Customer Ratings & Reviews

My wireless range is greatly improved. Verizon's modem couldn't even reach my bedroom but this router reaches every room.

The Linksys WRT AC3200 is extremely easy to set up. It comes with an Ethernet cord and a preset Wi-Fi network so that you can set up the router straight out of the box with any device you have. The paper directions are very limited, but enough to get you connected and once connected the direction on the device are easy to follow. It does come with a CD with PDF directions, but those are very brief as well. The default login screen for the router leads you to believe you must have a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account, however, there is one line below the login that says “For local access, click here.” The Smart Wi-Fi account does however allow you to access your router from anywhere once you have the account associated with your router. Of the routers I have used, the layout of the dashboard for this one is one of the simplest yet effective ones I have seen. It is customizable so that you can change what you want to see, or not see, at a glance. Such in my case, I do not use the Guest Access, so therefore I do not need to see it. I also like how it summarizes the online devices, showing that I have a certain number of Local devices and how many of each are using which band of the Wi-Fi. If you click on the number you can see a network map, in which you can modify each device, such as name, parental controls, and reserve the DHCP address. From here you can also see the current internet usage of these devices so that you can see who is hogging your bandwidth. While speaking of Parental controls, the controls on here are straight forward and simple. You can block all access, during specific times, or specific sites. However, in order to set sites and times you must use a PC or tablet, the phone app only allows a manual all block or allows you to remove devices from the controls. Also, the specific times are in 30 minute blocks through a block chart. It is simple, just not as specific as setting the time per minute yourself. However, it lets me ensure that my children are not trying to watch videos or something during bedtime hours. As far as speed, I have not had any issues with it. It has been completely comparable to another brand AC3200 router and I don’t have equipment really capable of pushing the device to its limits to find out. However, I have noticed when logged into the device that it responds quicker than other models and that may be due to the faster processor. The Speed Test under Smart Wi-Fi Tools seems to be inconsistent with its results. It uses a popular speed test website, however, it randomly selects a server that is not nearby and tends to show numbers about half that of the test ran from my computer. Along the subject of speed, this router has a prioritization mode that I first tested while configuring through the phone app. There it allows you to add and remove devices to the priority list, however, it reduced my speed to 21Mbps. At first I figured this is a horrible priority, as nothing else was running at the time. However, come to find out, there are additional setting that can only be viewed when configuring from a PC or web browser. In the settings of Media Prioritization it allows you to set the Downstream Bandwidth and this is essentially what you are giving the priority device to use while everything else just uses whatever it left over. The Linksys WRT AC3200 router has a USB 3.0 and an eSATA connection that can also be used as a USB 2.0 port. I haven’t used this feature as I have network storage, however, the settings in the router allow you to limit folder access, provide an FTP server or act as a media server. With a simple external hard drive you can easily add network attached storage. Out of the box this router has loads of features to include advanced features for some of the most unique networks. From configuring ports and vlans to functioning as an OpenVPN Server. However, the thing about the WRT series is having open source choices which allow tons more advanced features. Certainly a great router for someone that wants to simply get a home network up, maybe run a small business or just want to have extra control with open source capability.

Lots of features with this router and the ability to flash it to use VPN software with it.

Installed and having no problems. The techs were informative and installed in a timely manner

I'll be honest. Don't know too much about routers, but I do know it's been working just fine.

I live in a two story home and was having signal issues with my previous router. This covers much better.

parental controls and other options are great. With fiber optic internet all devices have great speed.

Powerful! Excellent WIFI range and speed. Outstanding wired ethernet speed!

I went to Best Buy and the associate recommendations were for this unit. Glad I puchased it.

Fast, great wireless, easy to set up. Really happy with this purchase!

Great for multiple devises, will keep you connected with no problems at all,

Excellent Product. Best router I have owned. Guick and easy to set up. Great wifi coverage.

After 2 weeks started having intermittent connectivity. Linksys advised that there will be a new “firmware” update to fix the problem but didn’t have a time frame for the update. I returned this product. Called Linksys back & complained about this wireless router so they sent me a more expensive Wirless router at no charge. Well guess what, it was a “Lemon.” Returned it & they sent another model at no charge. After a few months I had intermittent connectivity again. I gave up and purchased a different brand - ASUS GT-AC5300. It’s awesome even though customer support is not great and they’re closed after 2PM on Saturday and all day Sunday. But hey, I guess you can’t have everything right? The AC-5300 are for gamers, it’s fast and powerful. Finally, I will never purchase a Linksys product again.

What a great product made the internet much better great reception through the whole house

This router works very well! And I am glad that my husband bought it!

My Internet sucked before i purchased i got a huge internet boost from it

My wifi extended from one end of my house to my office 2000sq ft

I'll be honest, I received this product for free through the Best Buy Tech Insider Network in exchange for a review. Even though I didn't have to pay for this router, I would absolutely buy it if I couldn't keep the review model they sent me. I have a household that averages 25 devices connected over a 2,500 Sq.ft house, this router sits in my office which is dead center of the house. I get a full signal everywhere on my property, down to my mailbox. I can pull the full 250Mbps internet speed I pay for standing at my mailbox on my iPhone, and the range is incredible. I can use Xbox Game Streaming to play Xbox on my porch, in my garage, in my car, even at my neighbors house. The only issue I have had, is one that I was happy to have. My neighbors have a Linksys WRT1200AC running which works well for them, but when I installed my WRT3200AC it interfered with their network so much that they thought their router was dead. As it turns out, a bug in the WRT1200AC channel selection made it try to broadcast on whatever channel I set mine to. I fixed this by turning down the transmission power of the router to 75% and voila, no more interfering with my neighbors's wifi. All in all, the router is a beast with the range and speed I was looking for. I highly recommend this to people who have multiple devices that need lots of bandwidth, like a large family trying to stream Netflix simultaneously or multiple gamers playing on Xbox Live. The most Netflix streams we've been able to handle having friends and family over is 19, and all were in HD. This worked perfectly for the family we had stay with us for Christmas and Thanksgiving, and I may buy an extra just to keep in case this one ever fails.

I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to get WiFi coverage throughout my home.

great router especillaly if you put dd wrt on it. works great!