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Wireless Router

  • 14-02-2012 10:23am
    #1
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Hey folks, can someone recommend a good wireless router for me? I've to setup a new office in London next week, and there are around 8 people that need to connect (and a wireless printer). I bought a NetGear WN2000 about a year 1/2 ago, and it seems to work fine when there are a three or four people there, but it's struggling with 8 or more (and i think it might have died last week).

    Connection requirements are pretty low, as it's mostly email/browsing with some printing required, with the occasional video conference. Also, if it's available in somewhere like Maplins that'd be great, as i need it by Monday.


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  • #2
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    I'll go with one of the latest HP WAP and not router.Leave the routing side for the ADSL modem (or ISP provider equipment,so any problems with them,you have their original stuff on-site).

    The HP WAP has 5Ghz band,MIMO technology,allowing multiple clients to work at up to 900M and i reckon it will do the Video Conference too,but i'll ike that that on a physical wire !
    Now,you just have to upgrade the clients WiFi cards...

    HP WAP here.


    MSM 460
    J9591A

    IEEE 802.11 b/g/n and a/n this highest-performing family of access points ( MSM460,466) improves productivity and is the first in the industry to offer three spatial stream MIMO technology, bringing IEEE 802.11n near Gigabit Ethernet performance to 900 Mbps and enhancing coverage areas with beamforming technology. These APs deliver the highest performance in 802.11n AP technology in the market today with the best price and performance in the industry. Each dual radio 802.11n access point operates in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, providing backward compatibility for IEEE 802.11a/b/g legacy technologies. These APs can operate with or without a wireless controller and support all the same nterprise features as the prior HP series MSM wireless products, in ddition to new features, such as beamforming, bandsteering, and oncurrent 5 GHz operation.


    And...add the lifetime warranty,to avoid issues like netgear :)


  • #3
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,282 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    As good as the above looks, i think i'll stick with a tried and tested router for the time being. These guys aren't exactly tech savy, and i'm the one who'll have to fly back over to London if something goes wrong. I'm guessing that's not something that i'll be able to pickup somewhere in Dublin within the week either, right?

    I might just go for something like the below.

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/netgear-n300-wireless-dual-band-2.4ghz-and-5.0ghz-adsl-router-345790
    http://www.maplin.co.uk/linksys-e3200-advanced-wireless-n300-dual-band-gigabit-cable-router-534416


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