In addition to these ports, there is also a WPS button, a reset button and a power switch. Naturally, it’s fitted with only the best features to give you maximum satisfaction when using it. I think the greatest feature is the WIFI 5G and 2.4G overlay of the same name. The router did automatically prioritize the 5 XBOX's in the home. The cherry on top is Rivet Networks' Killer Networking Killer Prioritization Engine. Factory reset no luck. However, upon receiving and setting up this device, I have been hugely disappointed by this product. Future US, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street, 15th Floor, The router was able to punch through walls made of metal and soundboard with 559.0Mbps and 532.1Mbps emerging on the other side, compared with Core's 662.6Mbps and 700.0Mbps. Unfortunately, there's no way to dig into the router's details, like adjusting the router's transmission level. The manufacturer commented on this review, Setup is miserable, user interface is limited, Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2019. I decided to give linksys a chance since I never used their router before and let me tell you setup is breeze I was surfing the web in a minute. NY 10036. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. It comes with a preconfigured network and requires only that you plug in the power and connect the router to your modem using an Ethernet cable. On my older WRT3200ACM that 5G and 2.4G have to be named differently. 30 Day Review: We've had this router running for 37 days. Nor does myrouter.local. While it’s still wall-mountable, its size makes placement awkward and overheating worries mean you can’t tuck it away in a cabinet. Additionally, the 5GHz band is compatible with beamforming and the new 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard. © But what actually caught my attention and set the Linksys WRT32X apart … DD-WRT. I disabled the channel priority settings and assign all my devices to the channels I want them to use. The WRT 32X has four amplified screw-on antennas that are rated at 4dBi for 2.4GHz work, and 7dBi for 5GHz. Its focus is 100 percent gaming. If you have a taste for adventure, the WRT 32X works with DD-WRT open-source firmware, although at the moment there's nothing made specifically for the WRT 32X. While initial setup was very quick and easy, configuring it for advance settings was extremely limited as the web GUI is simplified and lacks a lot of options that made my WRT 1900ac much better for setting up. These include setting up port forwarding and adjusting the Killer Prioritization Engine to give my system first dibs on data. It does do the job and I would recommend this router to any gamer. Thank you for signing up to Tom's Guide.
It may be large at 9.7- x 7.6- x 2.0-inches, but the black WRT 32X can be stacked with a matching 8-port switch or screwed into a wall or shelf. This original model gained widespread success for a number of reasons: it was fast, easy to use and could be flashed for use with custom firmware. Most notably, it includes Wi-Fi protected setup, WPA2 encryption, a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall and parental controls.