7 Review(s)
| Quicklinx: | 508MWS00 |
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| Mfr#: | WAG160N-UK |
The Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway is the all-in-one solution for Internet connectivity. The ADSL2+ Modem function gives you a blazing fast connection to the Internet, far faster than a dial-up, and without tying up your phone line. The router function lets you share your high-speed Internet connection with all the PCs in the house.
Share files, printers, hard drive space, and other resources by connecting your computers to the gateway via the built-in 4-port 10/100 Ethernet Switch. Attach four wired PCs directly, or connect more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need.
Or, use the built-in Access Point to connect wireless devices to your network without running cables through the building. The Access Point built into the gateway uses the wireless networking technology - Wireless-N. By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area maintaining the wireless connection much farther than standard Wireless-G.
With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the gateway can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds far faster than standard Wireless-G. But unlike other speed-enhanced technologies, Wireless-N can dynamically enable this double-speed mode for Wireless-N devices, while still connecting to other wireless devices at their respective fastest speeds. In congested areas, the "good neighbor" mode ensures that the router checks for other wireless devices in the area before gobbling up the radio band.
The Gateway protects your data and privacy with up to 256-bit industrial-strength encryption and 802.1x authentication and authorization. It also has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your computers against intruders and most known Internet attacks. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.
With the Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway at the heart of your network, you're connected to the future.
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This was a replacement for a previous Linksys wireless modem; Wow what a difference. We have 2 laptops, 1 PS3 connected wirelessly and one PC connected directly by cable. The setup follows the Linksys standard and is pretty straight forward, all the necessary cables & filter come in the box so it's ready to go. The wireless side of things is superb, with no connection issues at all. There is no comparing this with my old one, the signal is excellant and is a big improvement. If you need a easy bit of kit for home, you can't go wrong, it even runs much cooler than the last one. Oh & Dabs has super delivery as usual - well done Dabs.
Really pleased with this wireless router. I have a long and noisy phone line that many adsl routers / modems have trouble with, but the WAG160N achieves a high sync speed and is extremely stable.
The other benefit that I was surprised to see is *much* better wireless coverage compared to my old Netgear DG834G, and that's only using existing "G" access points.
The only negatives I can think of is, I am surprised that device doesn't show you the line noise figures, only the sync speed. And it does run *extremely* hot, which isn't a problem, just surprising how hot it gets.
OK - I'm new to setting up a network so expected it would take some time to get this up and running. It says on the box "Easy to set-up and running in minutes with Linksys EasyLinkAdvisor (LELA) - No Chance, more like days!! Installed the WAG160N following the instructions, no connection, so read the user manual - not first time user friendly. By a process of elimination it turned out that the Microfilter and phone cable supplied did not work! Replaced them with a spare from an old modem and we get connected. Installed a WUSB300N USB Network Adapter (bundle from DABS) on my laptop. Managed to connect them over the network but not able to share files or access internet. Linksys knowledgebase not much use, they have discontinued e-mail help and the 0800 helpline not a lot of use. In the end I downloaded a free trial of Network Magic and was up and running with file share and Internet within 10 minutes.
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