D-Link Announces AC1900 Router With External Antennas

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Tim Higgins

D-Link logoD-Link has announced an AC1900 router and Wi-Fi motion sensor

The DIR-880L AC1900 Wi-Fi Router has a fairly standard Broadcom-based design supporting maximum link rates of 1300 Mbps in 5 GHz and 600 Mbps in 2.4 GHz. Features include three external dual-band antennas, Gigabit Ethernet WAN, switched LAN ports and USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports for storage and printer sharing.

Remote portal-based access to files via browser and Android and iOS apps is also supported via mydlink SharePort.

The unique features come in the form of a refreshed user interface, band steering, L2TP Over IPSec VPN Server and airtime fairness.

The DIR-880L is shipping now for $189.99 MSRP.

D-Link DIR-880L

D-Link DIR-880L

D-Link also announced the DCH-S150 Wi-Fi Motion Sensor. The new member of D-Link’s Connected Home line sends push or text notifications via D-Link’s mydlink Home app when motion is detected and pairs with D-Link’s Smart Plug [reviewed] to turn devices on/off in response to motion.

D-Link DCH-S150

The DCH-S150‘s ship date is fuzzy, but MSRP is set at $39.99

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