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muncheno
post Oct 10 2021, 11:03 PM

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QUOTE(prokiller1199 @ Oct 10 2021, 02:32 PM)
good luck continue experimenting, yep OC by changing in the CFE is correct.
and careful not to brick, tenda Malaysia have no more ac18. already replaced by ac19 which uses realtek chip(sucks)
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Thanks, I has been overclock my router for almost 2yrs+.
So far so good.
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post Oct 12 2021, 09:47 PM

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QUOTE(muncheno @ Oct 10 2021, 11:03 PM)
Thanks, I has been overclock my router for almost 2yrs+.
So far so good.
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Try tweaking wireless settings in General and Professional, here is my 5GHz settings for reference.

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muncheno
post Oct 13 2021, 12:02 AM

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QUOTE(pisces1529 @ Oct 12 2021, 09:47 PM)
Try tweaking wireless settings in General and Professional, here is my 5GHz settings for reference.

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Haha 😂
I got worst results with your settings. Almost same as default speed.
I'm getting 330 / 338 Mbps DL/UL.

Thanks for sharing. 🙏

Perhaps you could also try my settings.
I managed to optimize back to my previous level 500/401 Mbps DL/UL.

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post Oct 14 2021, 02:44 PM

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The router comes with a firmware which has specific profiles for Malaysian ISPs. However, if you flash it to the latest available from the Tenda website, you will not have these profiles and hence won't be able to connect.
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post Oct 17 2021, 11:37 PM

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QUOTE(muncheno @ Oct 13 2021, 12:02 AM)
Haha 😂
I got worst results with your settings. Almost same as default speed.
I'm getting 330 / 338 Mbps DL/UL.

Thanks for sharing. 🙏

Perhaps you could also try my settings.
I managed to optimize back to my previous level 500/401 Mbps DL/UL.

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That's very interesting biggrin.gif

Will try to play around the beacon interval.

Did you turn on Qos?

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post Oct 17 2021, 11:41 PM

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prokiller1199
post Oct 18 2021, 01:46 AM

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QUOTE(Peter_APIIT @ Oct 14 2021, 02:44 PM)
The router comes with a firmware which has specific profiles for Malaysian ISPs. However, if you flash it to the latest available from the Tenda website, you will not have these profiles and hence won't be able to connect.
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yes known for v long ago, Malaysia version have VLAN profile others not.
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post Oct 18 2021, 01:47 AM

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QUOTE(pisces1529 @ Oct 17 2021, 11:37 PM)
That's very interesting  biggrin.gif

Will try to play around the beacon interval.

Did you turn on Qos?
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personally I tried turning on QOS to stable ping while other people heavy downloading. the results is on wifi just sucks, had zero issues with lan without QOS needed
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post Oct 19 2021, 03:35 PM

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Wow... this router is still going strong.

Just saw a video that guide how to change upgrade to AIMESH but damn hard to find the files. Anyone got the files to share? I got 3 units here still running on stock. Did consider upgrading router but recent routers really sucks with only 2x2 on 2.4GHz which I need for wifi switches and tplink cameras in my home.
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post Nov 3 2021, 12:09 AM

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QUOTE(prokiller1199 @ Oct 18 2021, 01:47 AM)
personally I tried turning on QOS to stable ping while other people heavy downloading. the results is on wifi just sucks, had zero issues with lan without QOS needed
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I downgraded to 100mbps from 500mbps. Need to test out without Qos when the whole family is online. biggrin.gif
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post Nov 3 2021, 12:31 AM

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QUOTE(andrekua2 @ Oct 19 2021, 03:35 PM)
Wow... this router is still going strong.

Just saw a video that guide how to change upgrade to AIMESH but damn hard to find the files. Anyone got the files to share? I got 3 units here still running on stock. Did consider upgrading router but recent routers really sucks with only 2x2 on 2.4GHz which I need for wifi switches and tplink cameras in my home.
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can pm me with ur gmail address.
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post Dec 1 2021, 05:10 PM

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QUOTE(prokiller1199 @ Nov 3 2021, 12:31 AM)
can pm me with ur gmail address.
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Hi,

Can you show me howto too?


