Belkin N750 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router

by Belkin

• Superior performance for home theater video streaming and online gaming
• Wireless speeds of up to 300 Mbps (2.4GHz) + 450 Mbps (5GHz)
• Simulataneous dual-band operating on 2.4 and 5 GHz bands
• Play videos from your library on to your TV ?wirelessly
• Self-Healing will detect and resolve network problems

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 3.2 x 9.5 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B004N625AK
• Item model number: F9K1103
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (257 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,988 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 27, 2011

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Enjoy a high-speed Internet connection for multi-video streaming and multi-player online gaming with the Belkin N750 DB Wi-Fi Dual-Band N+ Gigabit Router. This router allows you to stream HD video, enjoy multiplayer online gaming, download music, and print wirelessly from multiple devices throughout your home. It also delivers reliable performance when streaming media from Netflix, HuluPlus, and Vudu. Media Server by myTwonky simplifies photo and video streaming to multiple mobile devices, while the router's Dual Band technology lets you enjoy different activities without slowing down your connection. You can also filter unsafe or inappropriate Internet content with Parental Control powered by Norton.

N750 DB Wi-Fi Dual Band N+ Gigabit Router

At a Glance:

• Up to 900 Mbps Wi-Fi + routing speeds combined¹
• Stream HD video, enjoy multiplayer online gaming, and download music anywhere in your home
• Access the Internet on multiple computers, tablets, or smartphones
• Simplify photo and video streaming with Media Server by myTwonky
• Block unwanted content with Parental Control powered by Norton
• Experience maximum throughput and multi-device coverage thanks to dual-band and MultiBeam technologies
• Backed by a two-year limited warranty

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Ideal For:

Ideal for HD video streaming from Netflix, HuluPlus, and Vudu*. View larger.

Enjoy multi-player online gaming with exceptionally fast connection speeds. View larger.

MultiBeam coverage allows you to connect to the Internet from anywhere in your home. View larger.

Up to 900 Mbps Throughput Wi-Fi + Routing Speeds Combined¹

Belkin's N750 DB Wi-Fi Dual-Band N+ Router provides:

• Up to 900 Mbps combined throughput from WAN-to-LAN, LAN-to-WLAN, and WLAN-to-LAN
• Two times faster Wi-Fi and WAN than competing routers
• Up to 42 percent faster 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi performance than competing routers
• Up to 93 percent faster WAN downloads than competing routers
• Consistent performance across all network connections

Superior Video-Streaming Performance

You will enjoy ultra-fast video streaming, media sharing, and gaming thanks to this router's Dual Band technology. By running two bands simultaneously, the router and automatically prioritizes video and gaming for uninterrupted high-speed HD streaming. This means you will be able to enjoy video-streaming services--including Netflix, HuluPlus, and Vudu--with a reliable high-speed connection.*

The N750 DB also features Media Server by myTwonky to make it easier to enjoy all your favorite media files. Simply plug in a USB drive and stream movies, music, and photos to multiple devices like your iPhone, iPad, or Smart TV.

Powerful Signal Strength for Maximum Coverage and Reliability

Using exclusive MultiBeam antenna technology, the N750 DB lets you connect to the Internet on multiple computers or mobile devices from virtually anywhere in your home.

For example, you can stream HD video downstairs while your roommates or family members play online games upstairs.

Four Gigabit Ports for Ultra-Fast File Sharing

The Belkin N750 DB features four gigabit ports for connecting multiple computers or wired devices. It also features two USB ports, so you can connect an external hard drive or printer for easy sharing of photos and files and wireless printing from any computer on your network.

Parental Control Powered by Norton

Protect your entire network with Parental Control powered by Norton. Block unwanted content to all your devices automatically with this customizable and easy-to-use software.

System Requirements and Warranty Information

To set up your network with the N750 DB, you need a computer with a Microsoft Windows XP 32 (SP3 or greater), Windows Vista (32/64), Windows 7 (32/64), or Mac OS X (v10.5 or above); an installed network interface card and TCP/IP networking protocol; Internet Explorer (v7 or above), Firefox, Google Chrome, or Safari; a 1.8 GHz or faster processor; and a minimum of 512 MB of RAM.

