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D LINK COVR 2202
The Covr-2202 is D-Link’s true mesh networking system—their earlier Covr3902 was more of a traditional router and range extender setup—using a daisy-chain topology. This makes it more flexible to deploy around the house as compared to a one with a more rigid star topology. For ease of setup, nodes are paired at the factory and a label that reads “Covr Point A” tells you the primary router you should connect to your modem. For now, up to four nodes can be added to the network, but D-Link aims to increase that to ten in the future.
The nodes come in small little towers and have a pleasant design. They are mostly white with a ring of rose gold near the bottom. At the bottom of each node are two Gigabit Ethernet ports and a button for Wi-Fi Protected Setup.
Positioning nodes is crucial since you need to be close enough to the primary node to ensure the two can establish a good connection. The Covr logo on each node lights up for this purpose. A solid white light indicates a strong connection, whereas a blinking white light tells you that you should move the two nodes closer together.
The Covr-2202 utilizes a tri-band design consisting of a single 2.4GHz network and two 5GHz networks.
The advantage over dual-band systems is that it can dedicate the additional 5GHz network to backhaul communications for better overall performance. In our tests, the Covr-2202 was the fastest router by a considerable margin.
Its main advantage over its rivals was its excellent range. Most routers’ speeds start to tumble at 10 meters, but the Covr-2202 still maintained very impressive speeds at this range.
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