Thanks
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post Dec 1 2021, 05:15 PM

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QUOTE(kilosub @ Dec 1 2021, 05:10 PM)
Hi,

Can you show me howto too?
Thanks
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can, just pm me too.
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post Apr 1 2022, 03:58 PM

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My router with old Merlin got attack by the Russian botnet. I tried searching on how to edit CFE and update to the latest Merlin but I got nowhere. 4PDA links seem to be down.

So I decided to try Freshtomato firmware instead. Seems really good so far, just need to set your own VLAN for Unifi. I like the minimal interface. So this is a good alternative to Merlin if you just want something other than stock firmware.
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post Apr 1 2022, 07:11 PM

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QUOTE(fli_guy84 @ Apr 1 2022, 03:58 PM)
My router with old Merlin got attack by the Russian botnet. I tried searching on how to edit CFE and update to the latest Merlin but I got nowhere. 4PDA links seem to be down.

So I decided to try Freshtomato firmware instead. Seems really good so far, just need to set your own VLAN for Unifi. I like the minimal interface. So this is a good alternative to Merlin if you just want something other than stock firmware.
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I tried freshtomato before, noticing worse wifi performance and range that's why I stayed with Merlin that time. the most important is the AiMesh features don't want too many SSID around with auto roaming feature.
However, I didn't use Tenda ac18 for years already. switched to AC86U back then.
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post Apr 1 2022, 09:27 PM

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QUOTE(prokiller1199 @ Apr 1 2022, 07:11 PM)
I tried freshtomato before, noticing worse wifi performance and range that's why I stayed with Merlin that time. the most important is the AiMesh features don't want too many SSID around with auto roaming feature.
However, I didn't use Tenda ac18 for years already. switched to AC86U back then.
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I see. I've read that they've fixed the Wi-Fi signal issue recently but I don't really have any point of comparison from before. But it works fine for my family.

Same here, my AC18 is actually in my parents' house. Using AC86U as my main right now. But seriously, this AC18 is still very capable after all these years. The newer AC23 is not big of an upgrade vs AC18. It even has less RAM and ROM vs the AC18.
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post Apr 1 2022, 09:33 PM

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QUOTE(fli_guy84 @ Apr 1 2022, 09:27 PM)
I see. I've read that they've fixed the Wi-Fi signal issue recently but I don't really have any point of comparison from before. But it works fine for my family.

Same here, my AC18 is actually in my parents' house. Using AC86U as my main right now. But seriously, this AC18 is still very capable after all these years. The newer AC23 is not big of an upgrade vs AC18. It even has less RAM and ROM vs the AC18.
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yea I have ac23 as replacement, it uses realtek chip which sucks and can't flash custom firmware anymore.
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post Apr 4 2022, 04:24 PM

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QUOTE(prokiller1199 @ Apr 1 2022, 09:33 PM)
yea I have ac23 as replacement, it uses realtek chip which sucks and can't flash custom firmware anymore.
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Huh ???
Why downgrading your router? Are you just testing it?

Merlin WRT has more premium features and AC18 also has better chipset then AC23.
I have an Xiaomi AX3600 and yet I preferred to use my AC18 as main router.

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post Apr 5 2022, 10:37 PM

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QUOTE(muncheno @ Apr 4 2022, 04:24 PM)
Huh ???
Why downgrading your router? Are you just testing it?

Merlin WRT has more premium features and AC18 also has better chipset then AC23.
I have an Xiaomi AX3600 and yet I preferred to use my AC18 as main router.
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Nono, after I sold AC18, tried AC23 too, its worst than AC18. Then only I changed to Asus
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post Apr 18 2022, 09:21 AM

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Just for the update to the AC18 users who are using 386 branch.

I just updated to 386.5 on yesterday night, so far no issue found.
Just for security reason, I usually updating firmware at least once a year if available incase you wanted to know.

The firmware can be found here, it actually sharing the same firmware with it brother AC68u. Thus is only working with AC18 router that already updated to CFE boot version 1.0.2.0 & above (I'm using v1.3.0.7).

https://fw.koolcenter.com/KoolCenter_Merlin...n_386/RT-AC68U/

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