Siemens SS2604 4-Port Ethernet DSL/Cable Router with Print Server

by Siemens

Product Details

Product Manual [1.25mb PDF]

• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000789GI
• Item model number: 936-2604-001
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 3, 2003

Product Description

Get this SpeedStream 4-port DSL/cable router from Siemens. It's affordable, easy-to-use, and converts any existing broadband connection into an advanced residential/SOHO network environment. Combining powerful routing functions, such as DHCP and NAT, and a fast 4-port 10/100 switch, it will provide enhanced firewall security, IP sharing capabilities, and essential routing features, while letting all your PCs share the connection.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worked fine for a couple years, May 29, 2005

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Eric L. Carlson (Sterling, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Siemens SS2604 4-Port Ethernet DSL/Cable Router with Print Server (Personal Computers)

Worked fine for a couple years - a lot better than my previous (different brand) router - then a few days ago (May 2005), it just stopped working.

Now the Status and Print Err lights remain red (I never had a printer connected to it), and the Power and Print Act lights remain green, and any ports with computers connected just flash slowly. I tried holding in the reset button for a long time, and I even tried letting is sit completely unplugged for a few days, then resetting again, but it is still dead.

I have my router and cable modem connected to my UPS, and there were no power problems the day, so I don't think it was a power surge that caused it to die.

I see that one other person had this exact same problem. I would love to know what the problem is, so contact me if you have an idea (It's pretty simple to find my web site).

Fortunately, I already had another good router (3rd brand) to replace it with, so I'm still online. And I just bought an additional router (4th brand), at a very good sale price, to have as a backup.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer, May 14, 2003

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Keith Nolen "Renaissance Man" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Siemens SS2604 4-Port Ethernet DSL/Cable Router with Print Server (Personal Computers)

After using a Linksys and then a D-Link, this is now my favorite SOHO router. I replaced a D-Link DI-604 and am very glad I did.

The setup's easy. I powered everything down, removed my old router, plugged in the new router, and powered everything back up. The router configured itself, and I was connected just like that!

The SS2604 includes a lot of smart features. I use the print server with my Epson Color Stylus 880 and have no problems (in fact, the printer port is what prompted me to buy the router). The Web administration is pretty simple. Basic users don't have to wade through the advanced stuff, but advanced users can get right to it, and you have a lot of control. A really nice touch is that the router uses DNS PC names (rather than IP addresses) within the setup software when setting a DMZ or opening specific ports ("virtual servers"). Therefore a power drop doesn't require a complete re-config. There's also a site log and a filtering function, which I have yet to use.

Before you set up the Speedstream, DO download the firmware upgrade from speedstream.com. And make sure you have Acrobat installed. The only printed doc is a quickstart guide. Everything else is on CD in PDF format. I'd prefer a paper manual, and including a CAT5 cable or two would be nice.

All in all, it's a great SOHO router, currently selling for about 1/2 the price of comparable products from Netgear, D-Link, and Linksys. If Siemens marketed better this box would sell bundles.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Has problem with windows update site, April 24, 2003

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Gail Webb-Dibrell (Pendleton, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Siemens SS2604 4-Port Ethernet DSL/Cable Router with Print Server (Personal Computers)

I bought this router based on price and it works pretty well. The set up was fairly easly once I got tech support on the line to tell me it had to be set up differently with my DSL modem (Westell) but you should know that Windows Update will not work with this router. It will freeze when it tries to scan your PC. Tech support tells you they know this and to wait for firmware update but no time table given.