D-Link R32 EAGLE PRO AI AX3200 Smart Router with AI Wi-Fi/Traffic Optimiser, DFS, AI Parental Control, Gigabit Ports, MU-MIMO, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, WPA3, Mesh-ready. Works with Alexa/Google Assistant

Prior to purchasing the DIR-3060 EXO AC3000, my home setup included a Virginmedia Hub 3 router with 500Mbs fibre broadband, a lot of IOT devices, around 30 devices connecting at any one time. Includes Smart plugs, bulbs, hive, home cinema, multiple Amazon echo devices, security cameras along with smart phones, tablets and desktop devices. I also have 2 TiVo boxes, one in the lounge and another in the main bedroom. The environment is a large detached house with ground and first floor. The Hub 3 is in the lounge (ground floor) on one end and the main bedroom on the 1st floor at the opposite end on the house. The Virginmedia hub was ok but struggled for signal in the master bedroom and the TiVo boxes rarely worked when trying to play a recorded programme from one box to the other. Given the broadband speed of 500Mbs, I had nowhere near those connection speeds in a number of rooms. Connectivity to my IOT devices was ok, never had any dropouts. Due to COVID and working from home, I needed a better signal in my makeshift office (the dining room which is at the opposite end of the house from the lounge (separated by a kitchen and hallway). Prior to buying the DIR-3060, I bought and returned a TP-Link Deco M5 (problems with Amazon 4K TV Firestick, Ring camera and Sonos units connecting) and a Netgear EX8000 Mesh Smart Extender (App would not correctly identify devices and required rebooting daily or every 2 days). It was important that I had a single SSID and could roam throughout the house on my Tablet and Smartphone which ruled out a cheap WiFi extender. The DIR-3060 was delivered on 5th June 2020, setup immediately and I have waited a month or so prior to writing this review to ensure there were no problems with devices disconnecting or unreliable service. The device was delivered with v1.01 firmware. My Hub 3 is now in modem mode and DIR-3060 providing connectivity for all my devices. The bandwidth in the dining room increased from between 2-7Mbs to around 350Mbs which is a significant increase in speed.The firmware has had 2 updates and is now running on v1.11. When I initially setup the device with the default settings on v1.01 I had a problem with 1 Amazon Echo device (I had another 2 identical models which connected without any issues). My Ring camera would drop connections as well. The D-Link support was spot on, I needed to disable WiFi Mesh (I don’t have any extenders anyway) and Smart Connect (which obviously isn’t that smart!). Disabling Smart Connect still allows you to have a single SSID for 2.4GHz and the 2 x 5GHz signals which is what I wanted to have seamless connectivity throughout the house. A good tip for the Ring Camera is to fix the IP address (Reserve IP - this will only work on the main WiFi SSID and not the Guest SSID). I discovered the Ring fix by checking various forums. Also with v1.01 firmware I had problems setting up the D-Link Defend (McAfee Secure Home Platform - includes 5 year subscription), it wouldn’t work. Firmware update solved this for me. This is really useful if you have children and want to control what they can access and when. It can also be used to control access for your iOT devices. There is also a real added bonus in that you can install McAfee Antivirus (2 year subscription) on an unlimited number of computers, tablets and smartphones (I’m still running another AV solution and will change when that when the subscription runs out). A decent amount of time has passed so that I’m confident I can recommend this device if you need to have a decent Wi-Fi signal throughout the house and garden without the need to install Extenders (size and wall thickness permitting). The added security software makes this modern router an absolute bargain. WiFi 6 routers will future proof your network but comes at a premium at the moment and devices with WiFi 6 are few and far between (let’s face it, most iOT devices still only work on 2.4GHz Wireless LANs).

Great product, glad I got it. Good android phone app to control wifi access hours for each device linked to it, and worked well for barring particular urls - experimented with blocking you tube kids on my lounge tv, and it worked! App also allows particular devices to be given priority.

