How many devices can reliably connect to this router simultaneously? I need to create a network where upwards of 100 devices can be connected.
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The router can handle this many connected devices, but the actual number of concurrently active clients will depend on what those clients are doing. i.e. 100 devices can be connected to the Network at the same time, but there wouldn't be enough bandwidth to support them simultaneously downloading/transfer/etc. data at the same time.
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100 clients is enterprise/business level. This is a home router. You need an enterprise/business router. Even then you would want to setup multiple access points,spread out. Heavy users you would need to max out each AP at 10-20 if you still want to maintain a good speed. A 6-10 max if you going to have that many users streaming,torrenting,etc at full speed on each client(connected device).
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That should be no problem. I have 15 to 20 devices connected with no problems. This assumes wireless and not wired. It has 4 ports for wired connections although you should be able to expand that with a switch (which I also have).
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Hi. On a regular basis, I have 3 smartphones, 3 i-pod touch's, 2 ROKU sticks, 1 chromecast, and 3 laptops hooked up and have no problems. It has more to do with your internet speed (I have 30 Mbps). I would recommend this.
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I haven't tried creating a new network using one of these, but I run it to a switch which then connects to several devices without any problems.
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Quick question; I continue to buy wireless components and was wondering if there is a limit to the number of wireless devices that can connect to this router? I have, computers, playstation, printers, DirectV boxes for several rooms, etc. that are all wireless and I would like to know the limtations of this device. Thanks in advance. ~ Gunner
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Recently purchased this router. I have 11 devices active on it - 3 wired and 8 wifi, a mixture of Windows, Linux, Android tablet, Android phones, a Squeezebox, a Roku, and networked DVD player, etc. All working fine.As far as distance - the router is in a wood kitchen cabinet and I get good signal all over the house and beyond - up to about 60 feet away.
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I have this device connected to my Charter Modem and from there I am using a switch that splits my network connection 8 ways. One of those connections is to a Wi-Fi router. So far my home network has worked very well.
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Not an answer but another question :-). Does this device also have more ethernet ports (4) like my present router that I use along with my DSL?? I presently have a need for three with equip. adjacent, nearby my router??? TIA for any info.
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As JC said there are a lot of variables here. In a general sense mine seemed to handle 5-10 devices fairly well and was probably the best performing home router I owned. Ultimately I switched due to the difficulty of putting this router into bridge mode. It would probably be an awesome router if flashed with DD-WRT, which didn't occur to me at the time.
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Five users shouldn't be a problem. They have decent tech support. My only beef if the SSL VPN doesn't work due to software issues. The IPSec vpn works just fine and the router has some decent security options. I use the VPN every day and its solid from that perspective.
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1. Yes. Not sure if there is a limit, we have at least 8 VPN clients connected and all is well. I think you can run as many clients as you wish as long as you don't run out of CPU or memory. Mind you, you'll need to do a lot of reading to get a VPN going, this router supports many VPN schemes and nothing is preconfigured for you.2. Yes and yes.
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answer is in the info! 8 devices. Off course it can only handle (=have connection) 1 input at a time
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I was able to get two working at once. Have not triedto get 3 acessing my router at once, but understand it can be done.
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yes i have five paired at the same time. Base unit must be capable to register each one....dnc
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#1 you will need more than 1 network for 300 users as IPv4 can only do up to 254 ip addresses / devices #2 I would recommend the sonicwall pro series #3 you can give me a call 3475765110 my name is Shmuel to discuss in more detail I have been doing networking since 1995!
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None the router I bought of Amazon didn't work so I bought a new 1 for 10 dollars more and it supports 5 devices
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You can connect as many devices as you have. The biggest question would be how many of those are using it at the same time. This is where the higher bandwidth (cable, fiber, etc..) handle it better. I personally have my Xbox, computer, Nook HD tablet, and three of our cell phones connected to this all the time and my speeds are wonderful. And I am only using the lower band. If the router is decently close to your devices make sure and connect them to the 5 Ghz band. .. you will notice the difference. All in all it has been the best router I have used yet for the money.