Linksys XAC1900 Dual Band AC1900 Smart Wi-Fi Modem Router with Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 and Adjustable Antennas

I was tasked with installing wifi into a building that needed a couple of static devices (a laptop and printer) and up to 20 guest devices. The previous ISP supplied router was in no way shape or form up to this task. The first router I got, I had lots of problems with. Setup was painfully slow and kept crashing and guests were complaining that the wifi SSID wasn't appearing, or took up to 5 minutes to appear. Not good! I tried changing every setting imaginable and was still having problems. I came to the conclusion that it was a duff copy and requested a replacement (thankfully Amazon make this a painless experience, and I had a new router with me on the Sunday morning, having only requested the replacement Saturday evening!) Totally different experience this time.The new router was very fast to setup, and allowed me the following options which were exactly what I needed:2.4ghz and 5ghz set up as separate networks with separate SSID's and passcodes. This enabled me to spread the load by giving some people access to the 2.4ghz and some the 5ghz.A separate sub network with another two separate SSID's, also covering 2.4 and 5ghz frequencies with a guest access code.Device prioritisation. The router enabled me to prioritise the static devices (this is as simple as drag and drop) so, in the event of the network getting busy, these two devices always worked at the highest speed available.Remote access via iPhone/iPad app. This works very very well indeed and allows you to carry out tasks as well as monitor the network, even if you're not in the building! This is a brilliant feature.Overall it's a great router for the money and packed with a load of professional features.

Purchased this to try and prove to our ISP that the intermittent line fault we're experiencing isn't anything to do with our (ageing) Draytek router. Rather than buying a new Draytek (£200.00+), I purchased this at £30.00 to see if it would prove or disprove the line fault. Given the HUGE price difference between the two routers, I was willing to give this Linksys a bit of grace.Firstly, it is a PAIN to setup. The 'wizard' is only for ADSL connections - not VDSL. So if you're on Fibre you'll need to do the setup manually which isn't straight forward.If you're on Plusnet, as well as their standard connection settings you will need the following:-Physical type: DSL (not ethernet)DSL Model: PTM (not ATM)VDSL2 profiles: AUTO** IMPORTANT ** without the next two setting, the Router will show as connected but not synced (ie no internet) **Enable VLAN: CheckVLAN ID: 101*******Next drop down is PPPOE, and then fill in your username from Plusnet and password.Netgears and TP-Link detect automatically, so even on a £30.00 router this setup is poor.The next disappointment, Linksys used to be owned by Cisco - Cisco manufacture world renowned networking products. Cisco sold Linksys to Belkin, who have made some pretty poor networking kit. I was a bit surprised and disappointed to find Belkin branding when configuring the router.In any case, the router is working, we have internet and is so far stable. We'll see if it irons our our connection problems or whether they persist (which won't be a fault of this router),,,

I bought this to replace my BT HH3 which was working fine for the internet, but would not pair well with my wireless printer (HP p1102w). I got tired of having to powercycle the BT router and wake up the printer everytime I wanted to print, sometimes unsuccessfully - this was not a problem I'd had with the (free) Sky router. (I had previously spent several hours trying to find a different work around with the settings.) I also could not AirPrint or ePrint, and sometimes I found the internet stalling.So those are the boxes I was looking to tick, and I'm pleased that so far all but one (ePrint) works for me - and I'm optimistic that I can fix that one with a printer driver update. I looked carefully at the reviews on this site and the US one before choosing this one, and many of the complaints seem to have finally been resolved with the latest firmware update. I found I had trouble with cookies which was resolved, luckily, with the firmware update. I can understand the frustration of other reviews on here, as there were basic issues with the firmware and it seem to take months before Linksys bothered to fix it. But others report elsewhere that this latest firmware is solid and has been thoroughly test so be sure to upgrade.The latest firmware is 1.0.5. It's easy to upgrade once you know how - download the bin file from the Linksys website, then in the router's web server, go to Administration > Firmware upgrade and point to the bin file. You might be able to do this from Cisco Connect, I just used the webserver which is typically at 192.168.1.1.I also advise others to set up the router using the webserver rather than Cisco Connect, which has some questionable terms and conditions that allow them to monitor some of your internet usage information. If anyone can help me figure out how to uninstall this from my router (it requires me to use my WPA login/password for router access) please do suggest.So, 5 stars for proper functionality, but -1 star for the niggles above (firmware issues and Cisco Connect).I also chose this product because of the possibility of using the USB port as a cheap network drive. I might update this review with an extra star if this proves fantastic.