The Wireless-N
Gigabit Router with Storage Link is really four devices in one
box. First, theres the Wireless Access Point, which lets you
connect to the network without wires. Theres 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.
Weve also included a Storage Link that 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 way to access your portable data
files. 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-Ns "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 up to 3
times 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 up to 15
times as fast as 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
networks 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. 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 of stringing wires! |