Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual N Band Wireless Router
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Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: WRT610N
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Linksys
Label: Linksys
Special Features: 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
Features for Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual N Band Wireless Router:
- 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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Customer Reviews
I was wrong with this, 
2008-09-05
As an Engineer, I thought I should be able to figure it out how to get this to work. I was wrong. After three technical support phone calls and 8 hours wasted, I gave up and bought Dlink DIR-655 instead. Should have trusted most of your reviews. here are the problems
- Ethernet port should be GB on blue light and 100mb on green light according to the menu. Mine shown opposite.
- Connection speed keep changing from 270mbit to 15mbit. Youtube session keep dropping. Tech support engineer was patient to try all configuration options and end up tell me possible a defective item
Dlink DIR-655 installed was easy and constantly at 300mbit
Router's good, LELA's a pain 
2008-09-03
This is my third Linksys router, and I've always been very happy with Linksys. This one is no different, with one minor caveat. The WRT610N's signals are great, and I love the fact that I can plug my WD MyBook backup drive into the router and use it as a network drive. The only reason I downgraded my rating to 4 stars is because the LELA software that comes with it was a total pain. The installation on my Vista SP1 machine initially failed, or at least that's what the error message said. I finally exited the setup and noticed the LELA icon on my desktop. I clicked it and tried to change some settings on my router - no joy. I finally logged directly into the router, at which point I got the familiar Linksys customization menu. If you've ever set up a Linksys router before, the only difference is that you'll set up two networks instead of one.
Once I had my router set up "by hand", the LELA software could see everything on my network. The graphical interface is a nice touch, but not something I'd consider essential.
In short, the router performance has been excellent, but I think the new software could use a little work.
Worth Every Cent 
2008-08-31
Pros: A worthy upgrade from a G router.
Very feature rich and if you know what you are doing, fairly easy to setup though I did struggle with getting the 5.0 band to deliver N at full speed (I used WPA2-AES).
Im running it on N wireless and the speed is great. It also does a good job of downshifting / upshifting as the signal changes through the house.
Cons: LELA is not good. Don't even think about using it. If you can't configure this manually, find someone who can.
Other Thoughts: Keep in mind this is a 1.0 release right now, so if you are not willing to suffer through a few bumps in the road, a more mature product may be for you.
Be sure to upgrade the firmware when you get it!
Linksys WRT610 Connection Issues 
2008-08-29
I recently purchased the WRT610N and the matching Linksys WSUB600N dual band adapter. First some comments on the router set-up. The WRT610N router was very easy to install and configure. Using the new Linksys set-up wizard is very straight forward. However, in setting up encryption on the router be prepared to spend time on the phone with Linksys. Setting up wireless encryption is a very trying experience. However, it's doable with good tech support. The wired Ethernet network connection works as advertised. Also, using the matching Linksys WSUB600N USB Ethernet network adapter was also straight forward. I used a Lenovo R61 laptop with the WSUB600N. Keeping a stable network connections on both radio bands was problematic. The network connection would keep dropping. (I should explain that I was only six feet away from the router, and there were no other wireless devices present}. Has anyone else heard of this? I've returned the WSUB600N adapter for an exchange. I haven't tested out the replacement. I will report back on what I find out. The last item I had a chance to test was the Storagelink interface. Go into the router configuration settings and select the UPnP media server settings and away you go. I was able to establish a connection to the WRT610N media server from a PS3 console. I haven't done any streaming to see if this works. Where I am having issues is in using USB attached storage to show up as a share on Vista. Using the WRT610N web interface to configure share permissions is confusing at best. Anyone who can point me to any documentation that lays out this process would make my day.
Disappointed 
2008-08-28
This Linksys is the most expensive router I have purchased. For the price I expected trouble-free music streaming AND good tech support. I recieved neither. To be honest, I could have rated the router higher for some of its advanced features if the tech support had not been so useless.
No use of 5 GHz and USB Connect for me 2008-08-28
The sleek Simultaneous Dual-N Band WRT610N Router is designed and engineered for lag free gaming, uninterrupted music and streaming high-definition video. Dual Wireless-N bands can provide twice the bandwidth so you can do all this while browsing the Internet, sharing files, sending e-mail, and printing.
wireless keeps dropping out 2008-08-27
I read other reviews about wireless connection drops but decided to buy this one for several reasons. First it was on sale at best buy, second it was dual band with wireless N and some peole had rated it good and lastly I've had other linksys routers and they worked fine.
I wish I had listened to the bad reviews. After purchasing I updated the firmware from linksys with no problems. I was able to connect wirelssly with just an occassional connection drop for about a week and then the connections starting dropping on both the 2.4 and 5 ghz frequencies all the time. I though that maybe it was my ISP Comcast but I tested my connection by plugging directly into my cable which is a linksys modem and had no problems with dropped connections. I have since return the router and would not recommend it.
No problem here ... 2008-08-27
Unlike others, my WRT610N experience has been a good one ... thanks to my ISP's (Earthlink) support team, who guided me through the troublesome installation with my two Mac laptops, one old, one brand new, and the different operating systems I'm using with them and the quirks between those and Linksys. Suffice to say, lots of work involved manually typing in router addresses, etc., and running lots of tests, but I got everything up and running in an evening. Oh yeah, the router -- combined with my new Apple Airport Express -- gives me really excellent connection speed when I'm running wireless.
Amazing but very hard to operate (no MAC support from Lynksys) 2008-08-24
Hey guys,
The product is great. It's working very well. Increase the speed of my cable net 3 times. But to connect an external hard disk on the usb port was really hard. I have a mac. After days of research on the net i find out that it has to be formatted as fat 32 an that's why i couldn't mounted before. Now, I have no idea how to access the hd from my work using the ftp server throw the internet. The user guide available on the linksys web site is confused and totally incomplete. Maybe in a mouth I'll be able to use all the functions of this amazing product.
TKS
SAM
Not worth the trouble 2008-08-21
I purchased this to replace a 5 yr old Linksys router after upgrading to a new Verizon DSL modem. Let's just say the wireless part of this router works great, but I could never get it to work with the new modem or the old modem. I called support for both Linksys and Verizon an got the "it's not our problem, call the other vendor" after spending hours with each support desk. My only good experience with this router is when I returned it to Best Buy.
