Engenius ESR300H review

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overview:

The ESR300h is the first high power 802.11n router from engenius. 

The ESR300h has a 300Mbps 11n device with dual detachable 2dBi SMA antennas and s 200mW of transmit power.

It has 4 10/100 lan ports and a 10/100 WAN port and a on off switch on the back.

The ESR300h has a slick new interface that Engenius has not used before.  It matches the glossy black finish of the router.

There is a bandwidth monitor

and adjustable transmit power levels as well as a 20Mhz only mode for crowded environments.

testing:

I used iperf to test range and throughput to a wired station on the WAN port so we measure NAT performance as well.

At 5 feet I was getting a consistent 80Mbps with a 300Mbps connection.  We are limited to about 80Mbps max by the 10/100 interface.

at 50 feet through several walls and one floor I am getting 36Mbps

This is where it gets interesting.

At 100 feet outside the house I am still getting 36Mpbs

and at 200 feet outside the house i still have 3 bars of signal and still getting a solid connection with 3.36Mbps throughput.

Conclusion:

The esr300h will cover just about any house with its high power and provide plenty throughput for streaming HD video to blu-ray players and smart TV's.

 In many homes a standard low power 802.11n router from Linksys or D-Link is not going to cut it.  The 200mW output of the esr300h will penetrate through walls and floors better and even provide access in the back yard.

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