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(13 customer reviews) 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Good Travel Router,
May 4, 2011 Andrew Magyar - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASUS WL-330N3G 6-in-1 Wireless-N Mobile Router (Personal Computers)
You have to initially set it up with an ethernet cable, connecting to 192.168.1.1. You should not need to install any of the included software, but you will want to disable your wireless interface. If the software is easier for you, use it. Once in, you just setup the SSID, security and wireless password. It reboots, you unplug the ethernet and from that point onward you can do everything else over a Wifi connection. Those wireless settings you entered will persist through mode changes and through power loss. This means you can take this device with you and use it without a laptop or an ethernet connection. You can connect to it with a mobile phone or tablet over Wifi, change modes, set advanced settings, and even select a site and connect to it. The iPhone and iPad can both configure the router without problems using Safari. When coming back up after being turned off in hotspot mode, you can connect to it over wifi even if it cannot find the last site it was connected to. I read that...Read more
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Set up in under 5 minutes for 3 devices sharing a hotel wire.,
July 13, 2011 dual-ccie (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: ASUS WL-330N3G 6-in-1 Wireless-N Mobile Router (Personal Computers)
Just picked up one of the ASUS WL-330N3G devices in Singapore for about $80 USD.
I needed to have a Ethernet/Wireless bridge to connect my Mac Book Pro/Iphone4 and new Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 devices. In under 5 minutes I had this thing setup and all 3 devices online. I also found it very simple (again, in the first 5 minutes) to have the router mode (ie. hotel wired connection sharing) with secured WPA2 Wifi, admin stuff changed, time sync and the like.
Really happy about this device. Ohh, and it derives enough power from a single USB port on my MacBook Pro that I don't have to worry about power adapters although there is a Y cable for driving more power into the device.
Wish I would have bought one of these 6 months ago as I can save a bunch on phone/data bills while roaming!
UPDATE: Just checked the 3G connectivity by adding a 3G card into it. Flawless!
Also played around with the various persona within the device (Hotspot, Router,...Read more
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Almost Perfect, Cannot Connect to Hidden SSID,
August 26, 2011 Re2st (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: ASUS WL-330N3G 6-in-1 Wireless-N Mobile Router (Personal Computers)
My SSID at home is hidden, and there's no button to connect to "another network" that is not listed on the scan result.
However, since this is a travel router, I figured that most hotels/coffee shop/airport should NOT have the SSID hidden.
You don't need to connect with ethernet cable to do the "hot-spot" mode. It is recommended (to obtain "stable experience), but not necessary.
1. Connect wirelessly to the router (SSID: ASUS) under the default settings
2. Go to 192.168.1.1 on your browser (password/login: admin/admin)
3. Select "Hot-Spot Mode", your connection will reset to 192.168.220.1
4. Type in that new address (same login/password)
5. Select your wireless network to connect to
6. Once connected, you can change any other options (SSID, admin password, wireless security, and so on)
7. Anytime you want to change mode, the setup URL will change back to the default (192.168.1.1)
