Motorola/GI 518022-001-00 802.11G Cable/dsl Rtr with switch

Average customer rating: 5.0

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Motorola/GI 518022-001-00 802.11G Cable/dsl Rtr with switch

Manufacturer: Motorola/GI
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0006OCZJY

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Product Description

Want to network your home or small office? Torn between the flexibility of wireless access and the speed of wired connections? Look no further. Motorola's WR850GP Wireless Broadband Router is built with both an 802.11g wireless access point and a 4-port Ethernet router. It's wireless. It's wired. It's the foundation of a truly customized network and it's full of options. Connected users can share files, pictures, peripherals, printers and more with everyone else on the network. Even better, by connecting a broadband modem (cable, DSL or other), they can also share a single high speed Internet connection. That's everyone online, all surfing different sites, all at the same time.With built-in Performance Enhancement technology, the WR850GP gives you an extra boost to make the most of your wireless network. Just match it with Performance Enhanced peripherals and enjoy sharing information across your network up to 35% faster than with traditional 802.11g solutions.

Customer Reviews:

THE BEST OF THE BEST.......2006-01-19

I first bought the Motorola print server so all of our computers could print easily and wirelessly. when i got it it was so easy to set up. Now i have the wireless router the motorola 850GP. I had before a very bad D-Link DI-624 C Version they are horrable. Once i got the motorola all i had to do was plug it in to my cable modem and the power. Then i used a very simple installation CD that it came with and that took at the most 10 minutes. Then it took me to a website that was also easy that helped me to set up the security settings and the IP addresses on my 3 computers. In no time i had all the computers on the internet wirelessly and printing wirelessly. If you are having trouble installing it DONT hessitate to call Customer Service they can get it up and running in way less time then it would take to be mad at the modem.

Terrific High-Quality Router.......2005-03-08

I did quite a bit of research on wireless routers before purchasing one through Amazon. I wanted something that was a high-quality product that didn't have a lot of mixed/bad reviews... and I found that Motorola had terrific reviews and was also putting out the latest versions of wireless technology.

I am not sure how familiar you are with the wireless networks, but the "standard" version of the wireless radio waves is called: 802.11b which operates at about 11Mbps, if I remember correctly. Now, however, there is an 802.11g technology out that is about 54 bps, which most establishments will be upgrading to in the near future. This means that the transfer rate of information over the radio waves is supposedly increased about 5 times faster with the new technology. So looking ahead, I wanted a router that would use the newer technology... and also still "talk" with the older standard, which some "Hot Spots" such as Starbucks are still currently using.

After looking at the mostly terrible reviews of other manufacturers, I settled on the newest Motorola wireless broadband router, model 850gp which uses the 802.11g technology, and also has "Performance Enhancement" technology over their 850g model.

I originally was going to use an older Belkin 802.11b wireless card that my husband had used several years ago at college, but after many hours of grief trying to get it to work... and calling Motorola's Customer Support (very helpful and nice folks by the way), and Belkin's Customer Support (pretty useless...), we found out that the school's networking gurus had actually physically changed the IP address on the Belkin card, which means "its really trash" in other words. ;) It was nice at least to find out that there was nothing wrong with the Motorola router, and there was nothing wrong with the way I had set the software up... it was just that the Belkin card had been specially modified to use only the school's wireless service.

Therefore, I went to Amazon and ordered a new Motorola 802.11gp wireless card to go along with the new router. Once it arrived, after a relatively short time period setting up the software, the new Motorola router and card were up and running. Moral of the story... although it is possible to use a mix, it will save you a lot of time and heartache if you use the same BRAND of wireless router and wireless card for your computers... as then the Customer Support people can easily help you if you should need them.

How the Motorola router software works, is that there is a CD that comes with the router to set it up initally on your computer. Then after the "basic" setup, the CD software directs you to a website that actually configures the security settings of the router to your personal home use/needs. Therefore, I strongly suggest that once you have set-up the basic CD software, you go through the UserGuide step by step to make sure you have your Security Settings how you want them. There are also several additonal features you may/maynot be interested in, for instance, you can set-up a gaming machine like XBOX to work wirelessly through the router. And there is a Parental Control setup if you want it for children. Also, there are 4 hardwire connection ports on the router, so you can have 4 different computers/printers/etc. to use the same Internet connection, if you don't want to use wireless cards.

The Motorola wireless card is very similar in easy basic software setup, with a CD that comes with it for installation. Although I would suggest installing the card software before setting-up the router, I don't remember the card software directing you to an Internet website... just the router.

Hope this helps!

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