Charter Wireless Router Configuration

The default router charter sent us did not work unless you were in the same room as the router, so I, frustrated and tired of paying for Xbox live and Hulu when I can’t even use them decided to get a new router, every thing loads within seconds and I experience little to no lag at all when playing Xbox

I have been super excited since purchasing new router. So much faster and more reliable than my charter WiFi

I replaced the modem that I was renting from Charter Communications, even better modem and no more rental

I bought this router to load balance the internet from two ISPs in my home. The configuration and set up was easy and there are plenty of tutorials on the internet to help you. In the end, I was able to configure the router and my internet speed has increased quite a bit with this new setup. Very happy with this purchase.

We are using this receiver as the base of a fairly simple whole house speaker configuration. With a speaker router, it handles eight speakers at cocktail party level perfectly. There are more than enough inputs. Bluetooth set up was a piece of cake. For the price, A+.

Open the box, plug it in and it works. No muss, no fuss, no software or router configuration required.

I purchased this router along with a UAP-AC-LR access point. They work great together and the configuration allows me to power both units with a single power brick. At some point I may get a second access point, and this configuration allows for some expansion. In terms of setup, there are a wizards which will allow you to get up and running quickly. I personally did not find find this router's GUI any more confusing than others that I have used. Setting up any wireless network takes some fiddling, so if you are having trouble figuring things out yourself, ask your tech savvy friend for help! One thing I will say is that this router does allow for one to shoot themselves in the foot due to its vast configuration options. My router is connected directly to a CenturyLink fiber box for internet. This requires somewhat of a custom setup as it uses PPPoE and a special VLAN setting. Well, it turns out that after setting all of that up, I had somehow disabled the firewall and did not realize it until I saw a couple of failed login attempts in the security log. Long story short is to double check your settings before heading out to lunch :) Oh, and stability is amazing :) I am currently showing 2 weeks and 6 days of up time and still trucking along strong. Overall, it seems that building a home network using a separate router and access points is the way to go. I am very happy that I decided to move away from the all-in-one model.

The CM1000 is a plug-n-play device without any configuration. However, it is a modem and not a router. This means once you connect a laptop to test the Internet connection directly, the ISP remembers the laptop's MAC address and makes subsequent installation of router difficult unless you are pairing it with a Netgear wifi router which allows it to emulate the earlier MAC address that works.

Fantastic wifi router, with a very sophisticated firewall built in, and pro level networking configuration capabilities. Provides an easy entry to the Unifi system - probably an overkill if you don't need multiple access points or fine-grained control over your network. But if you do, it's a great solution.

Combine this as a cascaded router with my ATT fiber subscription. It more than doubled the speeds. It did require some configuration, but it definitely improved performance.