Home networking and wireless networks go hand in hand these days. Prices for these components have come down dramatically since its early inception in the 90’s and with the ever increasing demand for mobile computing, demand for wireless products have never been greater. The ease of setting up wireless networks has mainly contributed to its popularity and many businesses like coffee shops, pubs offer wireless hotspots to attract more clientele. The most widespread wireless standard being used at present is 802.11g which offers 54Mbps transfer rates. While this was good at the time, technology in other areas have improved to significant heights that demand for faster performing wireless networks have become a necessity. The IEEE is currently working on a new standard which is the 802.11n set to be released in the latter part of 2008 which will effectively give users a data rate of 248 Mbps which is almost 5 times the speed currently on offer.
Even though this standard isn’t officially out yet, manufactures have already come out with solutions based on the drafts published on the 802.11n standard. So provided all your equipment supports 802.11n you can enjoy all the benefits it offers. Today we look at one Taiwanese manufacturer called AirLive who most of you may not have heard of but offers some really impressive wireless products and other PC peripherals. On offer is one of their main wireless routers featuring some nifty features such as 802.11n support, 2T3R Data Streams, WPS (WiFi Protected Setup), and AirLive True MIMO Technology. We’ll go into more details on these in the next section.
Features and Specifications
Wireless Router
2T3R Data Stream
802.11n Speed, Up to 6 times faster than wireless-G!
he
WN-5000R is an advance wireless router that uses the latest 802.11n
technology. This mean your file transfer speed can be up to 120Mbps in
real throughput! Over 6 times faster than standard 802.11g device!
Using the MIMO technology to provide ultra long range and wider
wireless coverage. The router has 4 LAN ports to let you put more than
one wired device for sharing.
Enjoy extreme Wireless transfer speed
AirLive
WN-5000R is a 300Mbps 802.11n wireless router that delivers extreme
wireless performance to your home or office network. This wireless
router can perform at up to 6x faster speeds real world throughput than
Wireless-G network. Once connected, you can share a high-speed Internet
connection, photos, files, music, videos, printers, to your storage
device.
AirLive 2T3R Technology
AirLive
2 transmitter 3 receiver (2T3R) technology to ensure reliable,
cost-effective wireless connectivity at high throughput over an
extended range. Optimized RF architecture and baseband algorithm
provide super performance to your network.
AirLive True MIMO Technology
The
AirLive WN-5000R is designed to provide faster speed and wider coverage
than standard 802.11 products using MIMO, 802.11n, and XR Technologies.
The result is wider
coverage and up to 6 times faster speed than standard 802.11g wireless
equipment. That means as the distance goes further, the 802.11n speed
will drop slower comparing to non-MIMO solutions. It is fully
compatible with 802.11g, 802.11b, MIMO-G and Turbo-G devices. So you
don't have to give up your existing wireless equipment.
WPS (WiFi Protected Setup)
WPS
is a standard create by Wi-Fi alliance to simply the process of
building a secured home wireless network. In another word, it makes the
process of making wireless encryption much easier. A WPS PBC(Push
Button) enabled device will feature a push button where users simply
push a button on the both the AP/Router and wireless USB dongle to
setup the secured connection.
* The 802.11n mode works only when using with other 802.11n devices.
