Det er første gang, vi får chancen for at teste og anmelde en router fra Linksys , og heldigvis gennemgår vi en premium-model, som lover fantastisk ydeevne og masser af funktioner: Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900- routeren. Som du ville forvente, er dette en dual-band router med understøttelse af den seneste 802.11ac trådløse netværksstandard. I betragtning af hvor meget brandanerkendelse Linksys har i netværksområdet, var vi meget nysgerrige efter at lære, hvor god denne enhed er, og om den lever op til dets løfter. Læs denne anmeldelse for at finde ud af, hvad vi har lært.

Udpakning af Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900-router

Inde i æsken til Linksys EA6900- routeren finder du følgende: routeren, tre eksterne antenner, strømadapteren, en hurtig opsætningsguide, et netværkskabel og en disk med dokumentationen på flere sprog. Der er ingen traditionel installationsdisk tilgængelig. Som du vil se senere, udføres hele opsætningen ved hjælp af en webbrowser og netværkskablet, der følger med i pakken til denne router.

For flere detaljer om unboxing-oplevelsen, tøv ikke med at se den korte video nedenfor:

Hardware specifikationer

Lad os tage et kig på de vigtigste specifikationer, som Linksys promoverer for denne router:

Først^(First) og fremmest er Linksys EA6900 en dual-band router med understøttelse af 802.11ac trådløs netværksstandard. Den transmitterer det trådløse signal både ved 2,4 GHz - frekvensen (som den lover en maksimal gennemstrømning på 600 Mbps ) og ved 5 GHz (for hvilken den lover en maksimal gennemstrømning på 1300 Mbps ). Den har tre justerbare eksterne antenner, som er nemme at sætte i. Desværre føles de aldrig særlig stabile, uanset hvilken vej du tilslutter dem bag på routeren.

Med hensyn til kablet tilslutning har denne router 4 Gigabit Ethernet- porte. Den indeholder også to USB -porte: en USB 3.0 og en USB 2.0 . Da dette er en premium-enhed, ville jeg have forventet to USB 3.0 - porte.

Som med alle moderne routere i denne prisklasse inkluderer den funktioner som understøttelse af DLNA- streaming, Quality of Service ( QOS ) og forældrekontrol.

Du kan finde den komplette liste over specifikationer her: Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA6900 .

Opsætning og brug af Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900-router

Når du opsætter Linksys EA6900 for første gang, skal du først tilslutte antennerne til bagsiden af ​​routeren. Tilslut den derefter til en stikkontakt, og sæt internetkablet^(Internet) i den port, der er mærket med etiketten Internet . Tilslut routeren til din stationære pc eller din bærbare computer med netværkskablet, der findes i æsken. Det er klart, at du skal tilslutte det til en af ​​de fire Ethernet- porte på bagsiden af ​​routeren.

Vent derefter på, at routeren starter. Under opstartsproceduren vil strømindikatoren foran routeren tænde og slukke med mellemrum. Når routeren er færdig med at starte, lyser strømindikatoren konstant.

Åbn derefter din yndlingsbrowser og gå til http://www.linksyssmartwifi.com eller til 192.168.1.1 (standard-IP-adressen på routeren) og følg opsætningsguiden.

Desværre, hvis du bruger en PPPoE internetforbindelse^{(PPPoE Internet)} som vi gør, kan Linksys EA6900 ikke registrere den korrekt. Det betyder, at du vil spilde en del tid på at sætte det op, og du skal udføre en manuel opsætning af din internetforbindelse^(Internet) .

Et andet problem, vi har fundet, er, at installationsguiden inkluderer et obligatorisk trin til at tjekke for den seneste firmwareopdatering. I teorien er dette godt, men kun når det er lykkedes at indstille din internetforbindelse^(Internet) korrekt . Desværre håndhæves denne kontrol, selv når din internetforbindelse^(Internet) ikke er korrekt identificeret. Det betyder, at du vil spilde endnu mere tid, indtil routeren forstår, at den ikke kan oprette forbindelse til internettet^(Internet) og downloade den nyeste firmware. Dette er uheldigt, og vi ville ønske, at Linksys havde lavet en bedre opsætningsguide.

