G10 Router: 1 x RJ45 10/100/1000 WAN Port 1 x RJ45 10/100/1000 LAN Ports 2 x USB 3.0 Ports for USB Storage / Printer Server H2R: 1 x RJ45 10/100 WAN port
G10 Router:802.11a/b/g/n/acH2R:802.11 b/g/n
G10 Router:2.4GHz & 5GHz SimultaneousH2R:2.4GHz Single Band
G10 Router:4 x 2.4GHz Amplifiers4 x 5GHz AmplifiersH2R:8 x Low Noise Amplifiers2 x Int 2.4GHz Amplifiers
G10 Router:256MB Flash and 512MB DRAMH2R:128MB Flash and 128MB DRAM
G10 Router:8 x internal High Performance AntennasH2R:2 x internal High Performance Antennas
G10 Router:
Easy SetupIPv4, IPv6 SupportGuest Wireless Networks (Up to 6 additional)Parental ControlSelf-healingGaming BoostBeamformingMU-MIMOIOT support – IR learning & remote controlASRock Router APPH2R:Miracast / EZplay / DLNATravel Router
All being said, besides the cheesy "gaming" branding gimmick everyone loves these days (though I do appreciate the focus on low-latency) the feature set on this router looks pretty jawesome, more than any other consumer grade stuff I've checked out. Someday I'd like to see someone release a router that runs Open-wrt (with their own extended feature-set packages) out of the box though... they could add their own UI but without locking it down so you can update packages and such.
I'm still leaning towards the UAP-AC-PRO models, as they're 3x3 on both 2.4 and 5GHz bands and the models (I have the older UAP and UAP-LR 2.4GHz only flavors). Based on the comments you made in the video @wendell, it seems that this G10 is behaving well. I've got a 'concrete columns' issue which means I currently run 3 APs upstairs and 1 downstairs to get good cover. Upstairs is where the heaviest users are, be it for work if I'm not in my home office area, or the kids when they get in and do their usual youtube stuff.
Still saving up for the upgrade and I'll probably donate my older UAPs to the local school here (as their network setup is horrendous) once I replace my gear :)
I wish that we could get a QOS that doesn't require you to input your speed, but instead, automatically detect congestion and then apply the rules accordingly. It is difficult these days to get an internet connection that offers a constant throughput. Furthermore, ISPs such as verizon fios will often do temporary speed boosts when streaming on demand content so that the STB use does not impact your internet connection.
QOS does not handle situations like that, and it offers no way to really ignore certain devices.
You're totally right. My supposed speed is 100Mbit up/down, but that is national (and in Ecuador, that pretty much just means the government sites which are nowhere near fast enough to serve up at that kind of speed). I get a decent speed to the US (VPN to office, but also general web use) though.
Really, QoS in that context is about as meaningless as it gets, just like you say @Razor512 - it is more of a combination of various QoS really, with priority per service or similar based on whatever speed I can get to that destination.
I want my office VPN + my wife's one (which should route to Ecuador office, but often goes to UK as it is faster than the local one lol) to have the priority over everything else (as work = supposed to be priority)
Anything VOIP (again goes to office IP with built-in VPN at the moment, but hey, I may get VOIP one day for the rest too)
Anything related to netflix/amazon which is not streaming locally (using unlocator.com to get US flavors of stuff)
Whatever else.
Not been able to do any gaming for ages as I'm out of the country too much, but if I were to find time again, that would bump the list down and insert between 2 & 3 probably.
Each of those connections has a fairly distinct destination/source combo, and I get extremely different speeds. Netflix/Amazon speeds at peak time can be a tad slower. But the main point is as you state exactly - how to get QoS.
On the AP side, not related to the QoS of my connection, the QoS can be achieved to some extent, but the main bottleneck tends to be the internet connection for what the users in the household use. Anything that can be hardwired, is hardwired. My APs appear pretty decent at avoiding the signal from other sources and even if everyone is hogging the same room with laptops, chromecast, iWhatevers and non-iWhatevers, no worries.
It was a whole different ballgame with the 64kbit DSL I started with over here (which was beyond useless).
Not used this feature personally as my printers are all wired up ethernet wise, but how well does that printer server behave itself? Compatibility wise as well? Also, when I looked at the USB storage option on a router many years ago, it was single client to the USB device. I know things have moved on since (this is 8+ years ago now, when I lived in the UK still). What are the restrictions of that?
Looks like a nice bit of kit and having that travel router with HDMI option is a bonus for sure. I wonder if you could use unlocator on that router and make it work with netflix (US) and amazon (prime) whilst on trips. At the moment I have to resort to two mini router/AP combos, with one used as AP (client) and then the 2nd one as the one that everything else connects to. I have not invested in a 2nd unlocator account, but it sounds like a great option for hotels if there was a way to connect to their wifi / ethernet port in the room (if available) and then share out via the 2nd frequency band perhaps.
OK, so this costs over 250 euros where I'm from... Can somebody explain the value in this? Compare it to a Linksys WRT AC1900, running openWRT (they should have fixed the compatibility by now, right?). I sincerely DON"T get it. WHY would anyone buy this? For the extra wireless radios? I can get away with the hardware in 3 and 4 year old routers (YES, I have less than 20 wireless devices in my house operating concurrently). EVERY gimmick in software, including QoS obviously, has already been implemented in open source firmware which is free... So why would one need this, or other such "high-end"/"gaming" routers?
I haven't had this router very long, but I for one love it, especially from upgrading from a dlink ac1200. With so many devices in my househould, I really don't understand why someone wouldn't want this router at the price point. Having said that, I paid 150 for it so I got a very good deal, but its not much off that now, and as I said at that price point, having mu-mimo and with the firmware update the gui is more detailed.
And I like the way it looks. as for gaming, I love the optimization, though I can't speak to streaming or wireless gaming because I almost never wireless game, I do stream occasionally, and I can't speak to distance, because I do most of my work close to it or no more than a room or two away,.
I guess for me, at the price point, WITH the 2 in 1 dongle I didn't even mention, it was a must buy, and I'm glad I did.
