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Compex NP26G-USB

June 17th, 2004 | by Jeff Fila

Introduction

When you think of home and small office networking, Compex may not be a company that comes to mind. In fact, it may be a company that most consumers have never heard of. But as we've seen with other consumer electronics and computing components, it's the “small guys” and the relative unknowns that often have the most innovative ideas.

Compex is a Singapore-based networking hardware producer with a U.S. headquarters located in Anaheim, Calif. One of the company's innovative ideas is the subject of this review — the NetPassage 26G-USB wireless router with dual USB ports.

What makes the NP26G-USB so different from competing products is the inclusion of those two USB ports, which allow the unit to act as a wireless print and webcam server, as well as a regular wired and wireless router.

The NetPassage 26G-USB by Compex is a stackable, one-antenna design.