Når du har oprettet forbindelse til internettet^(Internet) , kan du begynde at konfigurere routeren i detaljer. For de af jer, der ikke er særlig tekniske, inkluderer Linksys et kort med standardnavnet til det trådløse 2,4 GHz -netværk og dets adgangskode. Vi fraråder at bruge disse standarder, da de udgør en sikkerhedsrisiko. Det er også bedre at konfigurere indstillingerne, så du kan bruge de trådløse netværksstandarder, du har brug for, få bedre sikkerhed og bedre hastigheder, når du bruger netværket.

Linksys EA6900 understøtter 22 sprog. Du kan se dem på skærmbilledet nedenfor. Desværre er den flersprogede support på Linksys EA6900 svagere end dens direkte konkurrenters.

Hjemmesiden for denne routers kontrolpanel ser venlig ud og virker nem at bruge. Du har en kolonne med flere kategorier til venstre og flere widgets med live data til højre. Du kan nemt tænde og slukke for disse widgets eller tilføje nye.

Vi har erfaret, at mulighederne i afsnittet Smart Wi-Fi-værktøjer^{(Smart Wi-Fi Tools)} generelt er venlige og nemme at bruge. For dem er brugergrænsefladen enkel, og den tilbyder alle de data- og konfigurationsmuligheder, du ville forvente.

Det svage punkt ved brugergrænsefladen er afsnittet Routerindstillinger^{(Router Settings)} . Der er masser af tilgængelige indstillinger, og de er ikke altid grupperet på en venlig eller logisk måde. De er ret overfyldte og svære at finde. For at give dig et par eksempler: genstartsindstillingen er skjult under Troubleshooting -> Diagnostics . Det tog os meget lang tid at finde den.

Firmwareversionen, der bruges af routeren, er en vigtig information, som du måske vil vide. Desværre, for at lære det, skal du gå til Sign Out -> About . Hvorfor vises disse oplysninger ikke på hjemmesiden for routerens kontrolpanel? Eller i hvert fald under Help -> About , som det er tilfældet, når man bruger software af enhver art?

Når vi taler om firmware, så har vi opgraderet Linksys EA6900 til den seneste version, der var tilgængelig på tidspunktet for vores test: 1.1.42.158863.

Et andet firmwarerelateret problem, som vi har identificeret, er, at når du går til Linksys Support-webstedet^{(Linksys Support website)} , og du vil downloade den nyeste firmware, vil du lære, at der er to forskellige hardwareversioner af denne router. Desværre er der ingen nem måde at se, hvilken version du har, og der er ingen vejledning fra Linksys . Da vores testmodel er en nyfremstillet enhed, antog vi, at vi bruger version 1.1. Heldigvis fungerede den firmware, vi har downloadet, godt.

Når du har opgraderet routeren til den nyeste firmware, og du manuelt har sat tingene op, vil du bemærke, at alt fungerer meget bedre, end når du bruger standardindstillingerne.

Mens du gennemser alle konfigurationsmenuerne, vil du bemærke, at nogle nyttige funktioner er slået fra, inklusive logfilerne. For os er denne simple funktion værdifuld til at forstå, hvad der foregår med netværket og dets enheder. Glem ikke at tænde det, hvis det også er nyttigt for dig. Andre funktioner giver muligvis ikke værdi for dig, og det er bedst at slå dem fra.

Den enkle øvelse med at gennemse alle de tilgængelige indstillinger vil gøre dig fortrolig med alle de funktioner, denne router har at tilbyde, og du vil være i stand til at få den til at fungere, som du vil, mens du også deaktiverer de ting, du ikke vil bruge .

Når vi havde alt konfigureret, fungerede routeren som vi forventede, og vi stødte ikke på nogen mærkelige fejl eller problemer. Derfor gik vi videre til at evaluere ydeevnen leveret af Linksys EA6900- routeren.

Ydeevne for trådløst netværk

Lad os først tage et kig på den lejlighed, vi brugte i vores test, og hvordan den er sat op. Du kan se, at routeren er placeret i stuen. I vores målinger har vi sammenlignet Linksys EA6900 med ASUS RT-AC68U (dens hovedkonkurrent) og en ældre ASUS RT-N56U , som vi har brugt i flere år i vores netværk. Vores test blev udført ved hjælp af en hurtig 1 Gigabit internetforbindelse^{(Gigabit Internet)} (ja, du læste det rigtigt).

Ved hjælp af et værktøj ved navn inSSIDer har vi målt signalstyrken for det 2,4 GHz trådløse netværk og registreret, hvordan det ændrer sig fra rum til rum. Som du kan se i skemaet nedenfor, var signalstyrken generelt god, men ASUS RT-AC68U leverede bedre signalstyrke i de fleste rum.

