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D-link DI-524 Airplus G Wireless Router

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005 | Networking (LAN), Reviews

D-Link has become to be a reliable name in the wireless networking market. In the past, it got played down a little compared to it’s rivals Linksys and Netgear.

With time, they have improved their technology and cemented their place in the budget wireless router market.

The D-Link DI-524 Airplus G Wireless router provides good quality at a good price. Basic features are as follows…

• 100m indoor range
• 400m outdoor range
• 54Mbps maximum transfer rate
• 802.1x security
• up to 128-bit Wireless Encryption Protocol
• 4 LAN ports

There is a wizard for setup which should make things pretty hassle free, it picks up all the details for you and sets it up.

Amongst the options for the router is an option for Antenna power. This is useful if you live inside an apartment building or in a place where there are other computers. By limiting the antenna power you can make it hard, if not impossible for other people to use your connection.

Power settings are 100%, 50%, 25% and 12.5%.

In order to get the WPA encryption you will need to update the firmware. This can be done at:
http://support.dlink.com/products/revision.asp

Reports amongst consumers are mixed, with some people very happy, but others with some problems. This is a cheap router and is priced as such. Don’t expect it to perform wonders, but for a connection to one of two computers, it should be okay. Also, make sure to update the firmware.

Overall the D-Link provides wireless networking at a price which is more than reasonable, and with performance that is not bad either.

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