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Comparing EWS356 and EWS356-FIT highlights differences in their approaches and outcomes.

Comparing EWS356 and EWS356-FIT highlights differences in their approaches and outcomes.

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10-12-2024, 04:51 PM
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I currently use an EWS356 AP, it works fine but the web interface is poor. Whenever I need to modify advanced settings, I have to reset everything completely. Apparently, every time I try to lock in desired settings, I lose access to both the web UI and any app controls. With the EWS356-FIT I can still reach the advanced settings through the web UI, but the Fit app doesn’t show any screenshots of this issue. With the Fit app I can configure 6 different SSIDs and passwords on the 5GHz band, and avoid using the web UI altogether. My current settings allow me to set the transmit power for the non-Fit model at 11, which pushes the signal quite far—somewhere into the street and neighbors’ yards. Compared to my old ASUS1750AC, which was still problematic in half the neighborhood, this setup seems much better. If the Fit’s transmit power can be lowered to 9 or 7, I believe it would cover just my home and part of the yard, which would be ideal right now. My EWS356 is centered in my house, and all devices are receiving a solid signal at -45dBu at 20 feet outside. Outside my home it’s -64dBu, so adjusting the Fit’s transmit power to 9 or 7 should still work well. Also, can the Fit’s bandwidth range be reduced to as low as 20MHz?
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10-12-2024, 04:51 PM #1

I currently use an EWS356 AP, it works fine but the web interface is poor. Whenever I need to modify advanced settings, I have to reset everything completely. Apparently, every time I try to lock in desired settings, I lose access to both the web UI and any app controls. With the EWS356-FIT I can still reach the advanced settings through the web UI, but the Fit app doesn’t show any screenshots of this issue. With the Fit app I can configure 6 different SSIDs and passwords on the 5GHz band, and avoid using the web UI altogether. My current settings allow me to set the transmit power for the non-Fit model at 11, which pushes the signal quite far—somewhere into the street and neighbors’ yards. Compared to my old ASUS1750AC, which was still problematic in half the neighborhood, this setup seems much better. If the Fit’s transmit power can be lowered to 9 or 7, I believe it would cover just my home and part of the yard, which would be ideal right now. My EWS356 is centered in my house, and all devices are receiving a solid signal at -45dBu at 20 feet outside. Outside my home it’s -64dBu, so adjusting the Fit’s transmit power to 9 or 7 should still work well. Also, can the Fit’s bandwidth range be reduced to as low as 20MHz?

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