E4200 - signal strength of connection is not good

This is my third router in less than ten months. I am a big Buffalo Tech fan. They make solid routers and sell it for a lot lesser than Cisco. Warranty is better too. Unfortunately, for some strange reason, both Buffelo Tech's routers would turn off the radio after 24-36 hours. I am sure that it had something to do with the Atheros chipsets, which those routers are based on, and some signal conflicts due to a large number of devices in my work area. So, I decided to try Cisco E4200, which is cream of the lot in the home router category.
Things, which I did not like right away:
1. The physical design: Though pleasing to look at, this impractical design take too much room on the surface. There is no option to mount it on the wall (Which is my preference.)
2. Installation: In an effort to make it idiot proof, Cisco decided to just include a CD for installation. I am fine with that. I popped the CD, and connected the router through the cable to my laptop. That was not enough, the installation program wanted to configure the router without the wire. It expects, Windows to have networking control. My Lenovo does not have the setup which the installation program expects, so it gave up, and expected me to call Support.
3. Knowing a thing or two about networking, I decided to configure the router using the Web Interface. The logon screen came up asking me to enter the userid and password. As a reasonable person, you would expect to find this information on the accompanied CD. Guess what there is no user manual on the CD. There is a link for the User Manual on the CD, which tries to take you to Cisco.com. My router was not configured yet, so how do they expect me to go to Cisco.com. This is perhaps the most idiotic action on Cisco's part. Cisco could have included a little sticker with the default user id and password (admin/admin) on the router somewhere.
4. Performance: It is ok. The signal strength of Wifi connection is not as good as my previous Buffalo Tech routers.
Things I liked in this Router:
1. Configuration Options
The configuration option (Once you know the userid and password) are just perfect for a SOHO user. Cisco has made a great effort to simplify technical jargons into simple terms. They have eliminated unnecessary complicated settings, which most of us never user, yet leaving behind, enough to satisfy a medium level user like me.
2. I really like the Guest Mode, which gives your guests a password protected Wifi network, yet keeping them isolated from your own network.
Things to watch out:
This is a dual band router, which means that it gives you two separate frequencies to operate your Wifi Network.
A - 5.6 Ghz
BGN - 2.4 Ghz
Make sure you have separate SSIDs for the two networks. It is a very common mistake people have made.

Yes you are right the SSID for both the networks has to be different.. and apart from that regarding wireless in 5 GHZ you can try channel width as 20MHZ only and wireless channel to 149 or 161.
In 2.4GHZ you can try with channel width as 20MHZ and channel to 6 , 9 or 11 and then observe the wireless connection..
Make sure the firmware should be updated as well.

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The comparison chart here.
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I took screenshot but unable to post here.

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I have purchased this Linksys E4200 seeing good star rating at Amazon.
Surprisingly the device not good for coverage what it claims.
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hEy!
i think routers usually have a maximum range of 100ft..
but in yOur case,,yOu still get great signal strength at that distance but yOu could not get internet connection...
are yOu sure you're still connected to yOur own network? dO you have yOur name of yOur network?

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E4200 - signal strength of connection is not good

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