Linksys EA8100 Max-Stream Dual-Band WiFi 5

The Linksys EA8100 Max-Stream Dual-Band WiFi 5 was launched in 2020 and is a AC2600 class router.

The router comes in at a weight of 558 g and dimensions of 257 x 184 x 56 mm.

Mobile networks are not supported.

The router has built-in VPN support. VPN support allows you to pass all of your internet traffic through a VPN service. Depending on the service, this could hide your location, encrypt your data, and better protect your devices against security threats.

The wifi coverage is best for 1800 sq. ft. / 15+ devices. Make sure this covers what you need so that you know the router will cover your whole area.

The coverage is supported by 4 x 2 dBi fixed antennas. Whilst antennas may assist in range, additional antennas tend to help more with ensuring devices can simultaneously connect to the router. They can help avoid interference, along with helping increase signal strength to devices within the usable range.

The Wifi standards offered are IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac and they're offering connection speeds of 800 + 1733 Mbps.

Security protocols offered by the Linksys EA8100 Max-Stream Dual-Band WiFi 5 are WEP WPA WPA2 WPS.

The parental controls allow you to control what your kids can access, along with when they can access it. Restrict certain websites, and limit the times they can access the internet. You can even pause the Wifi as needed!

It's powered by a MediaTek MT7621AT @ 880 MHz processor, and contains 256 MB of ram.

The power supply is a 12 V / 2.5 A power supply.

So if you're looking for a 12v router, this might the one!

The router supports the IPv4 IPv6 protocols.

You're looking at 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN (local area network) connection ports, with 1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps WAN (wide area network) ports available.

The Default IP to login to the admin area of the Linksys EA8100 Max-Stream Dual-Band WiFi 5 is 192.168.1.1.

You can log in to the router by using the username "admin" and the password of "admin" provided it hasn't been changed.