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Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router | 
| Brand: Linksys
Category: CE
List Price: $199.99
Buy New: $134.99
You Save: $65.00 (33%)
New (23) Used (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 148
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 2.6 x 12.1 x 10
nv:Device Type: Wireless Router
Form Factor: Desktop
Form Factor: Wall Mountable
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11b
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11a
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 270 Mbps
Wireless Transmit Power: 16 dBm
Security Protocols: WPA
Security Protocols: 128-bit WEP
Security Protocols: 64-bit WEP
Security Protocols: WPA2
Modulation Technology: BPSK
Modulation Technology: QPSK
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: WRT610N
Model: WRT610N
UPC: 745883585205
EAN: 0745883585205
ASIN: B001AZ01EO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Internet-sharing Router and 4-port Gigabit Switch, with a built-in, dual-band, speed and range enhanced Wireless Access Point | | • | Two simultaneous, separate, radio bands double your available bandwidth | | • | MIMO technology uses multiple radios per band to create robust signals for maximum range and speed, with reduced dead spots | | • | Connect a hard drive or flash-based USB storage device to allow access to your music, video, or data files from within your network, or through the Internet |
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Product Description
The sleek Simultaneous Dual-N Band WRT610N Router sets a new standard for design, expanded bandwidth, and robust performance. It's the ideal router for all your current and future digital entertainment needs. Introducing Linksys EasyLink Advisor (LELA), the application that provides and easy way to setup, view, manage, and repair your network - it's like having a Linksys expert in your home helping you to get the most out of your home network! Install it, set it up, and let it work for you! Linksys EasyLink Advisor works in the background, watching over your network. It will alert you to new devices, potential problems, security breaches and updates. If a problem occurs LELA steps in with a wizard to guide you and solve problems fast. It's so advanced, it's simple!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 great compatibility and stability, reach could be better October 10, 2008
wow, the reviews on this wireless router are all over the place. so i thought i'd share my experiences.
i owned a wrt54gx4 and noticed that it had compatibility issues in a varied environment - the wireless clients include he usual assortment of PCs (which worked fine), an iPhne (which always had to try to connect a few times), a linksys skype phone, a Roku netflix player (worked fine), and a number of Logitech squeeze* music streamers. and the Logitech Duet was having massive issues.
i just unplugged my own router and set up the WRT610N *manually*, the is, using none of the easy setup tools provided with it. i assigned the 2.4ghz band to G and B devices, and the 5ghz band to N. both bands share the same security and passphrase.
the upshot: all previous compatibility issues are gone - the WRT610N is far more compatible with a wide range of devices than the WRT54GX4 was, that is certain. the devices have connected nice and smoothly.
the only reason i am not giving it 5 starts is because, compared to the WRT54GX4, the reach of the WRT610N could be a bit better. i guess there is a price to pay for the slick internal antennas, but i wish wireless router vendors would always give us a choice to attach our own external antennas to improve reach. signal levels have dropped 5-10% throughout the house. i shall play a bit with the placement of the router, but doubt huge dividends will result.
i just bought this router, so it came with the .18 firmware, which was allegedly made available in august, and i hope overcomes the issues some of the reviewers in here encountered. it works very well for me, even though for the price i would have expected similar coverage compared to the older GX4...
Performs well, but only after I learned the magic encryption settings September 30, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I bought mine at a local retailer to replace a WRT54G. I wanted dual channel to support streaming N to a Media Center Extender. It kept dropping wireless connections every few minutes. Tech support gave suggestions, but they didn't help. Finally I did three things to stable it out. 1) Updated to the latest firmware (B18), 2) Reset to factory defaults to wipe out all the (non-successful) changes recommended by tech support, and 3) (the one that really fixed it), switched to WPA2 / AES for my encryption type. That caused other problems, because some of my older laptops with XP didn't support this. There is a Microsoft update to add this (web search for WPA2 & KB893357)- or you can install XP Service Pack 3 to get it. After that, this thing works reliably, fast, and is totally worth the price. I switched back to WEP to connect an older machine to update it - and the instability immediately returned.
 Not an all day turn on item! September 30, 2008
Linksys says it is one the best product they have and indeed it is in many ways but one thing they are missing it is the fact that this kind of device is supposed mean to stay turn on all the time and in the aspect linksys failed!!!! After few hours of being turned on the device overheat and starts loosing signal!! I have to return this item and get a new from motorola which works great!!
 Another Winner (Updated) September 15, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Linksys did a great job with this product. It is sleek and stylish, while still providing high levels of connectivity within my three story home. I have it installed near the ceiling of my basement.
I am using the 5ghZ "N" band for my PS3 only at this time. The PS3 is connected via ethernet to the Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter. The rest of my computers (PCs, iPhone, and Macs) use the 2.4 ghZ "B-G Mixed" band.
Both networks share the same DHCP pool, but have different SSIDs and passphrases (a Linksys recommendation).
The first thing I did was update the firmware. I have not experienced any dropouts or heat issues.
UPDATE: After a few weeks of use and after adding more wireless devices to my network, I have more to say...and its not so rosy. Both my Lenovo T61 and Apple Macbook Pro have issues when I tried setting the 2.4ghz network to "Mixed" (B, G, and N). When one computer is working fine, the other seems to have issues connecting to the network, usually the T61. I had security set to WPA 2 Tkip or AES (since this router allows this "either or" setting). I have since changed WPA TKIP based ona recommendation I found on the Linksys forums. It has only marginally improved things.
The bizarre part about this is the T61. It works fine over the 5GHz N setup, giving me 130Mbps. On 2.4 ghz I had to switch to "B-G Mixed and enable SSID broadcasting to get a connection initially. After that I could re-disable SSID broadcasting.
So, for my house I have the following: PS3 on 5Ghz N. No connectivity issues with the Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gaming Adapter. 100% uptime.
I also have an iPhone ("B/G" speeds), Appletv (Supports B/G/N), Macbook Pro (Airport "G" card), Buffalo Wireless Extender ("G"), and PowerMac (Airport "B" card). Since my iTunes library is on the Macbook Pro, I had to run the appletv over my 2.4 ghz network for the Appletv to see it. I was hoping that since both networks share the same address pool, that devices on the 2.4ghz network could see those on the 5Ghz N network. I expected bridging between the two wireless bands because they are in the same device. Maybe I am doing something wrong. If so, please comment on your setup.
 Heat issues causing wirless disconects September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you have a look on Linksys's forums you'll see that I'm not alone in this problem. The Linksys WRT610N suffers from frequent wireless disconnects. So every 5-15 min you lose your wireless connection, then the WRT610N resets its wireless connection and you get it back after about 1 min of lost connection. This is very annoying for even simple web surfing and it makes streaming and downloading impossible
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As of the writing of this review Linksys has made no official statement on it's plans how to fix this and ignores their own forums on this issue. The firmware upgrades have made no difference for myself and many others.
The user community suspects this is a heat issue (the bottom of the WRT610N runs extremely hot and has come up with several fixes that include opening up the router and adding heatsinks. I know that this is not what I expect to have to do when I buy a new product.
The wired part works fine and the body of the router is more compact and better looking then old Linksys routers.
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