Dynalink WiFi 6 AX3600 Router (DL-WRX36), Dual Band, 8-Stream, Wireless Speed Up to 3.6Gbps, MU-MIMO, 2.5G WAN & 4 Gigabit LAN Ports, for Home & Gaming (1 Pack)

This review is for ASIN=B096K9SVCT Title=WiFi 6 AX3600 Router (DL-WRX36), Dual Band, 8-Stream , Wireless Speed Up to 3.6Gbps, MU-MIMO, 2.5G WAN & 4 Gigabit LAN Ports, for Home & Gaming (1 Pack). =========== A. Hardware =========== Hardware capabilities that interested me: 1. Dual-band Wifi 6 (802.11ax) router with 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz bands. No 6Ghz band; but it is not expected at this price. 2. Broadcast power is up to 1000mW on non-DFS channels. 3. CPU is Quad-core Qualcomm IPQ8072A at 2200 MHz (2.2 GHz). 4. Memory is 1024 MB. 5. Disk is 256MB NAND flash. 6. WAN is 2500 Mbps (2.5 Gbps). 7. LAN is 1000 Mbps (1.0 Gbps). 8. WLAN is 4x4 MIMO at 80MHz. Also capable of 2x2 MIMO at 160MHz; this usually performs worse and depends on the Wifi density in your area. 9. Dynalink hardware is shared with Askey RT5010W. Askey is owned by ASUSTeK (yes, that ASUS). From my understanding Dynalink is a branding manufactured by a subsidiary of ASUSTeK. 10. Has internal heat-sink and sufficient ventilation, does not overheat, does not require a fan. Adding a fan lets the router run very cool -- below 45C measured with thermal probe. =========== B. Firmware =========== The stock firmware is OK (not great). See other reviews for more information on the stock firmware. I switched firmware to OpenWRT and all features that I require are working as expected. "Band-Steering" does not always work, but I do not use this feature. It is better to define multiple vlans and connect Wifi 4 (N) devices to the 2.4GHz band and Wifi 6 (AX) devices to the 5GHz band. Broadcast power and range finding is good; no drop-outs that I can trace. =========== C. Pricing =========== The hardware package and OpenWRT compatibility is excellent for this price range. Price usually stays between $80, $64, $60 per unit. =========== Summary: =========== Router is capable of reaching 1.0 Gbps on downstream and 1.0 Gbps on upstream. That's no surprise, it is a 2.2GHz Quad-core. Good OpenWRT firmware compatibility. Good pricing.

I ran this for a month with standard software to make sure it was reliable & had no problems. This seems to be a private label re-badge of a major cable provider's unit, so it is nicely made and probably produced at scale. Stock UI and firmware is respectable and seems to be based on OpenWRT 15.05 ChaosCalmer. I had hoped to preserve a few config settings when I flashed over to 23.05.2 (stable) but the OEM settings backup was encrypted. I have been running Openwrt with AdGuard and a network share of the USB3 off which I have a 1TB external SSD for my Duplicati backup target. Speed for all tasks is excellent. I do not use the wifi. WAN-side it has a 1GB FIOS link connected via Ethernet. LAN-side I have Unifi network APs which run stock firmware as they are so easy to manage that way. One minor complaint -- the machine itself is a little on the large side but fortunately it is not ugly. The Dynalink has been running perfectly with over a month of uptime since I last touched it. I am very pleased with the unit.

If you’re looking for a wifi router that doesn’t break the bank and offers some good features for the price, this is the router for you. Pros; wifi 6 (most devices don’t have wifi 6e yet) plus i feel like skipping wifi 6e router considering wifi 7 comes out this year 2023 and have better benefits compared to paying for 6e at the moment. The router is stable and easy to set up, has a 2.5gb wan port which most if not all others do not have around this price point. Stays cool and quiet and seems to operate very well. You can keep the 2.4 and 5 gigahertz bands separately or combine them for one name, but i prefer them separate so I can choose what to connect to. Cons; i initially had problems keeping some devices connected on 5 gigahertz band, but the fix for me was to forget the network and reconnect. They pushed out a firmware update not to long ago that might have helped also. I also think the power brick is to large, they should invest into something like usb C to a GaN charger. That way they can be reused. Not the best looking router, but overall i prefer over the antenna designs. Last would be the range is not the best, but suitable for a single story home around 1,500sq ft. Would have gave 5 stars if it came with a smaller/possibly usb charger that would save space and be reusable.

Installing OpenWRT is a bit of a high-wire act BUT once installed you have all that it does on every other device, which is nice. I'm not a huge fan of all the modern "native" software; this is a nice WiFi 6 router at a very attractive price, its fast and the radio coverage is pretty good. But the real show-winner here is simply that for a competent access point its downright reasonable in terms of cost unlike many, and it also is spec'd up considerably compared with many other units. Thus you'd expect it can deliver on the throughput to your WiFi devices, and it does. That it also runs WiFi 6 and thus can do WPA3 for enhanced security is a very nice bonus. Recommended.

Pros: Easy to set up Strong initial performance Sleek design Cons: Stopped working after 2 months and 10 days.. Bought the Dynalink WiFi Router DL-WRX36 to replace an older WiFi Router been using for quite a while. Reason being upgraded the broadband service to 1Gbps and the old WiFi Router just could not handle the new speed. For 2 month's and 10 days the Dynalink WiFi Router DL-WRX36 worked fine. Then out of the blue Dynalink WiFi Router was complaining it no longer has internet access. After doing some trouble shooting turned out the WAN port on the Dynalink WiFi died. While the 1Gbps ethernet ports on the Dynalink WiFi Router was still working and so was the Wi-Fi radio part of the Router. But if the WAN port of the Router died there is no reason to use it cause won't have internet access. Only have broadband service which is how any sort of media is viewed so can't go without internet access. So sending in the dead Dynalink WiFi Router was not an option cause would be waiting for who knows how long for replacement. Ended up going to local retail store to get a Mesh WiFi Router setup and put that through the house. Now get Wi-Fi signal further than the Dynalink WiFi Router gave. It did not cost much more compare to the cost of the Dynalink WiFi Router.