Linksys WRT350N Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link

Average customer rating: 3.5

Needs documentation.
works okay with some problems
Nice
Faster than wired
GREAT!!!!

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Linksys WRT350N Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link

Manufacturer: Linksys
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000H96IN2

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Amazon.com Product Description

The Linksys WRT350N Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link is really four devices in one. The fastest and most advanced wireless solution currently available, this unit provides you with wireless access, connects your various devices or computers at high speeds, provides hassle-free storage options, and acts as a server to allow you access to your data and media from virtually anywhere. With the Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link at the center of your home or office network, you can easily add storage, share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers and multi-player games, and run media-intensive applications at amazing speeds, without the hassle or expense of stringing a lot of wires.

This Linksys Wireless-N Router with Storage link provides you with a Wireless Access Point (WAP) that lets you connect to the network without wires, and a built-in, four-port, full-duplex 10/100/1000 switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together at up to one-gigabit speeds. A built-in router function ties everything together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection, while a Storage Link feature lets you easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network using readily available USB 2.0 hard drives, or plug in a USB flash disk for a convenient means of accessing your portable data files. There is also a built-in Media Server that streams music, video, and photos from an attached storage device to any UPnP compatible media adapter, allowing you to get your files from anywhere in the world via the Internet.

The Access Point built into this router uses the very latest in 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. Whereas ordinary wireless technologies are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually makes use of these reflections to increase the range while reducing dead spots in the coverage area. This means the signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections at up to three times the distance of standard Wireless-G, so the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. This Wireless-N router is fully backward compatible, so it works great with standard Wireless-G and -B devices, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N enabled, the router can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band. This allows speeds up to 15 times that of standard Wireless-G. As a further convenience, 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. For especially congested areas, there is a good neighbor mode that makes sure the router checks for other wireless devices in the area before gobbling up all the available radio band.

To help protect your data and privacy, this router can encode all its wireless transmissions with iron-clad, 256-bit Wireless Protected Access (WPA2) encryption. This unit can also serve as your network's DHCP server, includes a powerful SPI firewall to protect your all your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, and supports VPN (Virtual Private Network) pass-through for the ultimate in network security. Despite all its features and functionality, configuration is simple and easy, thanks to the included web browser-based configuration utility. The incredible speed of Wireless-N and gigabit-wired networking is 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, without worrying about a degradation in performance.

This Linksys router features four Ethernet ports with numbered LEDs that indicate device connection and activity, LEDs indicating power, Internet activity, wireless activity, and security, as well as a top-panel button that is reserved for future functionality. There are ports for power, Internet, and Ethernet (four), a reset and security button, and three antennas. This unit uses CAT 5 cabling, and allows WEP, PSK, PSK2, and Radius security features, as well as 64 and 128 WEP key bits. The Linksys WRT350N is FCC, CE, and IC-03 certified, runs on 12-volts via an included adapter, measures approximately 1.57 x 6.93 x 7.4 inches (WxDxH), and is backed by a manufacturer's limited three-year warranty.

Product Description

The Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link is four devices in one. 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 10/100/1000 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together at up to gigabit speeds. The Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The built-in Media Server streams music, video, and photos from the attached storage device to any UPnP compatible media adapter and you can get to your files from anywhere in the world through the Internet. 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. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections up to 3 times farther than standard Wireless-G. 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 and gigabit wired networking is 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.

Customer Reviews:

Needs documentation........2007-05-15

Received the router and got it up and running with no problems - but I am familiar with linksys routers. The storage link documentation is lacking at best. I was able to finally stumble through and get it working as a FTP server, but if you ain't a network engineer, you might be puzzled as to how to set it up. It is a share on a network, not a stand-alone like you would think. Gave it a 4 cause of documentation. Otherwise, kicks.

works okay with some problems.......2007-05-01

I have only had this for a week or so, so I am still playing around with the settings to get the best performance. A couple of things that you should know, however:

The range is advertised as 4 times the G routers. Not true. It might be slightly better, but not much. The throughput with a good to excellent signal will be much higher than a G system, 270 mbps versus 54. But, with a low signal, this drops off quickly. And the signal will be low in pretty much the same places as the G router.

This router does not like older G adapters. It is supposed to be backward compatible, but the range of my other laptop, with a linksys G card, is probably 1/3 to 1/4 of what it was with a G router. More than 30 feet away and it is not usable. I find this odd.

Setting up the network drive is a bitch. The instructions cover about half of what you need to know. I spent more than an hour talking to customer support. I hung in that long hoping to get transfered to someone that knew something. The level 1 people know absolutely nothing and read from a script. I know more about this stuff than the 2 or 3 people I talked to there. Finally, got it to work through trial and error and it seems to function as it should. One thing, though, is that it takes forever now to get to the My Network Places on XP. Seriously, click on that icon and go grab a smoke...

I have had to reboot the router a couple of times. The laptop with the N card would only connect for a minute or two and then drop. had to reboot the router to get it working again.

All in all, I am not blown away by this product, but it shows promise. Maybe with a firmware revision or two...

Nice.......2007-03-21

I had a WatchGuard FireBox router before this and I always had problems with my VoIP, so I looked this up. I enjoy the easy setup that Linksys offers. The Storage Link needs a bit of work, but it works even if you have a Active Directory controlled network at home like me. The gigabit speed is cool to boot. All of this for under $200!!! Oh did I forget it has Wifi Pre-N, but that is worth $150 by itself. The pricing is very aggressive for everything you get.

Faster than wired.......2007-03-21

This thing is amazing. I haven't had a wireless network before this, and was ready for some problems when I installed it. Happily, the install went smoothly & quickly, with no problems at all. The adapter installed in my notebook just as fast. My home desktop has a 6MB connection, and is pretty quick. This router is at least just as fast. Pages load quickly, and work files upload to the network like I was connected at my desk. Extremely happy with it. Next up is adding a hard drive to it so I can share music/files.

GREAT!!!!.......2007-02-23

Upgraded from a netgear-g router to resolve issues with the distance. The neighbor gets a great signal as well. Easy setup, the restrictions work great (The kids hate it). I've run Battlefield 2142 from three systems without a problem. I had some issues with it locking up with PSK2 security but changed it to WEP and have not seen a problem since.

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