WEBVTT 00:00:00.240 --> 00:00:05.280 - Welcome to this on location, ShortCircuit, sponsored by TP-Link, who wants to show off their 00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:08.330 Archer AX73, Wi-Fi 6 router. 00:00:08.330 --> 00:00:11.400 And what better way to do that then to install it 00:00:11.400 --> 00:00:14.460 at my place. A three level townhouse condo 00:00:14.460 --> 00:00:18.650 with concrete walls and floors. All right, let's get this puppy out of the box. 00:00:18.650 --> 00:00:25.290 Oh God, I feel like it's upside down. It's upside down. Power adapter. And of course the unit itself. 00:00:25.290 --> 00:00:27.040 Oh my gosh, look at these antennas. 00:00:28.405 --> 00:00:33.210 And a little Ethernet cable. Oh it's in one of these premium little bags. 00:00:33.210 --> 00:00:38.600 Damn, this is like a legendary pictures logos. This is pretty cool. Sleek design, not too gamery. 00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:41.800 This could easily be out in the open and fit your decor, even. 00:00:41.800 --> 00:00:46.380 You know what? And this isn't just a aesthetic. This is their new vent design. So like, basically the entire thing 00:00:46.380 --> 00:00:49.800 can radiate either top or bottom. 00:00:49.800 --> 00:00:53.080 Pretty cool. And of course, it's got the mounting hooks for just 00:00:53.080 --> 00:00:57.555 thumbtacks or whatever you wanna use. And it's solid. I don't really expect this to flex. 00:00:57.555 --> 00:01:02.530 - [Bell] How big is it? Oh God. It's about, I would say, 00:01:02.530 --> 00:01:07.530 what is that, 1.3 bananas in length and 0.6 bananas high. 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:15.200 There are six adjustable high gain antennas 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:19.970 with dual band speeds up to 5,400 megabit per second. And the single band speed on five gigahertz is 00:01:19.970 --> 00:01:23.960 4,800 megabits per second. I can't leave these on here. 00:01:23.960 --> 00:01:28.600 Oh, this is not easy. Oh my God. I need like a lighter. 00:01:28.600 --> 00:01:33.240 Okay, let's try another one. See this one, this one's easy. 00:01:33.240 --> 00:01:40.470 That's how it's supposed to go. On the IO side, we've got four different LAN ports, your WAN port, power, 00:01:40.470 --> 00:01:44.270 and then on the side, a USB sharing port. 00:01:44.270 --> 00:01:47.620 And a cool thing about this is that it's compatible with one mesh extender. 00:01:47.620 --> 00:01:53.520 So you can turn this into a mesh ecosystem without having to buy into a whole new ecosystem. 00:01:53.520 --> 00:01:56.770 And mesh would be a good solution for this place, but that's not what I have today. 00:01:56.770 --> 00:02:00.100 So what we're going to do is hook this up so I can get Wi-Fi 00:02:00.100 --> 00:02:03.550 all the way up two floors higher onto my rooftop, 00:02:03.550 --> 00:02:06.750 but first let's do a speed test. All right, so we're on the second floor 00:02:06.750 --> 00:02:11.110 and here are the speeds I'm getting with my ISP's router. And obviously these aren't great. 00:02:11.110 --> 00:02:17.280 I'm getting just 15 megabits per second on the download. So let's head to the roof and do another test. 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:21.830 Okay. Now we're upstairs on the roof, very far away, two concrete floors, 00:02:21.830 --> 00:02:26.203 and let's see what we get now. I don't even know if I'm still connected to it. 00:02:27.160 --> 00:02:30.960 Yeah. It's not even close. Okay. So now we're going to go down to floor number 2. 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:36.290 Install a router. Hopefully that's very easy, 'Cause I'm not good at networking. And then we'll try again. 00:02:36.290 --> 00:02:38.340 There it is. I'm gonna choose the 5G one. 00:02:39.450 --> 00:02:43.970 I don't know the password. Do these things stand down on its own? 00:02:43.970 --> 00:02:49.860 Always reminds me of those crab things from Half-Life. So I think I'm pretty much ready to do another test. 00:02:49.860 --> 00:02:54.960 Wow. 334 megabits per second. That's actually faster than the advertised speed 00:02:54.960 --> 00:02:58.850 that I pay for every month. The Archer is definitely able to handle gigabit speeds 00:02:58.850 --> 00:03:04.460 if you need that over Wi-Fi. If that's available in your area and to your bank account, 00:03:04.460 --> 00:03:09.293 but this is more than enough for me. Oh, I got full bars still. 00:03:10.180 --> 00:03:14.900 We hit go. Not gonna pretend that it's not, like, an order of magnitude worse, 00:03:14.900 --> 00:03:19.100 but crucially, we still have enough bandwidth 00:03:19.100 --> 00:03:26.240 to stream an HD movie from Netflix, for example. Not 4k, but HD, 1080p. It works. 00:03:26.240 --> 00:03:30.440 But we got those results using the five gigahertz band, which of course is higher data density, 00:03:30.440 --> 00:03:35.690 but with less penetrative power and range. So now let's see what we get using 2.4 gigahertz. 