Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual Band N Router

by Belkin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 3.2 x 9.8 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0045U9V60
• Item model number: F7D8302q
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,623 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 1, 2010

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router (F7D8302) is an ideal router for gaming, video streaming, and other high-bandwidth tasks. Featuring full support for wireless-N 600, this router will give you speeds of up to 300 Mbps + 300 Mbps*. With preconfigured wireless security settings, your network will be up and running securely in just a few minutes. And with 3D coverage, you'll be able to access the Internet from anywhere in your home. This router also comes with a suite of advanced Belkin Apps, designed to unleash your network.

*The standard transmission rates--300Mbps, 54Mbps, and 11Mbps--are the physical data rates. Actual data throughput will be lower and may depend on the mix of wireless products used.

Play N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router

At a Glance: Provides wireless speeds of up to 300 Mbps + 300 Mbps* Dual antennas provide 3D coverage for fast, reliable connections Uses two bands simultaneously for smooth, latency-free performance Sets up in minutes with preconfigured security settings Four exclusive apps provide an enhanced wireless experience Four LAN ports, one WAN port, and one USB 2.0 port

Ideal For: Streaming Videos Playing Games Online Downloading Media Wirelessly

Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router

Enjoy smooth performance whether you're streaming video or gaming online. View larger.

Two USB ports let you connect a printer and hard disk for wireless printing and storage.

High-speed Performance with Wireless-N 600 Technology

The Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router runs simultaneously on dual bands: 2.4GHz and 5GHz. By using two bands simultaneously, each providing up to 300Mbps performance, the Play N600 is able to eliminate interference and optimize performance. Whether you're streaming HD video or gaming online, you'll experience smooth, high-performance connections.

Fast, Easy Three-Step Setup

The Play N600 has been designed for an easy setup. All you have to do is follow three simple steps: plug the Play N600 into your modem, plug the router into the wall, and insert the included setup CD into your computer. And you won't have to tinker with encryption settings, since the Play N600 comes with preconfigured wireless security settings.

To set up your network, the Play requires a computer with a Windows XP 32 (SP3 or greater), Windows Vista (32/64), Windows 7 (32/64), or Mac OS X (v10.5 or v10.6) operating system; an installed network interface card and TCP/IP networking protocol; Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari; and minimum 64 MB RAM.

3D Coverage for Your Entire Home

Featuring Belkin's powerful 3D Coverage technology, the Play N600 provides even coverage at all times. It uses two antennas--one horizontal and one vertical--to achieve full coverage across two planes. This ensures a consistent signal, even when there are walls and floors between you and your computer. You'll be able to obtain a strong signal at all times, regardless of where you are in your house.

Apps Augment Your Wireless Experience

The Play N600 comes with a full complement of apps, which are designed to enhance your wireless experience. These include:

• Video Mover: Play videos from your library on your TV - wirelessly.
• Self-Healing Application: Analyzes your network and automatically detects and resolves problems.
• Print Zone: Allows you to connect your network to any compatible printer, and lets you print wirelessly.
• Memory Safe: Automatically creates backups of your files to an external hard-drive. You can specify which files you want to back up, and how often you want them backed up.

Easily Share Photos and Files, Wirelessly on any Computer in Your Home

The Play N600 has a built-in USB port that you use to connect an external hard drive. Once a hard drive is connected, all computers on the network can access the hard drive wirelessly, making sharing photos and files easy.

Versatile, Energy-Efficient Design

Providing all the inputs and outputs you need to sustain a full online network, the Play N600 features four LAN ports, one WAN port, and one USB 2.0 port, allowing you to use it with multiple devices at once. In addition, the router's power adapter is Energy-Star certified. This helps to minimize your energy use, reduce costs, and keep your network green.

The Play N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router is supported by Belkin's two-year limited warranty and 24/7 tech support.

What's in the Box

Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router (F7D8302), power supply, setup CD with user manual, networking cable, cable tags and PSU tags.

