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This router was the easiest to set up I've seen - just load the CD and follow directions. Enter type of protection and password - it did the rest. So far, range and speed are great. The reliability is much better than my old Linksys.
Or that it lets you have two independent SSIDs (I use the "standard" one at 2.4Ghz for most wireless devices like laptops and iPhones, and the "media" one at 5Ghz to connect with a bridge attached to my media devices like TiVo, PS3, HDDVD, etc). I was trepidatious after reading the reviews here, but since they tilted positive I went ahead and bought it, and am glad I did. Or that the adminstrator web login requires image verification (those wavy letters and numbers) to avoid bot attacks.Nice feature set, good performance, easy setup and administration. I used the CD to autoconfigure easily and (tip #1) used the same SSID as the router I was replacing and (tip #2) used the same WEP password and presto, all my wireless devices seamlessly autoconnected to the new router.One issue: the port forwarding doesn't work (apparently a firmware update is required) HOWEVER there is a feature called "Virtual Server" that serves the same purpose as port forwarding and it works just fine (except that it's one port at a time, no ranges, which wasn't a problem for me but might be for others, in which case do the firmware update). Did I mention it's pretty, with big cool blue (or orange when there's a problem) glowing icons on the front instead of tiny LEDs. I only have to remember that it's at 192.168.0.1 (and not.1.1 like my old Linksys router).
When I got everything figured out and done, my existing network adapters didn't know the difference, except for the MAC addy of the router, but they accommodated that with one click for some, none for others. Set up by the default/wizard was very easy. Every time I try, it locks up and I have to reset to factory to get my router back. Had to go back in and change the name in the manual setup to my existing network name. But, so far re-sync has required more full power-off resets than the Airlink. Haven't tried the multi-access features yet, nor the 5GHz band or the USB storage feature.
But, the Airlink was easier to resync, requiring only a re-connect most of the time. Have yet to successfully configure the MAC address filter. That made me happy.Was disappointed that it seems to get de-synchronized with the modem, just like my previous cheap Airlink. A peculiarity was in the setup for the local network name. The wizard does not allow usage of the @ or several other characters in the name. It's too early yet to see if the D-Link de-syncs more or is better.
I may need a new modem.
Purchased on 8/2009. The firmware must be updated to 2.02NA (as of 1/2010). Have nothing but good things to say about this router - easy to set up, easy to use, and good wireless range. I'm not an expert, but I've used some of the advanced features of the router - DMZ, WPA setup, WPS (for wireless printers), application routing, firewall etc. No experience with the shareport yet, however. But we use P2P apps etc and it's been a smooth ride.
Bought this device at Office Depot (1st mistake as they only give you 14 days to return the product *UNOPENED*, otherwise if you open it to actually use it before finding out that it's not a very good router, you can only return it for an in-store credit). I may have been able to reconfigure the setup had D Link provided any good support, but unfortunately they missed the mark here as well. The router itself, with Shareport, does not mention that the software that comes with the product does not support Macs (although the router is Mac compatible).Set-up is pretty straightforward, but my issue was that the router would briefly disconnect from the network and reconnect again (noticeable on PS3 and while streaming music on computers). This happened several times, roughly about once every hour or so. After spending an hour with tech support, I was then unable to connect to the internet at all.Took it back, fought Office Depot on their ridiculous return policy, got my refund and purchased a Linksys router from Staples. The Linksys has been flawless (although it doesn't have a Shareport option) and Staples even allows you to open a product and still return it within 14 days (which I won't be doing with this router).
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