[Maylyn's Review ~ Networking] ASUS RP-N53
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Hi all, i'm a user of this RP-N53. There are a few things that i don't like is :
the repeater creates it's own SSID and broadcast it.
it seems that it's more like a Access point instead of Repeater.
for e.g.
Home_Internet (main wireless SSID)
Home_Internet-RPT (Repeater SSID - 2.4Ghz)
Home_Internet-RPT5G (Repeater SSID - 5Ghz)
my home suddenly got 3 SSID instead of one Home_Internet, even after i selected repeater mode. But it seems like it's not repeating but creating a wider coverage by expanding the WLAN with multiple SSID.
the repeater creates it's own SSID and broadcast it.
it seems that it's more like a Access point instead of Repeater.
for e.g.
Home_Internet (main wireless SSID)
Home_Internet-RPT (Repeater SSID - 2.4Ghz)
Home_Internet-RPT5G (Repeater SSID - 5Ghz)
my home suddenly got 3 SSID instead of one Home_Internet, even after i selected repeater mode. But it seems like it's not repeating but creating a wider coverage by expanding the WLAN with multiple SSID.
I have a RP-N53 Repeater that I connect to the Asus RT-N66U. I am unable to get the N53 to connect to the N66U on the 5Ghz range.
When I use the N53's QIS to detect network, it is able to detect the SSID (eg Home24G) of the N66U at 2.4ghz, but not the 5ghz SSID (Home5G which is also broadcasting).
I am able to connect to the 5ghz Home5G directly so I know the N66U 5Ghz is working. But the repeater does not detect the Home5G SSID (It detects only Home24G).
In the Network Map, it shows Connected to Home24G (2.4Ghz). In Repeater Mode, it shows 2.4Ghz (Home24G_RPT), bandwidth 20/40Mhz, Channel 6, with IP and MAC addresses. For 5Ghz (Home24G_RPT5G) it shows 20/40Mhz, Channel 36 and IP/MAC addresses. On the N53 blue LED display it shows only a strong signal for 2.4Ghz and no LED lit up for 5Ghz. I do not see Home24G_RPT5G being broadcast on any of my devices.
Under System Log - Wireless Log, it shows 5G with Mac address and Phy Mode: 11a/n Channel 36.
Using InSSIDer on the PC, only 5Ghz from N66U, 2.4Hgz from N66U, and 2.4ghz from N53 can be detected.
How can I get the N53 to recognise the broadcasting 5Ghz Home5G, and repeat the signal at 5Ghz as well? Any ideas?
When I use the N53's QIS to detect network, it is able to detect the SSID (eg Home24G) of the N66U at 2.4ghz, but not the 5ghz SSID (Home5G which is also broadcasting).
I am able to connect to the 5ghz Home5G directly so I know the N66U 5Ghz is working. But the repeater does not detect the Home5G SSID (It detects only Home24G).
In the Network Map, it shows Connected to Home24G (2.4Ghz). In Repeater Mode, it shows 2.4Ghz (Home24G_RPT), bandwidth 20/40Mhz, Channel 6, with IP and MAC addresses. For 5Ghz (Home24G_RPT5G) it shows 20/40Mhz, Channel 36 and IP/MAC addresses. On the N53 blue LED display it shows only a strong signal for 2.4Ghz and no LED lit up for 5Ghz. I do not see Home24G_RPT5G being broadcast on any of my devices.
Under System Log - Wireless Log, it shows 5G with Mac address and Phy Mode: 11a/n Channel 36.
Using InSSIDer on the PC, only 5Ghz from N66U, 2.4Hgz from N66U, and 2.4ghz from N53 can be detected.
How can I get the N53 to recognise the broadcasting 5Ghz Home5G, and repeat the signal at 5Ghz as well? Any ideas?
Any one know what is the login name and password?
Been trying to log in to the web GUI to change channels.
Manual say is admin/admin but no go. Input URL,
Initial experience frustrating. Search the Internet and all point to the same login name and password, but ...
Been trying to log in to the web GUI to change channels.
Manual say is admin/admin but no go. Input URL,
in IE and Chrome. Got to the login prompt and then stuck.
Initial experience frustrating. Search the Internet and all point to the same login name and password, but ...
I reset it. And then can't exactly remember what I did. Poof! I was in the web GUI.
I am guessing my problem was after set in repeater mode via WPS, then could not log in.
Can't find anywhere to change the channels. Looks like default and determined by the repeater.
I am guessing my problem was after set in repeater mode via WPS, then could not log in.
Can't find anywhere to change the channels. Looks like default and determined by the repeater.
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halved is correct because it's half-duplex when it's re-transmitting, the re-transmission process cuts the bandwidth.
So sad. 9 days already and no one from ASUS (they are in this forum) or TS replied you.
I just bought one yesterday. I will be provided with a dual-band router from SingTel tomorrow and then I can share my experience with you. Right now, using a single-band router so only able to repeat the 2.4 band. Last night was able to detect the 5G band but today its totally AWOL.
The box state:
QUOTE
The RP-N53 gets you true dual-band networking even if you're on an older single-band router.