Den samme tendens blev bemærket ved måling af signalstyrken på det trådløse 5 GHz -netværk. Signalstyrken fra Linksys EA6900 var god, men ikke den bedste.

Derefter kørte vi SpeedTest for at måle download- og uploadhastigheden på begge trådløse netværk. På det trådløse 2,4 GHz -netværk tilbød Linksys EA6900 gode downloadhastigheder i hele lejligheden. Men igen, det var ikke det bedste, og ASUS RT-AC68U tilbød bedre hurtigere downloads i de fleste rum.

Med hensyn til uploadhastigheder på det trådløse 2,4 GHz -netværk formåede Linksys EA6900 at overgå ASUS RT-AC68U i de rum, der er længere væk fra routeren. I de rum, der er tættere på routeren, forblev ASUS RT-AC68U hastighedslederen.

Ved evaluering af ydeevnen af ​​det trådløse 5 GHz -netværk var resultaterne ikke så klare. I de rum, der er tættest på routeren, leverede Linksys EA6900 hurtigere downloads end ASUS RT-AC68U . Med én undtagelse (køkkenet) tog ASUS RT-AC68U føringen i de rum, der er længere væk fra routeren.

Med hensyn til uploadhastigheden på 5GHz-netværket blev vinderen igen ASUS RT-AC68U . Vi fandt det bekymrende, at selv vores gamle ASUS RT-N56U- router formåede at slå Linksys EA6900 i de fleste rum.

Vores test har vist, at med hensyn til trådløst netværks ydeevne, er Linksys EA6900 en kapabel router, der leverer gode downloadhastigheder på både 2,4 GHz og 5GHz trådløse netværk. Denne router skinner, når det kommer til uploadhastighed på 2,4Ghz-netværket, mens den på det trådløse 5GHz-netværk er bedre end ældre routere.^{(Our testing has shown that in terms of wireless network performance, Linksys EA6900 is a capable router that delivers good download speeds on both 2.4 GHz and 5GHz wireless networks. This router shines when it comes to upload speed provided on the 2.4Ghz network while on the 5GHz wireless network it is outperformed even by older routers.)}

Kablet netværksydelse

For at teste kvaliteten af ​​den kablede Ethernet -forbindelse har vi brugt en stationær pc, udstyret med en otte-core processor, 8 GB RAM og et meget hurtigt ADATA SX900 SSD -drev, samt en gammel bærbar med en quad-core processor og et SSD -drev fra RunCore .

Først målte vi download- og uploadhastighederne ved hjælp af SpeedTest . Overraskende nok blev Linksys EA6900 bedre end begge ASUS - routere med hensyn til downloadhastighed. Den var 18 % langsommere end ASUS RT-AC68U – førende i denne test.

Med hensyn til uploadhastighed var Linksys EA6900 den bedre router, der formåede at overgå ASUS RT-AC68U med 5 %.

Dernæst brugte vi LAN Speed ​​Test Lite til at måle download- og uploadhastighederne ved overførsel af en 350 MB fil til og fra to computere forbundet til netværket via Ethernet - kabler. I denne test var Linksys EA6900 3 % langsommere end ASUS RT-AC68U .

Det samme forblev sandt med hensyn til uploadhastighed. Linksys EA6900 var langsommere end ASUS RT-AC68U med 7 %.

Sidst men ikke mindst overførte vi en 883 MB fil over netværket mellem de samme to computere. Desværre var downloadhastigheden meget lavere, når du brugte Linksys EA6900- routeren, end når du brugte nogen af ​​de ASUS - routere, vi brugte til vores sammenligning. Linksys EA6900 var 29 % langsommere end ASUS RT-AC68U- routeren.

Med hensyn til uploadhastighed var resultaterne bedre, men Linksys EA6900 var stadig 3 % langsommere end ASUS RT-AC68U .

Med hensyn til kablede Ethernet-forbindelser leverer Linksys EA6900 en gennemsnitlig ydeevne, der ikke kommer tæt på løftet om 1 Gbps.^{(In terms of wired Ethernet connections, Linksys EA6900 delivers average performance that doesn't come close to its promise of 1 Gbps.)}

Ekstra funktioner

Linksys EA6900 leverer nogle interessante og nyttige ekstra funktioner til den præmiepris, den beder sine købere om:

Gæsteadgang^{(Guest access)} - du kan oprette et andet trådløst netværk for dine gæster, så de kan bruge det til at få adgang til internettet^(Internet) og forblive isoleret fra resten af ​​dit netværk.

