Excellent Wi-Fi access point
The Zyxel WAX610D Wi-Fi access point is basically similar in design to the NWA210AX from the same brand (see my review of that product) but has some interesting optimisations.
On the one hand, its maximum power is 25 dBm, i.e. ~316 mW, instead of 22 dBm, i.e. ~158 mW, which is appreciable for channels 100 to 140 of the 5 GHz band (maximum power of 500 mW, i.e. ~27 dBm, in France), which is notable for a better coverage of premises or a house (which is my case). On the other hand, the antenna management offers two modes: ceiling (horizontal, in general ;-) or wall (vertical). Paradoxically, in my environment, although the access bridge is positioned vertically, the ceiling mode gives better results.
On the other hand, unlike the NWA210AX, no power adapter is provided: it is therefore necessary to buy it separately (if it is available for sale) or to provide a POE+ power supply (via an injector or a switch).
For use in a wireless mesh network (of which I am not a fan in this context), it is necessary to use a cloud service (of which I am not a fan either for obvious security reasons), which is a priori paid for by Zyxel, whereas it is free for the NWA210AX. It is also possible to use a dedicated hardware controller. Personally, I am not in either of these cases and therefore cannot give any relevant advice.
Finally, I first used an NWA210AX that I exchanged, thanks to the excellent service of LDLC, for this WAX610D that I discovered only afterwards: the NWA210AX is already very good but I appreciate the significantly better coverage of the WAX610D that I use with a POE+ injector.
