WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router is a three in one box device. Like other wireless router products available in the marketplace such as Belkin router that combines the router function; switch and wireless access point into one box.
Linksys Wireless Router WRT160N
1. Switch function, this WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router comes with 4 RJ-45 port 10/100 Mbps available you can connect to your computers; printer; or any other Ethernet devices using straight-through CAT5 UTP cable.
2. Wireless Access Point, this WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router uses the latest wireless networking technology: Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) with the intelligent MIMO technology to increase the range and reduce “dead spots” in the wireless coverage area. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the router can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds far faster than standard Wireless-G. You can build the wireless network at home using this WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router as the access point. You can create wireless connection using the latest wireless security standards WPA/WPA2 or WEP up to 128-bit encryption.
3. The router function, WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, and supports VPN pass-through. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.
How can you configure this WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router?
Linksys Broadband Router WRT160N Configuration
To share a broadband Internet connection, connect the router to the cable or DSL modem. WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router is draft 802.11n based standard router, with the use of other wireless-N Linksys adapters on your computers; both ends use the same wireless-N devices. This will provide the high performance throughput, you can stream HD video; music and photos library from your Windows media center based PC extended wirelessly to your High definition TV in the comfort of your living room without the hassle of the wire cable.
WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router support USB port you can use to connect USB devices such as USB storage devices to share in the network. If not just a USB storage you want, you can consider of having a multi purpose Media Hub such as NHM300 or NHM400 from Linksys. But you need to connect it to one of the LAN port for Media Hub share connection.
With WRT160N Linksys Broadband Router, you can use one of the LAN Ethernet ports to expose one PC as DMZ host. The DMZ feature allows one network computer to be exposed to the Internet for use of a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming or videoconferencing. DMZ hosting forwards all the ports at the same time to one PC. The Port Range Forwarding feature is more secure because it only opens the ports you want to have opened, while DMZ hosting opens all the ports of one computer, exposing the computer to the Internet.
Or if you have a XBOX game console with your XBOX Live account, you can integrate wirelessly your high-definition video, DVD movie playback, digital music, photos, and online connectivity into one sleek, small tower and in the process puts true Next-Gen power right at your fingertips.
Having a wireless network at home or at the office, you should protect your wireless connection with the latest WPA/WPA2 security. And always update the patches in the earliest the patches released, and make sure to have all the computers protected by the anti-virus software.
See also:
- Wireless networking antenna – the types
- Some wireless directional antennas
- Some home wireless -n routers
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