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Edimax RG21S

details: AC2600 MU-MIMO Home Wi-Fi Roaming Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2017-03-18
updated: 2017-03-19
RG21S provides AC2600 Wi-Fi with speeds of up to 800Mbps at 2.4GHz and 1733Mbps at 5GHz.

The latest 802.11ac revision "Wave 2" has expanded on the Wi-Fi gigabit speeds with more channel width (80 + 80MHz) and spatial streams (4 x 4 : 4) making it even faster and more capable of offering high performance connectivity.

One of the key technology advancements – MU-MIMO (Multi-User MIMO) – improves data transmit times, helps Wi-Fi networks to scale, and increases capacity by alowing APs to utilize multiple streams that can reach multiple clients simultaneously.

Thanks to Smart Wi-Fi Roaming your Wi-Fi devices always stay connected to the best signal, for a seamless Wi-Fi experience. Devices will automatically switch to the best signal as you move around your home.

The router has built-in Virtual Private Network (VPN) support for easy VPN access on all your devices.
 
 
 
 RG21S Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $199
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
 WAN port(s) type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Routing Protocols: VLAN tagging (802.1q)
IGMP Multicast (RFC 1112)
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 2600 Mbps (Wi-Fi 5)
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11a (Wi-Fi 2)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11n (Wi-Fi 4)
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
802.1X (EAP-MD5/TLS/TTLS/PEAP)
Wireless MAC Address filtering
SSID Broadcast disable
 WiFi modes: Access point
 external antenna(s): 4
 Transmit Power: +17 dBm
 Receiver Sensitivity: -90 dBm
 Multiple SSID: yes
 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): yes
 MU-MIMO: yes
 Beamforming: yes
 Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 Simultaneous Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): yes
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Filtering: IP Address filtering, MAC Address filtering
 Device Management
 Alternate Admin URL: http://edimax.setup
 Default admin username: admin
 Default admin password: 1234
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Remote configuration (WAN)
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Event log: yes
 Misc hardware info
 RAM: 64 Mb
 Flash Memory: 16 Mb
 IPv6 support: yes
 Links
 Product page: http://www.edimax.com/edimax/merchandise...
 Datasheet: http://www.edimax.com/edimax/mw/cufiles/...
 Quick Install Guide: http://www.edimax.com/edimax/mw/cufiles/...

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