Belkin Wireless Routers – Outperforming the Competition

Recently, one of the many Belkin wireless routers was given the CNET Editor's Award. The device was the Belkin N +, out shining its competition learning a four star rating. If you do not know much about Belkin products, or wireless routers in general, this is an excellent opportunity to educate yourself about a interesting and wonderful electronic accessory that is becoming common to home offices all across the country.

Device Setup and Aesthetics

Belkin routers are not often the tiniest electronics out on the industry, and the Belkin N + is most defiantly not one of the smallest wireless routers you can buy. That being noted, the curved aesthetics as a bit of beauty to it along with a stand (which is provided) so that the router may operate in a upright position. The dual antennas help give the device a tall look. The LED indicators and cable ports are clearly labeled making it easy to set up and troubleshoot.

The Belkin wireless router installation guide is found on the CD, and with it you can have your router set up and running in just a few minutes. If the configuration is not to your liking, the online firmware graphical interface is very easy to use. You can change data handling protocols, modify firewalls, and watch your daily transfer rate.

Features from Belkin Wireless

The Belkin N + router has a very nice Storage Manager option, allowing you to plug in an external hard drive with a USB, letting anyone on your network access it. File transfer is great for this. Need to move some digital pictures over to another computer? No problem. Just plug a thumb drive in the Belkin N + then drag and drop as many photos as you'd like.

Another handy feature offered alongside the Belkin N + (as well as other Belkin routers) would be the Broadband Download Speedometer. Blue LED lights located on the front side of the router show you how fast the current download speed from your network is in comparison to the fasted download speed recorded since the installation of the device. This is a nifty way to monitor performance, helping you identify periods which see the highest traffic, along with allowing you to make the most out of your Internet usage.

Lastly, Belkin wireless routers use IP address reversing. This gives your computer a fixed IP address on your network, simplifying FTP data transfers, parental controls, and firewall setup. Parental controls block Internet content that you can specify.

Awesome Operation

The Belkin N + is one of the most impressive Belkin wireless routers when it comes to data throughput and range. Laptop computers, desktop computers, and net book computers can pick up the signal for more than four hundred feet apart from the router station. This will ensure excellent coverage from almost any bedroom in your house. Download speeds are recorded to be averaged about 80 Mbps, no matter the kind of data being transferred nor the distance with which it needs to travel wirelessly.