Need a Wireless Router? Linksys is the Way to Go!
These Wireless-N Broadband Routers are really three devices in one box. First, there’s the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to your network without cables. There’s also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The Access Point built into the Router uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n).
By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N’s “Multiple In, Multiple Out” (MIMO) 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. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections up to 4 times farther than standard Wireless-G.
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Hi Logan - here’s what I want to use this for. I run a vaction rentals business in Mexico and we have 4 meg DSL from TELMEX using their supplied 2Wire HG2701 intergratd modem/router. In most cases I can broadcast to all my units Sometimes I cannot and the guests feel ‘deprived’ [when I 1st came to MX there wasn't even Dial-up]. A current guest lent me his new Trendnet TEW-632BRP and their tech support walked me though the config to get the unit to operate as a seperate network - it worked and had a better signal than the 2wire from which it acquired its signal. The guest is leaving soon and he wants his router back - so question is, can this Linksys do the same job/better and — further we have some Wilsonamp cell antenna boosters - would they help if I added one of them on-line as well [cannot add to the 2wire as the antenna is buried in the case] I now have the best WiFi in apartment rentals in GTO but nothing keeps the guests happier than more speed and better connectivity. Looking forward to your reply.
Bill Byrnes
Guanajuato MEXICO