| Reviews : Belkin Wireless N+ 802.11n Router (Black) |
Technical Details
- Router lets you easily create a large Wireless-N network for the home or office
- MIMO antenna technology provides extended range and data throughput up to 300 Mbps
- Security options include Wi-Fi Protected Setup, WPA/WPA2 and 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption
- USB port allows connection of an external hard drive or thumb drive for networked storage
- Four gigabit Ethernet ports
Product Description
The N+ Wireless Router features a USB port on the back, that lets you connect a USB storage device. This allows multiple computers to easily access documents, videos, and photos on the storage drive over a secure wireless network. Four gigabit ports provide the bandwidth and speed needed for media intense applications like streaming music and video.Amazon.com Product Description
For those who need the fastest wireless connection, the Belkin N+ Router will have you flying down the fast lane. Thanks to the 802.11n Draft 2.0 technology that provides up to 300 Mbps of data throughput, and a wide variety of high-performance features, the N+ Router is the ideal choice for demanding Internet users.
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 Connect your desktop or notebook to a network wirelessly at speeds up to 300 Mbps. View larger. |
Using the latest, 802.11n Draft 2.0 technology, the N+ router offers outstanding range thanks to smart MIMO (multiple-input and multiple-output) technology. This router offers enough range to easily cover most homes or office spaces.
With data throughput of up to 300 Mbps, the N+ Router can handle media-intensive applications that take up large amounts of your bandwidth. The router will easily handle high-demand network activity such as streaming music and HD video, playing games online, downloading large files, and making Internet phone calls, all without hiccups or slowdowns.
If even this isn't fast enough, the N+ router also has four gigabit Ethernet ports for ultra-fast wired connections.
Backwards Compatibility for Ultra Convenience
The N+ router is backwards compatible with all Wireless-G and 802.11b networks and devices, which means that you can continue to use your current computers and peripherals that are on the older standards.
Keep Your Network Safe and Private
With support for Wi-Fi Protected Security, you can ensure that your wireless network is safe and secure with a single button push. In addition to Wi-Fi Protected Security, the N+ router also supports 256-bit WPA/WPA2-Personal, and 64-bit and 128-bit WEP encryption to ensure that your data is protected.
Easily Share Storage with Your Whole Network
The router features a USB port that allows you to connect a USB storage device, such as a hard drive or thumb drive, and share its contents with all the computers on the network. With an attached storage device, you can store music, videos, and photos in a central location for everyone on the network to share and access.
Elegant, Informative Design
Featuring an elegant and smart vertical design, the N+ Router saves space and looks good on your desk. LED icons let you know at a glance the status of the connection, if security is enabled, if USB storage is being accessed, and other useful information. There's also a "Download Speedmeter" Bar of LEDs that constantly measures the download speed of your network.
The Belkin N+ Router is backed by a 1-year warranty and includes free 24/7 technical support.
Winner of the CNET Editors' Choice Award
What's in the Box
N+ Wireless Router, quick installation guide, user manual on CD-ROM, power supply, Ethernet cable.
 <>There's enough bandwidth for video and music streaming, gaming, and other network heavy applications. |
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Customer Reviews
By GeekGuy
Don't believe me -test it yourself. I was able to access the router's setup pages via my public (ISP assigned) IP address! Remote management was disabled, and therefore the router should be accessible only via the internal network address, 192.168.2.1. To find your ISP assigned IP address, google "my ip address" and then stick the IP address your browser. If the router page comes up, then anyone on the internet can login (since password default is "blank") and change the router's setup . Now I wonder if files on the attached storage drive is also be vulnerable. My router's model F5D8235-4 v3 with firmware 3.00.15 (Nov 24 2009).
By Ian Cohen (New York, NY)
Went through 2 routers and 3 hours of technical support. Verdict was that FAT32 network storage is not stable on Macs and that I should format NTFS. Mac users avoid if you want FAT32 network storage.
