Region : Netherlands

Model : C8

Hardware Version : Not Clear

Firmware Version : 3.16.28 Build 20141023 Rel.70351n

ISP : Ziggo

Hi there,

I have the TP-Link Archer C8 (firmware version 3.16.28 Build 20141023 Rel.70351n), which should have WiFi ac capability. However, Windows says the radio type is 802.11n. Does this mean it is not really using the ac specification?

See the following evidence:


[code]Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\ocn>netsh wlan show interfaces

There is 1 interface on the system:

Name : Wireless Network Connection
Description : ASUS USB-AC56 802.11ac Wireless USB Adapter
GUID : 172f2f55-c226-460a-a2f1-f947624627eb
Physical address : 54:a0:50:f3:0c:3f
State : connected
SSID : Surveillancebus_1
BSSID : 14:cc:20:46:81:f0
Network type : Infrastructure
Radio type : 802.11n
Authentication : WPA2-Personal
Cipher : CCMP
Connection mode : Profile
Channel : 36
Receive rate (Mbps) : 585
Transmit rate (Mbps) : 585
Signal : 74%
Profile : Surveillancebus_1

Hosted network status : Not available


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