Name: DIR-818LW
Brand: D-Link
SKU: 107933
Rating: 4.4 (34 reviews)

solid performance and offered a lot of options for a nice price
the basics are easy enough to navigate
reliable and strong home network ideal

days of needing to load extra software and fumble through several different screens
of disappointment as range was fairly limited
once saw a slow down even when streaming across multiple devices

Number of lan ports: 4
Number of wan ports: 1
Usb: yes
Built-in dsl modem: no
Wireless network: yes
External antenna: no
Vpn client: no

D-Link DIR-818LW - Pros & Cons

solid performance and offered a lot of options for a nice price
the basics are easy enough to navigate
reliable and strong home network ideal
lights stay green when everything is good
The device supports Gigabit Ethernet and has a convenient cloud feature
organized and very easy to use
very well-organized and self-explanatory

days of needing to load extra software and fumble through several different screens
of disappointment as range was fairly limited
once saw a slow down even when streaming across multiple devices
Comcast Turning Customer Connections Into Massive
low-end of the Wi-Fi spectrum
performance is only good enough for a studio or a small apartment
router has slow Wi-Fi data rates and short wireless range

D-Link DIR-818LW - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Number of WAN ports	1 Best: Cisco MWR 2941-DC Number of WAN ports: 16
Total wireless data transfer rate	733 Mbps Best: TP-Link Talon AD7200 Total wireless data transfer rate: 7133 Mbps
Number of LAN ports	4 Best: Cisco CISCO7206VXR Number of LAN ports: 60

D-Link DIR-818LW - Full Specifications

Communication mode	Full-Duplex Half-Duplex
Number of LAN ports	4
Number of WAN ports	1
USB	yes
Total USB ports	1
Number of USB 2.0 ports	1
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 ports	0
Number of USB 3.1 ports	0

Width	7.48 in
Height	2.17 in
Depth	6.3 in
Weight	0.66 lb
Number of units	1
Rack-mount design	no

Management interface	SNMP Telnet Web/network
6to4	yes
Communication protocol	IPv6 Multicast Quality of Service Wireless Multimedia Extensions
Data link layer	Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n
Wireless standards	IEEE 802.11a IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.11n
Jumbo frames support	no
Mobile broadband support	no
Throughput WAN-LAN	1000.0 Mbps
VoIP (SIP)	no
Wireless network	yes
2.4GHz wireless network	yes
2.4GHz data transfer rate	300.0 Mbps
5GHz wireless network	yes
5GHz data transfer rate	433.0 Mbps
External antenna	no
MIMO	no
Total wireless data transfer rate	733.0 Mbps
Wireless security	WEP WPA-Enterprise WPA-PSK WPA WPA2-Enterprise WPA2-PSK WPA2 WPS

Power over Ethernet (PoE)	no

Colour of product	White
Active cooling (fan)	no

Built-in DSL modem	no
File server	Via USB

DynDNS	yes
Target audience	Home users

DMZ	yes
Number of DMZ ports	1
VPN protocol	IPSec L2TP PPTP
VPN client	no

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D-Link DIR-818LW D-Link - Editorial Reviews (1)

D-Link DIR-818LW Compact and easy to use, but underpowered

CNET

Published: 27.06.2014

Compact and easy to use, but underpowered

D-Link's DIR-818LW is arguably the tiniest 802.11ac-enabled Wi-Fi home router to date. For this reason, its performance is only good enough for a studio or a small apartment. Here's CNET's full review.