AVM FRITZ!Box 7530 WLAN AC+N Router (DSL/VDSL, 866 Mbps (5GHz) & 400 Mbps (2.4 GHz), up to 300 Mbps with VDSL Supervectoring 35b, WLAN Mesh, DECT Base, Media Server, Suitable for Germany)

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The wireless capabilities are as expected and are generally fine for coverage of my house but a little weak in some places - maybe external aerials would have helped here (although, to be honest, I prefer the look of the router without aerials). A bridge and a switch are functionally the same thing, except a bridge may actually be translating the data from a tunnel inside another protocol (DSL,GPON, etc) and converting it back into standard ethernet.

Have never actually deployed my Zen supplied unit so can't actually comment regarding usage on FTTC service, however, I believe that Zen supply this model on their FTTP service also so as such would be "bridged" to the ONT. If your internet service provider is not displayed in the drop-down list, select "other internet service provider". Box and boast a host of convenient features: HD telephony, answering machines, and new features made available by update – to name just a few. Fritzbox routers are great for many applications, but signal strength is often not one of them, though an AX router to the charging point, if that's AX, should be good!Repeaters with dual Wi-Fi use intelligent crossband repeating to ensure that data is transmitted to the FRITZ! Have a look at the openwrt wiki page for irqbalance, that might help in spreading the interrupts around a bit. I’m currently using fibre 100 with halo 3, speeds are good with connection from a master 5c socket with the dsl cable in to a bt hub 6 dsl grey socket.

It looks like the overall CPU usage is about 40% while the download is going on, but not sure how to see specific CPU core usages. and 5GHz bands, with a maximum throughput of 1266Mbps – although, as always, the real-world performance will be rather less than that. The engineer also explained my current area is getting 1GB/s internet installed but since I am in a flat, mine will be last to be upgraded so I will likely switch to that when its available. Configure the "Advanced Settings" if necessary, such as choosing the encryption method and selecting which IP addresses will be routed through the VPN.

The FRITZ Box 7530 AX supports Mesh Wi-Fi, meaning your videos, music and photos seamlessly reach every corner of your home, apartment or office.