The N750 DB Wi-Fi Dual-Band N+ Gigabit Router is supported by Belkin's two-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box

N750 DB Wi-Fi Dual-Band N+ Gigabit Router, power supply, setup CD, user manual, and networking cable.

*Requires a Netflix-ready device and a Netflix Unlimited subscription (not included).

HuluPlus subscription required (not included).

Vudu requires a media-streaming device (not included).

¹900 Mbps is derived from the total WLAN 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz, and WAN. Test measured average throughput within a home network when connected devices are placed at 15 feet from router. The stated transmission rate is the physical data rate. Actual data throughput will be lower. Actual speed and distance will vary depending on interference, network traffic, building materials, and other environmental factors. Visit Belkin.com/router-speed or click here for more information.

THE RIGHT ROUTER FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD

RANGE Maintain Internet connection at greater distances

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BETTER

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SPEED (Mbps†) More speed means faster online access

UP TO 150 (2.4GHz)

UP TO 300 (2.4GHz)

UP TO 150 (2.4GHz) + 300 (5.0GHz)

UP TO 300 (2.4GHz) + 300 (5.0GHz)

UP TO 300 (2.4GHz) + 450 (5.0GHz)

UP TO 450 (2.4GHz) + 450 (5.0GHz)

PARENTAL CONTROL Internet filters block unsafe and inappropriate content

MIMO INTERNAL ANTENNAS For superior data, range, and power performance

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PRESET SECURITY Unique pre-printed security card to make sure your network is protected

QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS) Automatically prioritizes video and gaming for uninterrupted high-speed data streaming

USB PORTS Connect USB storage or USB printer to enable file sharing and wireless printing

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MEDIA SERVER BY myTwonky Stream music, movies, and photos from your USB drive to your smartphones, iPad, and Smart TV

WIRELESS PRINTING Turn any USB printer into a wireless printer

GIGABIT PORTS Connect computers, Blu-ray players, and gaming consoles with ultra-fast transfer speeds

† The standard transmission rates - 150Mbps (for 2.4 GHz), 300Mbps (for 5Ghz), and 11Mbps - are the physical data rates. Actual data throughput will be lower and may depend on the mix of wireless products used.

Only Accept Authentic Belkin Products!

Beware of fakes! When you receive your Belkin Router, verify that you received all items listed in "What's in the Box" and make sure packaging is intact (see photo or setup video)!

• Box is tightly shrink-wrapped.

• Router is neatly nested enclosed within a plastic bag.

• SSID, password and security type are taped to router.

• Setup CD is under the router.

• Power cord and the USB cable are nested under a cardboard flap. They have white tags hanging off of the cord/cable with an illustration of how each plugs in.

Please report to Amazon immediately if you have received a product in a different or damaged package. Enjoy your Belkin router!

Product Description

Belkin's N750 DB Wireless Dual-Band Belkin N+ Router provides up to 900Mbps throughput Wi-Fi + routing speeds combined.† The Belkin N750 DB gives you superior performance for home-theater video streaming and gaming. Featuring exclusive MultiBeam technology and dual-band speeds of up to 300Mbps + 450Mbps, the Belkin N750 DB gives you maximum throughput and multi-device coverage throughout your home. This router also features Gigabit ports for ultra-fast file sharing and 2 USB ports for wireless printing and media-sharing. The N750 DB also includes a suite of integrated Belkin applications for wirelessly playing videos from your library on your TV, backing up files, and automatically detecting and resolving potential network problems to keep your connection hassle-free. †Results based on independent third-party testing. Visit belkin.com/router-speed for details. The standard transmission rates - 300Mbps (for 2.4GHz), 450Mbps (for 5GHz), 54Mbps, and 11Mbps - are the physical data rates. Actual data throughput will be lower and may depend on the mix of wireless products used.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

225 of 229 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent value July 27, 2011

By J. Heizman

Let me preface this by saying that I am a very technical user, having been a certified senior network engineer and senior database administrator at various times through my career in I.T. I am very hardware savvy.

