Cisco-Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router

by Cisco

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 8.1 x 6.3 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001SEL36M
• Item model number: WRT400N
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (199 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,210 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Get ready for the power of simultaneous dual-band Wireless-N technology with the Linksys WRT400N Dual-Band Wireless-N Router that provides blazing-quick HD video streaming and gaming, air-tight security features, greater coverage, and support for wireless and wired devices. Dual Wireless-N radio bands work separately, yet simultaneously, to ensure less interference from other wireless networks and to increase speed, while four integrated Ethernet ports provide support for a variety of wired devices at blazing-fast speeds that are ideal for streaming videos, gaming, and ultra-quick file transfers.

Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N for HD Streaming and Gaming
The Linksys WRT400N has the bandwidth for smoother and faster HD video streaming, file transfers, and gaming. Connect other computers and devices to the Internet and each other at N speeds in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Simultaneous wireless bands help you avoid network interference. Use the 2.4 GHz band for surfing and e-mails and the less crowded 5 GHz band for time-critical entertainment.

Four 10/100 Ethernet Ports for Wired Devices
The WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router enables you to not only have an ultra-fast wireless network, but also to connect all of your Ethernet-enabled wired devices — such as storage drives, computers, and printers — at the same blazing-fast speeds as your wireless devices. All four of the 10/100 Ethernet ports support auto-crossover (MDI/MDI-X), so there's no need to purchase crossover cables. The versatile WRT400N is the only router you'll ever need for your home network.

Air-Tight Security Features
The WRT400N protects your wireless network from security breaches and malicious attacks from hackers with its two powerful, built-in security features. This router features both 128-Bit encryption and SPI Firewall for air-tight security that will keep your network safe and secure from Internet attacks.

Minimum System Requirements
Internet Explorer 6.0, Safari 3.1 or Firefox 1.0 or higher for browser-based configuration; CD-ROM drive; Wired or wireless network adapter with TCP/IP protocol; EasyLink Advisor Software and setup wizard require up-to-date Windows XP, Vista, or Vista 64-Bit Edition; Setup wizard also runs under Mac OS X 10.4 or higher; For optimum performance, we recommend Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Adapters

Compatible with Windows and Macintosh, the Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router measures 8.07 x 1.38 x 6.3 inches and weighs 1.01 pounds. It is backed by a 1-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router, setup CD-ROM, User Guide CD-ROM, Quick Installation Guide, Ethernet network cable, and power adapter.

Product Description

The sleek Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router works in two radio bands at the same time, delivering twice the bandwidth for smooth high-definition video, lag free gaming, and uninterrupted music in one band, while browsing the Internet, sharing files, sending e-mail, and printing in the other. Wireless-N gives you incredible speed and range in both bands, while the 4 built-in Fast Ethernet ports connect your wired devices.

Product Description

The sleek Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router works in two radio bands at the same time, delivering twice the bandwidth for smooth high-definition video, lag free gaming, and uninterrupted music in one band, while browsing the Internet, sharing files, sending e-mail, and printing in the other. Wireless-N gives you incredible speed and range in both bands, while the 4 built-in Fast Ethernet ports connect your wired devices.

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Get ready for the power of simultaneous dual-band Wireless-N technology with the Linksys WRT400N Dual-Band Wireless-N Router that provides blazing-quick HD video streaming and gaming, air-tight security features, greater coverage, and support for wireless and wired devices. Dual Wireless-N radio bands work separately, yet simultaneously, to ensure less interference from other wireless networks and to increase speed, while four integrated Ethernet ports provide support for a variety of wired devices at blazing-fast speeds that are ideal for streaming videos, gaming, and ultra-quick file transfers.

Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N for HD Streaming and Gaming
The Linksys WRT400N has the bandwidth for smoother and faster HD video streaming, file transfers, and gaming. Connect other computers and devices to the Internet and each other at N speeds in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Simultaneous wireless bands help you avoid network interference. Use the 2.4 GHz band for surfing and e-mails and the less crowded 5 GHz band for time-critical entertainment.

Four 10/100 Ethernet Ports for Wired Devices
The WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router enables you to not only have an ultra-fast wireless network, but also to connect all of your Ethernet-enabled wired devices — such as storage drives, computers, and printers — at the same blazing-fast speeds as your wireless devices. All four of the 10/100 Ethernet ports support auto-crossover (MDI/MDI-X), so there's no need to purchase crossover cables. The versatile WRT400N is the only router you'll ever need for your home network.

Air-Tight Security Features
The WRT400N protects your wireless network from security breaches and malicious attacks from hackers with its two powerful, built-in security features. This router features both 128-Bit encryption and SPI Firewall for air-tight security that will keep your network safe and secure from Internet attacks.

Minimum System Requirements
Internet Explorer 6.0, Safari 3.1 or Firefox 1.0 or higher for browser-based configuration; CD-ROM drive; Wired or wireless network adapter with TCP/IP protocol; EasyLink Advisor Software and setup wizard require up-to-date Windows XP, Vista, or Vista 64-Bit Edition; Setup wizard also runs under Mac OS X 10.4 or higher; For optimum performance, we recommend Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Adapters

Compatible with Windows and Macintosh, the Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router measures 8.07 x 1.38 x 6.3 inches and weighs 1.01 pounds. It is backed by a 1-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router, setup CD-ROM, User Guide CD-ROM, Quick Installation Guide, Ethernet network cable, and power adapter.

