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Manufacturer: D-Link Part number: DIR-825
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- The D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router DIR-825 is a stable performer with great features and an excellent Web interface. The outdated and bulky design, relatively short range, and merely average throughput, however, lessen its appeal.
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CNET editors' review
D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router DIR-825 price range: $76.17 - $183.55
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Edited by: Matthew Elliott
- Reviewed on: 10/26/2008
The good: Virtual networked USB port; mobile router capability; true dual-band; intuitive and responsive browser interface; gigabit LAN and WAN; easy to set up; support separate wireless networks for guests; convenient preset settings.
The bad: Slow mixed mode performance; 5Ghz range could be better; bulky design.
The bottom line: The D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router DIR-825 is a stable performer with great features and an excellent Web interface. The outdated and bulky design, relatively short range, and merely average throughput, however, lessen its appeal.
User reviews
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Dlinks's DIR655 performs significantly better, cheaper
by neosynthesis on February 16, 2009
Pros: Compared to other dual radio routers on the market currently, the most feature rich out of the box router
Most security minded features in home grade routers (Dlink offer the same features on cheaper models)Cons: Same features as cheaper Dlink Models
5GHz performance not as good nor as stable as Dlink's own DIR 655
5GHz has dramatically poor range compared to its own 2.4GHz
2.4GHz performance significantly worse compared to DIR655
USB port Windoze onlySummary: DLink's own DIR 655 has set such a high standard in performance (basically the best 2.4GHz draft N router to date), the 825 simply could not top.
I ...Summary: DLink's own DIR 655 has set such a high standard in performance (basically the best 2.4GHz draft N router to date), the 825 simply could not top.
I have been eagerly trying to upgrade to any dual band radio (2 radios and single radio routers) I could get my hands on, Linksys, Apple's very well received Airport Extreme, and this DIR825 and have always come back to the DIR655 because the performance has always been worse off.
Some background on my usage:
Wired connections: 2 PCs for torrent and media serving, VOIP phone.
Wireless connections:
- 1 PC for work via VPN
- 2 Macs
- Wii
- Apple TV for streaming divx/h264 content from the media server
- 1 Win Mobile, 1 iPhone
I live in a modest sized 2 story house of roughly 3000 ft^2. There are more than 3 other wireless networks here in my neighbourhood.
Using wireless sniffing tools, I could easily tell that the DIR825 signal on the 2.4GHz band drops by 50% on average even going to the next room. The noise level is at roughly 20% at the same distance.
On the 5GHz freq. even using wide band the signal drops to 40% in the same room, just next door, but the noise is held steadily at 8% (I was the only network using 5GHz).
The numbers in real world terms means that I was seeing the "Buffering Video" message when I'm streaming videos from the web more than actually watching the videos. In both 2.4 and 5GHz frequencies!
With the awesome DIR655, after the initial buffering of a few seconds, I almost never experienced another buffering for watching a hour long show.
Keep in mind other than the addition of the 5GHz radio, there is absolutely no difference in terms of the router settings I've testing between the DIR 655 vs 825.
In fact, the DIR 655's performance was so stellar, it even beat the video streaming performance of the Airport Extreme on 5GHz wide band. The only advantage of the Airport Extreme over the DIR 655 (speaking only for my use) was that the USB port on the Airport Extreme could be shared by PCs and Macs, whereas DLinks are made for Windows fan boys.
Save yourself some money and get more performance out of the DIR 655.
BUT get the hardware version A4 (currently the latest) as they have made quite a few improvements on the DIR655. I know because I've own every single version from A1 and have tried every single firmware on the 655. The latest version has the ability to turn off unused ports to save power, and it would detect wire length to adjust and send just enough power to keep your connections happy (I'm talking about wired connections obviously). I've own A1 and A2 versions and they all got burned out due to my heavy usage.
There is a DNS relay issue with the latest firmware that affects both DIR655 and 825, may be others in the same line as well. So far there is no fix, just turn the feature off and you won't notice a difference in performance as it was questionable that it would even add to performance in the first place.11 out of 12 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Excellent upgrade; stable router with many options
by petej88 on October 31, 2008
Pros: Wow, this router is really nice compared to my half decade old wired only Linksys router (althouogh it worked well). Really good price for such a high quality, many featured router.
Cons: I bought it within 1 week of the first shipment. Dlink should have waited a little bit longer to include the shareport driver and docs to support it, since they advertised this ability. I'm sure the newer shipments will include it.
