Asus WL-500W 802.11n Multi-Functional Wireless Router

General

• Device Type Wireless router
• Form Factor External
• Built-in Devices LED panel

Networking

• Form factor External
• Connectivity technology Wired, Wireless
• Wireless Capability This product uses the draft version of the upcoming 802.11n standard. Its compatibility with other and future products is not guaranteed, and it may interfere with current 802.11b and g products.
• Integrated Switch 4-port switch
• Data Transfer Rate 300 Mbps
• Frequency Band 2.4 GHz
• Data link protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)
• Switching protocol Ethernet
• Transport protocol PPPoE, L2TP, TCP/IP, PPTP
• Remote management protocol HTTP
• Status Indicators Link activity, Power
• Features Firewall protection, URL filtering, Print server, Packet filtering, MAC address filtering, MIMO technology, IP address filtering, DHCP support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Syslog support, NAT support
• Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)

Antenna

• Antenna Quantity 3
• Antenna External detachable

Communications

• Type None

Expansion / Connectivity

• Expansion Slot(s) Total (Free) None
• Expansion Slots Total (Free) None
• Interfaces 2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 3 x Network - Radio-Ethernet, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 ( WAN ), 4 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
• Compatible Slots None
• Port(s) Total (Free) / Connector Type 4 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX:RJ-45, 3 Network Radio-Ethernet:, 2 Hi-Speed USB 4 pin USB Type A, 1 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX:RJ-45

Miscellaneous

• Cables (Details) 1 x Network cable
• Encryption Algorithm 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, AES, WPA, WPA-PSK, TKIP, WPA2

Power

• Power Supply / Device Power adapter External
• Power Device Power adapter - External
• Voltage Required AC 120/230 V

Cable(s) / Peripheral(s)

• Cable(s) included 1 Network cable External

Software / System Requirements

• Software type Drivers & Utilities

Expansion / Port(s) Required

• Slot(s) Required None

Modem

• Modem Type None

CNET Labs' Benchmarks

• CNET Labs long-range tests (in Mbps) 29.66
• CNET Labs maximum throughput tests (at 15 feet, in Mbps) 62.87
• CNET Labs maximum throughput tests with mixed 802.11b/g and draft N, MIMO clients (at 15 feet, in Mbps) 55.07

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