Advantages: Feature full ? broadband router, 4 port 10/100 switch, print server Disadvantages: Technical support seem to read off a script
Hello! I haven't been on Ciao for quite a while now, but may come back here more often, after my exams anyway.
US. Robotics is a name you 'can' trust. It has a good reputation for building reliable modems and networking equipment. This was one of the main reasons I chose this piece of equipment, as opposed to one from SMC.
What is a BroadbandRouter?
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Well simply put, it routes one internet connection to a network, allowing you to share a single internet connection in a home or office network.
This particular router, model USR018000, is designed specifically for broadband. As cable/DSL broadband internet becomes more common, and since I already have ntl's cable modem service, this is an excellent addition to my home network of two computers and a laptop. ntl only provide one IP address per customer ...
Advantages: Fairly easy to set up, easy to use, reliable, looks good. Disadvantages: Bandwidth Innacurate.
there is an option to enable guest settings; this means that when you have people over who have brought their laptops etc and wish to use your internet connection, that you don't actually have to give your proper password over for them to connect, and also doesn't allow them on your home network (thus no access to your personal files and folders). I don't have this enabled as I generally trust anybody who'd be in my home and in that position but it's a very good feature to have these days.
Hopefully now your network is secure, so I'll now tell you how to secure your actual router. You need to look back to the left side menu and scroll to the bottom where it says Utilities, and ten click on the 'System Settings' option. This will bring you to a page where you can see the date, time and more importantly blank spaces for passwords to be set ...
Advantages: great signal, cheap, does the job, easy to use, great security, easy to set up Disadvantages: no real user manual, some functions maybe hard to understand with previous experience.
This is by far the best router i have owned and used ( compared to an ordinary wired router and a belkin and also a netgear wireless router).
It is very easy to set up this router, infact i did nothing. plugged it in, hooked up all the connections, and it automatically recognised my settings (i have virgin media broadband).
I have had this router for about roughly 6 months now and havnt really experienced any real problems.
one downside to this product is when going into the homepage of the router. At times when such tings are worded its hard to understand what it means until you actually try it out, for example:
\"If checked, the undefined item in MAC Address list is allowed to access Internet;Unchecked means reverse\"
I actually understand what it means but i had to read it more than once.
On the other hand this may ...
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Manufacturer's product description
Corega provides a complete range of products for your small office and home office networking needs. PRODUCT FEATURES: Allows multiple users to access the Internet at the same time via a single public IP Address using NAT (Network Address Translation); Simple Installation; Integrated 4 port 10/100 TX auto-sensing switch; Built-in firewall to protect your PCs from outside intruders; Built-in web-based user interface for easy configuration and management; Supports PPPoE and PPTP allowing users to seamlessly connect to ISPs with the user familiar "dial-up" type connection interface; Blocks specific users from accessing specified websites; Allows external Internet users to access information from an internal target host using the Virtual Server option; Provides unrestricted two-way communication between one PC on your LAN and certain Internet services like conferencing, video and gaming Applications; Supports DHCP client to receive both a dynamic IP Address and a fixed IP Address from ISP; Built-in DHCP server to automatically assign and manage LAN IP addresses.
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