Great router, in every way, lacks a few things which other routers have, but still one of the best
I purchased this router after being so fed up with my current 4g router, which kept going to sleep and cutting out. After reading reports about this HUAWEI E5186 router, I thought this is defonately the best one for reliablity, as I needed a constant 4g signal day and night for a radio station.
Very easy to set up, and really good looking and solid, with 4 ethernet sockets too, and a really solid looking power pack.
It has not cut out on me once since I received it a week ago, and that is the most important part, it even works, when tested, in a deliberate set up poor signal condition such as a wardrobe etc etc.
There are a few things sadly lacking, which my old router DID have.
1. Whilst the status tab on the router shows all WIFI connections, it does not show any of the ethernet connections (direct to it), which can be annoying, eg direct wired items.
2. My old router had a scheduled REBOOT facility, ie. i coudl set it to auto reboot (fresh) at for example 4am in the morning, sadly this router does not have.
3. My old router allowed logging in from one of several sources, this Huawei router will not. So if a colleague logs in from one location, and forgets to log out (always the way), then it is impossible for me to log in. This is really annoying and i hope they sort this on the next firmware update.
OTHER THAN THAT, this router is amazing, has performed perfect for a week, and no drop outs at all, unlike all my previous 4g routers. Well done to the manufacturers.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New