TESTING METHODOLOGY

   For access points and repeaters/range extenders we will be using part of the same testing methodology as we do for modem/routers so once again we will be using the networking benchmark software by Passmark (v.8), QCheck software by Ixia and ATTO v2.47 (since April 2015) to test wireless signal strength and quality. Both our systems are outfitted with Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB PCIe SSDs, AC1200 USB 3.0 adapters (we received AC1900 models but so far our results have been somewhat inconclusive in order to replace our AC1200 with them) and CAT7 cables and are placed 15m away from the router with 3 concrete walls between them while each test is repeated a total of 6 times after which the average scores are recorded into our charts. Both systems are running a fresh installation of Windows 10 Pro complete with all updates until the 18th of December 2017.

   Also just like with modem/routers we will also be testing the power consumption of access points and repeaters/range extenders (average power consumption during tests is placed in our charts).