UNQUOTE
Don't know what happen. The web GUI did not show the 5G channel. Was 157 this morning but I think my Mac mini (dual-band capable) may not able to use that channel. I don't know.
It could be that the location of your repeater (RP-N53) is already out of range for the 5GHz signal from router. The blue LED light is the indicator of the signal strength received by repeater. Re-locate your repeater to check if you can detect the 5GHz signal.
I just found out why. In System Log - Wireless Log, it says:
Don't know why its disabled now. Even if I have accidentally disabled it, try as I might, I cannot find where in the web GUI to enable/disable the 5G radio. Did I or did I not?
I played around today and I seem to have the same experience.
I WPS the router and the RP-N53 with the router on the TV console at the TV side of the living room and the RP-N53 on the sofa side facing the TV. The distance between router and RP-N53 is about 3 metres and there is no obstruction.
They are paired and I checked:
The router:
2.4 Ghz
channel 10
wireless enabled
WPA2-PSK
AES
Xoom/MBP can log in
5 Ghz
channel 36
wireless enabled
WPA2-PSK
AES
Xoom/MBP can log in
From RP-N53 web GUI:
2.4 Ghz
channel 10
radio enabled
Xoom/MBP can log in
5 Ghz
channel 157
radio enabled
Cannot be detected by Xoom/MBP/insider.
Sitting on the sofa next to the RP-N53.
The blue light on the RP-N53 light up from centre to the left (2.4Ghz side). No light on the right (5Ghz side) at 3 metres from router clear line of sight!
More people with the same problem:
RP-N53 could not detect 5Ghz signal (1m away from RT-N66U) - SmallNetBuilder Forums
Well. For a single band 2.4 Ghz extender, the TP-Link TL-WA850RE is only about 1/3 the price of the RP-N53. Have I made a wrong decision?
Hi all, i'm a user of this RP-N53. There are a few things that i don't like is :
the repeater creates it's own SSID and broadcast it.
it seems that it's more like a Access point instead of Repeater.
for e.g.
Home_Internet (main wireless SSID)
Home_Internet-RPT (Repeater SSID - 2.4Ghz)
Home_Internet-RPT5G (Repeater SSID - 5Ghz)
my home suddenly got 3 SSID instead of one Home_Internet, even after i selected repeater mode. But it seems like it's not repeating but creating a wider coverage by expanding the WLAN with multiple SSID.
This is something that I really hated. I have been using Aztech WL556E for the past 2 years extending the wifi signal from my main router using the same SSID and channel without any issue. As I wanted a dual band repeater, I chanced upon RP-N53. And now my home has 4 networks - xxx_2G, xxx_5G, xxx_2G-RPT, and xxx_5G-RPT... very irritating...
Anyone has better solution?
From the blue LED on RP-N53 showing that your repeater didn't repeat the 5G signal from the router. How did you link the RP-N53 to your router during the initial setup? If through WPS then it will just repeat the 2.4G signal. Please double check your setting on RP-N53.
My RP-N53 is repeating both 2.4G and 5G signals with blue LED lighting up both sides.
I also tried the other route the whole of Sun after midnight up to early 5am Mon (after I posted here) - both going into the web GUI and WPS, reset and try, reset and try - but the RP-N53 only detect 2.4 Ghz from the list. The 5 Ghz did not show up.
While at the same time I could log in to the router 5 Ghz band with my Xoom, iPad and MBP. This has to confirm that the router's 5 Ghz band is working, isn't it. So why did the RP-N53 not detect it? I even plugged the RP-N53 right next to the router, meaning less than 1 metre apart and the same thing.
So is the router not broadcasting the 5 Ghz band or the RP-N53 not detecting it? I tend to think I bought a lemon, since you are able to get yours to work.
Edit to clarify:
I mean I tried the Quick Internet Setup and the detected wifi are all 2.4 Ghz. I was careful to scroll up and down but no 5 Ghz. There were 2 neighbours on the 5 Ghz band (3 including me) as detected by inSSIDer on the Xoom but not the RP-N53.
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If you did go through the QIS then could be that your RP-N53 has problem detecting the 5G signal from the router. Think you better send in for warranty check.
For my case, with QIS i would first select the 2.4G signal then the next page to select 5G signal.
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Pack it back nicely in the box and went to Avertek today. Told them said it could not detect 5G and it could not transmit 5G. They took the box, took out the RP-N53, threw the box into a waste basket, took the item over to the computer, key in something from the item, took out another sealed box and gave it over to me. That's it so simple. They did not even check to verify the fault I told them. The staff said it is always 1-to-1 exchange 3-years based on invoice.
I saw another piece sitting on top another sealed box. Hmm...
So, I have brand new RP-N53 in a sealed box and I want to go back to powerline homeplug and router solution. Retail price $129. I paid $124. With original invoice of course.
Any taker at $100? It is 20% off a brand new sealed item.
After leaving the sealed box in the cupboard shelf for slightly more than a week, I took it out last night and set it up while watching EPL. Because I have gone through the setup many times previously, it was very easy last night, finished within a few minutes through QIS.
Yes, with this warranty replaced set, all 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz bands were detected. First I choose my own 5 Ghz SSID and as what you said the next page prompted me to select the other 2.4 Ghz.
