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Product Features
Linksys by Cisco WRT160N Wireless-N Broadband Router
- 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
Do More, Faster Enjoy fast wireless connectivity for your home or home office. The Wireless-N Broadband Router is designed to deliver plenty of speed and coverage, so large groups of users can go online, transfer large files, print, and stream stored media - all at once, all without wires. Great for bigger homes. Easy to use and setup; includes Mac setup wizard. Wireless-N Power The speed and bandwidth of Wireless-N, todays most advanced wireless technology, makes it easy for multiple users to share Internet access, files and printing. Enjoy media-intensive activities like gaming, video and Voice-over-IP phone calls - all at once, with less lag and performance degradation. Achieves faster speeds when used with Wireless-N enabled devices, but is fully compatible with Wireless-G and -B equipment. Reliable Coverage Experience coverage you can count on, all around your home. Wireless-Ns Multiple in, Multiple Out MIMO technology actually uses the signal reflections that confuse ordinary wireless technologies to boost range and reduce dead spots. Connect to More Four 10/100 Ethernet ports let you connect printers, networked storage drives, and other Ethernet-enabled devices to your network, so you can access and share them wirelessly from all your computers at once. No need to trade cables, or wait for someone else to finish their work before you do yours. Advanced Security Advanced wireless security and SPI firewall protection designed to help safeguard your home network and computers from most Internet attacks. Minimum Requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.0 or higher CD-ROM Drive Windows XP, Vista or Vista 64-bit Edition with latest updates Wired or Wireless* Network Adapter
Product Details
Linksys by Cisco WRT160N Wireless-N Broadband Router
- Electronics: 0 pages
- Platforms: Windows
- Publisher: Linksys
- Label: Linksys
- Format: CD
- Studio: Linksys
- Average Customer Review: based on 535 reviews
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|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|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3u Ethernet 100Base-TX
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Summary: Works great...after upgrade 2010-03-10
Comment: Router works great after upgrading the firmware...before upgrade it only worked on the computer it was wired to (defeats the purpose)... after the upgrade I haven't had any issues. Instructions for upgrading firmware can be found on linksys knowledge base.
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Summary: pretty good 2010-03-10
Comment: Upgraded from older wired linksys to wrt160n. Only thing I didn't like about the purchase was that it didn't tell you version number (apparently need to avoid v1 and v2). Luckily, looks like they fixed it and I received v3.
Setup took ridiculously short time (took hours on the wired one, especially since I needed to clone IP/open ports) - transferred all of my settings to new router.
Only thing I had to do was go in and edit wireless settings on laptop to allow for file/print sharing.
Very good range and signal quality.
Design looks much better than most (if not all) similarly priced wired/wireless routers.
would recommend it
Setup took ridiculously short time (took hours on the wired one, especially since I needed to clone IP/open ports) - transferred all of my settings to new router.
Only thing I had to do was go in and edit wireless settings on laptop to allow for file/print sharing.
Very good range and signal quality.
Design looks much better than most (if not all) similarly priced wired/wireless routers.
would recommend it
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Summary: THE TECHNICAL SERVICE IS LAUGHABLE 2010-03-10
Comment: i BOUGHT THIS ROUTER TO REPLACE MY NETGEAR WHICH WAS MANY YEARS OLD. wHEN linksys DID NOT WORK, i HAD TO CALL TECHNICAL SERVICE 7 TIMES BEFORE FINALLY GETTING SOMEONE TO WORK ON MY ISSUE. THE DECIDED IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND i WOULD HAVE TO MAKE even more CALLS TO GET A REPLACEMent. My calls to service were either with tech service agents who know nothing, were lazy and incoherent, disconnected me or were rude and insulting. Finally ended with someone who helped but after 4 hours could do nothing. I returned it (I don't know why that took me so long!) and bought another netgear router-it works thank goodness!
They also try to charge you 10 dollars to help you get the NEW router set up faster..unbelievable!
They also try to charge you 10 dollars to help you get the NEW router set up faster..unbelievable!
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Summary: worst router ever 2010-03-03
Comment: worst linksys router i've owned yet...rivals my opinion of D-Link routers. stay away, go find something else. the problems I have encountered...drops wireless connection intermittantly (have checked, is not my laptop), gets confused when I connect a switch to the router, denies switch access to the internet and does not allow DHCP to establish ip addresses for devices on the switch (not the switch, works great with other routers). again, stay away, has to be an embarassment for linksys to even conceive such a device.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Stable and reliable 2010-03-01
Comment: This model has been very stable and reliable. There is no antenna options, but the wireless range is very good. Update the firmware to get a speed boost because the stock firmware is flakey. If you are using 802.11b - g, you will pleased with the increased speed. You may have to change 802.11n channel width to "auto" on the router and the adapter to obtain N speed. Use Auto settings to get the best speed. If you use DHCP, then just plug it in and forget the Linksys setup.
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