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D-Link DSR-250N 250 Mbps 8-Port 10-Gigabit Wireless N Router
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As a wired-only product, this is probably a good bet. As a wireless router or access point, skip this model. Regular signal drops (several per day, no matter what the settings or FW you choose). Worst part is that it takes an eternity for the wireless network to come back up. If the router is rebooted (which is sometimes required to recover wireless operation), count on around 5 minutes to get a stable (in the relative sense of the term) wireless signal. WiFi range is relatively poor and seems to vary noticeably over time even if you stay in one location. If you want to shut the wireless off entirely, there is not an explicit way to do that. Here's the response from D-Link: "To disable the wifi on the DSR-250N, go to Wireless - General - Access Points. Right click the entry and set to Disabled. To further disable the access point, Edit the entry and set the Active Time to OFF." Also, the US support site does not have the latest FW listed for the DSR-250N HW version A1. I had to go to the main Asia site to find it. Look for the FW file: DSR-250N_A1_FW2.11_WW. When the FW changed from 1.x to 2.x the UI got fancier and I believe slower - it's really a dog. No worries though, because all versions of FW seem to have the same crummy WiFi performance.Read full review
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I bought one of these because i wanted more ports. The one i bought had version 1 hardware and the earliest firmware. The wireless was not usable until i upgraded the firmware. If you buy an older one check the firmware before you waste a lot of time trying to make it work. The configuration has lots of options. It will take a lot of time if you use advanced features. The good news is that you can save your configurations and restore them if you need to. If you want dual band don't buy the version 1 hardware. It is only single band.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
There are LOTS of inexpensive WiFi routers (MIMO even) - easily 30% less expensive than the DSR-250N, but typical WiFi routers target home users & have NO VPN capabilities. The DSR-250N sports 25 VPN tunnels - not something the average home user would value, but if you care about network security, exposing your IP address, the DSR-250N makes a particularly strong showing. Other versions of the DSR-250 have only 5 VPN tunnels. one has 75 - be careful which model you're buying. I'm a OLD fan of D-LINK, three decades good experiences with their products. Negative with THIS seller is the Euro style power plug, useless in America.
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