| Linksys WRT54GS Router rating 8.0/10.0 Contributor: len January 25, 2008 |
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This is the type of equipment most of us hope we will never have to deal
with directly or dig into.
The Linksys WRT54GS Router has wireless capability and a lot of bells
and wistles.
Specifications:
Model Number WRT54GS
Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Channels 11 Channels (US, Canada)
13 Channels (Europe and Japan)
Ports/Buttons Internet: One 10/100 RJ-45 Port
LAN: Four 10/100 RJ-45 Switched Ports
One Power Port
One Reset Button
One SES Button
Cabling Type CAT 5
LEDs Power, DMZ, WLAN, LAN (1, 2, 3, 4), Internet
RF Power Output 18 dBm
UPnP able/cert able
Security features Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall, Internet Policy
Wireless Security Wi-Fi Protected Access™ 2 (WPA2), WEP,
Wireless MAC Filtering
I hope that covers that bit of stuff, but the software that came with it was
most impressive. Linksys Easy Advisor helps you download the settings
off of your old router and put them on this one. Then you just plug it in.
Finally, you choose the wireless method of security you want. There is a
range of options here for compatibility or speed.
Then you can look at all the wired and wireless devices you have
connected to the router.
Then, unless your ISP uses an odd verification method, you are off and
running. Easy, just like we like it ;) However like most technology I am
hesitant to give it a perfect rating because it still requires some reading
to set up.
len
with directly or dig into.
The Linksys WRT54GS Router has wireless capability and a lot of bells
and wistles.
Specifications:
Model Number WRT54GS
Standards IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Channels 11 Channels (US, Canada)
13 Channels (Europe and Japan)
Ports/Buttons Internet: One 10/100 RJ-45 Port
LAN: Four 10/100 RJ-45 Switched Ports
One Power Port
One Reset Button
One SES Button
Cabling Type CAT 5
LEDs Power, DMZ, WLAN, LAN (1, 2, 3, 4), Internet
RF Power Output 18 dBm
UPnP able/cert able
Security features Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) Firewall, Internet Policy
Wireless Security Wi-Fi Protected Access™ 2 (WPA2), WEP,
Wireless MAC Filtering
I hope that covers that bit of stuff, but the software that came with it was
most impressive. Linksys Easy Advisor helps you download the settings
off of your old router and put them on this one. Then you just plug it in.
Finally, you choose the wireless method of security you want. There is a
range of options here for compatibility or speed.
Then you can look at all the wired and wireless devices you have
connected to the router.
Then, unless your ISP uses an odd verification method, you are off and
running. Easy, just like we like it ;) However like most technology I am
hesitant to give it a perfect rating because it still requires some reading
to set up.
len
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