TRENDnet 54 Mbps Wireless G Broadband Router TEW-432BRP (Blue)

by TRENDnet

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches ; 7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000BI1XNE
• Item model number: TEW-432BRP
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (207 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The 54Mbps Wireless G Router offers a complete wireless solution that allows you to share files, an Internet connection, or network resource while protecting your network using enhanced security features. Simply plug your workstations and your broadband modem into the Wireless G router, and configure your broadband connection using its built-in Web Interface. Use the Virtual Server feature to configure any workstation as a Web Server or FTP server easily, allowing users to view files from the Internet. You can also protect your Wireless LAN using 64/128-bit WEP encryption or industry standard WPA-PSK with TKIP or AES algorithms. Increase security by enabling MAC, IP, or Protocol Filtering as well as setting Firewall Rules to limit Internet Access or block malicious intruders from accessing your network.

Features

• Wi-Fi Compliant with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b Devices
• Built-in 4 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX LAN Ports
• Built-in 1 x 10/100Mbps Auto-MDIX WAN Port (Internet) Supports Cable/DSL Modems with Dynamic IP, Static IP, PPPoE, or PPTP
• DHCP Server Feature Allocates up to 253 Client IP Addresses
• Supports 64/128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
• Supports 802.1x/WPA, WPA-PSK, TKIP/AES for Advance Security
• Supports MAC Address, Protocol Filters and UPnP (Universal Plug & Play)
• Traffic Control with Virtual Server, Virtual PC mapping and DMZ
• Provides Additional Security with SPI / NAT firewall and Attack Alert via emails
• Provides Additional Security of Enable/Disable SSID, Password Protection
• Supports Static and Dynamic Routing
• Supports IPSec and PPTP VPN Pass-Through Sessions
• Flash Memory for Firmware Upgrade, Save/Restore Settings, and Traffic Log
• Compliant with Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, Linux and Mac OS
• Easy Management via Web Browser (HTTP) and Remote Management
• Range for Indoor of 30 ~ 50 meters (depends on the environment)
• Range for Outdoor of 50 ~ 200 meters (depends on the environment)
• 3-Year Warranty

Product Description

The 54Mbps Wireless G Router offers a complete wireless solution that allows you to share files, an Internet connection, or network resource while protecting your network using enhanced security features. Simply plug your workstations and your broadband modem into the Wireless G router, and configure your broadband connection using its built-in Web Interface. Use the Virtual Server feature to configure any workstation as a Web Server or FTP server easily, allowing users to view files from the Internet. You can also protect your Wireless LAN using 64/128-bit WEP encryption or industry standard WPA-PSK with TKIP or AES algorithms. Increase security by enabling MAC, IP, or Protocol Filtering as well as setting Firewall Rules to limit Internet Access or block malicious intruders from accessing your network.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good router, with unique options in firmware, June 11, 2007

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This review is from: TRENDnet 54 Mbps Wireless G Broadband Router TEW-432BRP (Blue) (Personal Computers)

Upgrading finally from my B router. Probably the last one in the neighborhood to do so.

There are three versions of the TEW-432BRP (the outer casings look slightly different). They're roughly labelled A, B, and C. I wound up with the C one. Its the best G router i've ever seen, for a few reasons:

1. "Easy CD" actually worked and led me through a wizard that had me running in under 5 minutes. It was even intelligent enough to figure out that my cable company's router needed a reset.

2. When you go into the firmware, there are some interesting and unusual settings you can tweak. It has the usual things like 'dont broadcast ssid' and all the rest of it. But it also had unusual settings that I'd never seen before, like the ability to set the output of its signal at "full power" or "half power" or "quarter" or "eigth" or "minimum". Seemed like an interesting option; I usually sit 10 feet from it, maybe I can reduce the microwaves bombarding my brain? I tried it on the various levels and did throughput tests. Interestingly, it was at "quarter power" that I had the fastest throughput. I dont know why, but I can live with that. I was glad to have that option to reduce the output signal's power level in the router, though.

3. Excellent transmission spread, strong signal, and fast. I know the bottleneck is supposed to be the dsl/cable conneciton itself, but I would swear my browsing is faster and snappier now. And my connection speed to my local network drive improved five-fold (which was why I got a g router in the first place).

Its a great deal under twenty-five on sale.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trendnet TEW-432BRP wireless router, January 29, 2006

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Vishwa Ramachandran "vishwa" (Nashville, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: TRENDnet 54 Mbps Wireless G Broadband Router TEW-432BRP (Blue) (Personal Computers)

The router works fine, but I wish they had specifically told us that the CD that comes along with contains "only" the installation manual and no s/w. Since I had already installed these kinds of wireless router before, I had no problems, but I am pretty sure that a newbie would struggle with it. They must say that one has to open a web browser and point it to the address http://192.168.1.1 and use "admin" as the default user name and passwd to get into the system admin tool s/w.

35 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak, September 15, 2006

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zynnel (MD, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TRENDnet 54 Mbps Wireless G Broadband Router TEW-432BRP (Blue) (Personal Computers)

I researched what is available on the market, and this router had all the features I wanted - MAC filtering, WPA password protection, 54 Mbps, can be used as a switch, works with PC and Mac. Trendware offered a nice rebate too. All this is great but when there is a wall between my PowerBook and the router, the reception drops a lot, and sometimes completely. It only works well when they are in the same room. This could be due to the fact that there are other wireless networks around which interfere with mine. I don't know. I thought I would give heads up for those looking for a reliable router.