{"id":667,"date":"2020-04-14T22:51:06","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechupdates.com\/?p=667"},"modified":"2020-04-14T22:51:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:21:06","slug":"things-to-consider-when-buying-a-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechupdates.com\/things-to-consider-when-buying-a-router\/","title":{"rendered":"Things to Consider When Buying a Router"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a good router for our house is the key step for us to have a smooth connection, whether we are connected via Wi-Fi or by cable<\/p>\n<p>In the market, we can find a good number of routers that we can probably use at home, but before choosing one or the other we should think about what type of internet connection we have, whether it is fiber optic, coaxial or xDSL. Depending on the type of connection, we must buy a neutral router or an xDSL router with a built-in ADSL2 + or VDSL2 modem.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s analyze the main characteristics that a router should have:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_58 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-655dd063b2e42\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-655dd063b2e42\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechupdates.com\/things-to-consider-when-buying-a-router\/#1_Gigabit_Ethernet_ports_for_the_WAN_and_for_the_LAN\" title=\"1. Gigabit Ethernet ports, for the WAN and for the LAN\">1. Gigabit Ethernet ports, for the WAN and for the LAN<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechupdates.com\/things-to-consider-when-buying-a-router\/#2_Simultaneous_dual-band_with_Wi-Fi_AC\" title=\"2. Simultaneous dual-band with Wi-Fi AC\">2. Simultaneous dual-band with Wi-Fi AC<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechupdates.com\/things-to-consider-when-buying-a-router\/#3_If_we_want_to_get_the_most_out_of_the_USB_port_of_the_router_that_is_30\" title=\"3. If we want to get the most out of the USB port of the router that is 3.0\">3. If we want to get the most out of the USB port of the router that is 3.0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Gigabit_Ethernet_ports_for_the_WAN_and_for_the_LAN\"><\/span>1. Gigabit Ethernet ports, for the WAN and for the LAN<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The current routers due to the speeds provided by the internet greater than 100Mbps should have Gigabit Ethernet ports, but although the connection does not exceed 30Mbps, these ports are recommended to transfer files to our local network at high speed since if we have a NAS server It is absolutely necessary to have a Gigabit network.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Simultaneous_dual-band_with_Wi-Fi_AC\"><\/span>2. Simultaneous dual-band with Wi-Fi AC<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If we want to get the most out of our connection, it should have a dual simultaneous band with Wi-Fi AC. This double band allows us to connect to both the 2.4GHz band and the 5GHz band. Currently, you can get equipment with these characteristics at a good price.<\/p>\n<p>Most devices that we connect to our routers, such as smartphones or tablets, incorporate two antennas in MIMO 2T2R configuration so that although our router has four antennas for each frequency band, we will not notice the connection speed on our devices too much.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_If_we_want_to_get_the_most_out_of_the_USB_port_of_the_router_that_is_30\"><\/span>3. If we want to get the most out of the USB port of the router that is 3.0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The limitation on routers with USB 3.0 ports generally comes from the router processor that is unable to interpret so much data. If we want to get the most out of the USB ports it should be 3.0 and we should also make sure that the router has a capable processor, for example, one with a dual-core at 800MHz speed.<\/p>\n<p>If we do not opt for a router with a dual-core processor, we will not get the most out of USB 3.0, so we could save some money with a lower-end device.<\/p>\n<p>Choose a trusted manufacturer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting a good router for our house is the key step for us to have<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17],"tags":[353,350,352,349,348,347,344,346,343,342,354,345,351],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wikitechupdates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/router.jpg?fit=1500%2C1160&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":874,"url":"https:\/\/www.wikitechupdates.com\/network-troubleshooting-how-do-you-solve-network-issues-fast\/","url_meta":{"origin":667,"position":0},"title":"Network Troubleshooting &#8211; How do you solve network issues fast?","author":"Admin","date":"28 April 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Network troubleshooting is the combination of measures and processes used to identify, diagnose, and resolve the problems within a computer network. 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