. Easy to use and configure. Not too much professional feature but enough for clever internet at home.