This series that solves the trouble that a Windows user who was a female editor actually used a Mac.Planex (external site) has announced the GW-450S (Shuriken), a minimal wireless LAN slave unit dedicated to 5GHz.I just got the 5GHz dedicated "GO! MZK-UPG900HP" (related article), which is only for 5GHz, so I tried it with this combination.
The Mac mini used at home is usually connected to the wired, but since the body is small, if you use it wirelessly, it has the advantage of installation place free.Mac mini is IEEE802.Because it is not compatible with 11ac, it is perfect for using the GW-450S.
GW-450S (Shuriken) ● Planex ● around 2480 yen (scheduled to be released in mid-April)
↑ It is about the size of the bluetooth mouse receiver, but it is equipped with a WPS button and is easy to set.Even if you put it on the MacBook, it is easy to handle because there is little jumping out.I thought the shuriken logo was cute.
Before the introduction of the master unit "GO! MZK-UPG900HP with 5 Giga" and the slave unit "GW-450S (Shuriken)".It was a combination of 4GHz compatible router and Wi-Fi with a built-in Mac mini itself, so 2.It was connected at 4GHz, link speed 144Mbit/second.
By the way, this screen can be displayed with "network utility" equipped as standard on OS X.In Mavericks, Spotlight search is convenient because it is deep in the "CoreServices" folder → "application" folder.
Connect GW-450S to Mac mini.Next to it is the Logitech Bluetooth mouse receiver.It's almost the same size.
Install a dedicated driver.
Press the WPS button of the master unit "MZK-UPG900HP" ...
Press the GW-450S WPS button.
Connection is completed!It was very easy, so even if you are not good at networks, it is okay.
Confirmed that it was connected at 5GHz, link speed 433Mbit/second.Probably it should have been 11ac with this, but because it is an external USB, it cannot be confirmed that it is 11ac even in "wireless diagnosis" ...
For the time being, I used the speed test site to see what happened to the connection speed.The measurement result is displayed on the part where the red line is drawn.
The result of measuring seven times is as follows.Perhaps it's getting faster, so it's probably connected to 11ac.
| Wi-Fi with a built-in body (2).4GHz) | GW-450S (5GHz) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 下り | 上り | 下り | 上り |
| 11.35 | 4.24 | 60.73 | 26.18 |
| 12.54 | 11.6 | 90.78 | 29.36 |
| 15.03 | 13.37 | 75.19 | 29.98 |
| 9.86 | 12.63 | 91.84 | 31.48 |
| 13.87 | 3.59 | 75.12 | 29.58 |
| 8.17 | 2.44 | 90.71 | 21.77 |
| 10.06 | 2.66 | 66.7 | 29.1 |
| 平均 約11.6 | 平均 約7.2 | 平均 約78.7 | 平均 約28.2 |
Unit: Mbps
The screen is the result of the most speed.
Wi-Fi with a built-in body (2).4GHz)
GW-450S (5GHz)
Thanks to the high-speed wireless Mac mini, I thought it would be okay to operate it with Wi-Fi in the future.That way, the cable to be handled in the house can be reduced by one, and the floor seems to be refreshing.
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