D-Link AirPlus DI-524 Review

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July 27th, 2005


Summary

DI-524 is the all new price and performance breakthrough wireless router from D-Link. The DI-524 combines the proven stability of 802.11G wireless technology and D-Links own robust firewall security with 128-bit WEP data encryption and WPA-PSK for a much secure wireless network. Parental control can be set through advanced filters to block the unwanted websites based on a MAC address, IP address, URL and/or Domain Name. It also has VPN multiple/concurrent session to bring better security when you have multiple VPN clients on a local network. DI-524 is definitely a great buy!

Specs

Key Features

Functionalities  VPN Pass-Thru, Firewall, DHCP Server 
 
Connectivity  Wireless 
Interfaces
Built-In  4-port Built-In Switch 
 
LAN Interfaces  10/100 Base-T 
 
WAN Interfaces  1 x 10/100 Base-T 
Standards and Protocols
Standards  IEEE 802.3 Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g 
 
Protocols  DHCP 
 
Management Protocol  Web Based / HTTP 
Wireless
802.11g Data Rates  54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 6 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps 
 
802.11b Data Rates  11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps 
 
Modulation  DSSS, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM, BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM 
 
Antenna Type  Detachable Antenna x 1 
 
802.11b/g Outdoor Range  400 meter 
 
802.11b/g Indoor Range  100 meter 
Security
Wireless Security  WEP, WPA, TKIP, 802.1x 
 
WEP Encryption  40 bit (=64 bit), 128 bit 
 
Security  IPSec Pass-Thru, PPTP Pass-Thru, L2TP Pass-Thru, URL Content Filtering, NAT, MAC Address Filtering, IP Filtering 
Other Features
LED Indicators  Power, Status, WAN, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Link 
Dimensions
Width  4.30 in. 
 
Depth  5.60 in. 
 
Height  1.22 in. 
 
Weight  0.44 lb. 
Warranty
Warranty  3 Years 


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