The AX1800's four 5dBi antennas are its headline feature. I pushed it to 100 ft through brick and concrete to test…
Router: GL.iNet Flint 2 (WiFi 6, positioned at a fixed location). All tests use the 5 GHz band. Three obstacle conditions were tested: open-floor plan…
How far can the WAVLINK AX1800 realistically reach?
At 100 ft through drywall only, it still held 44 Mbps — described as the practical ceiling for USB adapters at that distance — but through a single brick…
Router: GL.iNet Flint 2 (WiFi 6, positioned at a fixed location). All tests use the 5 GHz band. Three obstacle conditions were tested: open-floor plan with drywall…
Does antenna angle actually affect range performance?
Yes, at 65+ feet — positioning 2 antennas at 45° and 2 vertical delivered 91 Mbps at 80 ft versus 81 Mbps with all 4 vertical, a 12% gain from a…
At 65+ ft, antenna orientation made a measurable difference with the WAVLINK AX1800. Tested three positions at 80 ft through drywall:
How much worse is brick than drywall for WiFi range?
Brick is dramatically worse — at 80 ft the WAVLINK returned 91 Mbps through four drywall partitions but only 58 Mbps through one brick wall, and at 100 ft…
The AX1800's four 5dBi antennas are its headline feature. I pushed it to 100 ft through brick and concrete to test the limit.
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