Anything between 5~10mins is consider Normal, My ZTE MF820D+ cant even get connected on MR3420 V2, Factory FW. The router can detect the modem but just that it cannot establish a connection.......

Any sifu can help ?

By default, ROOter Huntsman is configured to check for WAN connection alive every 2 mins. Depending on what you choose for the Keep Connection Alive option, it will either restart WAN, toggle modem or reboot the router. For example, if you've choose to reboot the router, at 2 minutes after the router is booted up but not able to establish a WAN connection yet, it will reboot the router to try to re-establish it. This will make the time needed to establish WAN connection even longer.

For my case, the average connection time at my area and my combination of hardware (E398 and MR3020/MR3420V1) are between 1-5 minutes, I've changed my default interval to 5 minutes.

This post has been edited by maxcheam: Jul 1 2013, 01:08 PM

digilife
Really envy with your net speed.

Guys,
What is the best keep alive option.

Router : MR3420 v2
Firmware : Huntsman 2013-06-27

Thanks.

This post has been edited by xphr3ak: Jul 1 2013, 01:40 PM

That speed ( DC HSPA+ ) was achieved on a Huntsman 1043ND , Lan only connection together with ZTE MF820D in the early hours of the morning, 6am.

Guys, can anybody help me please. Im using mr3420 v2 and e398 router. whenever there's no device connected to the router, the router will disconnect the internet. Then when I connect back my device eg: my phone, laptop, the time it take to reconnect back to the internet is so long or i think it doesn't connect at all:( Is there any section in the web interface where we can manually connect to internet? or can u teach me to make it keep alive all the time.

go to network, 3G, connection mode, choose connect automatically and max idle time = 0.

emm im sorry but under my network tab got no 3G or connection, only got this.


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i thought u are using stock firmware.

Wow! Didnt know there is a thread dedicated to MR3420. I am new to the club! Using the router with stock setting at the moment. Can anyone recommend some good tweak for this router?

Thanks in advance.

go openwrt 1st

TP-Link is good for average users for it's price, but by no means the best. If you want the best, and can afford it, go for IEEE 802.11AC routers if possible, for that's the future...

Yes, it's achievable. I did that with my Nokia Symbian phone. For Android, refer here: The USB Port: An Overview, and then usb.tethering.

But, why the hassle? As your Android alone can do that already without a router! Just install an app to turn it into a mobile wireless hotspot. Search with these keywords: "android wireless hotspot", "Android SoftAP", "wireless access point android", etc.

PS: Though, in either case, your phone will run hot, I meant VERY HOT after running for just a few minutes. And the battery can only "tahan" for a few hours of continuous usage, after which it requires a recharge. Or, you can charge it while using it at once... and so, your phone will get hotter even more! This is not good for your phone for long term usage...

This post has been edited by iOnicStorm: Jul 2 2013, 10:58 PM

AC standard is not the future.. the future is an uncertain for wireless networking.. new standards are being developed all the time... if u go N, better N all the way.. no use if router is AC but device still G..

PLus, N is bang for buck rite now...

AC still way too costly for now. And only latest gadget using it.

just how many phones using AC for wireless?
some latest are using N, but only single channel and 20mhz...
rarely see a phone with 2x2 or 3x3 N, +40mhz channel..

Netgear's R6100 will stir the 802.11ac router market and drive the price down.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/03/netgear...80211ac-router/

i bet mr3420 v3 will have ac.

wanna ask. did u paired ur e355 with mr3420?

Yes, 802.11AC is still in its "draft" standard. Better wait until it goes "final" next year for better compatibility in the future.

For now, 802.11n is good for most users for its price-to-performance-ratio.

As for older devices, new standards' always have backward-compatibility. So, it's not a problem if a G is connected to an AC device. Just that it's stuck at max. 54 Mbps and has no use for those new features (but at least you get better range & Rx sensitivity on 802.11AC devices becoz' of MIMO, i.e. wider coverage), but it's still working, albeit the old way.

802.11n devices can have up to 4T4R MIMO and achieve max. 900 Mbps (2.4 GHz + 5.8 GHz concurrently). Whereas 802.11AC can have up to EIGHT antenna and aggregate capacity of 6.77 Gbit/s (see Wikipedia for details)... Making even gigabit ethernet pale in comparison.

Current middle-to-high-end Androids mostly equipped with dual-band WiFi (2.4 GHz + 5.8 GHz), and if your routers can support them, this may put them to good use. And not to mention new devices are coming...

802.11AC routers could suit users with extra bucks to spend and demanding "future-proof", with no worry of "upgrade" for at least 3-5 years to come...

Though, it's recommended to wait for the 802.11AC standard goes final next year.

This post has been edited by iOnicStorm: Jul 6 2013, 10:52 AM

TP-Link has just come up with a new 802.11AC router in it's products line-up, it's called Archer C7.