WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55

WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-20 06:48:32

@Nicool 

 

Sorry, I haven't been notified when the new official firmware would be available.

 

Please don't worry, I will update the thread once the new firmware is officially published. You may also pay close attention to the router web GUI or your Tether App to check for updates.

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-20 07:21:29

  @Kevin_Z 

 

Hello Kevin,

 

Thank you for your quick reply.

 

Indeed, I am waiting for the stable release to avoid to install a beta release of the firmware version.

 

Can you maybe ask to the development team an approximative date ?

 

Regards,

Nicool

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-21 07:39:12

@Nicool 

Sure. Will do. But I still cannot guarantee that they will provide the approximate date when the official version will be available.sad

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-27 15:24:01

So, after being bummed about the terrible speeds I was directed to customer support and worked with them a bit to see if it could improve. Then, I recieved this response:

 

"Sorry to tell you that after testing I found that the speed may be a normal speed for AX55 and the current firmware.

If the data does not flow through the ISP, the speed can reach 120mbps. If it does, the max speed may drop to about 33mbps.

I have given feedback to our R&D team about this via mail."

 

Unfortunately, it's likely due to the processor. It's only a dual core and can't process quick enough to keep up with the demands of the WireGuard tunnel. It's a shame, really, because my regular network speeds were good not on the VPN. I'd say they could use a little more work directing VPN traffic and being able to separate regular network traffic (unprotected) and VPN traffic. Instead, I got a competitor's router for double the price and my VPN speeds are really close to my regular network speeds. It has a quad core processor and I can direct who is on the VPN and who isn't. So, I returned the AX55 and hopefully someone who doesn't need VPN can use it. Hopefully, the more powerful units such as the AX11000 have the strength for WireGuard.

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55-Solution
2023-03-29 05:34:19 - last edited 2023-03-29 05:38:48

Hello @thechez  @Galicia86  

 

Thank you very much for the detailed feedback in regard to the WireGuard VPN Client speed issue you are experiencing.

 

I'm excited to inform you that our developers provided a new beta firmware for AX55, which is expected to improve the WireGuard VPN performance. I've just updated the download link in my original post.

 

Please you may install this new beta version on your AX55 to observe and confirm if it can give you a better connectivity speed when using the WireGuard VPN.

New WireGuard Beta Firmware for Archer AX55

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-29 06:24:45 - last edited 2023-03-29 06:26:49

  @Kevin_Z 

This new Firmware is much better I am getting 42.5 Mbps down and 40Mbps up on WiredGuard on my 100Mbps line. This is almost a 80% increase over the previous firmware version. 

Hope they can still improve on the speed in the next firmware. 

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-30 09:34:54

@JIFourie 

That's great.laugh

 

I believe our engineers will keep improving the firmware and software to give you a better experience. 

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-30 13:47:25 - last edited 2023-03-30 13:49:22

  @Kevin_Z

 

Hello. In the latest beta version of the firmware, support for configuring Home Shield functions using the web interface has disappeared. Could you return this function, it is very convenient unlike the settings on the phone.

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-30 21:13:27

  @Kevin_Z 

offline download and usb modem are also missing

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Re:WireGuard VPN Firmware for Archer AX55
2023-03-30 21:32:48

I confirm, with the new version, I arrive at 120Mbits whereas before I was only at 30Mbits. Excellent work. I hope they will improve even more.

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