For that reason, one would typically assume that I would be the last person to buy this router -- or anything Belkin for that matter -- because it's targeted at the less tech savvy. But you know what, I'm past the days of tweaking and firmware upgrades. DDWRT on Linksys WRT54G? been there done that. I just want my router to work, like a toaster, and to not have to think about it.

Let me be clear, I almost purchased the highly regarded ASUS RT-N56U.. It's only 25 more even, and well reviewed amongst the tech-heads. However, I happened to be at Walmart and saw this one on sale and figured what the heck, considering Walmart's liberal return policy. After 6 weeks, I don't doubt my decision at all.

The GB ethernet (which only matters/applies to wired connections) is a nice plus for transferring content between wired machines. It's not going to matter when you're on the Internet though whether you're on 100mb wired or 1gb (since you're Internet connection is likely 10-20mb at the most, if that).

One major selling point if you're a Mac user: With the ASUS, you can't print from a Mac via the USB port (at least not from everything I've read, please comment if you know this not to be true). With this Belkin I can access both hard drives and printers attached to the N750 with ease from my Macbook Pro and from my Windows machines.

The web configuration GUI is simple and straightforward, I didn't used the desktop gui for config, so I can't speak to that....

Looks: it's vertical, so it doesn't take up a lot of counter space, this is a definite plus in my book. And it is attractive, not your typical square flat box. I'd imagine the vertical stature is good for the reach of the antennae, but I won't claim to be an engineer to judge such things. I do know that reach in my 2700sqft home is great on all floor and all locations.. even from the upstairs can on the other side of the house (too much information? I think it's relevant, but you be the judge).

With this router, where the 5ghz won't reach, the 2.4 will. This has dual radios so you'll effectively see two separate wireless network, one 2.4 one 5. If one isn't reachable, you simple join the other. 5ghz spectrum is preferable as it's less crowded, but sometimes the 2.4 goes farther. AM/FM would be a poor but acceptable analogy.

So if you're not a tinkerer (or even if you are), and you just want a router to work (you're tired of reboots, dropped connections, etc.), then don't hesitate, buy this one.. or if you want to save a few dollars, I have no doubt their 600 model will serve you fine. Particularly if you don't have a 2x3 radio that can even take advantage of 750.

As with *ALL* electronics, someone's going to get a faulty one, and that person is going to make sure everyone in the world knows they got the bad one. Which is why you should buy your electronics from a trusted (r)etailer, whether it be brick and mortar or online. Walmart (for good or for bad) and Amazon both fall into this category IMO. Read more ›

49 of 53 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the best router for the home user June 21, 2011

By Frank Doghearty

[updat on 9/2/12: I have been using this for a year. It is absolutely reliable and the latest firmware (about a month ago) improved on its capabilities quite a bit. Note: I have updated my previous review too.]

Verdict: Perhaps the best router for the home user

I have owned this router for about 10 days. [ update, 12/2/2012: it is still working fine.] It replaced a Netgear MIMO-g router that has been serving me for four years, and it is still alive as a backup router. I wanted faster connection speed and an intelligent router that gives priority to my VoIP calls over video streaming or downloads. I picked up the N750 at Costco's to make sure I can return it if it does not work out. So far, so good, but I have already encountered the major cons/limitations, so here is my take on the Belkin N750.

This router connects at the speed advertised and it does not overheat (a major advantage over other comparable routers). Belkin's customer service is also one of the best in the router business. You might or might not be able to use the advanced features, but at $99, this router matches or beats the features offered in this price range even without the extras. As I use it for its basic features (including simultaneous dual band), I am happy with it.

At 300+450, this router is fast. I am able to connect my three laptops, my Blackberry and my Zune without a hitch, getting 1GB/s on the Gigabyte port, 450 on the 5GHz wireless N, and 300MB/s on the second wireless N laptop. Both laptops connect at 5GB/s, only one receives 450MB/s (i5 17" business notebook), the other laptop is stable at 300 (2.1GHz 12" dual processor business laptop). This seems to be a limitation on the router, but heck, let it be the worst feature ever I see on it. The third laptop.... actually an Acer Aspire One, connects at 72 with its built-in WiFi [update: after I installed an external USB Cisco, it is receiving @300; the laptop apparently is sharing the IRQ between the wireless and the sound port otherwise). This one also has the slowest processor (it's a 1.0GHz net-book).

