Ther router provides two USB 2.0 ports for storage device and USB printer, to allow sharing and printing of files across the network.
Pros:
- Simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) wireless N (up to 300Mbps)
- External removable antennas
- 2 USB ports for storage or printers
- Gigabit ports
- Fast CPU, plenty of RAM
- third party firmware support (DD-WRT)
- p2p/torrent client support to external USB drive without the use of a computer
- UPnP media server for streaming content directly across the lan to media devices.
- price
Cons:
- below average wireless N throughput at long distances when compared to other 300Mbps N routers... Could be improved with better antennas.
- p2p torrent downloads allow for only 6 simultaneous sessions.
| RT-N16 Features | |
| General | |
| Availability: | currently available |
| Release Date: | 2009-06-30 |
| List price: | $99 |
| Street price: |
$80 |
| LAN / WAN Connectivity | |
| WAN ports: |
1 |
| WAN port(s) type: | Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) |
| LAN ports: | 4 |
| LAN ports type: | Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) |
| USB port(s): |
2 storage, printer |
| USB port type: | USB 2.0 |
| Router | |
| NAT routing: |
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| Multihomed: |
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| DMZ: |
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| Port forwarding: |
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| Port forwarding of ranges: |
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| DHCP server: |
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| DHCP client: |
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| Dynamic DNS client: |
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| QoS: |
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| DSL | |
| PPPoE client: |
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| Wireless | |
| Maximum Wireless Speed: | 300 Mbps (Wi-Fi 4) |
| WiFi standards supported: |
802.11b (Wi-Fi 1) 802.11g (Wi-Fi 3) 802.11n (draft) |
| Wifi security/authentication: |
WEP WPA (TKIP) WPA2 (AES) SSID Broadcast disable |
| WiFi modes: | Access point |
| external antenna(s): | 3 |
| ext antenna(s) removable ?: |
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| Antenna connector: | RP-SMA (Reverse SMA) |
| Transmit Power: | +16 dBm |
| Receiver Sensitivity: | 75 dBm |
| Default SSID: | Asus |
| WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup): |
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| Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): |
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| Simultaneous Dual Band (2.4GHz/5GHz): |
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| Firewall | |
| SPI firewall: |
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| Intrusion Detection System (IDS): |
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| Security log: |
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| Device Management | |
| Default IP address: | 192.168.1.1 |
| Default admin username: | admin |
| Default admin password: | admin |
| Administration: |
Web-based (LAN) Quick Setup Wizard |
| Firmware upgradeable: |
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| Configuration backup/restore: |
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| Event log: |
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| Misc hardware info | |
| Chipset: | Broadcom4718, 480MHz |
| RAM: | 128 Mb |
| Flash Memory: | 32 Mb |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE): |
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| Print Server: |
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| Third-party firmware support: |
DD-WRT |
| Links | |
| Product page: | https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTN16... |
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anonymous - 2011-02-09 17:06
1) bad sides
a)poor marketing-copy of 500W aa)high price 160$ b)power supply unit and joint connector to router is ultra-low quality c)some capacitors in USB powerlines is absent ? due low pcb clearance d)very slow RAM and in BGA pakage , u cant resolder RAM e_mega-freakin resource eating USB , with MAX effective datarate 4 mb\s f)ultra-freakin high brightness blue leds ( Amber is best in dark ) g) poor reverse-SMA 2) good sides a) Average+ wifi b) Alternate\Entusiast\Oleg firmware aviable. Oleg is best ! c) Gigabit lan really support big MTU (c) tested by Humans / by Phd CRUNCHER / |
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