WEBVTT 00:00:07.279 --> 00:00:15.320 welcome to my unboxing of the Buffalo 00:00:10.519 --> 00:00:17.320 ac300 N900 dualband Extreme Performance 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:23.039 wireless router now when Buffalo says Extreme Performance what they mean by 00:00:19.760 --> 00:00:26.439 Extreme Performance is as Extreme as it 00:00:23.039 --> 00:00:31.160 freaking gets when it comes to wireless 00:00:26.439 --> 00:00:34.920 so this is a Wi-Fi router it is 00:00:31.160 --> 00:00:36.000 802.11 AC which is completely different 00:00:34.920 --> 00:00:42.600 from 802.11a 802.11 b g and N this is 00:00:40.360 --> 00:00:48.199 significantly faster so this guy is capable of up to 1.3 gigabits per second 00:00:45.760 --> 00:00:51.800 remember whenever we're talking Wireless performance we're talking theoretical 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:55.199 performance and the real world it'll be less but this this theoretical 00:00:53.680 --> 00:00:58.960 performance is definitely faster than your old theoretical performance I can 00:00:56.800 --> 00:01:04.360 tell you that much for sure so that is with ultra fast wirel less 11 AC 900 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:09.400 megabit per second simultaneous dualband Wireless 11n so that means dual 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:13.640 concurrent 450 megabit per second streams even if you're using older 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:19.920 Wireless and equipment with it however if you pair it up with newer Wireless AC 00:01:16.759 --> 00:01:22.799 equipment you will get screaming fast 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:28.640 theoretically gigabit Wireless connectivity which is up until now 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:32.200 completely unheard of when it comes to the consumer space anyway so it comes 00:01:30.960 --> 00:01:37.320 with a fairly full oh I love these Ethernet cables I 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:41.200 have we have one of these in the tech tips room from when we did uh from when 00:01:39.439 --> 00:01:46.360 we showcased a buffalo product in the past these are like their sexy ribbon 00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:51.040 cable Ethernet cables very nice uh those are the kinds 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:56.240 of accessories that that I get excited about these days I guess I mean I'm also 00:01:53.040 --> 00:01:59.200 excited about the you know 1.3 gabit per 00:01:56.240 --> 00:02:02.719 second wireless performance but uh okay let's cover more more of what Buffalo 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:08.039 has to say for themselves before we move along so it's dualband 2.4 GHz 5 GHz 00:02:05.840 --> 00:02:11.560 gigabit Ethernet USB port for storage and it is also multiplatform PC Mac or 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:17.440 mobile devices are all supported and they darn well better be okay uh 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:20.080 operating in oh right so AC 00:02:17.440 --> 00:02:25.440 is different from n it doesn't operate on 2.4 GHz at all now in theory 5 GHz is 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:30.400 a bit of a range impediment compared to 2.4 GHz however the advantage of it is 00:02:28.640 --> 00:02:37.200 that there is significant less interference on the 5 GHz band so while 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:39.480 you get it from a wireless n 5 GHz 00:02:37.200 --> 00:02:44.920 router you get even more from a dedicated 5 GHz Wireless AC router so 00:02:43.440 --> 00:02:49.280 moving right along also right I mean better antenna uh technology better 00:02:47.440 --> 00:02:53.959 transmission power is also going to compensate somewhat for the reduced 00:02:51.239 --> 00:02:56.959 range of the 5 GHz band operating in okay transs up to Ideal and 00:02:55.720 --> 00:03:01.319 uninterrupted HD video streaming concurrent internet access amazing I 00:02:58.920 --> 00:03:05.959 mean I can't wait wait for 1300 megabit per second internet 00:03:02.799 --> 00:03:08.440 access yeah yeah all right 24/7 tech 00:03:05.959 --> 00:03:11.920 support in USA and Canada only threeyear warranty on this guy right here and 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:15.720 we've got all of the usual stuff right here including what it includes the 00:03:13.879 --> 00:03:19.799 wireless the wired interface so of course it's gigabit which it sort of 00:03:17.720 --> 00:03:24.720 better be if it's going to be like I mean if it's going to be capable of 00:03:21.040 --> 00:03:26.920 gigabit on the wireless side then it 00:03:24.720 --> 00:03:30.120 better be gigabit wired too because that only sort of stands for reason all right 00:03:28.760 --> 00:03:33.920 so let's see what they've included it's kind of a neat looking it's kind of a 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:38.640 neat looking router casing okay hold on so air Navigator is their connector CD 00:03:36.599 --> 00:03:42.080 I've actually found in my experience I know I usually say throw away the CD but 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:46.319 I found router connector CDs can actually be kind of useful if you're not 00:03:44.040 --> 00:03:49.879 uh techy and knowledgeable so if you you know buy the router for someone you can 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:53.239 tell them to use it also comes with a colored quick setup guide shows you how 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:57.640 to plug the thing into the thing and the other thing and switch the thing on as 00:03:55.720 --> 00:04:02.040 well as oh look at that couple quick tips about uh about setting up the S ID 00:04:00.280 --> 00:04:05.400 sing up the key it's nice to have a handy dandy reference sheet I would 00:04:03.760 --> 00:04:08.319 