While I was able to use my present Netgear router efficiently enough, I needed something newer. My present router is over 10 years old. It also has USB and SD card ports on the back. While I won't put highly sensitive on either, it will make for a good central depository to share files on the network.
For me, dollars mean a lot because I don't have much to spend. So I hope and pray that the new router is worth the $135 I spent.
I had a look at the manufacturers webpage.
It seems like a capable router. It runs Linux and I am a Linux zealot (Slackware since 1990’s) but.....
I’m not trying to rain on your parade or call your baby ugly but that product is a poor fit for my LAN and my requirements.
If that is what suits you I fully support your decision!
We each tolerate different compromises, it’s a feature! :-)
According to a positive Amazon review it runs a ‘modified’ version of OpenWRT (a popular 3rd party firmware). See below for one of the ‘modifications’. I did not find it listed as DD-WRT friendly, my personal bias LOL.
The following observations are FYI just in case you intended otherwise.
The Techspecs page
https://evenroute.com/iqrv3#techspecs
says the following.
“1 USB 2.0 Port (local storage only, no print or file-sharing)”
That ‘appears to me’ to NOT HAVE one of the features you seek.
Apparently the USB is only for the use of the LinuxOS that runs the router.<<—I’m guessing
One of the reasons I went with refurb routers was to get USB 3.0 for fast file sharing under US$100.
It also states 300+867 for 2.4/5GHz WiFi speed. If your device is only 2.4GHz WiFi it will be the same speed as your old 300+0 router. Many 2.4 devices ALSO do not go over 300Mbps just pointing it out. It may be a moot point. It seems odd that I had to go to the manufacturers page to find that detail as it is not on the Amazon listing.
Of the 5(total) reviews on Amazon the one negative review objects to the EULA and they did NOT agree to let the manufacturer collect detailed information on the local network devices or the traffic on the LAN.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R2QWZ12X46S3IG/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_viewpnt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B07Y8TQ5C6#R2QWZ12X46S3IG
I would never agree to allowing(inviting) the manufacturer to exfiltrate details from my LAN. (so they can $ELLf-optimize me)
“including but not limited to information about your computer and/or mobile device, operating system, peripherals, applications, connected devices, network traffic, and data use”
One reason I use a seperate modem and router is so I can sniff the traffic between the 2 and see what is exiting my LAN. I rarely do it but I did it often when I was a new DD-WRT user. I do not even have anything sensitive in my computers either it just interests me. I never even allow software to ‘look’ for newer versions when possible and would never consider automated upgrading. Thanks to micro$haft for that education! I even give my ‘smart’ TV incorrect WiFi credentials to keep it off of my network. I just use it for a monitor not a TV. Some folks are the exact opposite.
I repeat,
If that is what suits you I fully support your decision!
We each tolerate different compromises, it’s a feature! :-)