Forældrekontrol^{(Parental Controls)} - en simpel funktion, der giver dig mulighed for at begrænse internetadgang^(Internet) (ikke netværksadgang) for enhver af dine enheder på bestemte tidspunkter. Du kan også blokere adgangen til bestemte websteder.

USB-lager^{(USB Storage)} - du kan bruge de to tilgængelige USB - porte til at tilslutte eksterne diskdrev og dele dem med enhederne på dit netværk. Du kan konfigurere sikker adgang med et brugernavn og adgangskode og også overføre routeren til en FTP -server eller en medieserver^(Media) .

Media prioritization - with the help of the QoS feature, you can prioritize different devices, applications or online games. Setting up this feature is very visual and it generally works well.

Speed Test - this is a very basic feature that allows you to measure the download and upload speed available using SpeedTest. Unfortunately this widget is not customizable and you are better off using the SpeedTest website.

Smart Wi-Fi apps - Linksys provides additional Smart Wi-Fi apps for different mobile platforms. With the help of these apps you can monitor remotely what's going on in your network, share content with others or block devices. Unfortunately some of these apps cost extra while others are available only for certain platforms. Only iOS users get access to all the apps. In contrast, Windows Phone users get access only to one app.

Sammenlignet med konkurrenterne mangler Linksys EA6900 funktioner som muligheden for at køre som en VPN -server til dit netværk eller Dual-WAN-funktionen, der findes på ASUS RT-AC68U .

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Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900-^{(Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900)} routeren er en god enhed, der fungerer godt og leverer god ydeevne, uden nogen fejl eller problemer. Den kan bruges af både nybegyndere og kyndige brugere, og den tilbyder de tilpasningsmuligheder, du forventer af en premium router. Der er nogle brugervenlighedsproblemer, når det kommer til brugergrænsefladen, men dets største problem er, at den ikke skiller sig ud fra konkurrenterne. For det premium prismærke, der blev spurgt af Linksysdu får god ydeevne, tilpasningsmuligheder og funktioner, men der er ikke noget fantastisk eller ekstraordinært ved det. For den samme pris kan du få en bedre router med flere funktioner fra en anden leverandør. Derfor anbefaler vi, at du tester den først og ser, om du er tilfreds med det, den leverer. Hvis du ikke er det, så prøv nogle af de andre routere, vi har testet.

Reviewing the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900 Router - Is This a Smart Router?

This is the first time we get the chance to test and review a router from Linksys and, luckily, we are rеviewing a premіum model which promises great pеrformance and plenty of features: the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900 router. As you would expect, this is a dual-band rоuter with sυpport for the latest 802.11ac wireless networking standard. Considering how much brand recognition Linksys has in the networking sрace, we were very curious to learn how good this device is and whether it delivers on its promiseѕ. Read this review to discover what we have learnеd.

Unboxing the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900 Router

Inside the box of the Linksys EA6900 router, you will find the following: the router, three external antennas, the power adapter, a quick setup guide, a network cable and a disc with the documentation in multiple languages. There is no traditional installation disc available. As you will see later on, the entire setup is done using a web browser and the network cable that's provided in the packaging of this router.

For more details about the unboxing experience, don't hesitate to view the brief video below:

Hardware Specifications

Let's take a look at the most important specifications promoted by Linksys for this router:

First of all, Linksys EA6900 is a dual-band router with support for the 802.11ac wireless networking standard. It transmits the wireless signal both at the 2.4GHz frequency (for which it promises a maximum throughput of 600 Mbps) and at 5 GHz (for which it promises a maximum throughput of 1300 Mbps). It has three adjustable external antennas which are easy to plug in. Unfortunately they never feel very stable, no matter which way you connect them in the back of the router.

In terms of wired connectivity, this router has 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports. It also includes two USB ports: one USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0. Since this is a premium device, I would have expected two USB 3.0 ports.

As with all modern routers in this price range, it includes features like support for DLNA streaming, Quality of Service (QOS) and parental controls.

You can find the complete list of specifications here: Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA6900.

Setting Up & Using the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900 Router

When setting up the Linksys EA6900 for the first time, first connect the antennas to the back of the router. Then, connect it to a power outlet and plug in the Internet cable in the port that's marked with the label Internet. Connect the router to your desktop PC or your laptop with the network cable that's found inside the box. Obviously, you should plug it into one of the four Ethernet ports on the back of the router.