probably take something like this and like tape it to the unit because that's 00:04:06.959 --> 00:04:13.400 what I usually do with the information that I need connection guide for Android 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:16.759 devices oh look at that trying to be very complete about things warranty 00:04:14.799 --> 00:04:22.600 statement Regulatory Compliance and supplemental 00:04:18.799 --> 00:04:23.759 information hm fascinating okay so let's 00:04:22.600 --> 00:04:29.840 have a look at what they've got in terms of included accessories screw 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:34.720 brackets couple mounting ho-ass so looks 00:04:29.840 --> 00:04:36.520 like these guys going in here like uh 00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:41.440 H H probably this would be my guess okay 00:04:40.039 --> 00:04:45.280 give me a oh no I get it I get it I get it okay yeah so these clip in right here 00:04:43.639 --> 00:04:49.720 if you do want to stand the router up there's little guides on the inside so 00:04:47.120 --> 00:04:54.720 you can see that right there just like that and then it will stand without 00:04:51.800 --> 00:04:58.440 falling over so the unit itself has a soft touch rubberized finish on it that 00:04:57.240 --> 00:05:02.400 actually looks quite nice you've got Buffalo's Air Station branding right 00:05:00.320 --> 00:05:05.400 about there on that side and right about there on the other side they've got a 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:10.479 plastic piece that goes around the top of it kind of like it looks kind of like 00:05:07.639 --> 00:05:14.960 um like Mackie you know like with the sort of aluminum metally looking piece 00:05:13.160 --> 00:05:19.319 going around the outside of a black thing like kind of like a iPad or 00:05:16.520 --> 00:05:23.880 something it's my tablet the air station um on the front uh we've got our uh 00:05:21.919 --> 00:05:28.319 connectivity indicators we've also got an illuminated Buffalo logo and moving 00:05:26.520 --> 00:05:34.600 around to the back we find our 4 gbit Lan our internet Jack as well as our oh 00:05:32.400 --> 00:05:37.560 that's kind of neat our onoff switch so you don't actually have to unplug it to 00:05:36.199 --> 00:05:44.880 power cycle the router should you need to do it as well as our power input our 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:47.199 USB um USB port and eject button for the 00:05:44.880 --> 00:05:50.360 safe ejection of it and a router button let's figure out what that does give me 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:53.360 a sec guys apparently on the entire internet information does not exist 00:05:52.000 --> 00:05:58.919 about what this button does but what I suspect it does is it's a hardware button to change from router mode to 00:05:56.680 --> 00:06:02.080 just wireless access point switch mode which would be really useful because 00:06:00.319 --> 00:06:05.919 then you can take your existing setup plug this thing in hit the button it's 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:10.440 not going to create any conflicting IP address uh assignments anything like 00:06:08.639 --> 00:06:13.400 that and it'll just get you going as quickly as possible also we found 00:06:12.160 --> 00:06:18.639 something cool here's a card in the bottom of the unit that tells you all your default information without taping 00:06:17.080 --> 00:06:22.080 things to the side of it which is pretty cool as well there's a reset button on 00:06:20.440 --> 00:06:26.039 the bottom which if you want to reset the unit you're going to want to hold 00:06:23.440 --> 00:06:29.680 that down and that'll reset it back to factory defaults and in terms of 00:06:27.919 --> 00:06:33.440 included accessories we've got our power brck I think we already covered this 00:06:30.960 --> 00:06:38.280 didn't we so I think that pretty much wraps it up now right now there aren't 00:06:35.599 --> 00:06:42.599 really any AC devices so what's the point of an AC router it's a draft 2.0 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:47.680 standard at this point in time so why do you need this gigabit Wireless speed 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:51.199 well Buffalo has a companion product so 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:54.880 this is the uh the ac300 this is the 00:06:51.199 --> 00:06:57.400 Dual Band Media Bridge so it has 4 gbit 00:06:54.880 --> 00:07:03.560 ports and then this guy right here is basically like a huge network card think 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:08.720 of it that way like it's a huge external Wi-Fi dongle so that means you can 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:13.240 connect just one device by gigabit Ethernet to this guy right here and then 00:07:10.960 --> 00:07:17.000 you're going to get your 1.3 gigabit per second theoretical between these two 00:07:15.039 --> 00:07:19.840 devices and then full gigabit connectivity between this guy and 00:07:18.599 --> 00:07:24.560 whatever computer or device it's connected to or up to four devices at a 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:30.080 time given that they should be bandwidth to spare um the router itself includes 00:07:27.039 --> 00:07:33.000 all the usual features in uh things like 00:07:30.080 --> 00:07:36.800 uh qos so you can prioritize certain things like media streaming or gaming so 00:07:35.039 --> 00:07:40.039 that you don't get any lag and I think that pretty much covers it thank you for 00:07:38.080 --> 00:07:45.599 checking out our unboxing and first look at their AC 1300 dualband Extreme 00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:48.159 Performance wireless router from Buffalo and don't forget to subscribe to Line 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:51.919 Tech tips for more unboxings reviews and other computer videos