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Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router Details

Wireless router + 4-port switch - EN, Fast EN, Gigabit EN, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (draft 2.0)

Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router
alaSCORE BETA 89

223 reviews

November, 2009

74 / 100

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Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router


Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router Details

Dimensions & Weight

Depth

6.3in

Height

1.3in

Weight

12oz

Width

8in

Header

Compatibility

PC

Manufacturer

Linksys

Model

WRT310N

Packaged Quantity

1

Product Line

Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router

Miscellaneous

Encryption Algorithm

128-bit WEP / 64-bit WEP / WPA / WPA2

Vista Certification

Works with Windows Vista

Networking

Connectivity Technology

Wired / Wireless

Data Link Protocol

Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet / IEEE 802.11b / IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)

Form Factor

External

Integrated Switch

4-port switch

Remote Management Protocol

HTTP

Switching Protocol

Ethernet

Type

Wireless router

System Requirements

OS Required

Microsoft Windows Vista / Microsoft Windows XP


Manufacturer's Description

The Wireless-N Gigabit Router is really three devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to the network without wires. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The Access Point built into the Router uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections much farther than standard Wireless-G. With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the router can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds far faster than standard Wireless-G. But unlike other speed-enhanced technologies, Wireless-N can dynamically enable this double-speed mode for Wireless-N devices, while still connecting to other wireless devices at their respective fastest speeds. In congested areas, the "good neighbor" mode ensures that the Router checks for other wireless devices in the area before gobbling up the radio band. To help protect your data and privacy, the Router can encode all wireless transmissions with industrial-strength 256-bit encryption. It can serve as your network's DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, and supports VPN pass-through. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility. The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it ideal for media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and Voice over IP telephony, and gives you plenty of headroom to run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in performance. With the Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games, and run media-intensive applications at faster than 10/100 wired network speeds, without the hassle of stringing wires!

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