don't understand.. why translation required? i downloaded the firmware from the Tenda Malaysia website.

I mean if u want to flash merlin.

Hi Guys, so this morning I tried again and just out of sudden it allows me to access internet using this firmware => US_AC18V1.0BR_V15.03.3.11_mutli_LAS01.

However, I not able to see any media in the DLNA folder on my LG Smart TV. Though I can access all folders and media at my laptop.

Any of you guys know why this happened? The smart TV doesn't prompt me to key in username and password though.

lol. check ur media server setting.

I did... honestly... everything was okay and I followed all the steps...

https://www.tendacn.com/en/faq/2954.html

Is 5g WiFi better on Merlin firmware or stock firmware?.

5g signal stock fw is better

Thx for reply. I need good WiFi signal.

Guess no one can resolve this...

in merlin u can set no need password and username to log in if not mistaken.


This post has been edited by prokiller1199: Nov 10 2018, 07:48 PM

Bro, is x7.9.1 Stable ? i am still using x7.9 now
any new function ?

This post has been edited by chong83: Nov 11 2018, 03:36 AM

hmmm almost same la, no big changes. according to koolshare forum they written some changes to the software centre core improve its stability, compatibility issues, bugs.

Sorry for bringing up an old thread, but I just got my Tenda ac18 recently. I seem to have a problem when I set both 2.4 and 5GHz to the same ssid. It keeps disconnecting and is not stable. When I separate them into 2 diff ssid problem is solved. Wonder what seems to be the problem.

I'm using stock firmware, not planning to update firmware at the moment.

Another thing is, I'm not able to get the full 100mbps even when I plug in a wired cable directly to the router. Only able to achieve around 90mb/s. About the same as using wifi. I'm on Unifi 100mb/s plan.

Appreciate any suggestion. Thanks.

Not sure what the problem is, it should be smooth. The transition is probably not as smooth between 2.4GHz and 5GHz. 90Mbps is considered good. Did you try with another router?

I've used a single ssid for DLink 842 which came with Unifi and also an old TP-Link router. Both were OK with single ssid. However this AC18 is very much faster and stable with a longer range when I use separate ssids.

Am happy with the wifi, but am wondering why am not able to get the full 100mbps for wired connection. Used the yellow cat5e cable that came with the router.

Not sure why that happens. Probably firmware issue. Cat 5e should be more than enough. Again, could be router’s issue.

Checked with Tenda Malaysia live chat and apparently it's normal for up to 10% bandwidth loss (he said even the best and most expensive routers also lose up to that amount of bandwidth). So in my case, a 100mbps unifi with 90 odd Mbps speed should be normal, even with a wired connection.

With regards to the SSID problem, it seems the Tenda AC18 does not have signal sensing built-in and thus does not recommend to combine the 2 bandwidths into one SSID.

On the whole, I'm pretty happy with the router. Much faster and more stable than the Unifi provided dLink and the old TP-Link router I was using.

Not really. If you are using the best and most expensive router, you don’t really lose 10%. Most even get more than the subscribed speed. I am using the TP-Link AC3150 v2 and connected to PC via Cat6, I am getting my full or slightly more turbo speed of 300Mbps.

Anyway, if you are happy, then all good.

Yes and No. First and foremost, please select Telekom Malaysia as your speedtest server, this is proven to get consistent result as your test is conducted internally within the network (not going through MYIX).
I said yes for typical bandwidth measurement, it is true that you will not be getting 100% of your subscribed bandwidth, it is because you need to take into account of TCP overhead in your test. You can get your "promised" bandwidth by using this TCP Overhead Calculator.

Read more about tcp overhead here

Based on my testing to TM server, I always get extra 5% of upload and download speed.





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Yes I've contacted TM and they reset my port this morning. Will test this evening. If still doesn't reach close to 100mbps then they will send a technician over to check further.