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Linksys LRT214 Router
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Linksys LRT224 Router
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4 editorial reviews
Introduction A router is just a small box with a couple of antennas allowing you to surf and game online for home users, but if you're a business, then it's a completely different story. For a business, the router is the gateway to and from the world and it has to be treated as such. Today I'm taking a closer look at Linksys' LRT214 which is a business Gigabit VPN router. There's also an alternate model of this router called the LRT224 which features dual-WAN connectivity. As the name already suggests, one of the selling points in this router is itsRead more
Linksys' LRT214 has the makings of a decent VPN router with Gigabit ports and OpenVPN, IPSec and PPTP options. {multithumb} {loadheader product 1402} {mospag...Read more
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5
5 editorial reviews
Introduction A router is just a small box with a couple of antennas allowing you to surf and game online for home users, but if you're a business, then it's a completely different story. For a business, the router is the gateway to and from the world and it has to be treated as such. Today I'm taking a closer look at Linksys' LRT214 which is a business Gigabit VPN router. There's also an alternate model of this router called the LRT224 which features dual-WAN connectivity. As the name already suggests, one of the selling points in this router is itsRead more
Linksys' LRT224 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router is a solid router with flexible VPN options. {mospagebreak toctitle=Introduction, Inside, Features} {multithumb} ...Read more
The Linksys LRT224 Dual WAN Business Gigabit VPN Router is the big brother to the LRT214 with the the same features and the added bonus of load balancing. The DMZ port had to be sacrificed to allow for a second WAN port, but otherwise, everything necessary for a basic load balanced setup is available.Read more
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User rating
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
40 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
39
4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
48 %
3 stars
20 %
2 stars
2 %
1 stars
0 %
4
3.5 out of 5
4 user ratings
5 stars
25 %
4 stars
0 %
3 stars
75 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Grey
N/A
Active cooling (fan)nonono

Dimensions

Width7.52 in7.52 in5.91 in
Height5.12 in5.12 in1.34 in
Depth1.57 in1.57 in
N/A
Weight1.59 lb1.59 lb
N/A
Number of units111
Rack-mount designnonono

Features

Built-in DSL modemnonono
File serverNoNo
N/A
Designed for wall mountingyes
N/A
N/A

Communication

Management interface
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
  • SNMP
  • Web/network
Web/network
6to4yesyes
N/A
Communication protocol
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • IPv6
  • Quality of Service
  • Virtual LAN
  • Wireless Multimedia Extensions
  • Quality of Service
Data link layer
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet
  • Fast Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Number of simultaneous connections3000030000
N/A
Wireless standards
  • IEEE 802.1p
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.1Q
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3i
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n
Mobile broadband supportnono
N/A
Throughput WAN-LAN900.0 Mbps900.0 Mbps
N/A
Wireless networknonoyes
2.4GHz wireless network
N/A
N/A
yes
5GHz wireless network
N/A
N/A
yes
External antenna
N/A
N/A
no
Total wireless data transfer rate
N/A
N/A
300.0 Mbps
Wireless security
N/A
N/A
  • TKIP
  • WEP
  • WPA
  • WPA2

Compatibility

DynDNSyesyes
N/A
Routing protocol
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
  • RIP-1
  • RIP-2
N/A
Target audience
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
  • Smaller offices
  • Business
  • Home users
Home users

Security

DMZyesyes
N/A
Number of DMZ ports11
N/A
VPN protocol
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
  • OpenVPN
  • IPSec
  • PPTP
VPN clientyesyesyes