Belkin N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router (Latest Generation)

Manufacturer : Belkin Components Model : F9K1102 ASIN : B004N625AA Price : 69.99$ Last Price : 58.21$(Discount 16.8309758536934% See Special Offers Product Description The Belkin F9K1102 N600 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router delivers advanced performance for video streaming and online gaming. The Belkin F9K1102 N600 DB Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router's exclusive MultiBeam antenna technology gives you maximum throughput while minimizing dead spots for optimized video streaming from multiple devices, virtually anywhere in your home. Get the fastest dual-band speeds for video streaming and online gaming—up to 300Mbps (2.4GHz) + 300Mbps (5GHz). Connect an external hard drive for easy sharing of photos and files, or connect a printer for wireless printing from any computer in your home. WPS/WPA2 encryption standards and preset security settings get you up and running safely. One-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) securely connects multiple computers and devices with the push of a button. Get your secure wireless network up and running in minutes. Just three easy steps, and you're you out of the box and onto the Web. Most Helpful Customer Reviews 122 of 129 people found the following review helpful: A lot of router for the price but with a caveat       This review is from: Belkin N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router (Latest Generation) (Personal Computers) Updated Sep 06, 2011: Other users have confirmed the issue of permanent authentication with this router. A workaround is to enable its self healing feature, to force a nightly reboot of the router. While this does not fix the issue, it does reduce the time window during which this vulnerability will exist. This is definitely a lot of router for the price. Its feature list reads like a dream: # Dual band networks (2.4GHz and 5GHz)? Check! # Guest network for visiting friends? Check! # Support for standard features like port forwarding, MAC-based security, MAC address cloning, wireless security, etc.? Check! # Support for advanced features such as Dynamic DNS services (dyndns.org), or Quality of Service (QoS) manipulation? Check! # Ability to exercise parental control by tailoring access schedules and allowed URLs, giving me super-Dad powers? Check! # Support an external USB drive? Check! Serve as an DLNA-compliant server? Double check! # Ability to turn off all its router functionality and function as a barebones Wireless Access Point? Check! # Unique aesthetics with lots of power saving options? Check! (unless you prefer your router lit up like a Christmas tree). # A generous 2-year warranty? Check! So what bothered me? ############### [1] The implementation of administrator security seems a bit flawed. The router authenticates a user based on the IP address of the computer you are using to log in, and the admin password you configure. Unfortunately, at various times in the past 8 weeks, admin authentication has failed to kick in. This allows any computer that had ever been authenticated to this router, to access the admin screens (and view any wireless passwords in clear text) without prompting for the admin password. Even the default 10 minute inactivity timeout for admin authentication is ignored when this happens. The only "fix" is to reboot the router. After the third such occurrence, I returned the router to Belkin for investigation. See my uploaded screenshot for details (a link is in the Comments below). Notice that admin info is being displayed even though I did not provide an admin password. Also note that the header says "Login" (it should say "Logout" when you are authenticated). I suspect that the "self healing" option (defaults to ON) masks this problem for most users by periodically rebooting the router. [2] Unlike my Netgear WNDR3700, this Belkin N600 did not support DHCP Address Reservation. This is a feature that lets you reserve a given IP address for a particular device (such as a wireless printer or security camera) on your network. Without it, a router reboot could assign a different IP address to your device, requiring you to adjust its properties to get it back online. Some devices can be configured to request a particular IP address, but address reservation is a lot simpler. [3] On the admin console, the SSID and password are on two separate pages, and each change needs to be committed before making the next. A commit requires a reboot of the router, which kicks you off the wireless network! [4] Any change to the router settings takes 40 seconds to apply. This is perilously close to Windows reboot times! [5] The router setup software did not work well on one of my computers. See the "additional notes" section below for an easier way to setup this router. Conclusion ########### If you have setup a router before, the standard router setup procedure is far easier to follow: 1. Power down your cable modem, router, and computer 2. Connect an Ethernet cable between the WAN port of the router and the cable modem 3. Connect an Ethernet cable between a LAN port of the router and your computer. 4. Power on the cable modem and wait for the lights to settle. 5. Power on the router and wait for the power light to steady. 6. Power on the computer, and navigate to the router (for the Belkin N600: 192.168.2.1) 7. Set up an administration password, and inactivity timeout 8. Set up the wireless SSID and security. 9. On the computer, establish a connection to your SSID, providing the appropriate passphrase. 