DWR978 5G Router Overview
Experience next-gen 5G connection speeds of up to 1.6 Gbps and high-speed Wi-Fi up to 2.6 Gbps on all your connected devices throughout your home, office or holiday home. Insert a 5G/4G LTE SIM card and immediately have access to blazing 5G download speeds of up to 1.6 Gbps at your home or business, or even while taking the camper van out into the countryside.
Thanks to 5G technology you can enjoy HD movies in seconds, download huge files immediately, play multiplayer games without lag, and enjoy video calls without interruption – making it the perfect companion whether at home or away.
Features:
- Next-generation 5G connectivity speeds up to 1.6 Gbps
- Built-in Wi-Fi AC2600 distributes high-speed, high-performance Wi-Fi to all your connected devices
- Supports multiple 5G bands for increased connectivity options
- Dual-band Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO technology makes 4K streaming, VR gaming or video chatting a breeze
- 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports and 1 Gigabit Ethernet WAN port provide optional wired connectivity
- Two External Antenna help achieve optimal network performance (detachable)
- Built-in Ookla® Internet test
- Nano SIM card slot supports 5G or 4G/LTE
- Create a fail-safe internet connection with internet WAN port
- Free app support for easy management and configuration
5G Antennas For D-Link DWR978 5G Router
The DWR978 has 2 x external 5G Antennas and is supplied with 2 x elbow joint antennas which will provide good cellular connectivity when the DWR978 router is located in a position with a strong 5G network signal. If this router is installed indoors where there is a poor 5G signal but there is a much better 5G signal close-by or outdoors then by replacing the supplied antennas with a different 5G antenna you may be able to improve your 5G signal and provide a better download and upload speed, or connection stability.
It may just be that you want the router out of the way in the corner of a room, or near a mains power supply and it will not reach to the window, or you just don’t want the router on the windowsill exposed to bright sunlight. In these circumstances you could use an indoor 5G antenna in the window and run the antenna cable to the router. A low cost 2×2 5G antenna in this circumstance would be the Panorama DMM-6-60-2SP which is a low cost, cross-polarized 5G antenna that can be window or wall mounted and is supplied with 2 x 2m long cables with SMA Male connectors that will screw into the two antenna ports on the rear of the DWR978 5G Router.