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Linksys WRTSL54GS Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with Speedbooster

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Technical Details

  • Four devices in one: wireless access point, built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 switch, storage link, and built-in media server
  • Allows you to add a USB 2.0 hard drive or flash drive to your network
  • Built-in Media Server streams music, video and photos to any UPnP compatible media adapter
  • Includes Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), wireless MAC address filtering, and powerful SPI firewall for security
  • Compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices
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Product Details

  • Item Weight: 3.9 pounds
  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
  • Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
  • ASIN: B000E5E868
  • Item model number: WRTSL54GS
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: July 27, 2008

Product Description

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The Linksys WRTSL54GS Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with Speedbooster is a versatile all-in-one Internet-sharing router, Wireless-G access point, and Network Storage Link that enables users to connect USB disk drives directly to their network. With the WRTSL54GS, you can give users on your network access to a hard drive or other portable storage device. This will allow you to share music files, video, photos, and much more seamlessly and securely.


Linksys's WRTSL54GS connects wireless notebooks and up to four wired PCs to the Internet with easy, one-touch setup. View larger.




The Linksys WRTSL54GS is really four devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect Wireless-G, Wireless-B, and other performance-enhanced SpeedBooster devices to the network. SpeedBooster technology is a compatible add-on to standard Wireless-G, which increases "real-world" wireless network performance by up to 35 percent. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. The router function ties it together and lets your whole network share your high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. And there's the Storage Link that lets you easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network using readily available USB 2.0 hard drives or a USB flash disk for a convenient way of accessing your portable data files. And finally, there's a built-in Media Server, which streams music, video, and photos from the attached storage device to any UPnP compatible media adapter. You can also set it up so that your storage is accessible from the Internet--files can be easily downloaded via your Web browser. You can make your files available publicly over the Internet or create password-protected accounts for authorized users.

With Linksys's convenient SecureEasySetup functionality, creating a secure home network with networked-attached storage is a simple push-button procedure. Just push the button on the router and on your other SecureEasySetup-enabled wireless device to automatically create an encryption-secured wireless connection. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protects your data and privacy with up to 128-bit industrial-strength encryption. The router can serve as a DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Advanced configuration is a snap with the browser-based interface. The device offers the option of placing it vertically or horizontally on a flat surface, or mounting it to a wall. In short, the Linksys WRTSL54GS makes it easier and more convenient than ever to start a home network with a shared high-speed Internet connection and lots of storage space.


What's in the Box
WRTSL54GS Wireless-G router, network cable, power adapter, setup wizard CD-ROM, and user's guide on CD-ROM.

Product Description

Linksys Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with Speedbooster All-in-one Internet-sharing Router, performance enhanced Wireless-G Access Point, and Network Storage Link to connect USB disk drives directly to your network. SecureEasySetup feature makes wireless configuration secure, and push-button simple. The Wireless-G Storage Link Router with SpeedBooster is really four devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect Wireless-G, Wireless-B, and other performance-enhanced SpeedBooster devices to the network. SpeedBooster technology is a compatible add-on to standard Wireless-G, which increases "real-world" wireless network performance by up to 35%. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. The Router function ties it together and lets your whole network share your high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. And we've included a Storage Link that lets you easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network using readily available USB 2.0 hard drives -- or plug in a USB flash disk, for a convenient way of accessing your portable data files. There's a built-in Media Server, which streams music, video, and photos from the attached storage device to any UPnP compatible media adapter. You can also set it up so that your storage is accessible from the Internet -- files can be easily downloaded via your web browser. Your files can be available publicly, or create password-protected accounts for authorized users. The new push button setup feature makes it easy to configure your wireless devices. Just push the button on the router and on your other SecureEasySetup-enabled wireless device to automatically create an encryption-secured wireless connection. Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA) protects your data and privacy with up to 128-bit industrial-strength encryption.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Linux-powered router with USB storage, August 3, 2006
By Samat Jain (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
As soon as I received my Linksys WRTSL54GS, I flashed it with the OpenWRT firmware... and my device works great. It's been running for 3 wks now since I've bought it, with no problems. I did not attempt to use Linksys' OEM firmware, which other reviewers have noted is not very good.

