More and more home based businesses are springing up these days; with billions being made through internet business people are dropping the shackles of office over head and cozying up to the home based business ideas. We are starting to see rack mount intranet and serious networking moving into the spare rooms of people’s homes, why? In order to do business you can waste time with slow wireless g and 10/100 routers just don’t keep up to the speed of business anymore and it is time to upgrade. Not just home based businesses have this new found need for speed, serious media enthusiasts need the full speed of their routers in-order to stream the new HD media types coming out. Let’s see what Trendnet has in store for us with its two latest models the TEW-639GR Wireless N Gigabit Router and the TEW-624UB Wireless N USB Dongle:
Provided by: Trendnet
Router: $79.99
Dongle: $38.09
Closer Look:
Specifications and Features:
Router:
- 4 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-MDIX LAN ports
- 1 x 10/100/1000Mbps WAN port (Internet)
- Gigabit LAN ports for high speed network connectivity
- Compatible with most popular cable/DSL Internet service providers using Dynamic/Static IP, PPPoE, PPTP and L2TP
- High-speed wireless data rates up to 300Mbps using an IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 connection
- 3 external antennas provide high-speed performance and expansive wireless coverage
- Advanced Firewall protection with Network Address Translation (NAT) and Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
- Access restriction with Internet Access Control; time scheduling, URL and MAC filtering
- Built-in pre-configured virtual servers and Application Level Gateway services for special Internet applications
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for auto discovery and support for device configuration of Internet applications
- Enable/disable wireless functionality with the WLAN on/off toggle switch
- Multiple pass-through sessions for popular VPN applications (IPSec and PPTP)
- Easy setup via Web browser using the latest versions of Internet Explorer, FireFox, Safari and Chrome
- One-touch wireless security setup using the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) button when connecting to a WPS supporting device
- Complete wireless security with WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, and WEP
- Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service (QoS) supported
- Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista, Linux and Mac OS supported
- 3 year limited warranty
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| Standards | Wired: IEEE 802.3 (10Base-T), IEEE 802.3u (100Base-TX) and IEEE 802.3ab (1000BaseT) Wireless: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0) |
| WAN | 1 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-MDIX port (Internet) |
| LAN | 4 x 10/100/1000Mbps Auto-MDIX port |
| Wireless On/Off Switch | Turn on/off wireless LAN |
| WPS Button | Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) with other WPS compliant devices |
| Connection Type | Dynamic IP, Static (fixed) IP, PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP |
| NAT Firewall | 3K configurable NAT entries; restricted NAPT IP ranges, port ranges and schedule Port triggering for 24 special applications ALG support (enable/disable support) –RTP/RTSP, AOL, FTP, ICMP, WMP/MMS, NetMeeting, SIP |
| WDS | Enable/disable Wireless Distribution System support |
| UPnP | UPnP IGD 1.0 compliant |
| DMZ | DMZ host, 24 configurable Virtual Servers and Game Servers |
| DNS | Static or WAN assigned DNS servers; 4 verified services for DDNS |
| Internet Access Control | Time based Internet access; port range/service filtering; Dynamic URL filtering; Internet domain restriction; 32 user defined schedules, 24 MAC address filter entries |
| LED Indicator | Power, LAN1~LAN4, WAN, and WLAN |
| Power Adapter | 12V DC, 1A external power adapter |
| Power Consumption | 779mA |
| Dimension (L x W x H) | 180 x 122 x 30 mm (6.8 x 4.6 x 1.1 inches) |
| Weight | 350g (0.8 lb) |
| Temperature | Operation: 0°~ 40°C (32°F~ 104°F); Storage: -20°~ 60°C (-4°F~140 °F) |
| Humidity | Max. 90% (non-condensing) |
| Certifications | CE, FCC |
| Wireless | |
| Frequency | 2.412 ~ 2.472 GHz |
| Antenna | 3 x 4dBi fixed dipole antenna |
| Module Technique | 802.11n: BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM,64QAM with OFDM 802.11b: CCK (11 and 5.5Mbps) DQPSK (2Mbps) DBSPK (1Mbps) 802.11g: OFDM with BPSK, QPSK and 16/64-QAM sub-carrier modulations |
| Data Rate | 802.11b: 11Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 2Mbps, and 1Mbps 802.11g: 54Mbps, 48Mbps, 36Mbps, 24Mbps, 18Mbps, 12Mbps, 9Mbps and 6Mbps 802.11n: up to 300Mbps |
| Security | Encryption: hardware AES/TKIP, 64/128-bit WEP (HEX/ passphrase – 11b/g) 802.1X/EAP: EAP-TLE, EAP-TTLE/MSCHAPv2, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC WPA: WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (AES-11b/g/n, TKIP-11b/g) WPS: support PIN and PBC SSID broadcast control |
| Output Power | 802.11b: 18dBm (typical) 802.11g: 15dBm (typical) 802.11n: 12dBm (typical) with HT20 or HT40 |
| Receiving Sensitivity | 802.11b: -84dBm (typical) @ 11Mbps 802.11g: -72dBm (typical) @ 54Mbps 802.11n: -68dBm (typical) with HT20 -65dBm (typical) with HT40 |
| Channels | 1~ 11 (FCC), 1~13 (ETSI) |
Dongle:
- Wi-Fi Compliant with IEEE 802.11n (draft) Standard
- Wi-Fi Compliant with IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b Standards
- Supports Ad-Hoc (Peer to Peer. b/g only) or Infrastructure (AP-Client) Mode
- High-Speed up to 300Mbps Data Rate using IEEE 802.11n connection
- Supports MIMO technology with Built-in 2 Internal Printed Antennas
- Dynamic Data Rate Scaling from 300Mbps to 1Mbps
- Maximum Reliability, Throughput and Connectivity with Automatic Data Rate Switching
- Universal Wireless Connectivity for Seamless Roaming among 802.11b/g/n Networks
- Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
- Low Interference and High Susceptibility Guarantee Reliable Performance
- Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service (QoS) supported
- Compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Mac Operating Systems
- Easy User Setup & Diagnostics Utilities
- 3-year limited warranty
- Link to Wi-Fi certification:
| Interface | USB 2.0, 1.1 Standard |
| Standards | IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0) |
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| Supported OS | Windows 2000/XP (32/64-bit) /Vista (32/64-bit), Mac OS X 10.4/10.5 |
| Dimensions (LxWxH) | 80 x 27 x 12mm (3.1 x 1 x 0.5 inches) |
| Weight | 20g (0.7oz) |
| Temperature |
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| Humidity | 10% ~ 95%max (Non-condensing) |
| Certification | CE, FCC |
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| Antenna | 2 Built-in Internal Printed Antennas |
| Frequency | 2.412 ~ 2.484 GHz |
| Media Access Protocol | CSMA/CA with AC |
| Data Rate (auto fallback) |
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| Encryption | 64/128-bit WEP (Hex & ASCII), WPA/WPA2, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (AES/TKIP) |
| Channels | 1~11 (FCC), 1~13 (ETSI) |
