Amped Wireless AC1750 RE1750A

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The Amped Wireless AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender ($169.99) is a wireless networking device that makes it easy to eliminate wireless dead zones in your home without the need to run cables or move your Wi-Fi router. This relatively expensive dual-band extender has five gigabit LAN ports and uses multiple internal amplifiers to boost your home’s Wi-Fi coverage. It delivered solid 2.4GHz transfer rate performance in our tests, but its 5GHz transfer rate couldn’t keep up TP-Link AC1750 RE450 Wi-Fi Range Extender.

Design and Features

The RE1750A measures 1 x 9 x 6 inches (HWD) and comes in a white case and black base. The back of the unit has five gigabit Ethernet ports, a USB 2.0 port, a Power jack, three adjustable (and detachable) antennas, a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button, a reset switch, and an LED indicator off button. The top of the extender has LEDs indicating power status, both radio bands, all five LAN ports, and USB ports. Under the hood are three 2.4GHz, three 5GHz, and six low-noise amplifiers. The RE1750A is an 802.11ac extender and can achieve maximum transfer rates of 450Mbps on the 2.4GHz band and 1,300Mbps on the 5GHz band.

The Web-based management console offers a variety of basic and advanced settings. It opens a Dashboard page that displays a network map and stats of your primary and extended Wi-Fi networks, including the SSID name, IP address, signal strength, and security key for each band frequency. Each band has its Wi-Fi settings that allow you to create guest networks, change channel widths, assign security parameters (WPA, WPA2, or WEP), create access schedules, and limit access for those specific use. As well as the Amped Wireless High Power 802.11ac Wi-Fi Range Extender (REC15A), the RE1750A offers a BoostBand setting that is supposed to boost performance by using the 5GHz band to communicate with your Router. However, BoostBand had no significant effect on the extender’s transfer rate score in my testing.

Settings and Performance

The RE1750A is easy to install and configure. First, find a spot between your Router and the dead zone, and plug in the extender. Using a wireless laptop or mobile device, connect to the extender’s SSID and enter http://setup.ampedwireless.com in the address bar of your browser. That will open the Control Panel page of the management console, where you can scan for available networks. Select your Wi-Fi network SSID and enter the security key for each band; press Next and assign the security key to each extension band. You can also click the Copy Settings button to use the same SSIDs and security keys as your current Wi-Fi network. Click Next to apply the settings, and you are good to go.

The RE1750A gave mixed results in my transfer speed tests. While operating on the 2.4GHz band, it scored 47.6Mbps in the tests near (same room) portion. That’s identical to the TP-Link RE450 and only a few points behind the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Wi-Fi Range Extender (50.2Mbps). The Linksys RE6700 AC1200 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Range Extender (93.9Mbps) leads the way, followed by the Amped AC1750 Wireless High Power Wi-Fi Range Extender REC33A (89.1Mbps). At 25 feet, the RE1750A managed 27.5Mbps, beating the TP-Link RE210 (23Mbps) but falling behind the TP-Link RE450 (44.5Mbps) and the Netgear EX7000 (38.8Mbps). At 50 feet, the Amped RE1750A’s 38.1Mbps score surpassed the Netgear EX7000 (28.6Mbps) and Linksys RE6700 (14.4Mbps) but couldn’t keep up with the TP-Link RE450 (42.5Mbps). The RE1750A shows relatively good range performance with a score of 20.6Mbps on the 75-foot test, right behind the Netgear EX7000 (26.9Mbps). TP-Link RE450 holds the record with 32.1Mbps in this test.

In our 5GHz tests, the Amped RE1750A extender had mediocre but consistent transfer rate performance. Its score was 56.6Mbps on the proximity test, significantly slower than the TP-Link RE450 (192Mbps), Netgear EX7000 (179Mbps), and Amped REC33A (210Mbps). Similarly, the 41.6Mbps score on its 25-foot test is much slower than the TP-Link RE450 (152Mbps), Netgear EX7000 (137Mbps), and Amped REC33A (107Mbps). However, in our 75-foot test, the RE1750A recovered with a score of 47.7Mbps, second only to the TP-Link RE450 (85Mbps). The Netgear EX7000 hit 31.1Mbps, and the Amped REC33A couldn’t sustain the signal at this distance.

Solid all-round expander

If you want to extend the reach of your Wi-Fi network, the Amped Wireless AC1750 RE1750A is worth a look. It offers relatively good 2.4GHz transfer speeds and decent range performance, and it’s loaded with I/O ports. Furthermore, it installs in minutes, and its Web-based management console offers many settings. That said, I would expect better 5GHz transfer rate performance from a $169.99 extender. TP-Link AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender RE450, is your best bet for the best transfer speeds and range performance, but it only has one LAN port. If you require multiple LAN ports, the Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Wi-Fi Range Extender (EX7000) has five of them and is a decent performer too.

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