Belkin N300 300 Mbps 4-Port Gigabit Wireless N Router (F7D7301)

Easy to setup. With a built-in dual USB ports you can enjoy additional storage through external hard drives, flash drives or even connect to externally powered USB hubs. Featuring a lightweight, compact and ultra-sleek design this Belkin Share Max N300 F7D7301 Wireless-N Router is the perfect addition to your home or office without destroying the aesthetics of the room.

I have owned maybe 2 dozen routers over the years but this one was the worst ever! I quite literally threw it in the bin and put it out with the garbage. And this was less than 2 weeks after i got it.
I bought it to replace a Belkin N150 that was working perfectly while i had it, but i wanted to give that router to my aunt who just started off with her new laptop. So, based on that router i "upgraded" to this one.
I was pleased with its features, price and design but from the get-go i had issues with the software (installed on my HP HDX18 running win7x64) not connecting to the router. Using 'router' in the address bar would spawn a search for router instead of bring it up. has to uninstall and reinstall twice to get it going. next i switched on the guest ssid and set that to 'cafe mode' not only did the router become unresponsive after that but the cafe mode simply **does not work at all**.
after hours of fiddling with a non responsive router i thought maybe that setting was at the root of my trouble so i switched it off (the router would take only one command before freezing). after that it was responsive again. but the best was yet to come...!
after getting both ssids to work (regular and guest--the latter without cafe login), the thing would work for maybe a couple hours before needing power-cycling (pulling the power and re-applying it)! it would start off ok then the internet would start slowing down the i'd get the browser saying it could not reach the website. no website not even amazon. it reached the point where i would have to do this power recycle ever couple hours religiously. and whether i was on the wireless or ethernet the very same issue happened! i would see the lan/wifi connection but the internet goes south.

i fiddled with and experimented with every setting i could find but nothing changed this. even checked and it had the latest firmware. in between these issues i would switch back a couple times to the trusty N150 and the issues would vanish. after struggling with thsi router for about 10 days i unplugged it one morning and threw it in the bin. refused to even give it away because i knew the recipient would probably return to my house with it and a baseball bat in tow.
this is the last belkin i'll ever buy. intend to get a netgear instead.

The router itself was such a pain to setup. I had to call Belkin's customer service line for assistance and that took forever it seems. Other than that, it's now working like a charm and i've had no issues with it since. I bought it at a good deal.

This unit was defective, and it was a hassle to set up. The unit changed the original security password, and did not tell me what it was, so no one could fix it. Hated this! Just like HP products, do not ever intend to buy another Belkin anything.

USB ports for additional devices work well and reliable. Installation was very difficult to the point that Belkin's tech support was having difficulty. Once got it to work, it is reliable and perform well.