Then, wait for the router to boot. During the boot procedure, the power light in front of the router will turn on and off intermittently. When the router has finished booting, the power light is solid.

Next, open your favorite browser and go to http://www.linksyssmartwifi.com or to 192.168.1.1 (the default IP address of the router) and follow the setup wizard.

Unfortunately, if you are using a PPPoE Internet connection like we do, Linksys EA6900 fails to correctly detect it. This means that you will waste quite a bit of time setting it up and you have to perform a manual setup of your Internet connection.

Another issue we have found is that the setup wizard includes a mandatory step of checking for the latest firmware update. In theory this is good, but only when it has managed to correctly set your Internet connection. Unfortunately, this check is enforced even when your Internet connection is not correctly identified. This means that you will waste even more time, until the router understands that it cannot connect to the Internet and download the latest firmware. This is unfortunate and we wish Linksys had made a better setup wizard.

Once you are connected to the Internet, you can start configuring the router in detail. For those of you who are not very technical, Linksys includes a card with the default name for the 2.4 GHz wireless network and its password. We advise against using these defaults, as they represent a security risk. Also, it is better to configure its settings so that you can use the wireless networking standards you need, get better security and better speeds when using the network.

Linksys EA6900 provides support for 22 languages. You can see them listed in the screenshot below. Unfortunately the multilingual support on the Linksys EA6900 is weaker than that of its direct competitors.

The homepage of this router's control panel looks friendly and seems easy to use. You have a column with several categories on the left and several widgets with live data on the right. You can easily turn on and off these widgets or add new ones.

We have learned that the options found in the Smart Wi-Fi Tools section are generally friendly and easy to use. For them, the user interface is simple and it offers all the data and configuration options you would expect.

The weak point of the user interface is the Router Settings section. There are lots of settings available and they are not always grouped in a friendly or logical manner. They are rather crowded and hard to find. To give you a few examples: the reboot option is hidden under Troubleshooting -> Diagnostics. It took us a very long time to find it.

The firmware version used by the router is an important piece of information that you might want to know. Unfortunately, in order to learn it, you need to go to Sign Out -> About. Why is this information not shown on the homepage of the router's control panel? Or at least under Help -> About, as is the case when using software of all kinds?

Speaking of firmware, we have upgraded the Linksys EA6900 to the latest version that was available at the time of our testing: 1.1.42.158863.

Another firmware related issue that we have identified is that when you go to the Linksys Support website and you want to download the latest firmware, you will learn that there are two different hardware versions of this router. Unfortunately there's no easy way to tell which version you have and there is no guidance provided by Linksys. Since our test model is a newly manufactured device, we assumed that we are using version 1.1. Luckily, the firmware we have downloaded worked well.

After you upgrade the router to the latest firmware and you manually set things up, you will notice that everything works much better than when using the defaults.

While browsing through all the configuration menus, you will notice that some useful features are turned off, including the logs. For us, this simple feature is valuable in understanding what is going on with the network and its devices. Don't forget to turn it on if it is useful to you too. Other features may not provide value to you and it is best to turn them off.

The simple exercise of browsing through all the available settings will make you familiar with all the features this router has to offer and you will be able to make it work the way you want to, while also disabling the things you don't want to use.

Once we had everything configured, the router worked as we expected and we did not encounter any strange bugs or issues. Therefore we moved on to evaluating the performance delivered by the Linksys EA6900 router.

Wireless Network Performance

First, let's take a look at the apartment we used in our testing and how it is set up. You can see that the router is placed in the living room. In our measurements, we have compared the Linksys EA6900 against ASUS RT-AC68U (its main competitor) and an older ASUS RT-N56U that we have used for several years in our network. Our testing was done using a fast 1 Gigabit Internet connection (yes, you read that correctly).

With the help of a tool named inSSIDer, we have measured the signal stregth for the 2.4 GHz wireless network and recorded how it changes from room to room. As you can see in the chart below, the signal strength was generally good but ASUS RT-AC68U delivered better signal strength in most rooms.

The same trend was noticed when measuring the signal strength of the 5 GHz wireless network. The signal strength provided by Linksys EA6900 was good but not the best.

Then, we ran SpeedTest for measuring the download and upload speed on both wireless networks. On the 2.4 GHz wireless network, Linksys EA6900 offered good download speeds across the apartment. But again, it was not the best and ASUS RT-AC68U offered better faster downloads in most rooms.

