EnGenius ESR530 AC1300 Home Mesh System Dual pack

Details: Category: Networking; Published: Wednesday, 12 August 2020 16:00

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I’ve worked with EnGenius a few times now including upgrading our office network to support testing WiFi 6. They reached out about their ESR530 AC1300 Mesh wireless router combo pack and initially I was hesitant, everyone is moving to WiFi 6 and mesh isn’t exactly new. But when I saw the price of the two ESR530’s was under $100 I was really curious what that might get you. So today I’m going to check out the two ESR530 combo pack and see what they are all about, check out their software, and test them out and see how they perform. They may not be cutting edge, but they are more in line with what a lot of people would want to spend to get a mesh network setup. So it will be interesting to see if they are worth it.

Product Name: EnGenius ESR530 AC1300 Home Mesh System Dual pack

Review Sample Provided by: EnGenius

Written by: Wes Compton

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Specifications
Technical Specifications	Standards IEEE 802.11b/g/n on 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11a/n/ac Wave 2 on 5 GHz Antenna Integrated Omni-Directional Antennas Physical Interface 2 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports (1 WAN, 1 LAN) 1 x USB 2.0 Port 1 x DC Jack 1 x Reset Button LED Indicators 1 x 3 Color-Status LED - White: Mesh & Internet Connection Status - Red: No Internet Connection or No Mesh Connection - Orange: Mesh Connection Signal is Weak Power Source Power Adapter: 12V/1A
Wireless & Radio Specifications	Operating Frequency Dual-Radio Concurrent 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz Operation Modes Router Mode Bridge Mode Max. Nodes 8 Wireless Initial Setup EnMesh App Required Frequency Radio 2.4 GHz: 2400 MHz 5 GHz: 5150 MHz Transmit Power Up to 20 dBm on 2.4 GHz Up to 19 dBm on 5 GHz Radio Chains/Spatial Stream 2x2:2 MIMO Max. Speeds 300 Mbps on 2.4 GHz 867 Mbps on 5 GHz Supported Data Rates (Mbps): 2.4 GHz: Max 400 5 GHz: Max 867 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 36, 48, 54 802.11n: 6.5 to 300 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS15) 802.11ac: 6.5 to 867 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS9, NSS = 1 to 2) Supported Radio Technologies 802.11b: Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) 802.11a/g/n/ac: Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Channelization 802.11ac Supports Very High Throughput (VHT)—VHT 20/40/80 MHz 802.11n Supports High Throughput (HT)—HT 20/40 MHz 802.11a/b/g Supports High Throughput (HT)—20 MHz Supported Modulation 802.11b: BPSK, QPSK, CCK 802.11a/g/n: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM 802.11ac: BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 256-QAM
Environmental & Physical	Temperature Range Operating: 32 ºF~104 ºF (0 ºC~40 ºC) Storage: -4 ºF~140 ºF (-20 ºC~60 ºC) Humidity (non-condensing) Operating: 90% or less Storage: 95% or less
Features	Auto Channel Selection Auto Transmit Power Wireless STA (Client) Connected List Guest Network Fast Roaming (802.11k & 802.11r) AirPrint® Server Support Restore Factory Settings Auto Reboot Internet Speed Test Mesh Connection Status USB Features: SAMBA UPnP Support System Recovery Manual/Auto Firmware Update Band Steering UID/DDNS Remote Control Network Diagnostic < Auto Firmware Update
Parental Controls	Wi-Fi Access Scheduler Website & Keyword Filter - Social Media - Search Engine - Video Media - Custom URL
QoS (Quality of Service)	Yes
Wireless Security	WPA2-PSK (AES/TKIP) WPA-PSK (AES/TKIP) WEP SSID Password
Network Services	DHCP Static IP PPPoE
Mobile App	EnMesh (easy setup, monitoring and management) EnFile (personal cloud storage and file management) Available for iPhone® & Android™
Device Dimensions & Weights	ESR530 Device Weight: .43lbs lbs. (195g) Width: 5” (127mm) Length: 5” (127mm) Height: 2.2” (57 mm)
Package Contents	1 x ESR530 Dual-Band AC1300 Mesh Router 1 x Power Adapter 1 x Quick Start Guide 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet Cable 1 – Screw Pack
Certifications	FCC CE
Warranty	1 Year

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