Because there are more connected devices in the home, and most of them are Apple devices. In order to use the stable version 1.0.2.62 version of the firmware, the old Netgear R7800 router was inexplicably disconnected and disconnected a while ago, and found that the Netgear R7800 device encountered a DoS attack, but the Internet access is still normal, so I have not been relieved.
And then... The internet is disconnected! Restart the router still can not restore the Internet, and finally want to enter the Netgear R7800 management interface to see what the problem is, [laughing and crying] The result is that it is completely "hacked" that it is completely "hacked" if you can't enter. Speaking of which, most people here will say "upgrading the router firmware, will not solve the router system hacked loophole", in fact, I am also helpless to upgrade the firmware of the Netgear R7800 router before, but the new firmware version is not optimized in place, integrating a lot of additional additional functions (such as accelerators, not described here) resulting in router network is often unstable, especially playing games such as World of Warcraft will suddenly freeze, King of Honor will suddenly increase latency (from stable 30 latency to 400-500).
So downgrading the firmware to flash back to Version 1.0.2.62 intends to "retire", and the result is tragic...
Thinking that the Netgear R7800 has been used for 6 years, during which it has never been turned off except for the power outage at home, just replace it this time. After looking at a number of wireless routers on JD, I finally locked the target ASUS new megalodon AX86U Pro, did not choose the network gear again and found that the hardware configuration of the same price network gear was indeed too "low", and the relevant network parameter standards did not support domestic network protocol parameters, so Asus was chosen.
The experience of changing from the Netgear R7800 to the ASUS AX86U Pro is as follows:
1. Equipment installation, network configuration. ASUS can use the router assistant in this link to follow the operation instructions step by step, which is the same as Netgear. Rating Netgear 5: Asus 5 Tied
2. Network cable network experience. Seriously, replacing the Asus AX86U Pro home network ran full of bandwidth for the first time (Gigabit ... The original Netgear router did not achieve this. (Regardless of the WiFi6 and WiFi5 factors, the difference in network experience is obvious, especially in terms of speed). Rating Netgear 7: Asus: 9 Asus wins
3. Heat dissipation and performance. There is no need to worry about the heat dissipation of the Asus AX86U Pro, because the processor of the device has been upgraded from the AX86U chip and the chip technology has been updated, so the temperature has been reduced a lot while the performance is improved.
At the same time, because the Asus AX86U Pro uses a metal shell, it also has auxiliary heat dissipation to a certain extent. Therefore, the temperature in daily use is significantly lower than that of Netgear R7800 (I know that the hardware of the two devices is very different, but as a device replacement, I am only the most comparative). Rating Netgear 6: Asus 8 Asus wins
4. APP mobile management. This has to praise Asus' own Asus Router application for doing well, basically the functions that can be configured on the Web page can be operated and used in the APP. And also integrated network speed measurement module, convenient to configure the router after direct wireless network testing, in short, in the operation, function use, management control three aspects are far beyond the netgear genie application of Netgear. Rating Netgear 5: Asus 9 ASUS wins
Having said all this, it goes back to the reason why I switched from the Netgear R7800 to the Asus AX86U Pro, which is actually very simple "network security". Today's families are increasingly using network devices, and the security of the network has become more important, and the choice of ASUS is also because of the AiProtecton Pro security protection system. In short, I hope to have a friend who changes the router, or consider replacing a friend who buys a brand new WiFi6 router, and it will be of some help to you to see my non-review content.