The interface is quite simple with the menu on the left side positioned vertically and the first set of options is the Overview, where you can check some status info, the SSIDs that have at least a client connection, as well as the Realtime CPU loading and live Traffic. Doing so, will open a small window where you need to insert the username and password (admin for both) and that’s it, you can now roam the GUI – immediately change the user name and default password. The EnGenius EWS850AP is advertised as being compatible with ezMaster, but what if you don’t have multiple EnGenius devices and don’t care for the network management platform and simply want to use your AP in standalone mode? Well, you definitely can and to access the user interface, you will need to know what IP address it has been given by the router – check it in the client list and insert it into the URL. Changing the direction and going to 670 feet, I saw an average of 19.1 Mbps upstream and an average of 13.8 Mbps downstream. At 70 feet, I got an average of 128 Mbps and at 350 feet, it dropped to around 54.5. Changing the direction and going at 460 feet (still with those annoying tree branches), I measured and average of 198 Mbps upstream (138 Mbps downstream) and at the highest distance, at 670 Mbps, the signal was still strong enough to deliver and average of 154 Mbps upstream and 31.8 Mbps downstream, so yes, I could still go farther in that direction and would still be able to have suitable Internet access.Īfter switching to the 2.4GHz network, it’s no surprise that the wireless performance was overall better than with the 802.11ac client. At 350 feet, I measured 279 Mbps upstream (and 169 Mbps downstream), while at 570 feet, in the same direction, the average throughput was 112 Mbps down and 62 Mbps downstream. At 70 feet, in front of the access point, the throughput was 414Mbps upstream (and 335 Mbps downstream), so we’re up for a treat. The overall performance on both bands was alright, but it can be much better, so I connected the client equipped with the Intel AX200 WiFi adapter. The 2.4GHz wireless performance wasn’t that impressive and I saw about 74 Mbps at 70 feet (-37dB) and 14.2 Mbps at 350 feet (-62dB), while at the farthest point (670 feet, -72dB), the throughput was barely usable at an average of 6.9 Mbps upstream (and 2.3Mbps downstream). The last location and the farthest in that direction was at 670 feet (-81dB), where I saw an average of 50.3 Mbps upstream (and 10.2 Mbps downstream). I then switched the direction and checked the throughput at 460 feet (-73dB), again, with a tree in the way (but no leaves) and I saw an average of 125 Mbps (it worth mentioning that the server to the client performance dropped quite a bit and only saw an average of 13.5Mbps). Moving even farther and with some branches in the way (it’s winter, so no leaves), I measured an average of 37 Mbps at 570 feet (-68dB). So, while the client device (Intel 8265 802.11ac) was connected to the 5GHz network, I measured an average of 287 Mbps (-43dB), 70 feet away from the access point (in front of it, with clear line of sight) and, after moving away for a bit at up to 350 feet (-64dB), I saw an average of 196 Mbps. On the next step, I had to go outside (sigh), so I chose the same locations as when I tested the other outdoor access points – the results are from the client to the server, but you can check the upstream results in the graph that’s a bit further down (I have used the laptop with the Intel 8265 as the client, followed by the same laptop with the Intel AX200 WiFi card). From the server to the client, I measured around 228 Mbps at 5 feet and an average of 112 Mbps at 30 feet. I afterwards connected the laptop to the 2.4GHz network and from the client to server, at 5 feet, I measured an average of 354 Mbps, while at 30 feet, the throughput fell to an average of 233 Mbps.
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