Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Router Hands On

Who recognise a junior-grade router could be so aphrodisiac ? We fuck off our hand on one of these 802.11n draft 2.0 Belkin N1 Vision routers today , and it face just as bland , aerodynamic and downright alluring in our manpower as it does in its publicity exposure . We ’re especially attracted to its interactive internet display , showing us exactly what ’s going on all over our local meshwork — who ’s downloading what and how quickly — blasting out more information than we ’ve ever seen on a consumer router . squeamish .

In plus to that 802.11n draught 2.0 , it ’s backward - compatible with an ABCs soup of Wi - Fi protocols including 802.11 g , 802.11b , although it wo n’t do A because it lack 5GHz band backup . And if all that wireless applesauce does n’t beseem your fantasy , there are four Gb Ethernet port , too .

But just look at this thing ! Its display has readouts for time and date , downloads , up / downloads , and also shows the client figure of each electronic computer with each one ’s download speed listed aboard . There ’s also a mood for viewing each client ’s usage over the last 24 hours . There ’s also a toggle for Guest mode .

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One slight claudication : It ships without any password enable , not even a nonremittal watchword for the doofuses . Could trip up a noob here or there . Oh , and switch configurations on the router often requires a one - minute reboot . Kind of annoying . While it can work in DHCP style , it can also operate as a mere access point .

That said , its out - of - box experience is exemplary , and the frame-up is easy . Best of all , it ’s the goddamn best - looking router we ’ve ever seen , making that Apple Airport Extreme look downright dumpy . To be fair , the Airport Extreme has that nice 5GHz N mode , but its looks ca n’t hold a wax light to this one ’s beauty and helpful functionality . [ Belkin ]

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