On the surface, it's a fairly standard package: a router, switch and ADSL modem combined, with wireless functionality - in this case, wireless N. which runs at a maximum of 300Mbps compared to wireless G's 54Mbps. As a home router, it ticks all the boxes, and it's cheaper than NetGear's more expensive, substantially slower competitor. What could be wrong?
Well, for a start, its performance is substantially worse than the specifications suggest With two antennas and wireless N support, you might expect 300Mbps connections to be a lock. In fact, benchmarks show it maxing out just below 150Mbps - although not even consistently, as transfer speeds fluctuated wildly even at short ranges. Worst of all, they were sometimes so bad that the broadband connection was faster, and the last thing you want out of a router is for it to be a bandwidth bottleneck!
That said, the actual ADSL link is fine, as is wired performance. Set up is easily accomplished thanks to a setup wizard that incorporates the basic settings for a selection of ISPs, UK providers included. Unfortunately, the web interface is poorly built, slow to respond and badly laid out, so if you want to change settings without the wizard, prepare for a bit of a headache.
Design-wise it has some attractive features, including a power button, which is useful for performing quick hard-resets. It's nice that it attempts to hold the hands of novices, but none of that matters a great deal, because the performance is inexplicably poor. Novices would be better served by a device that didn’t manifest problems even when they've put the correct information in. Anyone who requires even slightly more advanced features would be better off elsewhere. The price is attractive, but ultimately it's not hard to see where the corners have been cut.
You could call it cheap and cheerful, only it isn't very cheerful
| HARDWARE FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Interface | 4 10/100Mbps RJ45 Ports 1 RJ11 Port |
| Button | 1 Power On/Off Switch 1 WPS Button 1 Wi-Fi On/Off Button |
| External Power Supply | 9VDC/0.85A |
| IEEE Standards | IEEE 802.3, 802.3u |
| ADSL Standards | Full-rate ANSI T1.413 Issue 2, ITU-T G.992.1(G.DMT), ITU-T G.992.2(G.Lite) ITU-T G.994.1 (G.hs), ITU-T G.995.1 |
| ADSL2 Standards | ITU-T G.992.3 (G.dmt.bis), ITU-T G.992.4 (G.lite.bis) |
| ADSL2+ Standards | ITU-T G.992.5 |
| Dimensions ( W x D x H ) | 7.7*5.3*1.5 in. (195*135*39mm) |
| Antenna Type | Omni directional, Detachable, Reverse SMA |
| Antenna Gain | 2x3dBi |
| WIRELESS FEATURES | |
|---|---|
| Wireless Standards | IEEE 802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b |
| Frequency | 2.400-2.4835GHz |
| EIRP | <20dBm(EIRP) |
| Wireless Security | Support 64/128 bit WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, Wireless MAC Filtering |
| OTHERS | |
|---|---|
| Certification | CE, FCC, RoHS |
| Package Contents | TD-W8961ND External Splitter RJ-11 Telephone Cable RJ-45 Ethernet Cable Quick Installation Guide Resource CD Power Adapter |
| System Requirements | Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista™ or Windows 7, MAC® OS, NetWare®, UNIX® or Linux. |
| Environment | Operating Temperature: 0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉) Storage Temperature: -40℃~70℃ (-40℉~158℉) Operating Humidity: 10%~90% non-condensing Storage Humidity: 5%~90% non-condensing |
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Click here for commentsFast, Simple set up. Quickly ID'd all other home wireless computers and set up. Significant increase of both Download and Up-load speeds compared to Gigaset SE587 wireless router previously used.
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