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Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Belkin N1 Wireless Router




Belkin N1 Wireless Router

Review

The good: The Belkin N1 is extremely user-friendly, with an idiot-proof setup guide and an impressive network-status display. And it still leads the pack with its service-and-support package.

The bad: Though the Belkin N1 performed admirably for having only the mixed-mode option, it still fell well short of expectations for 802.11n networking equipment.

The bottom line: With its easy-to-grasp status icons, up-to-date security options, and stellar support, the Belkin N1 router is on the path to 802.11n wireless networking stardom, but like other Draft N devices, its performance fails to impress.
With its easy-to-grasp status icons, up-to-date security options, and stellar support, the Belkin N1 router is on the path to 802.11n wireless networking stardom, but like other Draft N devices, its performance fails to impress.

Full specifications
for Belkin N1 Wireless Router

Manufacturer: Belkin Components
Part number: F5D8231-4

General

* Networking type
* Wireless router

* Form Factor
* External

Networking

* Form factor
* External

* Connectivity technology
* Wired, Wireless

* Wireless Capability
* This product uses the draft version of the upcoming 802.11n standard. Its compatibility with other and future products is not guaranteed, and it may interfere with current 802.11b and g products.

* Data transfer rate
* 300 Mbps

* Data link protocol
* Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

* Switching protocol
* Ethernet

* Features
* NAT support, DHCP support, MIMO technology, VPN passthrough, Dynamic DNS server, Firewall protection, Firmware upgradable, MAC address filtering, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)

* Transport protocol
* PPTP, PPPoE, TCP/IP, UDP/IP

* Remote management protocol
* HTTP

* Bandwidth
* 2.4 GHz

* Networking standards
* IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

* Encryption Algorithm
* AES, WPA, TKIP, WPA2, WPA-PSK, 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP

* Integrated Switch
* 4-port switch

Antenna

* Antenna Quantity
* 3

Expansion / Connectivity

* Expansion Slot(s) Total (Free)
* None

* Port(s) Total (Free) / Connector Type
* 4 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX:RJ-45, 1 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX:RJ-45, 1 Network Radio-Ethernet:

Miscellaneous

* Miscellaneous compliant standards
* UPnP

* Authentication Method
* RADIUS, Radio Service Set ID (SSID)

Power

* Power Supply / Device
* Power adapter External

Cable(s) / Peripheral(s)

* Cable(s) included
* 1 Network cable External

Software / System Requirements

* Software type
* Drivers & Utilities

* Min Operating system
* Linux, Apple MacOS 8.x, Apple MacOS 9.x, Apple MacOS X 10.x, Microsoft Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP

Expansion / Port(s) Required

* Slot(s) Required
* None

Modem

* Modem type
* None

* Modem Type
* None

source :cnet.com