10. Your computer is now connected on both your wired and wireless networks. Logout of the router's admin console. Else the dreaded "Duplicate Administrator" error is likely to raise its ugly head. That's it! Happy Networking! ~Damodar 33 of 37 people found the following review helpful: This is outperforming 2 D-Link access points!          This review is from: Belkin N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router (Latest Generation) (Personal Computers) First, let me say that I'm a big D-Link fan and I haven't had much experience with Belkin (outside of their power strips and surge protectors). As far as routers & access points go, I've always considered them to be a 'second tier' manufacturer. Given that background, I wasn't expecting much from this N600 DB - but I have been seriously impressed. Before the N600 DB, my house was setup with two D-Link access points (a DAP-1522 and a DIR-655). Both are setup with identical settings (other than the channel) so I can roam around the house and get good coverage pretty much anywhere. When I opened up the N600 DB, I immediately changed the settings to be identical to my D-Link access points. Then I disabled the D-Links and roamed around the house using a wireless signal meter. The first time around, I actually thought I had forgotten to disable one of the D-Links because the coverage was so good - but I did confirm that this Belkin N600 DB provides better coverage than both of my D-Link devices combined (I also tested them individually and got the same result). Aside from the great coverage, here are some features that I like about the Belkin N600 DB: 1) It has a setting to enable a guest wireless account. This is a nice feature if you want guests to be able to access the Internet without having access to your home network. Unfortunately, this doesn't work for me since I'm using the Belkin as an access point instead of a router. 2) It is dual-band capable. 3) It can be set to 'access point' mode, which disables the firewall and other filtering features. This works great for me since I have another router anyway. 4) If you use WPS, you'll be happy to see that this router has a convenient WPS button right on the front instead of having it either hidden on the back or in the firmware configuration. 5) It includes a USB port that can be used to share a network printer. My printers are already on the network, but the built-in print server is a great option if you are still sharing your printer from a PC. Although I've been impressed by the Belkin N600 DB, there are a couple of problems I've run into: 1) The biggest issue for me is that this router can't be mounted to the wall. I like to keep stuff mounted and out of the way - but that's not an option with the N600. 2) When saving configuration changes, the N600 takes a long time to reboot - about 45 seconds. This reminds me of routers I used several years ago; but seems like a long time for modern devices. 3) Although the configuration pages weren't overly dificult to navigate, I do prefer the D-Link setup. To be fair, that may just be an issue of familiarity. Overall, I highly recommend the Belking N600 DB. The wireless coverage is nothing short of amazing - so I'm able to say goodbye to having multiple wireless access points in the house just to get coverage everywhere. 9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Seems like a great router so far    This review is from: Belkin N600 Wireless Dual-Band N+ Router (Latest Generation) (Personal Computers) Just bought this and it seems great so far. Easy to set up, runs cooler then some other routers. The manual doesn't seem to have much advance info. Too bad none of my wireless adapters support the 5 Ghz band the dual band adapters seem to be common with laptops though. Update: I went out and bought a pci dual band wireless adapter (Linksys WMP600N) with 2 external antennas My computer is less then 30 feet away in another room from the router and I only get 1 bar in the 5Ghz band Searched online and it seems that 5Ghz cannot pass through walls or other obstructions as well as the 2.4Ghz band Most Recent Customer Reviews Secure for default setting This router has excellent security setting, include on its default. Very easy setup, even for the beginner. by n4ng Did I just get a lemon or what? Received Belkin N600 from Amazon on Tuesday. It looked pretty, installation was easy, got it going in about 15 minutes. by Thinker Great Product I gave this a 5 star because there was not I higher rating! Very easy to set-up, range is great, security is easy, easy how to documientation. by 2bad4u Excellent router - easy to set up, perfect for people who are good with computer and for those who aren't. I consider my computer skills to be pretty good. I am not an "expert" by any means, but can certainly manage enough. by Amy W Cant get any better I am a college student in a dorm with patchy internet. I got this router and haven't had a problem with anything! Set-up was easy and the product is reliable by CTay REPLACEMENT Just going to ship my router n600 soon. Since it broke down, it going to belkin's company for repair and see how it work. by Vista Belkin Disaster Router Purchased this router N600NB recently. Nothing but problems setting up the router and with tech. assistance. CD-rom refused to work or play in my computer to begin with. by Roy L. Manns Good condition I bought it 3 weeks ago, it works well so far. good range. easy to setup. We are four guys who used download a lot, such as BT, EMULE and others. by try Great Upgrade to a 5-yo Linksys! I am confused by all the reviews that say theirs didn't setup or work out of the box, based solely on the ease of setting up mine. by John Dash I ordered and got within four days and everything was easy install and configure. Excellent strength, frequency and speed. Even I can surf faster from my iPhone. by Dipesh Parekh

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