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Linksys - AC1000 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 5 Router
Average customer rating
3.9
(55 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 55 reviews
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
5
2 Stars
3
1 Star
6
79%of customers recommend this product.
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38 out of
48)
Customer Reviews for Linksys - AC1000 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 5 Router
Customer Rating
2
AC1900 has better coverage
on June 21, 2019
Posted by: PokefromPA
from York PA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I was sent this AC1000 to review. I don't think this provides the same coverage as my current AC1900. Would work fine in smaller house.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com
Customer Rating
2
Connecting Router
on June 26, 2019
Posted by: samsign
from Rio Rancho, NM
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Hi, I received your router but I'm not to swift with all the lingo on wi-fi, I have a cable router/modem and tried to connect the AC1000 but had no luck. I'm a step by step person and I have no idea where to start with making changes to the current cable router/modem to bypass the router and link in the AC1000.
I'm sorry but this stuff is over my head and I know something will screw up and I'll be without internet service for sure. This is not for me! I have to go with the lowest ratings since I'm not able to use the AC1000
I'm sorry but this stuff is over my head and I know something will screw up and I'll be without internet service for sure. This is not for me! I have to go with the lowest ratings since I'm not able to use the AC1000
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from linksys.comBy Linksys, Customer Support, October 2, 2019
Hello samsign,
There are two ways to cascade your Linksys E5350 to your existing gateway device (modem-router), its either via LAN-to-LAN (same LAN IP segments) or LAN-to-WAN (different IP segments). Allow us to have our Escalation Engineers assist you further with your desired setup by sending us an email at LinksysCares@linksys.com with your contact info and the link of this review for our reference.
Regards,
Elyza
Linksys Support
There are two ways to cascade your Linksys E5350 to your existing gateway device (modem-router), its either via LAN-to-LAN (same LAN IP segments) or LAN-to-WAN (different IP segments). Allow us to have our Escalation Engineers assist you further with your desired setup by sending us an email at LinksysCares@linksys.com with your contact info and the link of this review for our reference.
Regards,
Elyza
Linksys Support
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com
Customer Rating
1
Piece of poop
on July 6, 2021
Posted by: swave28
from Nj
Only getting 70mbs wireless my ISP is 300mbs, all the little router could take. I'ma have to try to sell it the BOX SAYS 1000MBS "WIRELESS" HOW CAN U MENTION BOTH 1000MBS A ETHERNET PORT SHOULD BE 1.5GBS STANDARD ALREADY STOP PLAYIN
Response from linksys.comBy Customer Support, July 6, 2021
Hi,
The Linksys E5350 has a physical rate of up to 300 Mbps (2.4 GHz) and 700 Mbps (5 GHz) for wireless, and both LAN and WAN ports are at 10/100 Mbps. Send us an email to LinksysCares@linksys.com along with the link to this post for other concerns.
Regards,
Mara
Linksys Support
The Linksys E5350 has a physical rate of up to 300 Mbps (2.4 GHz) and 700 Mbps (5 GHz) for wireless, and both LAN and WAN ports are at 10/100 Mbps. Send us an email to LinksysCares@linksys.com along with the link to this post for other concerns.
Regards,
Mara
Linksys Support
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com
Customer Rating
1
Not Gigabit
on March 14, 2022
Posted by: Brian
from Redmond, OR
I bought this router 2 days ago. All the network ports on the router are 100mbps. Even wireless, it's locked at 100mbps. Do not waste your money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com
Customer Rating
4
nice compact router with very good features
on June 8, 2019
Posted by: mistanave
from Virginia Beach, VA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I acquired this the other week and sought to set it up in an existing home network that already included an existing e1000 router. Upon further review of the cable modem, I discovered that is was a modem/router combo from the cable provider that was not being accessed in our current home. I first configured the modem/router to allow for the dual bands to be used and then tried to cascade the AC1000 from that since there was some existing cat5 cables already run through the house.
When I connected the AC1000, I had some challenges putting it in Bridge mode as it didn't seem to save the settings I made. I had to reset it mutliple times and when it was finally set, I couldn't access the admin page through the web-browser any longer because of the IP address change. I ran the speedtest.net test a few times while connected via one of the ethernet ports and found that it was bottlenecking the speeds to the laptop. I then ran the speedtest after disconnecting the cat5 cable and still found the same bottleneck of speed (less than 8Mbs download and 2Mbs upload). Directly to the cat5 cable run through the wall, I was getting about 96Mbs/10Mbs.
I opted to put the router in wireless bridge mode which allowed me to realize the speeds I was expecting. I hooked it up to my son's xBox One S and he's very happy with the results. I also ran the speedtest to my laptop using the ethernet port to my laptop again and consistently saw results over 90Mbs/10Mbs. I can't speak as to why I had issues with the router used to extend the network through cascading as I've done this with several other Linksys AC routers and didn't experience that except for the one time I ran cat5 through the Linksys powerline adapters (but knew that speeds would be capped there).
