Multi-purpose router: The Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link is really four devices in one. First, there's the Wireless Access Point. Next, is the built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together at up to gigabit speeds. This device also acts as a server to allow you access to your data and media from virtually anywhere. Lastly, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection.

Storage Link: Iincluded is a Storage Link that lets you easily add gigabytes of storage space onto your network using readily available USB 2.0 hard drives—or plug in a USB flash disk for a convenient way to access your portable data files. The built-in Media Server streams music, video and photos from the attached storage device to any UPnP compatible media adapter.

Wireless-N technology: This router uses Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) technology. Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce dead spots in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections up to 3 times farther than standard Wireless-G.

Greater speed and range: With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. 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 up to 15 times as fast as standard Wireless-G.

Convenience: The incredible speed of Wireless-N and gigabit wired networking is ideal for media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming and Voice over IP telephony, giving you plenty of headroom to run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in performance.

Security: 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.

System requirements:
Windows® 2000 or XP
CD-ROM drive
Network adapter
Internet Explorer 5.5 or Firefox 1.0