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Editiorial reviews
5
4.2 out of 5
3 user ratings
5 stars
33 %
4 stars
66 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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5 editorial reviews
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User rating
79
3.8 out of 5
79 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
27 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
10 %
1 stars
3 %
39
4.1 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
38 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
5 %
1 stars
0 %
5
5.0 out of 5
5 user ratings
5 stars
100 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Connectivity

Connectivity technology
  • Wireless
  • Wired
N/A
N/A
Communication mode
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
  • Full-Duplex
  • Half-Duplex
N/A
Number of LAN ports441
Number of WAN ports111
USBnonono

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Grey
  • Silver
BlueWhite
Active cooling (fan)no
N/A
no

Dimensions

Width5.0 in7.32 in2.28 in
Height1.22 in1.89 in3.5 in
Depth7.8 in7.87 in3.5 in
Weight0.6 lb1.06 lb0.24 lb
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnono
N/A

Communication

Frequency band2.4 GHz
N/A
N/A
Management interface
  • RMON
  • SNMP
  • Telnet
  • Web/network
Web/network
N/A
6to4yes
N/A
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Multicast
  • Quality of Service
Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Network / transport Protocol
  • TCP/IP
  • PPTP
  • L2TP
  • NTP
  • IPSec
  • PPPoE
  • DHCP
N/A
N/A
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11ac
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnoyesno
Throughput WAN-LAN87.5 Mbps30.0 Mbps100.0 Mbps
Wireless networkyesyesyes
2.4GHz wireless networkyesyesyes
5GHz wireless networknonoyes
External antennayesyes
N/A
Detachable antennayesyes
N/A
MIMOyes
N/A
N/A
Beamformingyes
N/A
N/A
Number of antennas2
N/A
N/A
Total wireless data transfer rate300.0 Mbps54.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless security
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA-PSK
  • WPA
  • WPA2-PSK
  • WPA2
  • WPS
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPA
  • WPA2
  • WPS
2.4GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
300.0 Mbps
5GHz data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
433.0 Mbps

Compatibility

DynDNSyes
N/A
N/A
Routing protocol
  • OSPF
  • RIP-1
N/A
N/A
Support for alternative firmware
  • DD-Wrt
  • OpenWrt
N/A
N/A
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Home users
Smaller officesHome users

Security

DMZyesyesyes
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
N/A
  • IPSec
  • L2TP
  • PPTP
VPN clientnoyes
N/A
Encryption Algorithm
  • AES
  • 128-bit WEP
  • 64-bit WEP
  • TKIP
  • WPA
  • WPA2
N/A
N/A