Installation: the router comes with a pre-configured WPA/WPA2 password that you receive on a slip that you can slide into the slot under the router for safekeeping. You can change the password, but the length (8 digits) gives you an idea of the ideal password length: anything longer is likely to slow down wireless connection, which is common on older routers (that usually forced you to use WEP if you did not want to halve the connection speed).

Gigabit feature: Works fine. No problems ever.

Simultaneous dual band: works fine on multiple computers at both 2.4 and 5GHz at the same time. No slowdowns and no overheating problems when both bands are used.

Reliability: no dropped connections ever. Rebooted twice in the first two days but has been working fine ever since. No overheating problem, which I find a major advantage over comparable routers.

Range: the range matches or exceeds the Mimo/g range. The 5GHz band works through thin wooden walls. Strangely, the signal strength tends to change between 4 and 5 bars even when I am sitting within 2 yards from the router. Still, the situation is the same when I am 6-8 yards away. (Sorry, I live in 730 sq. ft., so I cannot tell you about longer ranges. I assume, this router works fine up to 30-50 yards (depending on the band; 2.4 goes farther), but don't take my word for it.)

Intelligent router that gives priority to my VoIP calls over video streaming or downloads. (This feature requires some user configuration, and the Belkin setup panel failed to update features first, but worked fine at my second attempt.) [Update: the latest BIOS update has improved this router.]

The router comes with two USB ports. You cannot use them, unless you install Belkin's proprietary program, which creates a little overhead, but nothing serious. As using the USB ports requires the router to act as a server, your firewall might go nuts. (Mine did.) Once I realized that I was unlikely to use the USB ports, I uninstalled the program, but the uninstall feature left the internal server in the registry, so I had to reinstall my firewall. (Well, a system restore would have worked too, but I did not have one available.)

Belkin has good customer service. Once I encountered the problem with their uninstaller, a tech rep helped me out in less than a minute. They even followed up on their service the next business day! A great advantage over Netgear or Asus, in my experience. Just make sure you get to a real tech rep, because the people answering the support line first usually cannot do much more than read the manual and the internal bulletin (this is universal with high-tech companies). Once you get to their second tier, you get no-nonsense, professional support. Well, there is usually not much to do, because the router is so strongly pre-configured for dummies that there is simply not much to adjust; it's plug-and-play for the average home user.

Some users on the web complain that they cannot configure the router as an access point. As far as I know, there is no need for that for the home user. My PDA and my Zune connect to this router without a problem. Read more ›

39 of 46 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars From 5 Star to 1 Star UPDATED REVIEW June 23, 2011

By Cory L. Parker

Amazon Verified Purchase

Updated Review:
So after using the router for a few weeks now I can honestly say I will never buy another Belkin product again (even though I have used belkin products for the past 3 years). It worked great the first few days then the 5ghz stopped working. Ok I still had 2.4ghz. It constantly disconnects and loses signal.
I have spent 3 days on the phone with Belkin support now, tweaking, restoring, resetting. Support fails. You can tell they read everything from a step by step screen prompt and when you use more advanced language than an average home user would know they spaz out and have to "speak with their associates".
You had a promising product Belkin but with all of the bugs and poor tech support it is destined to epically fail.
Switching to Asus.

First review:
I have had several routers in the past and I find this one to soar above them all. My last router was the Belkin N+ with digital view screen.
This was easy to set up and modify. It has GREAT range (My home is 2500 sq feet and this reaches all throughout my house and outside). The 5gz band allows me to stream movies fast and easy!

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars No problems so far, 5GHz signal a little weaker than competitors. June 1, 2011

By Allen

I bought this wireless router after returning a linksys e3000 (returned because of problems with the 2.4GHz band). Now, I've been using it for about a week. It works well, and I prefer the web interface to the linksys web interface. Very easy to set up, and nice features. The 5GHz signal is not as strong as the e3000, but it's decent. The two USBs are a plus as is the price. Overall a pretty good router.