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| Linksys WRT160N Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router | 
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| List Price: $116.94
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 80 reviews)
Sales Rank: 175
Category: CE
Publisher: Linksys
Studio: Linksys
Brand: Linksys
Label: Linksys
Media: Electronics
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Special Features: nv:Device Type^Wireless Router|Form Factor^Desktop|Wireless Network Standards^IEEE 802.11g|Wireless Network Standards^IEEE 802.11b|Wireless Network Standards^IEEE 802.11n|Wireless Data Transfer Rates^300 Mbps|Wireless Transmit Power^17 dBm|Security Protocols^WPA|Security Protocols^128-bit WEP|Security Protocols^64-bit WEP|Security Protocols^WPA2|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 10Base-T
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0.1
MPN: WRT160N
Model: WRT160N
UPC: 745883582983
EAN: 0745883582983
ASIN: B000Z3U1P6
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Features | | • | - Internet-sharing Router and 4-port Switch, with a built in speed and range enhanced Wireless Access Point | | • | - MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels farther and reduces dead spots | | • | - Much faster than Wireless-G, but also works great with Wireless-G and -B devices | | • | - Wireless signals protected by wireless encryption, and your network protected from Internet attacks by a powerful SPI firewall |
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Product Description
The Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router is really three devices in one package. 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 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. 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. By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's Multiple In, Multiple Out (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections much farther than standard Wireless-G. Wireless-N can dynamically enable 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-through. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility. The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it ideal for media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and Voice over IP telephony, and gives you plenty of headroom to run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in performance. With the Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games, and run media-intensive applications at incredi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 75 more reviews...
 Upgraded From G, but Disabled My Home Network September 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I followed the step-by-Step installation program, but the installation, however, had a serious outcome with my network--none of my three computers can communicate within the network. The installation somehow reconfigured my home network (MSHOME) and I can't get it reconfigured. which defeats the purpose of having a home network. This is serious. I contacted Linksys, who stated they only provide help for internet connectivity issues, not networking. I spoke with two techs who said they couldn't help with networking and that I should contact Microsoft. Past experience with Linksys was outstanding, but their service this time was poor.
The range is only slightly better than my WRT54G Wireless G router. Don't expect any real improvement over a wireless G connection. I moved an additional 10 feet and one wall away, and I was out of range. I bought it to increase range, since my network is all G speed rated.
Drops Connections, Slow as my old "B" Router, horrible! September 1, 2008
Jeez, I had no idea this would be so much worse than my 4 year old N-router (which had the antenna broken recently by my cat!) - but this product is just pathetic. I used to have 4-bars on Windows Vista.. Now I have One and keep having to "connect to" to rejoin the network.
 Never worked right- returned it September 1, 2008
Unlike some other reviews here, my experience was not favorable. I was only able to get it work with 2 of our 5 home office computers, even when used with supposedly matching Linksys draft N adaptors. Wasted most of a day trying different suggestions from Linksys web site - which was basically a listing of users helping users! I've been setting up my own networks for many years and this was one of the most frustrating products I've tried. I returned this router and went back to an old reliable (5 years+) Linksys access point connected to a wired Vonage router.
Wireless Router Hardware Great; Install Software Ain't September 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router
The hardware is all it is advertised to be and more. But the install software isn't there yet. Here's a brief summary of my experience.
My network management computer is a Dell laptop with a PC Wireless Adapter from Linksys. I have a cable modem from Linksys. Inserted the installation DVD and ran the setup application. It asks me to connect the WRT160N uplink port to the Cable modem with a supplied cable. Done. It asks me to connect the Ethernet port on my computer to the number 1 port on the router. Ooops! There's no Ethernet port on my laptop. And no provision for this situation in the installer app or the User's Guide. Have been experiencing the long tech support queue that seems to plague everyone now and again. We're working on a solution, which may be to use the web admin interface to configure the router. If that works then why not use that interface than an installer app? Just a suggestion to make things as easy as possible for customers.
 Works Great. Was Pretty Easy to Set Up. September 1, 2008
I've had this router running for about a month. It works great. I have it hard-wired to two computers that sit next to each other. I use wireless with my new iphone.
I had no problems setting it up and it works wonderfully. I live in a condo and can even get my wireless signal via iphone while standing outside the building.
If you get a wireless router, make sure you secure the network with a passcode. While walking my dog around my condo complex, I see all kinds of unsecured wireless routers available to my phone.
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