D-Link - AC2600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router
Model: DIR882US
SKU: 6079803
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Customers are pleased with the AC2600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router's strong signal, excellent performance, and wide range, enabling seamless streaming on multiple devices. The setup process is also praised for its simplicity and ease of use. Many appreciate the router's ability to provide comprehensive coverage throughout their homes. The inclusion of USB 3.0 is also a frequently cited positive feature.
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The D-Link AC2600 router appears to be a good router for the price. Out of the box, the first thing that caught my eye was the sleek profile (the overall footprint of the unit is only 10"x7", so it's not huge, but then again, it's not small), although once the antennas are connected, the profile is kind of shot. The second thing that caught my eye was the USB 3.0 port, which for some reason is on the front of the unit. I'm not sure why this port wasn't placed on the back along side the USB 2.0 port, but if you have anything connected to this front port, it doesn't leave you with a very clean look. The activity lights are located on the top of the unit, and although they are rather basic compared to some of the other routers I've seen, they tell you what you need to know. Overall, other than than that one USB port, the look of the unit is nice. I had the router set up in mere minutes and had several devices connected just as quickly. The user interface to the router is not the best I've seen, but it's definitely not the worst; all of the settings are laid out in a fairly intuitive manner so it's fairly easy to find what you're looking for even if you're not quite sure what it's called. The router of course operates on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, but by default, 'smart connect' is enabled which combines the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands into one channel; your devices simply connect to the only visible channel and are automatically placed into the proper band. On previous routers that combined both bands, I've occasionally experienced some trouble with devices that were connected to the 5GHz band having their transmission speed reduced dramatically due to signal strength. In those cases, the only way to resolve the problem was to split the 2 bands into two distinct visible channels and connect directly to the 5GHz. This did not happen with the D-Link router, probably because the signal strength is by far the strongest I've seen from almost any router I've used (the transmission power can be also adjusted via the user interface, which is a cool feature). Streaming video content to several devices at once was flawless. The overall bandwidth was of course reduced, but unless you're going to be streaming HD video to 4+ devices, I think this router should work just fine. I also tried some gaming while streaming to two other devices and saw no visible effects on the game, but I did use the interface to prioritize the gaming machine. Along with device prioritization, this router supports quite a few nice features including guest networks, website filtering, and even remote sharing via FTP, just to name a few. Overall, I think this router is quite capable, especially for the price. I think this router should be fine for anyone needing to stream to several devices. Anything above 4 simultaneous devices might be pushing it, but again, for the price, I think this is nice router.
Posted by Chuck
One of the most noticeable things about this router is its unusually long antennas. This helps to paint the corners of your house with stronger WiFi signal than many other routers can. That's a nice touch to start with! This AC2600 router, as with all newer (AC) routers, contain MU-MIMO. What does that mean? It’s Multi-User, Multiple Input & Multiple Output. OK – that means it can handle more simultaneous connections than your old router (which sends signals to only one person at a time). If you are still sitting with an “old-style” A, B, G or even N router – this is your upgrade reason! As I said – this router is packed with a lot of features, but I feel it was released just a little before it was ready. I say that because when using the web console, I experienced several bugs (console froze up, router didn’t detect other items on the network, parental controls page didn’t operate correctly, etc). Perhaps a new firmware update will fix many of these issues, but for now it was quite a frustrating experience. Even with that – this router did give great performance numbers! Coverage was great in all corners of my 2 story 3500 sq ft home and multiple device streaming did not have any issues what-so-ever. The dual core technology really helps – with one core focusing on routing and switching and the on all the other features like AC Smart Beam, DNLA, Parental controls, etc. Another interesting feature is TriplePlay - which allows you to create a separate network for devices you don't want talking to your each other. Most won't use that, but for advanced users this VLAN segmentation option may be attractive. This is a recommended device for those stuck in the dark ages with only an A, B, G, or N technology router. Power users may want to opt for more advanced or wireless mesh devices.
Posted by TechMatcher
This router has great performance and the setup process is very easy, at the beginning it took a while to detect my internet modem, but after a reboot it did finally. The menus are easy to use and understand. At first sometimes the menu froze and didn't know if a setting stuck, but after updating the firmware this was fixed. Make sure you update the firmware right away, there is one now! I like that you can easily prioritize devices by just dragging their boxes into what priority level you want. I didn't see an option to limit certain speeds however. Its a very basic type of QoS. I hope future firmware updates can gives us more control, but as a basic/simple router, if that's what your looking for, your good. Coverage on my 2 bedroom home is great, no dead spots at all.
Posted by JamexRZ