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Linksys EA6400

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User ratings:
41
4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
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3 stars
9 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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The Linksys EA6400 offers great features, a stable Wi-Fi signal, and is easy to use. Unfortunately, it's also kind of pricey and has below-leverage Wi-Fi performance.Read more
The EA6400 is a fine router. What it may lack in performance against other 11ac routers in 11ac mode, it makes for in a sharp interface, easy setup and feature set. It's just that it's not a significantly different router from the EA6500 we saw last year.Read more
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Pros

  • sharp interface
  • easy setup and feature set
  • The NAS interface is very simple to use and straightforward

Cons

  • four Gigabit LAN ports
  • glitch deleting file on attached external drive
  • much slower than an HDD-based NAS device

Key specs

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  • 1
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Linksys EA6400 - Pros & Cons

Linksys EA6400

Pros

  • sharp interface
  • easy setup and feature set
  • The NAS interface is very simple to use and straightforward
  • EA6400 is an excellent router in its own right
  • fast enough for light network storage and media-streaming needs
  • The router comes with a nice way of managing connected clients
  • called Speed Test that you can run right from its Web interface
  • this generally worked well

Cons

  • four Gigabit LAN ports
  • glitch deleting file on attached external drive
  • much slower than an HDD-based NAS device
  • performance is not as speedy in 11ac mode
  • Wireless performance was a bit slower
  • slow Wi-Fi data rate it
  • s Cisco Linksys Smart Wi-Fi AC
  • kind of pricey and has below-leverage Wi-Fi performance
  • suffers from short Wi-Fi range

Linksys EA6400 - Technical Overview

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IconNumber of WAN ports
1
Best:
Cisco MWR 2941-DC
Number of WAN ports: 16
IconTotal wireless data transfer rate
1600 Mbps
Best:
TP-Link Talon AD7200
Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps
IconNumber of LAN ports
4
Best:
Cisco CISCO7206VXR
Number of LAN ports: 60

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Linksys EA6400 - Full Specifications

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Connectivity
Communication modeFull-Duplex
Number of LAN ports4
Number of WAN ports1
USByes
Total USB ports1
Number of USB 2.0 portsNo
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports1
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Dimensions
Weight2.4 lb
Number of units1
Rack-mount designno
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Communication
Management interfaceWeb/network
6to4yes
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportno
Wireless networkyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyes
5GHz wireless networkyes
External antennano
Total wireless data transfer rate1600.0 Mbps
Wireless security
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
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Power
Power over Ethernet (PoE)no
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Active cooling (fan)no
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Features
Built-in DSL modemno
File serverVia USB
Designed for wall mountingyes
Mobile app for controlling featuresyes
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Compatibility
DynDNSyes
Target audienceHome users
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Security
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientno

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