Summary: I'm really happy with this router. It runs fairly cool (I still put some spacers under it for good air flow though). The router appears to be very stable ...
Summary: I'm really happy with this router. It runs fairly cool (I still put some spacers under it for good air flow though). The router appears to be very stable and I have not gotten any drops. I evne have the antennas pointing horizontally back to have the router looks more streamline. Several indication lights in the front that are useful.
For the low cost of a newly shipped router of $139, it's a good deal. And the price is dopping. This will be the new dir 655 with similar pricing under $100 soon most likely.
The browser menu works very well and is easy to navigate. This proved useful since Comcast messed me up and switched my static ip to a dynamic ip within a week after I registered my new sb 5101 cable modem. (Apparently for 5 years they mistakingly let me use a static ip -- oh well). I can't complain since I have received speeds over 16 Mbps into the router.
I tested the 5ghz connection with my work laptop and it works beautifully. I even walked about 70 yars from my house and it was still pretty happy.
I really like the guest nets that can be created so one can access the net without having access to my local home pc's. Dlink gives pretty good info of how to protect your wireless net from intruders.
The shareport ability is nice although I don't plan on using it right now. As mentioned above, you currently have to go to the site to download the firmware and get the docs. I'm sure this will change with their next lot.
bottom line: very stable, cool running router that works great. I am using a wired connection to my ps3 playstation (with Playon software on my pc) to do high quality streaming downloads from Netflix. I haven't tested the wireless streaming but am sure it would work since my streaming was working ok when I just had my old wired 10/100 mbps router.
cheers6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Very Good with lots of options
by MDCWLAF on March 20, 2009
Pros: Stable and Plenty of options, signal strength is close to as good as the Belkin N+ I tried
Cons: None so far
Summary: I tried 3 routers before settling down on this one. I tried Linksys WRT160N (1 week), Belkin N+ (2 weeks), and this one (2 weeks). The Linksys stunk right out ...
Summary: I tried 3 routers before settling down on this one. I tried Linksys WRT160N (1 week), Belkin N+ (2 weeks), and this one (2 weeks). The Linksys stunk right out of the box. It dropped network and internet connection constantly. I was constantly restarting it. It didn't like my old Wireless-G adapters. The Belkin was great with range but that was it. It didn't drop connections but didn't work well with wireless XBOX 360 (two teenage boys) clients. It eventually blocked my wife's computer all together (no reason). The console was limited and unstable. This D-link router has been flawless. Its works very well with everything!!! I even took my old WRT54G and GS and made two repeater bridges. So, I took my laptop, with a wireless signal meter, and went all over the house (2 story) with each router. In my particular situation, the D-link outperformed the Linksys easily and pretty much tied the Belkin.
The SharePort is a little frustrating. It can only be accessed by one PC at a time. You have to ask for permission from the computer that currently has control. When finished, we just have to remember to release it from whatever computer has control.
Updated on Mar 20, 2009
Updated on Jun 9, 2009It's been about 3 or 4 months now.... I have never had to touch this router. Usually you only hear the negative but it remains the most reliable router I have owned. I am currently running 4 desktops, 3 laptops, 2 XBox 360s, one PS3 and 2 repeater bridges. The internet only fails from my ISP. I have schedules set for the kids so their internet access is controlled by the router. Saves me a lot of time and no complaints from the family.
Updated on Jul 9, 2010Just over one year in...... beautiful..... I almost forget how to access the router because I never need to
Updated on Jul 9, 2010I usually replace routers about once per year. This year, instead of replacing it, I added a Seagate 1TB external drive to this router via the USB and SharePort utility....... How can anyone have a problem with this router..... It's too stinkin easy and stable....5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Awesome router, but only after firmware upgrade to 2.02
by Manimal79 on December 11, 2009
Pros: Shareport feature, dual band, good range for N and G wireless at 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, good features...but that's only after after the firmware upgrade to 2.02. In short, a great router after upgrade in firmware.
Cons: Everything about the router before firmware upgrade.
Summary: When I bought this router, it came with firmware version 2.00NA. I had some problems with this router when I first set it up. Wireless and LAN connections dropped ...
