Wireless Router review: Cisco Linksys WRT120N-EE Review

Behind the Linksys brand, which covers the networking industry provided predominantly for domestic use, is Cisco the strongest networking in the world. This time out we came to test a wireless router made by 802.11 standard with support for standard big, as well as support for n standard with limited bandwidth to 65 Mbps (although at first glance is not obvious that this is not a full n standard).

Cisco Linksys WRT120N-EE

The router is by far the most beautiful looking of all the devices of this type we've seen. It is made of black matte and glossy plastic, high-quality signal with a blue LED located on the top, where the WPS button. On the back side, there are WAN, four LAN connectors, power connector and reset button.

What hardware is concerned, it is a device that runs on standard frequency of 2.4 GHz for wireless network connection and has built two internal antennas and WAN / LAN ports for wired connection speeds up to 100 Mbit / s. Novelty in this model is an adapter that attaches to the power connector and has a physical switch on and off.

Settings can be accessed via HTTP graphical user interface. Of the many options we believe that it is important to note that a WPS, DHCP, DDNS, Mac Clone, advanced routing, VPN Pass Through, Port Forwarding, DMZ, QoS, HTTPS, Remote Management, UPnP, Ping and Traceroute. As far as safety is concerned, the router supports WEP, WPA, WPA2, RADIUS and MAC filter how to apply and 128-bit encryption, the isolation of AP, Firewall, Internet Filter and Web Filter. The most interesting feature we've come across the Access Restrictions. It is used to control access to content on the Internet and can be adjusted in different ways. It is possible shutdown of Internet access by MAC or IP address, the address block, block keywords and blocking applications, which may be useful to parents.

In the test range and speeds the router to be quite good. Covering its floor and two floors above and below, and reaching a flow rate of 4.4 MB / s when downloading and 3.3 MB / s for sending, which is almost twice higher than the b / g router.

With these options and results WRT120N-EE has great potential in homes, especially in the field of parental control. Priced at about 60 euros and a two-year warranty, this product is recommended.

Wireless Router Review

Difference between Wireless Router and Switch?

Switch is a hardware based machine that sends data between computers quickly.
Switch is a device that manages data flow between parts of a local area network (LAN). Unlike the hub, switch divides network traffic and sends it to a certain destination, while the hub sends data to all devices in the network. It is used for medium-sized networks, it is a better and more effective than abrasion. Switch provides a full speed computer connections (say 10 Mbps) if available, while computers connected to the hub only get part of that connection it would be useless if it were on multiple computers, especially if the transfer of larger files.

Wireless Router is a software based machine that gives you the option to kontroliras it comes to the net to jete enters also the gateway router from your network related to other Network and vice versa. Router used to connect two different LAN or WAN. Router is used to prikljucis your case of local LAN to the Internet or ISP. One can also use QoS or Access List for data controllers who are allowed to go on the net or vice versa. Basically if you have only a few computer purchases Linksys 10/100 router / switch that you will be more than enough but the only problem is only 4 computers you can connect on the home router / switch box. If you need more than 4 computers you should have two switches.

Wireless Router is used to route packets between two remote locations and who can control the exits and enters the network and you svich serves to connect local area network to these networks at the level of the building ie. object.

Router is a computer device that is used to interconnect computer networks. It has a function that for every data packet designated route - the route to be the package that goes to the same forward pack next device in the series.

Although most routers separate devices, they are essentially computers with the software and hardware specialist for the purpose of connecting to multiple networks. In small local area networks (LAN) router is usually set to be the link between the network and the Internet. For example, ADSL router serves as a liaison between the home network and Internet network provider to which the router comes over ADSL connections.
The router is set as the default output from the network (engl. Default Gateway).
Router on the network diagram is a circle with four arrows, of which two inputs and two outputs from it.

More precise definition of the router is a computer network device that connects subnetworks. These two or more subnets do not need to match the physical ports on the router as a single port on the router can have multiple logical address - The interface. Router based on routing tables (routing table engl.) each received a packet specifies the interface that it passes. The data on which the router determines the output interface in addition to destinations, and also the incoming address and port to go. Apart from static route entries, routers and can also dynamically determine the output based on information received from other routers.
Routers can also be forwarded in a package that changes the information about the sender, so that the actual sender is invisible outside its network. This process is called mapping addresses (engl. Name Address Translation) or NAT for short.
Computer user can check his router through which a packet passes by issuing the command tracert destination eg tracert www.Google.com, if possible on those routers.

Home routers and routers for small office network
These are routers that are seen in smaller networks (Small and Home Office - SOHO). Most often their only function is to connect your home / office network to the Internet through service providers. They often perform the mapping address, and sometimes it is installed on them and DHCP server. Also, some small routers incorporating additional power outlets, so to perform the role of the network switch.
If the connection to the Internet provider made via the ADSL connection, then this router is called ADSL router.
If the router enables wireless connectivity on it, it is a wireless router - in the jargon WiFi router (Wireless Router).

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