cisco-linksys wrt160n-rm refurbished wireless-n router
from the manufacturerthe ultra rangeplus wireless-n broadband router is really three devices in one box . first 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 . finally 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 wireless-n draft 802.11 n . by overlaying the signals of multiple radios 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 much farther than standard wireless-g . 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 far faster than standard wireless-g . but unlike other speed-enhanced technologies wireless-n can dynamically enable this 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 incredible speeds without the hassle of stringing wires .