Friday, August 21, 2015

D-Link DIR-890L AC3200 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Cloud Router

I have been reading reviews on the D-Link DIR-890L AC3200 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Cloud Router a while back and recently. With the launch of D-Link DWA-192 AC1900 Wireless USB 3.0 adapter,  a matching wireless external adapter for the router, i decided it is time for me to bring home the monster..

DIR-890L and DWA-192

Technical Specifications
General
Device Interfaces
  • 802.11a/g/n/ac wireless LAN
  • Four 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN ports
  • 10/100/1000 Gigabit WAN por
  • Two USB ports (one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0)
Standards
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u

Functionality
Advanced Features
  • SmartConnect
  • Guest zone
  • mydlink SharePort™ web access
  • Multi-language web setup wizard
  • Green Ethernet
  • DLNA media server support
  • Advanced AC SmartBeam
  • Dual active firewall
  • Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
  • VPN Passthrough (PPTP/L2TP/IPsec)
  • Advanced QoS
  • QuickVPN - L2TP over IPsec
D-Link market DIR-890L as AC3200 over its previous generation of AC1900. AC1900 is the combined throughput of 600 mbps in 2.4 GHz and 1300 mbps in 5 GHz giving a total of 1900 mbps. DIR-890L uses Tri-Band Technology which have 3 radio operating in the 2.4GHz and 5 GHz spectrum delivering a total of 600 mbps + 1300 mbps + 1300 mbps = 3200 mbps and thus the name convention of AC3200
Tri-Band Technology delivering AC3200

With Tri-Band Technology and speeds up to 3200 mbps, it delivers performance to power demanding connected homes claiming it the best wireless home router for gaming.
Tri-Band Wireless
DIR-890L comes in 2 variants. Hardware wise, they are exactly the same except for the black and the red housing. In line with our nation's 50th years of independence, its not surprising that i chose for the bolder red version.

DIR-890L

The box containing DIR-890L is HUGE. The amount of stares i garnered bringing the monster back home on public transport is tremendous. Lets see the contents in the box.

DIR-890L Contents
To support the increase in third wireless radio, D-Link bundled a 12V 5A power brick delivering up to 60W of power!
12V 5A power brick
The DWA-192 AC1900 Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter lets you connect over the 2.4 GHz (600 Mbps) and 5 GHz (up to 1300 Mbps), for faster streaming, gaming, and VoIP calls. In addition, its Advanced AC Smart Beam technology brings high-bandwidth wireless connectivity, vastly increasing the speed and coverage of your network via USB 3.0 
DWA-192 paired with DIR-890L 

Packaging contents of DWA-192

DWA-192 larger than a tennis ball

DIR-890L powering up

Another layman speed test this morning on 22nd Sept