In terms of upload speeds on the 2.4 GHz wireless network, Linksys EA6900 managed to outperform ASUS RT-AC68U in those rooms that are further away from the router. In the rooms that are closer to the router, ASUS RT-AC68U remained the speed leader.

When evaluating the performance of the 5 GHz wireless network, the results were not as clear. In the rooms that are closest to the router, Linksys EA6900 delivered faster downloads than the ASUS RT-AC68U. With one exception (the kitchen), in the rooms that are further away from the router, ASUS RT-AC68U took the lead.

In terms of the upload speed on the 5GHz network, the winner was again ASUS RT-AC68U. We found it worrying that even our old ASUS RT-N56U router managed to beat Linksys EA6900 in most rooms.

Our testing has shown that in terms of wireless network performance, Linksys EA6900 is a capable router that delivers good download speeds on both 2.4 GHz and 5GHz wireless networks. This router shines when it comes to upload speed provided on the 2.4Ghz network while on the 5GHz wireless network it is outperformed even by older routers.

Wired Network Performance

In order to test the quality of the wired Ethernet connection, we have used a desktop PC, equipped with an eight-core processor, 8GB of RAM and a very fast ADATA SX900 SSD drive, as well as an old laptop with a quad-core processor and an SSD drive from RunCore.

First, we measured the download and upload speeds using SpeedTest. Surprisingly, Linksys EA6900 was outperformed by both ASUS routers in terms of download speed. It was 18% slower than the ASUS RT-AC68U - the leader in this test.

In terms of upload speed, Linksys EA6900 was the better router, managing to outperform ASUS RT-AC68U by 5%.

Next, we used LAN Speed Test Lite to measure the download and upload speeds when transferring a 350 MB file to and from two computers connected to the network via Ethernet cables. In this test, Linksys EA6900 was 3% slower than ASUS RT-AC68U.

The same remained true in terms of upload speed. Linksys EA6900 was slower than ASUS RT-AC68U by 7%.

Last but not least, we transferred an 883 MB file across the network, between the same two computers. Unfortunately the download speed was much lower when using the Linksys EA6900 router than when using any of the ASUS routers we used for our comparison. Linksys EA6900 was 29% slower than the ASUS RT-AC68U router.

In terms of upload speed, the results were better, but Linksys EA6900 was still 3% slower than ASUS RT-AC68U.

In terms of wired Ethernet connections, Linksys EA6900 delivers average performance that doesn't come close to its promise of 1 Gbps.

Extra Features

Linksys EA6900 delivers some interesting and useful extra features for the premium price it asks from its buyers:

Guest access - you can set up a different wireless network for your guests so that they can use it to access the Internet and remain isolated from the rest of your network.

Parental Controls - a simple feature that allows you to restrict Internet access (not network access) for any of your devices, at specific times. Also, you can block access to specific websites.

USB Storage - you can use the two USB ports available to connect external disk drives and share them with the devices on your network. You can set up secure access with a username and password and also transfer the router into an FTP server or a Media server.

Media prioritization - with the help of the QoS feature, you can prioritize different devices, applications or online games. Setting up this feature is very visual and it generally works well.

Speed Test - this is a very basic feature that allows you to measure the download and upload speed available using SpeedTest. Unfortunately this widget is not customizable and you are better off using the SpeedTest website.

Smart Wi-Fi apps - Linksys provides additional Smart Wi-Fi apps for different mobile platforms. With the help of these apps you can monitor remotely what's going on in your network, share content with others or block devices. Unfortunately some of these apps cost extra while others are available only for certain platforms. Only iOS users get access to all the apps. In contrast, Windows Phone users get access only to one app.

When compared to its competition, Linksys EA6900 lacks features like the possibility to run as a VPN server for your network or the Dual-WAN feature found on the ASUS RT-AC68U.

Verdict

The Linksys Smart Wi-Fi EA6900 router is a good device that works well and delivers good performance, without any bugs or issues. It can be used by both novices and knowledgeable users and it offers the customization options you expect from a premium router. There are some usability problems when it comes to the user interface but its biggest problem is that it doesn't stand out from the competition. For the premium price tag asked by Linksys you get good performance, customizability and features but there's nothing great or extraordinary about it. For the same price tag you can get a better router with more features, from another vendor. That's why we recommend that you test it first and see if you are happy with what it delivers. If you are not, try some of the other routers we have tested.

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