Which wifi router?

[Claire ex-ax]

I have the ASUS RT-AC68U too after signing up with HKBN 1000M fiber. It is pricey compared to basic routers, but it has been solid in terms of speed and signal strength.

How easy is it to set up on a Mac by someone without a clue?

[WMDS]

How easy is it to set up on a Mac by someone without a clue?

I would say if you want something easy to set up and not to worry after the initial installation then I would recommend the Mac airport express. If you have an interest in fiddling with firewalls settings, running a streaming server, network printer etc, then it is a very good router.

[flameproof]

You'd probably be absolutely fine going with, if not the very cheapest router, something closer to $300 than $1500.

The questions to ask is:

Do you need any of the functions an advanced router has?

If you are not a computer expert you wouldn't be able to work out VPN Tunneling, custom ROMs etc. anyway.

If you have kids, you may like to look into IP or port blocking, scheduling, throttling, scheduling (I am aware that this might be considered as mental child abuse ).

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The questions to ask is:

Do you need any of the functions an advanced router has?

If you are not a computer expert you wouldn't be able to work out VPN Tunneling, custom ROMs etc. anyway.

If you have kids, you may like to look into IP or port blocking, scheduling, throttling, scheduling (I am aware that this might be considered as mental child abuse ).

I am guessing all of this is going to sound like French to the OP.

[imparanoic]

I have the very cheapest TP-Link and it works well. Was a bit over HK$100.

I have a double antenna tp-link, cost HK$250, decent and reliable, if the signal needs to be stronger optional detachable/larger antenna on my model, the 3 antenna one has usb ( for network storage or wireless printer) only HK$350.

[Claire ex-ax]

I am guessing all of this is going to sound like French to the OP.

No. I understand French.

However, as far as my thinking goes... the Airport Extreme looks prettier.


(I'm also having to check out some security applications for my Mac. I'm not having fun.)

[emx]

The Airport Extreme is a better choice over the Airport Express, especially if you have newer Mac hardware as it supports 802.11ac, whereas the Express supports the older 802.11n standard.

Both are dual band so you can affectively run 2 wifi networks at home from the same router - one being 2.4GHz and the other 5GHz. (you can have say, the 2.4GHz running 802.11n/g/b for older Macs and Windoze hardware and 5GHz running 802.11ac for new stuff).

[Proplus]

No. I understand French.

However, as far as my thinking goes... the Airport Extreme looks prettier.


(I'm also having to check out some security applications for my Mac. I'm not having fun.)

What type of security are you looking at and what do you want it for?

[Claire ex-ax]

What type of security are you looking at and what do you want it for?

Basically because now my computer will be attached to the interwebs (which it rarely is now) via the router, along with the other stuff.

Against the usual stuff: malware, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware. Also protect against network attacks, unknown devices, suspicious applications... But I'm only surmising...

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Basically because now my computer will be attached to the interwebs (which it rarely is now) via the router, along with the other stuff.

Against the usual stuff: malware, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware. Also protect against network attacks, unknown devices, suspicious applications... But I'm only surmising...

Wow. You going to be hitting some seriously shady pron sites or something?