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Thursday, November 24, 2011

ASUS (RT-N12) Wireless-N 300 Advance Home Router: Fast Ethernet, 3 in 1 switch(Router/Repeater/Access Point) and support upto 4 Guest SSID(Open source DDWRT Support)

Asus RT-N12 SuperSpeed Wireless Router 802.11b/g/n up to 300Mbps/ Open Source DD-WRT Support

Amazon Sales Rank: #576 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Asus Model: RT-N12 Platform: Windows Format: CD-ROM Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 1.46" h x 7.05" w x 4.69" l, .66 pounds Device Discovery: Discover router in network and help user to invoke Web Configuration page Antenna: 2x external detachable dipole antenna; Operating Frequency: 2.4 ~ 2.5 GHz Provide extra network for prioritized bandwidth and access control; EZ Switch: Switch your operation mode only ONE-Touch SuperSpeed up to 300Mbps data rate, suitable for seamless multimedia stream; Broadcom Accelerange deliver 450% Signal coverage WAN: 1x RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT; LAN: 4x RJ45 for 10/100 BaseT; Support Ethernet and 802.3 with max. bit rate 10/100Mbps

Most helpful customer reviews 91 of 91 people found the following review helpful. EXCELLENT router - what a pleasant surprise! By Goldengate The short review is: excellent router, extremely easy to set up, great range, good stability, nice white color, absolutely no complaints. Here's the longer review: I took a total risk on this router...there were no reviews on Amazon, I'd never heard of ASUS, and wasn't convinced that ordering it was a good idea. However, the price was right, and I had just spent frustrating hours trying to configure a Netgear route. My previous router, a D-link, had a "known issue" that the manufacturer solved by discontinuing the model's support. So, I thought, let me try this unknown brand and see what happens. If worse comes to worse I'd just return it to Amazon. WOW was I pleased! Literally, 10 minutes after I had opened it, I had it configured as an access point, had logged into the router from my wireless laptop, and had set up a password to encrypt the network. I've set up maybe 5-7 routers in my life and always dread it... this was by far the easiest experience I've ever had. In the picture on the site, this router looks like it's an ugly grey color. It is a shiny smooth white - think Apple ipod aesthetic - with nice white antennas. Very aesthetically pleasing. Though the advertising for this router states "diskless setup" it come with an optional setup disk. I did not use it as I wanted to test the advertising's claim...and am pleased to say it's an example of truth in advertising! I'm also getting very good signal strength, speed and stability...I will DEFINITELY update this review if I run into issues, but overall I'm giving this thing 5 stars (and I almost never give 5 stars because I think everything has room for improvement) because it was so inexpensive and easy to set up, and performs exactly as advertised. I am using this router as an "access point" which means it is connected via ethernet cable to another router and serves to extend the range of my wireless network. There's a switch on the back that allows you to select access point mode, standard router mode, or bridge/repeater mode. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Update 5/10/2010- still working great... I put some white electricians' tape over the blue LEDs in front as they were too bright, but other than that, no issues at all. I forget it's there - it just works all the time without needing to be unplugged every so often like my other routers.... my wireless devices are always connected to it and don't lose signal. Still a 5-star review. Update 8/13/2011- This unit is still cranking away...doing great. I NEVER have to unplug and plug it back in, it just works... no rebooting. I just bought the N16 model to replace my primary wireless router (using this one as an access point to extend the network) and am very pleased with it as well... the two work well together. STILL happy with this router! 82 of 84 people found the following review helpful. Get this one for a remote wireless switch! By Sablefoste Okay, this is the first review I have written for Amazon, but I felt compelled, because I had to do too much research on this project. The quick backdrop: I have recently moved to a new house, and I have two areas in the house requiring internet. I could not run a CAT5 cable from the source to the back room, where I am running both a windows XP and Ubuntu desktop. I already have a Linksys wireless b/g/n router but I didn't want to buy USB wireless dongles for my desktops (each new desktop would require a new dongle). After much looking on the internet, I wasn't sure which equipment was correct to act as a long distance access point (for my wired devices). I bought this one, because it was a good price, and had both repeater mode and access point. I figured something must work. I was quite pleasantly surprised to find out how easy it was to set this up. I am quite techy and don't fear digging in to solve any problems, but I didn't have too many

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