Testing methodology
Routers, for the most part, are not among the design-appealing devices you’d want to show off. They are usually white or black boxes with antennas sticking out of them and you hide them somewhere behind your computer, TV or in a closet. But that doesn’t have to be the rule, and the new Asus ZenWiFi Pro XT12 is proof of that. In addition to the unconventional design, the tested model impresses with its focus on mesh networking, which Asus routers are known for.
Methodology
The aim of the tests is to show the real transfer speeds between the router and the client in a panel building environment, not under laboratory conditions. This means that there are many other WiFi networks in the area, and during the 10-meter distance test, the signal must pass to the third room, with the individual rooms separated by reinforced concrete walls but open doors.
Upload and download tests are performed using the TamoSoft Throughput Test application, where we select the results of TCP upload and TCP download. The router is connected to a MSI GE76 Raider with a 2.5 Gb LAN connector and a Killer 1675x WiFi 6E card, and a second laptop with an Intel WiFi AX210NGW, which also supports WiFi 6E. The transfer takes exactly one minute. All tests are run three times and the results are the average of the three measurements.
Finally they stop making routers that are too big to put on a desk. I don’t understand why they were putting so much work in design or RGB stuff for a router that you can’t put in a desk anyways. On top of that it actually still was ugly with those antennas sticking out and always falling… And lastly wifi routers should never be put on a desk because that affects the range of your WiFi signals, this is too close to the floor or other electronics that can interfére. Wifi routers work best when pour at least 1.8,m height, because then they have better line of sight to clients. And they better penetrate walls, because wall outlets and other electric cables running in the walls are all below 1,5m height. Same thing with waterer tubes or heating radiators, they all block wifi, because water blocks radio signals. .Putting your router higher then 1,5m gives therefore much better wall penetration and higher speeds.
Do why make something beautiful that you need to put high anyway, to make it work better?
What I also miss with Asus : is outdoor acces points for wifi in the garden (cameras, smart lawnmower,etc..) asus is the only wifi brand that doesn’t have an outdoor solution
According to them there is no weekend because nobody gives this feedback on their Helpdesk, surveys,feature request s,etc..
Everybody: if you want outdoor wifi routers, let them know…