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4.5 stars
"Fantastic for Us. Bad for Noobs."
Pros: Blazing speeds @ 5 GHz. USB Connection. Range. Gigabit ports.
Cons: USB has to be in Fat32 format. Bad Documentation. LELA.
Summary: This router is not for everyone. Setup for optimal performace is no the easiest for the beginner. Having said that, this router is the best I've seen.
Tips:
1)Don't use Lela for Setup (ok for monitoring after setup)
2)Besure to check your wireless N adapter to use 5 GHz. Update drivers if using Intel.
3)Besure your usb drive to be attached is in Fat32 format. Don't bother with creating shares. Just plug it in and map to \\'routerip address'\default.
4)Updated
If you are experiencing signal drops on 2.4 and 5 gig bands, change security from wpa2 to wpa...Kudos to a guy on Linksys forums.
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I agree with you. Best wireless access point I have used. I have years of IT experience and I love this device. I am using WPA2 and do not have the disconnect problem. Loaded latest firmware and changed some settings, now this product rocks, but again I am not using it as a router.
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Original Post was on first firmware. Firmware update solved all issues I was Having... bobdodavis - if you understood that it's been proven that 5 ghz frequencies don't go through walls as well as 2.4 ghz, then you probably would have saved yourself some cash.
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It's not a noob problem and you're not a genius - no offense. Glad it's working with your specific setups, but for it's intended purpose of 5 GHz N being used at the same time with 2.4 GHz mixed mode, it has some serious issues. Feel free to check out all the complaints on the Linksys forums http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/search?submitted=true&q=wrt610n
Switching to WPA is not really a fix and is a terrible idea. You shouldn't have to sacrifice security in order for this product to work. If the 610n supports WPA2 (and it boasts that it does), then it should do just that. Plus, if Linksys is advertising better range and less traffic on the 5 GHz N range, then that should be true too. I found that the range was abysmal on 5ghz using N- perhaps 25 feet through 2 walls which is far less than my current wrt54g. The higher frequency actually means less distance over the regular 2.4 GHz band (check out smallnetbuilder.com if you believe otherwise).is ironed out. -
I just hooked up a Western Digital external HDD formatted in NTFS and it worked fine.
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