D-Link G530V2 5G router Wi-Fi 6 AX3000, 1 × LAN

5G NR (New Radio) is the fifth-generation mobile radio standard. The G530V2 connects to the operator’s 5G network just like a phone does, but shares the connection with every device in the home or office. There is no cable to lay and no line installation to wait for. Actual speed depends on the operator’s coverage and network load at the specific location.

AX3000 means the router’s combined Wi-Fi throughput is roughly 3000 Mbit/s: up to 574 Mbit/s on the 2.4 GHz band and up to 2402 Mbit/s on the 5 GHz band. The 2.4 GHz band passes through walls better and suits devices further away, while 5 GHz gives higher speed at shorter range. These are theoretical maximums of the standard, not the speed of your internet connection.

Alongside Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), the router supports the 802.11a, b, g, n and ac standards. New phones and laptops can join the network, and so can tablets, printers and smart TVs that are several years old. The advantages of Wi-Fi 6, such as handling many devices at once more smoothly, apply to devices that support Wi-Fi 6 themselves.

The router has one Ethernet LAN port (RJ-45). You can use it to connect a desktop computer, TV, games console or NAS that needs a stable wired connection. If there are more wired devices, plug a separate network switch into the LAN port and share the connection from there to several devices.

The antennas are hidden inside the housing, so nothing sticks out and the router is easy to place on a shelf or windowsill. There is no MU-MIMO support, so the router serves devices one after another, which is usually enough at home and in a small office. It does not support mesh: it is a standalone unit that cannot be extended with mesh nodes.

Homes and summer cottages without a cable internet line; small offices that need a connection up and running fast or a backup alongside the main line; and temporary workplaces, building sites or events where internet has to come from the mobile network and be shared between several devices.