Linksys WRT160N Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router | 
| Brand: Linksys
List Price: $116.94
Buy New: $77.99
You Save: $38.95 (33%)
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Rating:  165 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 9.6 x 2.7
nv:Device Type: Wireless Router
Form Factor: Desktop
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11b
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 300 Mbps
Wireless Transmit Power: 17 dBm
Security Protocols: WPA
Security Protocols: 128-bit WEP
Security Protocols: 64-bit WEP
Security Protocols: WPA2
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3ab Gigabit Ethernet
Networking Standards: IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 10Base-T
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WRT160N
Model: WRT160N
UPC: 745883582983
EAN: 0745883582983
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | Internet-sharing Router and 4-port Switch, with a built in speed and range enhanced Wireless Access Point | | • | MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels farther and reduces dead spots | | • | Much faster than Wireless-G, but also works great with Wireless-G and -B devices | | • | Wireless signals protected by wireless encryption, and your network protected from Internet attacks by a powerful SPI firewall |
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Product Description
The Ultra RangePlus Wireless-N Broadband Router is really three devices in one package. There's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to the network without wires. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. The Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The Access Point built into the Router uses the very latest wireless networking technology. By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's Multiple In, Multiple Out (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections much farther than standard Wireless-G. Wireless-N can dynamically enable double-speed mode for Wireless-N devices, while still connecting to other wireless devices at their respective fastest speeds. In congested areas, the Good Neighbor mode ensures that the Router checks for other wireless devices in the area before gobbling up the radio band. To help protect your data and privacy, the Router can encode all wireless transmissions with industrial-strength 256-bit encryption. It can serve as your network's DHCP Server, 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. The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it ideal for media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and Voice over IP telephony, and gives you plenty of headroom to run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in performance. With the Linksys Wireless-N Broadband Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games, and run media-intensive applications at incredi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 160 more reviews...
 Inconsistent Internet Connections - don't waste your money January 2, 2009
D. Schuett (New Jersey, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Purchased the Linksys WRT160N as upgrade to a wireless G router. The set-up was easy, the wireless coverage was good, but the wired connection was defective. Unable to connect to Internet about 50% of the time. Constantly refreshing, shutting down, and restarting. Updated firmware and changed some configuration settings with help from some product experts - but problem remained. Researched the problem and discovered that it is a common issue with this router. Linksys doesn't have a fix.
I returned the router and purchased D-Link DIR-655 instead. So far everything has worked great with the D-Link.
 Perfect Solution for my Needs - Right Out of the Box January 2, 2009
Phyllis Staff (Dallas, Texas USA)
When my old reliable D-link finally died, I needed a new router quick! This router stood out because it offered newer technology while being compatible with my particular equipment.
I couldn't be happier. Here's my take on this router:
1. Quick and easy install. I plugged this router in, and it worked . . . immediately, flawlessly.
2. No drops. In the weeks I've been using it, I've never lost connectivity.
3. I do not notice any increase in speed; however, this may be a function of my DSL line rather than the router itself.
4. Looks good on my desk. OK, this is merely a matter of preference, but I do like the looks of this sleek, black router much more than the silver and blue box I had before.
I'm no electronics wizard, so if it works for me without having to wait for customer support, I'm a very happy camper. It does, and I am.
Five stars!
Once it worked it was great January 1, 2009
Jan Ulrich (Lo Angeles, CA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The product didn't work out of the box. I had to call Linksys 24/7 support and talked to them for 3 hours until we got the problem resolved. But once it was working this device is a beauty. I had an Apple Airport Express which was terrible and had very limited range. The range on this router is incredible and the speeds are great even when many people are connected to it at once. If I had just gotten it to work without having to call customer support I would have given this product 5/5 stars.
One out of ten internet connections fail January 1, 2009
M. Brinker (American Airlines seat 3A)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this to use with a hardwired home PC network and wireless connectivity. The unit is fast and easy to set-up, but worthless with the current firmware. One out of every ten attempts to connect to the internet fail intermittently. A search for the problem found dozens of people having the same issue with the current firmware. Linksys tech support has no current fix. I am not running any special configuration or computers. I was replacing an older netgear router and wireless router to consolidate to one device. Everything worked perfect before the switch. DO NOT BUY THIS DEVICE... WAIT UNTIL LINKSYS HAS A FIX!
Beware the newer (v2) crippled model - can't select channels for 11n December 31, 2008
ivanski (San Francisco, CA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Maybe the WRT160N v1 was a decent Wireless-N router. It's hard to know, since Linksys now makes only the newer version-2 router, which is awful as a Wireless-N router. The main problem (and it is a critical one) is that the newer version makes it impossible to both enable the Wide radio band (which delivers the increased bandwidth with wireless-N) and select the channels you want to use (which with the popularity of WiFi and interference arousing from neighboring routers is an absolute necessity). The wide radio band is only enabled if you set the options all to "auto", which prevents you from selecting the desired channels. If you want Wireless-N speeds, you're stuck using channel 1, whether you like it or not.
This is a poor excuse for a router. Selecting the channels to use has been a baseline feature for wireless routers for almost a decade now. Linksys ought to be embarassed for selling this piece of crap.
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