The firewall in your router is critically important for security. Or you can click Internet Connectivity so you can set a DNS server to be used on the WAN side as well as username, password and other settings if you cannot connect automatically. Or you can click TalkTalk WI-Fi Hub, where you get more detailed status information, and can manage DHCP, Light control (literally whether the LED lights up or not), DNS (this sets the DNS server which connected clients use), DynDNS (which supports several dynamic DNS providers, not just DynDNS), Route for adding static routes, and Maintenance for firmware updates, logs, and setting an NTP server (so your router knows the time and date). Then you can click Access Control, where you get to manage the firewall, and set the admin password for the router. If you click Manage my devices and then Manage advanced settings, you get to another dashboard. Like many devices, it has a simplified dashboard along with “Advanced settings”.įrom the simple dashboard, you can view status, change WiFi network name and password, and not much else. The FAST 5364 is managed through a web browser. TalkTalk claims up to 50 devices can connect with high quality. This means better performance when you have many users. In addition, MU-MIMO (Multi-User, Multi-input, Multi-output) means that multiple WiFi streams are available, so multiple users can each have a dedicated stream. It is called Beamforming because it shapes the the beam according to the location of the client. This uses an array of antennas to optimise the signal. WiFi: 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) and MU-MIMO 5GHz Wi-Fi (802.11 a/n/ac)Ī point of interest here is that the WiFi supports a technology called Beamforming. The good news is that performance on the FAST 5364 is good. Either this is deliberately disabled, or this is a firmware bug. However when I tried to use this it did not work, but kept on trying to connect via ADSL/VDSL. This should be suitable for connecting to a cable modem or any internet connection via Ethernet. The FAST 5364 has a red Ethernet port marked WAN. An LED on the front turns from amber to white to confirm. I connected up, then logged into the admin at to enter my username and password for the internet connection, following which I was online. In my case it took a little longer as I am not a TalkTalk consumer customer. Presuming you are a TalkTalk customer, it should just be a matter of connecting the cables and turning on. The router admin password is on the back label but not on the removeable panel – better for security. There is also a recessed Reset button.Ī handy feature is that the WiFi details are on a removable panel. On the back are four Gigabit Ethernet ports, a WAN port, a VDSL/ADSL Broadband port, a WPS button and an on-off switch. The router itself has a perforated plastic case with a flip-out stand. The router comes in a smart box with a big emphasis on the step-by-step guide to getting started. It is not worth £120 (you can get a better 3rd-party router for that money) but it is well worth £30 as an upgrade. The FAST 5364 looks like an effort to put things right. The HG633 is a poor product with slow WiFi performance and 100 Mbps Ethernet ports. TalkTalk’s previous router was the Huawei HG633 or for some luckier customers the HG635, or perhaps a DLINK DS元782. The company will sell you one for £120 here but it comes for free if you get the Faster Fibre Broadband package or for £30 with the Fast Broadband package. The router is made by Sagemcom and called the FAST 5364. TalkTalk has a new router available to its 4 million broadband customers in the UK.
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