Related: Netgear RAXE300 Router Review: Gigabit+ Wi-Fi for the Average Home You can imagine the result, which wasn't good for most electronics, but I can only imagine how much more susceptible this router would have been. That's easy enough, but it still made me uncomfortable, remembering the time a water heater in the apartment above me sprung a leak. You just need to avoid covering the router at all and be sure to place the device somewhere safe from spills or any other falling debris. There's nothing inherently wrong with such ample ventilation. Related: Where to Place Your Router for the Best Wi-Fi Speeds Evidently, the router relies on these vents as part of a completely passive cooling system. Though I didn't tear the router apart for inspection (you almost don't have to), I couldn't see or hear a fan. Nowhere on the packaging or store listing did I see Linksys making this visible, but if you look straight down at the Hydra Pro's topside, you can see clear through to much of the internals. In fact, it made me a little uncomfortable. Large vents on the top, vents on the sides, vents on the bottom-so many vents. The very first thing that struck me when unboxing this router was the sheer amount of ventilation it has.
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