Choose the Belkin Router that's Right for You
	Connect N150	Surf N300	Share N300	Play N600	Play HD N600
Coverage	Good	Better	Better	Best	Best
Speed	Up to 150Mbps	Up to 300Mbps	Up to 300Mbps	Up to 300Mbps +300Mbps	Up to 300Mbps +300Mbps
Internal antennas	1	2	2	4	4
Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps wired speed
Streams stored music to devices around your home
Wireless printing
USB ports	0	0	1	1	2
Optimized for streaming HD video
Optimized for wireless gaming
Eliminates interference with simultaneous dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks
Enables BitTorrent downloads
Apps for the activities you love	0	1	3	4	5

Product Description

Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual Band N Router

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great dual band router for the money!, January 1, 2011

By 

dafellows - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual Band N Router (Personal Computers)

For Christmas, one of the gifts I presented to my wife was a new laptop computer. She loved it, however, after a few days she starting complaining that she really needed access to the internet via her laptop, especially once her classes started back up in January. I started searching for options and didn't care for the wireless on-the-go route. I thought $50 a month coupled with a 2 year contact was too expensive and wouldn't even know if it would solve my issue. Then, I started looking at dual band routers and narrowed it down to two, the Belkin N600 and the Netgear N600. Both were made in China and had about the same features. I ended up going with the Belkin because it was on sale for $10 less than the Netgear. I also liked the the slim design and built in stand, whereas the Netgear had a separate stand if you wanted the item to stand vertical instead of laying horizontal. Once home, the installation was extremely easy and I was up and running in less than 10 minutes from start to finish. Upon completion of downloading the latest updates for my wife's laptop, I turned it over to her. She was thrilled and spent the next 3-4 hours on the machine. She never encountered an issue with the connection, and loved being able to access her files and folders from our other desktop computer. The speed at which she was accessing (surfing) the internet was very impressive. We live in a very large house and had no problems with the connection, it performed flawlessly. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase and decision to go with the Belkin. It works exactly as advertised and I sincerely believe it is a great dual band router for the money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Requires frequent reboot, March 6, 2011

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Paul Borghese - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual Band N Router (Personal Computers)

This router has buggy software requiring frequent rebooting. As an engineer I have a theory as to why this happens. The software contains memory leaks. The router allocates more and more memory without ever releasing the used memory. Over time the router runs out of memory and requires a reboot. Frankly Belkin needs to take time to fix the problem.

But instead of fixing the software, Belkin added a setting called "Self Healing". How it works is you specify a time for the router to automatically reboot itself. So my assumptions are Belkin is well aware of the problem but instead if fixing it simply gave us an unacceptable workaround.

This is the last Belkin product I will purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Biggest Piece of crap ever, May 25, 2011

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Fed up with belkin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin Play N600 Wireless Dual Band N Router (Personal Computers)

So i purchased this router 8 months ago....
Month 1: Took three days and many calls to belkin support to setup, cd setup is a joke. After all the calls, i was only able to get 2.4 Ghz band working but not the 5 Ghz. Being a big reason for buying this, not having the 5Ghz band working was a disapointment. Several power cycles, resets, and reconfigs
Month 2: All the previous procedures to get the wireless back up were now not working. So, i made another call to belkin. I was treated like an idiot and was told it was my ISP everytime (which it wasnt). I played around with 64 encryption and got my pc to recognize the 2.4ghz network and was able to get my mac to recognize the 5ghz network on WPA which i was happy about since 64 encryption is lacking in security. Things worked for a week then i had to reset and reconfigure this continued for months untill they finally release a firmware update that addressed the issue somewhat. I notice there is a weekly repair setting that was enabled which basically restarted the router weekly. After changing that setting things worked great for a month or so. Untill last week, when it did its stop working thing and this time i could not get the dang thing to connect to the internet. I searched for a new firmware and lo and behold there was one availible. I updated the firmware and things seemed to work ok. But, Apple Tv would not work with airplay sometimes and some ipad app remote features were buggy. then Yesterday i spent 4 hours trying to get the thing to work. nothing. So i went to work with it plugged in and connected to my modem. 6 hours later it just started to work. Makes no sence. I am fed up with the huge piece o crap. DO NOT BUY!!!!!. upon reading other reviews use with MAC is not a good fit. I would totally agree. I never notice a difference in speed between my Mac on the 5 ghz and pc on the 2.4ghz. You would think there would be but nope. If you own a Mac dont be cheap and by something you think will work. Just save hours of hassle and by a Airport extreme. I did, took me 2 mins to setup and my internet speed is blazing. not to mention the Range works across the street on my Iphone. With the belkin router maybe out the front door or 20 feet from router it would not work.

Seriously dont buy this router.
I now boycott Belkin you should too