Synology RT6600AX Tri-band Wi-Fi 6 Router

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When extending the network to a Ubiquiti switch, things were a little more confusing. I configured two ports on the switch to connect to VLAN 10, connected Port 3 of the RT6600ax to one of the two Ubiquiti ports, and then connected the Antsle to the second Ubiquiti port. For some reason, I wasn't able to communicate with the Pi. After some troubleshooting, I physically moved the connection from Port 3 to Port 4, and everything worked. It's still not clear to me why Port 3 would be labeled Untagged but it's possible I'm simply misunderstanding something, so I've reached out to Synology for comment.

Even so having better service in the US would help. Buying a premium router and being told there is nothing to do but throw it away is a real problem.You might find it interesting to know that after my months-long debacle of trying to get Frontier Fiber’s 1GB plan’s ONT (tried two different models of the ONTs they supply) not working directly with any of Synology’s RT6600ax, RT2600ac, or MR2200ac (except for the thankful caveat with the 2600 of setting it up first using my cable ISP, then swapping out to the Fiber ONT), I just had to give up on Synology. I hated to, but I want to get rid of my cable ISP and I couldn’t as long as I needed another internet source would be required to set up the 2600 from scratch. I never got around to testing if using 4G first would work from scratch, and then swapping to the ONT, as I’m rather burned out on my networking problems. Note that with the 2600, I had the problems trying to use directly with the ONT while still on the most recent Stable v1.2.5 firmware, before upgrading to Beta 1.3.1 Update 1. Before I had the 2xMR2600ac, I had very noticeable drop-outs with some Wi-Fi items including cameras and smart outlets. Cheers all. Reply When coupled with the router's network-attached storage feature -- more below -- and the Media Server app, the RT6600ax can function as one of the best router-based mini NAS servers. It's the closest experience to a real Synology NAS server. The Synology RT6600ax's Threat Prevention app has a world map showing where threats come from. In fact, for home users, the OS can be a bit overwhelming though not to the degree of the Ubiquiti UDR. (Hint: opt for the DS Router mobile app instead! -- more below.) The Internet speed tests were done with the router's only 2.5Gbps port working as a WAN port, instead of as a LAN during the Wi-Fi tests above.

Thank you Dong, you did – but it doesn’t answer my question 🙃 So either it is comparable to Asus, or they come up with something completely new. As much as like to believe – I prefer facts 🙂 Reply Wi-Fi 6E is not inherently better than Wi-Fi 6, Mike. Still, they are two different things. Give this post a good read. Reply Of course. Which is why I used an SD card for that purpose. Its bad on them to design it in such a way that the eMMC goes bust. I’ve had other routers for a decade without issue. This is the only one I had die due to a design flaw. Reply Considering everything on offer in terms of features and performance, the WRX560 is generally fantastic value that's better than any competitor at this price. However, price fluctuations in some markets prevent us giving it full marks here. The RT6600ax is the first router that supports the entire 5GHz spectrum -- where that's possible for Wi-Fi. It can broadcast signals using the last UNII4 portion.

Example (testing with a S22 Ultra), About 250ft away outside my GT-AX11000 I could pull 250mbps (5GHz) while the new synology I can barely even get it to connect. I can be in my parents house at a window and still get a usable 2.4Ghz connection even at 450ft away from my house! While The Synology nothing. Note: I do live on open land with no other WiFi networks in range so conditions are perfect. I don’t have all the answers. Nobody does. If you truly want to know what an app does, go read it source code, but then it might have bugs etc. The “facts” you’re looking for don’t exist, so to speak.

And finally, there's no Link Aggregation support. That's not a huge deal, but it sure makes the new router inferior to its Asus counterparts.I can’t say this for sure but chances are they will work together Mitty. Again, don’t quote me on it. Reply RT6600ac and 2MR 2200ac. Should I wait to install the final version and install on all three or when I set up mesh just need to update RT6600 and update will pass to the two MR2600ac. Reply The RT6600ax also included an Ethernet cable and a power supply with a standard barrel connector. Initial Setup