Performance
802.11ac The Next Generation of Wi-Fi
The AC18 comes with the next genertation Wi-Fi Standard- 802.11ac, six times faster than wireless N speed with a combined wireless data transfer rate of up to 1900Mbps. With the crystal clear dual bands of 5GHz (1300 Mbps) and 2.4GHz (600 Mbps), the AC18 sets the superior choice for seamless HD streaming, online gaming and other bandwidth-intensive tasks.
Full Gigabit Wired Connections for Ultrafast Data Transfer Speeds
With 1 Gigabit WAN port and 4 Gigabit LAN ports, speeds can be up to 10x faster than Fast Ethernet connections. AC18 is a powerful hub to support a robust and extremely fast wired network.
External Antennas for Fully Expanded Coverage
With 3 external dual-band antennas along with higher quality antenna technology, you can maintain high spped signals across greater distances. It provides incredible wireless coverage and transmission reliability from anywhere in your large home or office. The beamforming+ technology increase the WiFi signal when the connection is weak. It makes the high-bandwidth activities easy and enjoyable.
Superior Chip, Superior WiFi
A CPU chip to a router is like a heart to a human. The AC18 builds in the most advanced dual core chipset to ensure the impeccable compatibility and stability. It allows you to enjoy the ultimate surfing experience anytime anywhere.
The ARM® Cortex®-A9 processor is a popular general purpose choice for low-power or thermally constrained, cost-sensitive 32-bit devices.
The Cortex-A9 processor is proven in a wide range of devices and is one of ARM’s most widely deployed and mature applications processors. Cortex-A9 processor offers an overall performance enhancement over 25% higher than Cortex-A8 per core, plus the ability to implement multi-core designs that further scale the performance increase.
The Cortex-A9 implements the widely supported ARMv7-A architecture with an efficient microarchitecture:
- High-efficiency, dual-issue superscalar, out-of-order, dynamic length pipeline (8 – 11 stages)
- Highly configurable L1 caches, and optional NEON and Floating-point extensions
- Available as a Single processor configuration, or a scalable multi-core configuration with up to 4 coherent cores
USB3.0 for Personal Secure Cloud and Printer Sharing
With a USB 3.0 port, AC18 can support remote access by building personal and secure cloud with external hard drive to upload and download large multimedia and file anytime anywhere.
Easy Setup
The simple setup interface of AC18 helps you access the Internet effortlessly in 30 seconds. Whether you are tech-savvy or computer newbie, the AC18 makes setup and easy and intuitive experience without complication.
Smart WiFi Schedule Supporting Smart Eco-friendly Lifestyle
Having trouble remembering to turn off the router at night ? Feeling bothered to turn it on/off from time to time? The Smart WiFi Schedule of AC18 will save you from the hassle. Setting your ideal time range,the AC18 will turn on/off WiFi automatically to create a low-power consumption & healthy Eco-friendly environment for baby, mother and your whole families.
Beam forming + Enhances the WiFi Range and stability
Beam forming+ technology locks on to your WiFi receiving devices rather than simply blast WiFi in all directions. It also reduces interference from other devices for stronger WiFi connections, so wherever you go at your home with phones, tablets or laptops, the WiFi signal focuses on your location for optimum experience. Additionally, the high powered amplifiers and high-performance external antennas double ensure your WiFi range and stability.
Tenda AC18 Speed Statistics:
To test throughput I used my desktop rig and my Alienware laptop.
- LAN to LAN: 943.95Mbps
- WAN to LAN: 938.55Mbps
- 2.4GHZ: 145.75Mbps MHz
- 5GHZ: 398.98Mbps MHz
File transfer Speeds
To test transfer speeds I used the same desktop rig and my Alienware laptop and transferred a 4.3GB movie file at a range of about 20 feet apart.
- 5GHz: 6.6Mbps
- 2.4GHZ: 30.3Mbps
- LAN: 110Mbps
