TRENDNET TEW-818DRU AC1900 Wireless Router

Good quality at a very good price.

Its no good you have to connect it to your broadband provider router.its only fit for the bin.i would to say its no good.

It is just about OK. I have the latest firmware version as of June 2014, Firmware Version: 1.02b03. Occasionally it will silently "block" all the wi-fi connections from any access to the LAN and the internet - so even though you are connected OK you cannot ping or connect to anything else inside or outside the LAN except the router itself. That requires a reboot but if you do not know about it, there is no indication that the router is blocking you. It has two antennas but it is not much better in reaching rooms behind walls than other routers. All in all, it is OK for the price and remember to reboot it often.To clarify, it is a wireless router, not a broadband modem.Update August 2014:It appears the DHCP server on this router is useless: it assumes the router itself is the gateway and the DNS server and does not allow you to set it up. So this is pretty much a brain dead box. Another star taken off for firmware stupidity.

I purchased this router with the expectation of it working well and lasting, I received neither. Since it is for a rural area I needed a good quality router. In just over 1 month of use, on weekends only, the router stopped working, when I contacted Amazon it was unfortunately over the 30 days to return it to amazon. So I was directed to the company, I was told I would receive an email within three days regarding a refund and have heard nothing. When it worked, it worked pretty good, but for this price, you should get more then a couple weeks out of the product, I would advise all to avoid this product like the plague. Considering the money spent on this product and the lack of customer service when there is an issue, it is far from worth the price tag.

Update 7/23/22: It seems with Version 2.0R the wifi radios have decreased in performance over time. I bought this router in June 2020 and as of October 2021 I started to notice freezing/hiccups when streaming live TV. It still does well when streaming from Plex, Youtube and Netflix services, but when I stream from Pluto TV, the freezing and hesitation show up. I still like it's stability and ability to hang onto an IP address with Spectrum. Having my IP address stay the same without having to sign up for Spectrum's Business Class Internet is a plus (there are some of us that need a static IP address). So it remains my main router with the wifi turned off for that reason and I've resorted to having a Broadcom-based router from TP-Link handle all of my wifi traffic.My version 1.0R router hasn't shown signs of a decrease in wifi performance, however, some newer devices don't play well with it and drop their connections. At this point I'm keeping both routers so I have a spare if one goes down as you can clone the MAC address of 1 router to the 2nd router, swap them and keep your public IP address with these when you are a Spectrum customer.Update 1/25/22: The issue with Version 1.0R (CPU usage spikes and some devices disconnecting) was resolved. Appears to have been the channel that was being used. I switched channels and don't see that issue occurring anymore.Update 12/11/21: Version 2.0R does really well on firmware version 2.05. I've not had time to try any of the newer firmware versions yet. It's stable and handles heavy network loads really well. For Version 1.0R I've identified what looks like a bug with firmware version 1.06b01 where I've seen CPU usage spike up to the 60% range as well as older WIFI AC devices randomly disconnect and have difficulty reconnecting. Also data usage is artificially high under the Streamboost data usage screen. Rolling back to firmware version 1.05b01 solved the problem and it is now as stable as Version 2.0R that I have. I can't say if the bug is specific to the router that I have but thought I'd mention this for anyone experiencing the same issue.Update 11/11/21: I like this router so much that I found a version 1.0R model and got that too! No problems to date with this router or the version 1.0R. I don't see any difference in speeds between the 2. The main differences are that version 1.0R has a few more QoS settings, says Streamboost, has an additional USB port along with switches to turn on/off lights and wifi. To me you can't go wrong with either model.I originally ordered this wifi router thinking I'd get version 1 (the one with the 2 USB ports and Streamboost) and found out I received version 2. With all the reviews stating problems with Version 1, I think getting Version 2 was a blessing. It's been running for the past year without any problems. One feature I think is important is the ability to adjust the Tx power. If you live in a high rise and have many neighbors running wifi networks, then that feature can be important. Also, from a security perspective, the ability to turn down the Tx power becomes important because ideally you won't want too many people outside of your apartment to be able to pick up your wifi signal (and possibly try to hack into your network). If I had to, I'd purchase this wifi router again (with Trendnet's 831DR being a 2nd choice). It's gotten me through working from home, as well as streaming many hours of 720p, 1080p and 4K video content. One thing I've noticed is my work computer that has VPN software on it can experience slowdowns over the VPN connection after about 50-60 days. That device never actually drops its wifi connection though. I reboot this router once a month and problem solved! None of my other devices (phones, tablets and laptops) experience drops in their wifi connections either or slowdowns. I recommend version 2 and have had good experience with Trendnet (having another piece of networking equipment from them which was bought in 2007 and still working). Put this on a UPS so it has a stable power source. Looking forward to what Trendnet releases in the wifi6 and wifi6e arena!

Updated 5th January 2022: Initially the router was advertised with RouterLimits basic offering included. It worked for a couple of years, then RouerLimits basic offering went away, and I was left with either paying for RouterLimits or not having it. I see that from amazon.com features list, they've now removed this feature (free basic offering), however for a while it was there, while the feature did not work without additional payment. Now it's advertised as a feature that you can sign up and pay for and works with the router. IMO it is a similar feature to the TrendMicro offering that's included with many Asus routers, and some TP-Link routers. Other than this, so far, in home setting this router has been amazingly reliable.---------------------------Like:1. Simple dual WAN load balancing with common sense options built-in2. Plenty of gigabit Ethernet ports3. Only rack-mountable router with built-in WiFi 5 that I have found.4. Range great for wifi 2.4 and 5-1 (1733 Mbps)5. Price is affordable for home use in comparison to other products and comes out of the box with way more functionalities ( e.g. VLAN tagging, WiFi SSID to VLAN mapping, tri-band WiFi, easy Dual-WAN load balancing, subscription option for router limits IPS)6. USB 3 port for add-on storage7. Open source OS with potential for after market firmwareDislike:1. Range useless for wifi 5-2 (866 Mbps), unusable even at the end of a long open room (no interference 50 away RSSI shows -65), no signal in a different room (range is less than Bluetooth 4 even in open area)2. Router Limits basic was offered as built-in free feature for life when I purchased the router. Apparently the life ended, and this feature is no longer there. Paid subscription option for Router Limits is still available. While the basic option was available, I've used it and found it quite reliable/usable. I have not tried the paid subscription version.3. No option to use DFS4. No option for LAG (8x 1 Gbps ethernet ports)5. Software hard to use, shows lots of errors in the log but no way to resolve those6. Updates are rare and hard to come by (seen 2-3 updates so far that didn't add anything new, fixed security vulnerabilities albeit quite late)7. USB port cannot be used for LTE backup.

Respaldo de Internet, muy sensillo y fácil de instalar, funcional e cumple su propoaito

Atendeu minhas espectativas , um dos melhores da categoria com ótimo preço. Porém não consegui configurar pelo meu note, tive que configurar atráves do note de meu pai.