TRENDnet 300Mbps Wireless N Home Router ( TEW-632BRP Version A1.0R)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.7 x 1.1 x 7.7 inches ; 11.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000WBNY9G
• Item model number: TEW-632BRP
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 24, 2007

Product Description

Product Description

The Wireless N Home Router delivers the highest level of security, 12x the speed and 4x the range of wireless g products. Install the product in minutes with Easy-Go installation and seamlessly stream live media, download files, play games and talk Online all at the same time and with no wireless lag.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent wireless-n router for the price, November 19, 2007

By	realitymyth (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

I bought this wireless router for a small home network. It took a while to set up -- an hour or so initially and then a week's worth of tweaking -- but now it's working relatively reliably.

PROS:
- It's an n router, so it has at least the potential to be as fast as your wired connection.
- Aesthetically, it looks decent.
- Compatible with both Windows and Macs.
- For Windows computers, setup is probably pretty simple (so long as you don't want to fully customize the install) since the router comes with an easy install CD.
- The range is good. I have strong signal throughout my apartment and a good distance outside it as well.
- For the technology, the price is great.
- Nice options for security, whether you want firewalls or encryptions, etc.

CONS:
- For Mac users: It's compatible, but you'll have to go through manual setup, the steps for which aren't yet up on the Trendnet site. For either platform, though, just plug your modem into the router's WAN port, plug the computer into one of the router's LAN ports, then type 192.168.10.1 into your browser's address bar to take you to the manual setup.
- The router disconnected too frequently for my tastes (say, two or three times a day, at least) when I had its n capabilities enabled. The speed was great, but the disconnects weren't worth it. After restricting it to b and g only, the disconnects stopped. While the drop in speed is hardly significant, it is something to keep in mind.
- Constantly blinking green lights on the front are a bit annoying if you keep the router facing you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unreliable wireless, March 3, 2008

By	Eric (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews

I've used one of these routers for a few days, and although the wired connectivity seems to work fine, I am disappointed with the wireless connectivity. I lose my wireless connection fairly frequently, and sometimes my laptop has a hard time re-connecting. I also tried changing the channel of the wireless, which helped a bit, but it still disconnects too often, in my opinion. Another thing I don't really like is that in its configuration pages, it uses different terminology for port forwarding (port forwarding is set up under "Access", and then "virtual servers"). I tried setting up some port forwarding with it, but it does not appear to be forwarding.

I've set up port forwarding with 2 different routers (a Linksys and a Netgear) without problems, and I've had better wireless connections with other routers. This router has been very frustrating for me.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unreliable wireless, September 10, 2008

By	P. Cho "firehydra2k" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Previously, I have written a review about this router, and am now making an update three months after usage. And all in all, I guess the wireless-n draft works and MIMO does manage to get a signal to my machine down a floor. However, with two laptops, a desktop, and a gaming machine connected to this device, this router is pretty weak. It works ok for the first few weeks with a couple disconnects, then it disconnects 5-6 times a day, and now it either disconnects often or it just takes forever to load a page. I changed the WPA password, and the same behavior persists (to insure that no one was hijacking the wireless).

If doubtful, this is after I tried using four wireless cards, two being wireless-g and the other two being wireless-n, using different laptops. I move the laptops around a lot, even close to the router, and the same behavior persists.

My consensus: the router is not worth anyone's time. As I write this review, I'd invest more money than get lured to an abysmal, unreliable router.