By AKV14 (Goldsboro, NC USA)
This product was fairly simple to set up (I'm a beginner when it comes to computer set-up, which I attribute to the few problems I did have). Since then the speed has been great and the range is awesome. I'm able to keep my device upstairs while operating at almost instant internet speed downstairs. I also have not had any problems with intermittent service-overall I would highly recommend this product!
By J. Vail (virginia beach, VA United States)
I had been using a Linksys "B" router and it was definitely time to upgrade. I was really apprehensive reading all of the reviews on the various models on the market. Every model seemed to have some percentage of users experiencing horror stories trying to make the unit work. I chose this unit because it had the smallest percentage of overall one star ratings. With this unit I also bought the Belkin Wireless N+ USB adapter with the hopes that the two would play well together.
Hooking up the router was no big deal. I have three wired computer on my network and once everything started up, they all connected OK. The router set up screen accessed via the broswer is fairly well arranged. Each screen and option has a "more info" link to better explain the feature.
OK, now the wireless part. I got the USB adapter hooked up on the wireless desktop and installed the software. I used the WPA link option to get the USB device authenicated with the router. For the first week or two, it seemed to be working fine. Now it keeps trying to access the network using the "Guest Access" instead of the regular authenticated connection. Since this is leading into a review of the USB device, I'll leave it at that. The Belkin USB device is not working with the Beklin router like I hoped. I have two other wireless laptops using Linksys "G" PCMCIA cards and a couple of other wireless devices (a Pocket PC and a PS3) and they all seem to connect fine.
The range on this device was disappointing. It is sitting the same spot as my old Linksys B router, and the range is worse. If I get more than 50 feet away, the signal drops to nothing. I am still experimenting with placing it higher up in the room, but little improvement has been noticed. There are no metal obstructions between the router and the laptop when testing this, so I don't know why it has such poor range.
The indicator lights on the front convey lot of information, but the bright blue lights are extremely bright, especially in a dark room.
Overall, I expected more for what I paid for this router. I hope I can eventually find a way to extend the range and make it more effective for wireless users in other parts of the house.
By Shen Huang (Gaithersburg, MD)
I had a wireless G linksys router (linksys wrt54g) before I upgraded to this. I live in a 3 story house and my router was on the 2nd floor in the study. The signal was very weak on the 3rd floor and it would always disconnect.
Setup:
Fairly easy, connected to the modem and everything ran perfectly (you don't need that crappy CD it comes with unless you're using the storage manager).
If you guys are having trouble getting you xbox NAT open, put it in a DMZ, that'll get it out of the firewall and other things that block the connection to xbox live.
In the setup (got to 192.168.2.1 as default) it lets you setup a guest network. That allows you to broadcast 2 wifi networks, one for all your own electronics/computers and the other for your guests. If you're connected to the guest network, it doesn't lets you access local things and makes it a lot safer. (It only lets you surf the web.)
Speed:
WOW. When I did a speedtest ([...]) it went from 2 mbps to 15 mbps and now my wireless is as fast as my wired connection (but not locally of course).
Unfortunately if your equipment doesn't have a wireless n adapter, it'll just max out at 54 mpbs.
Range:
Doubled. That's all I can say. Disconnection doesn't exist anymore.
Design:
Love the blue buttons and it looks 5 times better than any other router I've seen. Not really big at all if you have enough space.
Storage Manager:
Great feature if you can set it up. Took couple of hours and was the only con. It allows you to connect a external hard drive to the router via usb and allow you to access it on any computer in your home network. Belkin has to fix the software, there's like a 50% chance it'll work. I installed it on my win7 machines, but I keep getting an error on win xp.
Wrap-Up:
If you already have a wireless N router, it probably won't be a huge difference. But upgrading from an a,b, or g will release the true potential of your internet speed and range. There are also so many features that I can't cram into this review too. I would highly recommend this to anyone!
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