Product Description

The sleek Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router works in two radio bands at the same time, delivering twice the bandwidth for smooth high-definition video, lag free gaming, and uninterrupted music in one band, while browsing the Internet, sharing files, sending e-mail, and printing in the other. Wireless-N gives you incredible speed and range in both bands, while the 4 built-in Fast Ethernet ports connect your wired devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

230 of 236 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent product very pleased after tons of research, July 17, 2009

By 

J. Parks - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router (Personal Computers)

Like many of you, I find it very difficult to get clear information on networking products on-line. Unlike other electronic devices, it seems that there are a ton of bozos out there all weighing in on how horrid their router is, when either they don't know what they're doing or they have physicial challenges that aren't the hardware's fault.

Suffice it to say that I did a ton of research before buying this product. As it turned out, Amazon has the best price (inclusive of shipping, of course) - but I checked out the reviews on CNET, NewEgg, and anywhere else I could find information.

The best resouce I found was here - at SmallNetBuilder.com.
[...]

This guy really puts the devices through their paces and seems to be relatively unbiased in his approach. I tip my hat to him.

This product is fast and relatively easy to set up. Most importantly it has TWO radios. What this means to you is that you will see TWO different versions of the router when it is on-line. If you'd like you can dedicate one of the channels for N and one for B/G. This is all laid out very clearly on the Linksys product website, should you wish to check that out.

You'll see many products that say "Dual Band" (it can operate in both frequencies) but be careful because unless the product says "Simultaneous transmission" it will not do so at the same time. So if you have, like we do in my house, N users and G users, and you want different security or other settings on the various channels Simultaneous Transmission is the way to go. There may be other reasons to go this route including Media streaming or gaming on the 5 ghz band - this is particularly true if you simply want to eliminate wires and aren't trying to stream your N/5 GHz signal very far.

If you have realistic expectations of what this product will do - and especially if you don't need a Gigabit ethernet connection on your network (I have a Gigabit switch for my wired boxes, which means that transfers to those machines get 'slowed down' to 100 GHz when they are interfacing with the wireless world, but from a practical perspective I haven't noticed any slowing!) this is, by far, the wireless router to get.

I'm not going to argue with the folks who say that they don't see a speed improvement, but I can tell you that we see speed improvements on both the N spectrum and the G spectrum relative to our old Belkin pre-N router.

Finally, the design looks funky in pictures and in the videos that I saw. In the home it's pretty swank looking and certainly less noticable relative to something with exterior antenae. So another tip of the cap to the designers.

Overall I'm very impressed with this device and pleased to give it 5 stars!

61 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router, June 5, 2009

By 

Steve C. (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router (Personal Computers)

After purchasing the LG 390BD for playing Blueray dvd's and to watch streaming movies and older TV shows from Netflix I discovered my Belkin N1 router would not work with security settings turned on. A Belkin tech assisted me with setting the router up again and alah it worked. Unfortuantly after turning the Bluray player off and on again I could not log into my Netflix instant queue again. After hours of research I discovered that Linksys routers supposedly got along best with Netflix instant streaming. I purchased and installed the WRT400n yesterday. First the router, than the wireless network for my wife's computer and lastly the LG390BD. Linksys supplies software that works flawlessly for me. A Very easy setup. A graphic of the setup (suppled by Linksys)shows all connections to network including the LG390BD. I now have full security on my network and devices have worked perfectly since setup. This is my first review so a big thanks to all that take time to review items that haver helped me make wise purchase decisions in the past.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this device. Easy to set up and use., September 22, 2009

By 

J. A. Masters (Palm Bay, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router (Personal Computers)

There were lots of mixed reviews on this. It seems to either be wonderful or to cause the downfall of civilization.

For me it falls into the category of "Greatest thing since sliced bread."

We have had internet through our cable company for years, and had gotten to the point where our internet speed into the house was much faster than our old 802.11b wireless system could handle.

We all just avoided watching videos because they were slow and choppy, but I finally decided to upgrade to take advantage of all that bandwidth.

Put in the Linksys cd in our main family computer where the cable modem and wireless box sit, and follow the super easy instructions.

Wrote down the new secret key and then went to the other computers and entered this into the setup for the wireless adapters on those computers. Now all laptops and desktops in the house are blazing fast and we can watch movies, youtube, whatever, with nary a problem.

On my own desktop, I had a -b wireless adapter that I upgraded to the Linksys dual-frequency wireless adapter. Now my own computer is on 5Ghz, while everyone else and the netflix ready blu-ray player (LG BD 390) are on 2.4GHz. As we can, we'll upgrade some other computers to dual-band to widen our options, or save the 5GHz for future products.

Anyway, just wanted to throw in my two cents on this particular dual-band wireless router.

It was insanely easy to set up and connect to all of our computers. We now have internet that is literally 3 times faster than last week, plus we can stream videos through Netflix on our blu-ray player because of this new Linksys box.

The whole family spent the weekend on the computers marvelling at the increased speed, and adding each person's choices to Netflix instant streaming and watching them on the TV, all because of this Linksys router.

Well worth the money for this device, and we haven't experienced any drop outs of signal or signal weakness either.

(Also, I bought this through Amazon, who had the best price I could find, used free shipping and still got it in 4 days. I've mostly had good luck with Amazon's free shipping. They tell you up front it might take a while, but out of probably 8 or so orders where I chose the free shipping, only one order ever took more than 7 days to get to me.)