Main features:
- All-in-one device wireless N150 router with ADSL2 modem
- Includes four fast Ethernet ports
- Free live parental control
- Compatible with all major DSL providers
- General networking tasks – surf, email and chat
A simple way to share your broadband ADSL internet at home is by using an all-in-one modem router device. Netgear offers you affordable DGN1000 wireless N150 ADSL2 modem router to build a simple wireless network with the speed up to 150Mbps. This is an ideal solution for simple networking tasks including sharing the internet, sharing documents, sharing networking printer and gaming.
Traditionally you require separate ADSL modem, plus router / firewall, a switch and a wireless access point to build a wireless network for sharing the internet with many computers within the house wirelessly. But wit all-in-one ADSL2 modem router device (DGN1000) you require only one to building such a network. All your requirements to support the network such as DHCP server to manage the IP address for clients, firewall for network protection against any internet threats and parental control are included in this DGN1000 ADSL2 modem router.
The DGN1000 includes 4xfast Ethernet switch to let you add up to four computers or any other Ethernet-ready devices to the modem using UTP network cables. If four wired connection is not enough, you can add an eight-port Switch to expand the network.
Users with lack of networking knowledge don’t have any problems installing and setting up this DGN1000 modem router. Connect the RJ-11 (ADSL) port to the phone line, but you should use the line splitter to split the phone line into two lines – one line to the DGN1000 modem and the other line to your telephone so you can use both the internet and the telephone at the same time.
How to configure to connect to the internet? One phone call to your ISP that will guide you to configure the modem and you should have the user-name and password with you. The DGN1000, like other wireless routers, includes DHCP server which is enabled by default.
The figure 1 shows networking diagram of DGN1000 with couples of desktop computers connect direct to the router using UTP cable and mobile devices (including laptop with Wi-Fi adapter enable; Android gadget with Wi-Fi and iPad or tablet computers). To connect your printer and shared wirelessly, you may add a wireless print-server such as TL-WPS501 by TP-Link.
DGN2000 ADSL Modem Router
A more powerful all-in-one ADSL modem router you may allso consider is DGN2000 – the faster router than the DGN1000.
Main features:
- Powered by wireless N and works with major DSL providers
- Includes four-fast Ethernet ports, not gigabit ports actually. Should you require gigabit ports you can consider the DGN3500 which also includes a USB port for share storage
- Smart Wizard installation CD
- WPS for easy secure connection to clients
- Green – eco friendly technology to help conserve the energy
Both ADSL2 wireless modem routers are ideal for small homes with simple networking tasks, but you still can stream video and gaming. Should you require more powerful device for high performance environment, think about DGND3700 N600 simultaneous dual band ADSL2 modem router with one Gigabit port for WAN cable connection.
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