I am irked that it is much more expensive than the Linksys WRT54GL, but the extra RAM, flash memory (useful for OpenWRT), and USB port were worth it for me. You're not going to break any speed records with the device's 266 MHz processor, but the ability to access disks over a network without the need of another full-blown computer is extremely convenient.

It has only one antenna, but most real-world tests show that two antennas are not necessarily better, The antenna is unfortunately non-removable, unlike the WRT54GL, so you cannot easily replace it with another.

All in all a great, more versatile WRT54GL alternative.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Works well (with some additional work), November 29, 2006
I use this router with four computers, two air port expresses and a USB drive. By upgrading to the latest firmware and re-formatting the drive to NTFS I was able to get the USB harddrive working correctly. The documentation does leave something to be desired, but with some searching the Linksys knowledge base I was able to get things worked out.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars After 3rd firmware load and a beta release - it finally works, April 29, 2006
By JWC - Reader "JWC" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
I must generally agree with others who do not recommend this product. I have been using it for about 2 months and have had a great deal of trouble.

If you understand the concepts of Shared Drives, and how to configure them, you will have no trouble mapping the drives connected to the USB port. I have 3 250 GIG drives and one 2 GB thumb drive connected to the router via a USB hub and mapped. I do not know if this is a supported configuration but it works fine.

The problem has been that the clock on the router will not set. This means that any files written to the drives have a date of January 1, 1970. I have just been sent a beta copy of new firmware from Linksys (my 3rd revision in 2 months). v2.00.6 (Mar 29, 2006) this seems to correct the problem.

Other aspects of the router are working fine. Signal strength is very good with no hang-ups (this was the first firmware upgrade).

Overall, this product has, by no means, been worth the effort.

It is sad what has happened to Linksys. This used to be a great little company with great products and support. Since being purchased by Cisco it has all been down hill.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Linksys WRTSL54GS Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with Speedbooster
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Excellent product recominedo 100 % from Caracas - Venezuela. Read more
Published on February 24, 2008 by Jose A. Marzan Sanchez

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely the most versatile router I had so far
I bought 2 units and I installed one of them away from the house in the garage and I use it as on "offsite backup device" with an 8 GB flash USB disk connected to it. Read more
Published on January 20, 2008 by John Staffini

4.0 out of 5 stars Everything I expected.
This product met my expectations completely. Within a few minutes of arrival, it was up and running ( OpenWRT ) w/ WPA2-Personal, OpenVPN, and PPPoE. Read more
Published on October 31, 2007 by mta

5.0 out of 5 stars great perf for the $
Got two units for modetare load each, udated to open WRT (original firmware fails when emule and bittorrent run together on couple of computers but its expected), with new... Read more
Published on September 10, 2007 by D. Beznosko

2.0 out of 5 stars Not quite what it seems storage-wise
This router, especially the attached storage is not quite what it seems. The picture on Amazon and on the package leads one to believe that you can just plug in a thumb drive and... Read more
Published on May 7, 2007 by Paula Rosenblum

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money
I bought the Linksys WRTSL54GS, and updated it with the latest firmware (2.06), the signal reception is poor, compared to my old WRT54GS router. Read more
Published on January 20, 2007 by R. D. CAJINA

1.0 out of 5 stars never EVER works
The wireless setup on this device is like setting up a 8-cylinder car with no tools and blindfolded as a first-time user. Read more
Published on January 9, 2007 by Krystmas

5.0 out of 5 stars Great router for custom Linux solutions
This router can be re-flashed with a custom Linux firmware (such as openwrt or dd-wrt) to become a custom Linux device. With the addition in this model of a USB 2. Read more
Published on January 4, 2007 by Benjamin McGough

3.0 out of 5 stars Best left to the nerds
I read all the reviews/hype on this router and thought, "ya its for me", but its really not worth the trouble for most folks in my opinion. Read more
Published on August 24, 2006 by A. Milne

1.0 out of 5 stars Storage is Useless & so is Support
This router seems to route the signal just fine but the storage feature is weak. Whatever I copy to the external storage device has date of 1970 because the router cannot get a... Read more
Published on June 3, 2006 by PC Pro

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