The new N750 X6 Wireless Gigabit Router from Sitecom preserves the same chassis design line as we have seen with the WLR-4000 tested in the past and offers concurrent dual band Wi-Fi, but only the 5GHz band is 450Mbps, the 2.4Ghz one still being 300Mbps. The router comes with 5 internal antennas for both frequencies and not with a mix of internal + external as the TEW-692GR from TRENDnet; we have tested in the same conditions both routers and saw that the X6 offered a slightly smaller area coverage than the TEW-692GR.

Regarding the performance, the router succeeds to deliver good speeds on both bands, giving much better results when using 450Mbps Wi-Fi adapters.

The WLR-6000 comes with passwords set right from the factory for the firmware interface and wireless networks, on both bands; the passwords can be found on the bottom side of the router, but also on a supplied sticker. Something unique, which is not found on routers from other manufacturers, is SCS (Sitecom Cloud Security), which gets activated automatically when the equipment goes online. Sitecom gives us a 6 free month subscription for the service, which does not renew automatically. The service can be also disabled at any time from the router interface.

The firmware is easy to work with and comes with a lot of options like MAC Filtering for each network, WPS, firewall capabilities, DoS protection, Access Control, URL Blocking, QoS and many more. What is to appreciate is the fact that when modifying different settings inside the UI, there are rare cases when the router asks for a reboot and many of the altered settings can be saved and applied in about 10-20 seconds.

The USB port has dual function and can be used for connecting USB printers to the network or storage devices, so they would be available all over the network; to use these functions, we may use the Control Center application from Sitecom, supplied on the CD.

The new WLR-6000 X6 Wireless Gigabit Router from Sitecom can be found in stores for about 130 Euros.

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I would like to thank again to Sitecom for making this review possible!