After setup, it is repeating both my 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz bands. The blue light are solid across from left to right at about 11 metres away from the router and not line of sight. So the piece I bought earlier was a lemon and rectified with the 1-for-1 warranty exchange.
One thing to note though, the integrated power adaptor is introducing line noise to the electrical circuit to the effect that my PCs using TA-PL551 500AV+ homeplugs are experiencing a speed drop of 30+Mbps. This is similar to the effect of my HTC phone charger. So I piggy back the RP-N53 on a spare TA-PL551 AC passthrough to reduce the line noise. The TP-Link's AC pass through homeplugs has built-in mains filter to filter out line noise.
Yes, with this warranty replaced set, all 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz bands were detected. First I choose my own 5 Ghz SSID and as what you said the next page prompted me to select the other 2.4 Ghz.
After setup, it is repeating both my 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz bands. The blue light are solid across from left to right at about 11 metres away from the router and not line of sight. So the piece I bought earlier was a lemon and rectified with the 1-for-1 warranty exchange.
One thing to note though, the integrated power adaptor is introducing line noise to the electrical circuit to the effect that my PCs using TA-PL551 500AV+ homeplugs are experiencing a speed drop of 30+Mbps. This is similar to the effect of my HTC phone charger. So I piggy back the RP-N53 on a spare TA-PL551 AC passthrough to reduce the line noise. The TP-Link's AC pass through homeplugs has built-in mains filter to filter out line noise.
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Hi guys,
I recently bought 2 set of the repeater. Firstly, i got to say that the repeater is able to hit the max speed of my internet at 25mbps. I think for the price and range extension, its a worthy purchase.
However, one set that i bought faced the problem of unable to detect 5ghz as forumer upgrade mentioned. Intend to get it rma. At first, both sets were set up properly and configured to communicate via both 2.4ghz and 5ghz(from the lights, very useful feature). But after leaving it switched on overnight, the spoilt unit overheated a lot. I think that might be the cause of the damage.
The other unit that i left overnight was alright. Hot to the touch but not as hot at the spoilt one. In the end, the hotter unit was unable to connect to 5ghz. I recommend anyone who bought the unit to give it a full 48 hrs run to see if their unit overheats. Might be a design issue.
For the others who complain about having multiple SSIDs, it is possible to set both 2.4ghz and 5ghz on the same SSID. just manually configure it to the same name. Instead of homenetwork_2.4ghz and homenetwork_5ghz, just rename both SSID to homenetwork. In that way, only 1 network will show up on your device. Im not sure if u can configure the the SSID to your routers SSID though.
Cheers
BTW, im running on an ac66u if that helps.
I recently bought 2 set of the repeater. Firstly, i got to say that the repeater is able to hit the max speed of my internet at 25mbps. I think for the price and range extension, its a worthy purchase.
However, one set that i bought faced the problem of unable to detect 5ghz as forumer upgrade mentioned. Intend to get it rma. At first, both sets were set up properly and configured to communicate via both 2.4ghz and 5ghz(from the lights, very useful feature). But after leaving it switched on overnight, the spoilt unit overheated a lot. I think that might be the cause of the damage.
The other unit that i left overnight was alright. Hot to the touch but not as hot at the spoilt one. In the end, the hotter unit was unable to connect to 5ghz. I recommend anyone who bought the unit to give it a full 48 hrs run to see if their unit overheats. Might be a design issue.
For the others who complain about having multiple SSIDs, it is possible to set both 2.4ghz and 5ghz on the same SSID. just manually configure it to the same name. Instead of homenetwork_2.4ghz and homenetwork_5ghz, just rename both SSID to homenetwork. In that way, only 1 network will show up on your device. Im not sure if u can configure the the SSID to your routers SSID though.
Cheers
BTW, im running on an ac66u if that helps.
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My RMA set 5Ghz also conked after 1 day.
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/asus-ecustomer-service-center-336/rp-n53-5ghz-4446323.html
Seems like this product is not ready for retail. Do a search on the Internet and you will see. I have given up on this product.
Apple's AirPort Express should be better and about same price:
AirPort Express - Apple Store (Singapore)
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/asus-ecustomer-service-center-336/rp-n53-5ghz-4446323.html
Seems like this product is not ready for retail. Do a search on the Internet and you will see. I have given up on this product.
Apple's AirPort Express should be better and about same price:
AirPort Express - Apple Store (Singapore)
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Just a final update,
My 2nd set (not the RMA set. They refunded me for my 1st set), died as well. No lights on the 5ghz range and now cannot even connect to the 2.4ghz ssid. Gonna have it refunded as well. Advice to all is to hold your purchase until the hardware is fixed.
Cheers
My 2nd set (not the RMA set. They refunded me for my 1st set), died as well. No lights on the 5ghz range and now cannot even connect to the 2.4ghz ssid. Gonna have it refunded as well. Advice to all is to hold your purchase until the hardware is fixed.
Cheers
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In the mean time, does anyone have any recommendations for another brand/model of range extender? Saw the netgear one with positive review but to be safe, check in on here first.
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