The Keenetic Hopper (KN-3810) should be ranked among the best routers for your home or small office. This mid-range router, introduced in 2022, is positioned as a “Gigabit Internet center with Mesh Wi-Fi 6 AX1800”, so it can be considered a “little brother” of the more “smart” router Giga KN-1011. The router is built on a dual-core MediaTek EN7561DU processor with 256 MB of RAM and provides up to 1201 Mbps at 5 GHz and up to 574 Mbps at 2.4 GHz. Reading from USB disks (here we note the USB 3.0 port is used) is up to 90 MB/s.
The wireless capabilities of the router are more than up-to-date: seamless roaming, MU-MIMO, signal focusing towards the device, OFDMA are supported. There are three wired LAN ports, all with gigabit speeds. And, of course, it can be used in mesh networks. If your home network also includes audio equipment with network playback support, you will definitely like the DLNA stability provided by this router.
As for management, you can use the web interface or the Keenetic mobile app. For “dummies” everything is simple and straightforward, but the advanced user will appreciate the flexibility of fine-tuning, the ability to configure backup connections, the well thought-out system of policies and so on down the list. That’s why you should love these routers, because of their intelligent software.
The main pluses:
- Wi-Fi 6 support
- The quality of the wireless connection
- Easy to configure
- Stability of operation
Cons:
- Limited freedom of non-removable antennas is not very convenient for wall mounting