It didn't set up correctly using the wizard and had to contact customer services. The Dlink online chat service was excellent. Switched it off for 10 seconds and back on again and it was up and running. However, most web pages didn't open. Instructions on how to fix this were far too complicated for me so I used a lead from my router to my laptop. No wifi basically for important internet tasks. After literally a handful of days the internet light went red. First time this happened I switched it off and on and it worked. Second time it happened and there is nothing I can do. There is no help using Google to fix the problem either. I did notice that the date and time had stopped working automatically. So I looked at the online manual (using hardwire ethernet from my modem to my laptop (and on here as well) and learned how to fix that. I switched the entire thing off and gave it a rest as this did not resolve the problem. Turned it all back on again, reset it and started again. No joy. Still a red internet light. It's sitting on an open surface, not near anything in the way to interfere with it, tried ethernet linkup to go through the wizard instead of wifi additionally. Still no joy. I'm totally unimpressed. Note to all reading this as well, even when it was all up and running after initial set up problems, the packet data is abysmal. Photos and files from my mobile phone take longer to upload than they did when there was no broadband and old fashioned dialup was the only service. It was like a time warp back to those days only worse. Only had my Laptop, TV and Mobile connected to it - I don't have loads of gadgets - it's just me here with the minimal and it's a really poor piece of kit. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. I wonder how many people actually have this thing set up and wonder why web pages aren't opening, mainstream ones. It's similar to a timeout when web pages are loading, leaving many less techy people wondering if they need to upgrade their laptop or if there is a problem with their web browser. Etc. I'm sending it straight back and getting a refund to spend on something better. It's cheap price but not worth the cheap price.

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Bien

Comprado por 39.99€ para sustituir el router de la operadora. Puntos a destacar: -Tanto aplicación Android como interfaz web bastante intuitivas de configurar (al menos si ya has configurado otros routers a nivel usuario anteriormente). -No he probado máximas velocidades ya que tengo ADSL, pero ya no tengo cortes en la red como sucedía con el router de la operadora. -Primero configurado como punto de acceso, y después en modo bridge. Instalación sencilla en ambos casos, aunque tuve que repetir la instalación en modo bridge dos veces porque se quedó congelado la primera vez. Después sin problemas. -Ojo, no incluye puerto USB. -Se puede utilizar como router mesh sin problemas, siguiendo los pasos sugeridos en la interfaz web. -Como contra, al realizar cambios de configuración tarda un tiempo "largo"(hasta 1 minuto), que puede resultar tedioso si hay que configurar varias cosas. -La caja incluye: router, adaptador de corriente con tomas tanto para Europa como UK, instrucciones, tarjeta con usuario y contraseña para la configuración, con QR por si se quiere utilizar la aplicación D-Link Wifi, cable Ethernet (no especifica categoría, bastante flexible por lo que supongo que no tiene mucho apantallamiento, estimo 5/6). En la parte inferior incluye los agujeros para colgar de la pared. En definitiva, por el precio de compra (39.99) está bien y cumple. Por más precio quizá haya mejores opciones.

Habe den Router jetzt seit 2 Jahren. Ich glaube ein einziges Mal musste ich ihn neu starten. Ansonsten macht er keine Probleme. Weder Verbindungsabbrüche oder Abstürze. Weiß auch nicht, wieso die Leute immer Probleme mit ihrem WLAN haben. Vlt ist das Netzwerk einfach falsch konfiguriert. Nutze ihn als Wifi Router für Vodafone Gigabit, da die VF Station nichts taugt. Die Übertragungsraten sind -je nach Empfangsgerät- sehr hoch. Selbst durch eine tragende Wand hab ich auf dem Smartphone in 5G noch locker bis 400 Mbit. Im selben Raum dann 600. Das UI ist einfach aufgebaut und nicht grafisch überladen. Aber das ist geschmackssache. Selbst bei >10m durch 2 Wände kommen noch 60Mbit an. Die angeschlossene SSD lässt sich von überall im Netzwerk anzeigen, ob Tablet, Smartphone oder TV.