00:03:35.690 --> 00:03:39.503 And that's more like it. Double the speed. So cool. 00:03:39.503 --> 00:03:43.710 I'm very satisfied with that. I'm probably never going to watch Netflix out here, 00:03:43.710 --> 00:03:47.763 but at least I can watch my friends' Instagram stories 00:03:47.763 --> 00:03:50.860 and crap like that. - All right. And here are the speeds from the 00:03:50.860 --> 00:03:54.750 TP-Link router, that's on the second floor, while I'm down here on the first floor. 00:03:54.750 --> 00:03:58.530 And yeah, 40 megabits down is a lot better than the 15 00:03:58.530 --> 00:04:02.820 my ISP's router was doing from a floor away. Even the gigahertz band that usually has trouble 00:04:02.820 --> 00:04:06.530 penetrating walls, gets 26 megabits, which is quite a bit better. 00:04:06.530 --> 00:04:10.810 This is more like the performance difference most people should expect instead of the other results 00:04:10.810 --> 00:04:15.310 between the second and third floor, since the ceiling separating those floors is thicker. 00:04:15.310 --> 00:04:20.140 Now that I'm logged in and connected to my device, I'm greeted by a tour of all these premium features, 00:04:20.140 --> 00:04:23.470 like antivirus, parental controls, a family time 00:04:23.470 --> 00:04:26.780 lets you easily switch off a network to enjoy your time offline. 00:04:26.780 --> 00:04:30.180 That's exactly what I was just asking for. Okay. That's good. I might actually use that. 00:04:30.180 --> 00:04:33.870 And professional reports for, I suppose that's analytics. 00:04:33.870 --> 00:04:37.100 And other privileges, more advanced features like QoS to 00:04:37.100 --> 00:04:40.410 better control your network. You can even make a guest network 00:04:40.410 --> 00:04:44.920 for randos that are in your house. Maybe if you have an Airbnb or something like that. 00:04:44.920 --> 00:04:48.070 Not gonna set that up now, but that sounds like a cool feature. What else is in here? 00:04:48.070 --> 00:04:53.700 Home shield that gives you intrusion prevention, malicious content filter, and a DDoS protection 00:04:53.700 --> 00:04:56.910 to keep all your connected devices safe. That's pretty cool. 00:04:56.910 --> 00:05:01.120 And I can get a list of all the clients that are currently connected right now. 00:05:01.120 --> 00:05:06.840 In the good old days, it's just me and my Phillips Hue. But soon there'll be a bunch of other heap along here. 00:05:06.840 --> 00:05:11.920 Night mode. That's awesome. Since this is gonna be in a bedroom, unfortunately, 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:15.810 it's great that I can turn on night mode. Okay. The LEDs are still on right now, 00:05:15.810 --> 00:05:20.810 but it's cause you can actually make a schedule. So from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, those LEDs are gonna be off. 00:05:20.810 --> 00:05:24.770 That's dope. Oh sick, you can share the Wi-Fi. 00:05:24.770 --> 00:05:28.010 So if someone asked what your Wi-Fi access ID or password is, 00:05:28.010 --> 00:05:32.580 instead of even describing it to them, you can have a very secure password and then just send them 00:05:32.580 --> 00:05:36.530 the credentials to their device so that no one has to write anything down 00:05:36.530 --> 00:05:40.760 or take a picture or hang it on your fridge or anything. That is super cool. This is actually a really useful app. 00:05:40.760 --> 00:05:45.500 So, for a quick summary, the Archer AX73 utilizes Wi-Fi 6 tech to provide you 00:05:45.500 --> 00:05:48.680 next gen Wi-Fi speeds up to 5,400 megabits per second. 00:05:48.680 --> 00:05:54.610 And four times the connection power, which is ideal for 4k or even 8K streaming, gaming, and 00:05:54.610 --> 00:06:01.120 the ever-growing number of devices connected in your home. Plus, home shield features the latest WPA3 encryption to 00:06:01.120 --> 00:06:06.820 give you full control of your network while keeping it secure. With fully loaded features and price, just under $200, 00:06:06.820 --> 00:06:10.340 it's a strong option to consider if you're thinking of upgrading your old router. 00:06:10.340 --> 00:06:13.700 With the holidays coming up, you need your Wi-Fi to be super solid and good to go. 00:06:13.700 --> 00:06:18.070 Cause you might have family coming over or even if you don't, you're probably gonna be gaming a lot. 00:06:18.070 --> 00:06:23.820 So take advantage of this. Just-in-time for the holiday season, TP-Link has a promo going on where you can get 50 bucks off 00:06:23.820 --> 00:06:30.250 when you buy your Archer AX73 router from Amazon, with no code needed, if you get yours before December 21st. 00:06:30.250 --> 00:06:34.090 So learn more and get yours today using the link in the video description. 00:06:34.090 --> 00:06:39.970 So thanks again to TP-Link for sponsoring this video. 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