Imo WRT310N Refurb (no Returns) Wireless N Gigabit Rtr New Id

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001FBOGSU
• Item model number: WRT310N-RM
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 5, 2008

Product Description

Product Description

The Wireless-N Gigabit Router is really three devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to the network without wires. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex Gigabit Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection.

The Access Point built into the Router uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections much farther than standard Wireless-G.

With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the router can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds far faster than standard Wireless-G. But unlike other speed-enhanced technologies, Wireless-N can dynamically enable this double-speed mode for Wireless-N devices, while still connecting to other wireless devices at their respective fastest speeds. In congested areas, the "good neighbor" mode ensures that the Router checks for other wireless devices in the area before gobbling up the radio band.

To help protect your data and privacy, the Router can encode all wireless transmissions with industrial-strength 256-bit encryption. It can serve as your network's DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, and supports VPN pass

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not Great, December 1, 2008

By	Paul S. Cole "Bishop Cole" (Greensburg, IN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am the average user. I've had 4 or 5 different wireless models and was excited when the wireless N came out. I did have trouble setting up this model on my own but all I did was call the 1-800 number on the back and they walked me right through the steps and the modem worked perfect!!! It has pretty good range covering my entire house of 2,200sq ft. I can even go outside and use it with no problem. My biggest problem that I've had is resetting the modem. I have to do it at least once a week for some reason. It's no big deal unplugging it for 10 secs and then plug it back in and it works fine but I don't like it that it happens so frequent. I wouldn't advise against this router but like with most things it has it's glitches.

5.0 out of 5 stars Refurb with a 1 year warranty (purchased seperatly)...hard to beat, February 10, 2009

By	D. Repenhoff - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I picked up 3 of these to use for my home network, due to the lack of being wired that is. Setup them up with dd-wrt & using them as wireless access points for my dvr's, ps3, nas, slingbox, etc... Yes I'm a nut... The price has increased since I purchased, wireless N access points are hard to deny, still cheaper then gaming adapter (that is after you learn how to use dd-wrt). I'm still skeptical about the dual band N routers, the 5GHz band does not penetrate walls as well as the 2.4GHz band, though the 2.4GHz is much more crowded. Anyways, they've (yes all 3 I purchased) have been working great for over a month now.