TRENDnet 300 Mbps Wireless Easy-N-Upgrader (TEW-637AP)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 4.7 x 3.5 inches ; 5.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00134LUE2
• Item model number: TEW-637AP
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 25, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

From the Manufacturer

Eliminate wireless dead spots, seamlessly surf the Internet and help the environment by not throwing away your old router. The compact 300 Mbps Wireless Easy-N-Upgrader is designed around ease of use, performance, and environmental friendliness. The latest in wireless encryption ensures wireless security. Advanced Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology eliminates wireless dead spots. Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) lets you integrate other WPS devices into your network quickly.

Features

• Don´t throw away your existing wired or wireless router, upgrade it to high speed wireless N
• No setup required-just plug it into your existing router
• Enjoy up to 12x the speed and 4x the coverage of wireless g
• Secure Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) at the touch of a button
• the 300Mbps Wireless Easy-N-Upgrader upgrades your old, perfectly functioning router, to high speed wireless n. Enjoy up to 12 times the speed and 4 times the coverage of a wireless g network.
  

How It Works

Product Description

The 300Mbps Wireless Easy-N-UpgraderTM upgrades your old, perfectly functioning router, to high speed wireless n. Enjoy up to 12 times the speed and 4 times the coverage of a wireless g network. Eliminate wireless dead spots, seamlessly surf the Internet and help the environment by not throwing away your old router. The compact 300Mbps Wireless Easy-N-UpgraderTM is designed around ease of use, performance and environmental friendliness. The latest in wireless encryption ensures wireless security. Advanced Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology eliminates wireless dead spots. Wireless Protected Setup (WPS) lets you integrate other WPS devices into your network quickly.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect upgrade for your existing Router, April 26, 2008

By	Southern Man (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

I have had a Microsoft Router for about 5 years now and it has been perfect in every regard, but I was really wanting to upgrade it and get the latest speeds....I was torn since my Router is still working great, I hated to mess with something working so good when you read the spotty reviews (some 5 star---some 1 star) for some of the new routers.

So I thought this one would be the perfect choice and after 2 months of ownership I am proud to say that it IS !...I just hooked it into a port on my existing router and now I have the Microsoft Router in B speed and the Trendnet N Speed working right beside each other perfectly...I am very happy with it...It took about 15 minutes to install using the included instructions and their website that is very helpful...I was able to print out the entire manual before I even got the router !

In the couple of months I have had it...Not one dropped signal...haven't had to reboot it...nothing.....It's been flawless from day 1....It works WAY out in my backyard.....and everywhere in my house (1,500 Square feet).....I get 80% signal in the yard and back porch...and 92% to 95% inside the house.

I have used it with a iPod Touch...PS3....and a Wii....and setup was easy with them all....even with the best security settings.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product...I think, December 12, 2008

By	KenHan - See all my reviews

This is a small device and installation is very easy. Does it deliver on the extended range and speed promised by 802.11n? Many of the other reviewers seem to think so, and I tend to agree since I've been happy with other TRENDnet products in the past.

In my situation, this did not prove to be the case. It only delivered marginally higher signal strength than the existing 802.11g router, and I suffered a lot of drops in my connection. I ended up using a HomePlug/powerline bridge to get a stable connection. But here's why you should take my experience with a grain of salt: for compatibility with older devices, I chose WEP encryption. Just recently I read somewhere that the 802.11n Draft 2.0 standard requires WPA instead of WEP, and that choosing WEP causes it to drop back to 11g mode.

Hopefully, this bit of info helps other people get the most out of their purchase.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Holy Smokes!, April 8, 2008

By	Rolando M. Nispiros (Elk Grove, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I didn't think Wireless N was going to be this fast, but it is. It made everything in our wireless network fast. I went from 16,000 k/bs on a good day to about 32,000 k/bs almost consistently now.

All my older appliances that are on Wireless G and B work too without any problems.

I would have given it 5 stars if it was easier to configure. It was as easy as it described. I went out to their website to look for other documentation that made more sense.