D-Link DI-624 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11g, 108Mbps

by D-Link

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 9.2 x 1.4 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00007LTBA
• Item model number: DI-624
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (477 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,355 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 2, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Now the popular D-Link Xtreme G wireless just got faster, while maintaining adherence to the IEEE 802.11g standard.

A new free firmware upgrades D-Link 802.11g Xtreme G products to deliver the Industry’s fastest performance, up to 15 times faster than 802.11b. At 108Mbps data bandwidth the 802.11g D-Link Xtreme G DI-624 with enhanced 108 delivers excellent and consistent data rate throughput.

The D-Link Xtreme G with enhanced 108 features the industry’s first default 108Mbps "Dynamic Mode" that allows clients to always operate at the highest possible speeds while automatically identifying and recognizing other D-Link Xtreme G products for highest performance capability and seamless access to the wireless network in a homogenous environment. Extensive performance and interoperability testing using standard based methods including NetIQ’s Chariot software reveals a significant increase in performance of the D-Link Xtreme G over other 802.11g based competitors. The D-Link Xtreme G DI-624 with 108 Mbps upgrade employs five cutting-edge hardware-based compression technologies to achieve a significant boost in performance within the 2.4 GHz frequency range.

Packet Bursting: The packet bursting technique puts more data into a single transmission, allowing more raw data to be stuffed into each packet and as a result not only delivers much more data, but also executes this process with less traffic on the network. Packet bursting transforms lengthy binary code into simple equations, resulting in an overall reduction in the number of 1s and 0s being sent over the network. It is also the technique defined as one of the methods for performance improvement in the IEEE 802.11e QOS draft standard. Fast Frames: The fast frames technique enhances data throughput by increasing the number of bits sent per data frame and accelerating the timing of a data frame with a dynamic transmit optimizations. This technology enhances the Packet Bursting capability synergistically to provide accelerated performance results. The fast frames technique is also based on the 802.11e QOS draft standard.

• Hardware Compression and Encryption: Xtreme G uses the Atheros AR5002 chipset which employs special engines to compress and encrypt data. These hardware engines operate in real-time to enhance throughput by implementing standard algorithms and compressing data prior to transmission and after reception.
• Multi-Channel Bonding: Multi-Channel Bonding embraces two radio channels simultaneously. It collapses the available channels from 12 to 6 for increased bandwidth on the available channels. Single and double channels are not run at the same time. This technology senses single channel and dual channel frames and negotiates time-based solutions with priority on single channel processing.
• Select Mode: Select Mode gives users the option of locking the Xtreme G products into a Static mode (instead of the default Dynamic mode) for even higher performance within a complete D-Link 108Mbps Xtreme G environment.

The D-Link 802.11g DI-624 Xtreme G features robust security to protect the wireless network from intruders, complying with the latest wireless networking security protocols, including WEP encryption and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) support for both 802.1x and WPA-PSK. The DI-624 is also capable of supporting the government-grade AES encryption and upcoming 802.11i standards. In addition to being the industry’s fastest wireless network solution, It includes management settings and policy-based content filtering for advanced network management. Filters can be set based on MAC address, IP address, URL and/or Domain Name.

The D-Link Xtreme G DI-624 with 108 upgrade is ideal for creating a fast and affordable wireless network, delivering the industry’s fastest wireless network performance. D-Link Xtreme G is also the only 802.11g solution with 108Mbps mode that remains fully interoperable and compatible with all 2.4GHz devices, capable of creating one homogenous network environment for the multi-vendor environment.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This 108 Mbps firmware upgrade is currently available for revision C (1 antenna) only. Firmware for upgrading to 108 Mbps is not yet available for Revision A & B.

Product Description

D-Link continuously stands at the leading edge of wireless networking as it delivers the 802.11g ultra high-speed Wireless Router with up to 108 Mbps transfer speed at 2.4 GHz. The advance filter feature allows the user to predefine the filter to block any unwanted websites. The DI-624 features enhanced firewall security as the Network Address Translation allows you to share a single IP address and protects you from outside intruders gaining access to your private network. Several wireless client can also securely connect to the network using 802.1X for wireless user authentication, as well as WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) providing you a much higher level of security. When you have multiple VPN clients on your network, the VPN multiple/concurrent session helps give you better security.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

142 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very, Very Suprised!, November 5, 2003

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Steven E. Joseph (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DI-624 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11g, 108Mbps (Personal Computers)

This is my third wireless system. The last either had bad reception problems, bad connection problems or just stopped working. They both were SMC systems. They both were small nightmares to get up and running, and of course customer support sucked. I got rid of my last wireless system which was 802.11a which I bought because I thought it was much better. I am not a computer wiz I'll admit that but this technology should be easy for people like me to set up and use. I am who they sell this stuff to.

I read reviews and decided to get this system with the D-link DWL-G650. I held my breath when I started setting it up. I was waiting for the minute when I would realize that I would need to call customer support. That didn't happen. This system did almost set itself up. I have a 2.4GHz phone and it doesn't seem to effect the range. I live in a brick house and I just went outside in my driveway, on the other side of house from where my wireless router is set up and I was getting almost 100% full signal strength. The online interface is very easy to use and the instructions are easy to follow. I did upgrade the firmware before I set up any of the hardware and the 108Mbps system is up and running. I can't say if this system will work tomorrow, but today I am very suprised at how it works.

68 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works perfectly, August 20, 2004

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Milos Eric (Belgrade, Serbia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DI-624 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11g, 108Mbps (Personal Computers)

Compatibility issues are always present and, depending on hardware you already have, there is a chance that any given router will not work for you. That said, I had a chance to test my DI-624 on four networks (both LAN/Ethernet and Wireless B/G) and it worked perfectly. Cable modems I've used were Motorola, Cisco and Netgear.

I know D-Link's tech support is somewhat sketchy in the US, but I don't think this is a product you'd need support on. It self-explanatory, really. You can access it's configuration interface from any PC that's connected to one of it's four LAN ports via Internet browser on 192.168.0.1. However, there's only wireless SSID and optional password to set, everything else in plug and play. Unless you want to customize firewall, DHCP and things like that. Actually, there's a demo of this interface on manufacturer's site so you can check it out yourselves.

Using DI-624 in a home network with 3 "wired" PCs and 2 wireless notebooks has been a trouble free experience. Suddenly, all 5 PCs were connected to the Internet and were in LAN. It's range is superb - I can connect to it from the parking, which is some 300ft from my builing, and router is on the 5th floor, behind a reinforced concrete wall. Of course, inside the apartment itself, reception is always perfect. I just had to set password, though, so I wouldn't provide free wireless Internet to entire building.

32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Low price for faulty hardware = waste of money, November 14, 2004

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Donovan G. Rinker "donoglen" (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D-Link DI-624 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11g, 108Mbps (Personal Computers)

EDIT: After a firmware upgrade, the unit is working far better, and has been in use for about 3 months at my residence. Still, it drops out intermittently, and there are better choices.

(1) Drops connections - a lot.
(2) Many - hundreds of websites - report the same problem.
(3) D-Link hired lots of marketers to write good opinions of this device. Don't trust them.
(4) I know what I'm doing. I've set up my computer on literally a dozen different networks without a problem, and configured routers of various stripes for almost a decade. This isn't a newbie error - I was floored for many hours trying to get this thing to work.
(5) It still doesn't work reliably.
(6) This issue isn't a 'bad unit' issue - many other people sent in their D-Link routers, got a new one, and had exactly the same problem.

Bottom line: one of the worst purchases I have made -- and I know what I'm doing. AVOID AVOID AVOID!