Overall, I'm sure this router would work fine at the anticipated speeds if used as the primary router. In my case, it was used to extend the network and I can't rule out that perhaps the a setting was not correct in the admin tool though I've set up other Linksys Routers (EA6500, EA6400) as secondary and tertiary routers in a cascading set-up. The admin interface is slightly different compared to those so I was not as familiar with the set-up. However, this works great as a wireless bridge which serves the purpose of extending the network into the far room.
In a couple of weeks, we'll be moving into a new house and I will retry setting this up in the cascading network again as we'll need to cover over 3400 sq ft and I plan on using up to 4 routers to do so as well as two wireless bridges. Hopefully, this will work great in combination with all the other Linsksys products (including the docsis 3.0 modem from Linksys) to cover the whole house.
The compact size is desirable as I found that unless you plan to mount this on the wall, other routers take up some desk/table space and can have their signals interferred with with other electronics and items obstructing the signals. Having the 4 rear ports is also handy to connect the devices that would benefit more from a direct connections versus wireless. The range seems to be really good compared to previous routers I've owned as well.
When I connected the AC1000, I had some challenges putting it in Bridge mode as it didn't seem to save the settings I made. I had to reset it mutliple times and when it was finally set, I couldn't access the admin page through the web-browser any longer because of the IP address change. I ran the speedtest.net test a few times while connected via one of the ethernet ports and found that it was bottlenecking the speeds to the laptop. I then ran the speedtest after disconnecting the cat5 cable and still found the same bottleneck of speed (less than 8Mbs download and 2Mbs upload). Directly to the cat5 cable run through the wall, I was getting about 96Mbs/10Mbs.
I opted to put the router in wireless bridge mode which allowed me to realize the speeds I was expecting. I hooked it up to my son's xBox One S and he's very happy with the results. I also ran the speedtest to my laptop using the ethernet port to my laptop again and consistently saw results over 90Mbs/10Mbs. I can't speak as to why I had issues with the router used to extend the network through cascading as I've done this with several other Linksys AC routers and didn't experience that except for the one time I ran cat5 through the Linksys powerline adapters (but knew that speeds would be capped there).
Overall, I'm sure this router would work fine at the anticipated speeds if used as the primary router. In my case, it was used to extend the network and I can't rule out that perhaps the a setting was not correct in the admin tool though I've set up other Linksys Routers (EA6500, EA6400) as secondary and tertiary routers in a cascading set-up. The admin interface is slightly different compared to those so I was not as familiar with the set-up. However, this works great as a wireless bridge which serves the purpose of extending the network into the far room.
In a couple of weeks, we'll be moving into a new house and I will retry setting this up in the cascading network again as we'll need to cover over 3400 sq ft and I plan on using up to 4 routers to do so as well as two wireless bridges. Hopefully, this will work great in combination with all the other Linsksys products (including the docsis 3.0 modem from Linksys) to cover the whole house.
The compact size is desirable as I found that unless you plan to mount this on the wall, other routers take up some desk/table space and can have their signals interferred with with other electronics and items obstructing the signals. Having the 4 rear ports is also handy to connect the devices that would benefit more from a direct connections versus wireless. The range seems to be really good compared to previous routers I've owned as well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com
Customer Rating
4
Big router small profile
on June 9, 2019
Posted by: Rocky
from Waynesburg ,PA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I Recieved the AC 1000, I loved the one button connect feature.There is a TV, 2 computers,and cell phone, no problems reported.It is nice to have the security for guest access.The range and speed was very acceptable.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com
Customer Rating
4
Good Value and Good Performance
on June 9, 2019
Posted by: Adworx Local
from Maricopa, AZ
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Linksys WiFi Router Dual-Band AC1000 (WiFi 5) is a Good quality internet router.
I was able to setup the router in under 5 minutes. The router was able to cover our whole house (1650 sq ft). The router is an affordable solution to provide internet throughout your house. I would recommend the Linksys WiFi Router Dual-Band AC1000 (WiFi 5) to anyone looking for Quality, Perfomance, and Affordability.
I was able to setup the router in under 5 minutes. The router was able to cover our whole house (1650 sq ft). The router is an affordable solution to provide internet throughout your house. I would recommend the Linksys WiFi Router Dual-Band AC1000 (WiFi 5) to anyone looking for Quality, Perfomance, and Affordability.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com
Customer Rating
5
Better Performance
on June 10, 2019
Posted by: Greene Beans
from Lexington, NC
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] received my router last week. After installing the router I am receiving better Wi-Fi performance in my home. if is feeding TV sets in three rooms as well as tablets for Internet use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting linksys.com