Linksys WRT54G Wireless G broadband Router Review

Linksys WRT54G Wireless G broadband router is a high speed wireless router that can work in both Wireless B and G infrastructures and comes with advanced wireless security features.

Features

  • Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router has three components – router, 4-port switch and access point.
  • Data transfer speeds up to 54Mbps
  • Multiple users (both wired and wireless clients) can share one broadband connection using this router.
  • Linksys Wireless G broadband router is also compatible with wireless B devices.
  • This wireless router comes with advanced security features like WEP encrption (128 bit) and also IP address filtering.

Advantages and Uses

Wireless G broadband routers are more than five times faster than 802.11b standard wireless routers which are commonly used in businesses, homes and public hotspots. However, Wireless G broadband routers can also interoperate with 802.11b standard as they use the same 2.4GHz spectrum, so you can use them in the current 802.11b environment.

Linkys WRT54G wireless G broadband router
Linksys WRT54G wireless G broadband router

Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is made up of three devices.

  1. The wireless Access Point connects wireless-B and wireless-G devices to the broadband network.
  2. The 4-port full duplex 10/100 Switch in the G router helps you to connect wired devices. You can connect the PCs directly or use switches and hubs in case you need to connect a big network of PCs.
  3. The router part of the Linksys wireless broadband router synchronises all these features and allows multiple users to share a broadband connection.Wireless-G Broadband Router provides high level of data protection and privacy as it encrypts all the data during wireless transmission. It can also be used as a DHCP server to protect your network from hackers using NAT technology and VPN pass-through.

You can setup and configure Linkys router on your web browser without any difficulty and you can also filter the internet access by using the proper configuration settings.

Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is ideal for both home and office use and multi-player gaming. With wireless router, you can share files, single broadband account, printers, scanners etc.