Summary: When I bought this router, it came with firmware version 2.00NA. I had some problems with this router when I first set it up. Wireless and LAN connections dropped randomly, and the 2.4 ghz wasn't even being transmitted. No matter how much I played around with the wireless, none of my computers were able to detect the 2.4 ghz band. Only the 5 ghz band was being detected, but the range was mediocre. I was only getting a "good" signal strength even though the router was only 3 feet from my computer where it normally should be "excellent". Got pretty frustrated, called DLink tech support, and after not being able to fix the problem, the tech support guy tells me to upgrade the router to the latest firmware, which is 2.02NA, to see if that will fix the problem. I did that and lo and behold it works like a charm. All the problems I was having are all now gone. Wireless and LAN connections are stable, the router is transmitting both 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz bands, and the range is excellent. I would be in a different room and the signal strength is still "excellent" for both bands. It's all gravy now. This product would be 5 stars, but I gave this 4 and a half stars only because of all the trouble I went through to try to get this router to work. But when it is upgraded to the 2.02 firmware, it's a wonderful router!
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Great concept, bad execution
by kwdog on December 31, 2008
Pros: Very customizable, lots of advanced features, easy to configure
Cons: terrible antenna coverage, frequently drops, slow compared to airport extreme
Summary: I was pretty excited about this router when I bought it, but am really disappointed. I have never had as many problems with a router as I have had with ...
Summary: I was pretty excited about this router when I bought it, but am really disappointed. I have never had as many problems with a router as I have had with this one. the coverage on the 5ghz antenna is terrible. It frequently goes from full to no coverage. It was very unstable. overall, I would not recommend it.
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Horrible at first, firmware update is the key!!!
by MillerDude45176 on October 4, 2009
Pros: Not many till I found the new firmware
Cons: Multiple internet connection issues. The "update firmware" link from the router configuration page tells you there are no updates available. WRONG!!! Mine came out of the box with 2.00NA
Summary: A list of issues fixed is here .. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22706303-DIR825-B1-WAN-connection-issues-New-firmware-fixes-it ....and it's a long list. I was about to return the router till I found this. ...
Summary: A list of issues fixed is here .. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r22706303-DIR825-B1-WAN-connection-issues-New-firmware-fixes-it ....and it's a long list. I was about to return the router till I found this. You can get the fimrware update here .softpedia.com/get/NETWOR···NA.shtml... or dig around on DLinks website. Since I have updated the firmware to 2.02NA from 2.00NA everything has been working fine. Do yourself a favor and update your firm ware to 2.02NA before you condemn the product.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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good router but no support on shareport feature
by picorosan on October 12, 2008
Pros: easy to set up. very fast connection speed
Cons: no documentation on shareport in box.
documentation on line has no troubleshooting dealing with shareport.Summary: basically its is a great wireless router. but the shareport software was no included i had to search online for. and to top it off it doesn't seem to ...
Summary: basically its is a great wireless router. but the shareport software was no included i had to search online for. and to top it off it doesn't seem to recognize my cannon mx310 printer or my onebook 500gb hard drive, which leads me to believe that this is false advertising. and when you call for tech support they state that they do not troubleshoot the software for shareport.
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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SAVE YOUR MONEY!
by dcmitch on January 3, 2010
Pros: There are a ton of features......
Cons: WHO CARES about the features.....drops connection constantly! POOR Support
Summary: BOTTOM LINE......GARBAGE! A very expensive paperweight. CNET's review is a joke.....D-LINK is now D-STINK in my book. They are aware of the numerous issues with this hunk-a-junk, ...
Summary: BOTTOM LINE......GARBAGE! A very expensive paperweight. CNET's review is a joke.....D-LINK is now D-STINK in my book. They are aware of the numerous issues with this hunk-a-junk, but apparently don't care. When I called with my numerous issues, they just said..."Well, you are out of your return time-frame, so you will need to buy another router. We can offer you a 10% discount for your trouble." OH JOY.....yes please let me fork over some more cash for all of the wonderful support so I can roll the dice again.....Do yourself a favor and buy something else, like the NetGear WNDR3700.....a much better unit. Not cheap, but the range and reliability is SUPERB compared to the D-STINK. VERY disappointed in D-Link for this effort. I really thought they were a better organization. When you make a product this bad, you really should recall it. Discounts don't help when you are left out in the cold!
By the way.......I started with hardware Revision A1.....then was graciously upgraded to B1 by D-LINK...even after the latest firmware upgrade, the unit still fails miserably. DON'T GIVE THIS THING A CHANCE.....by the Netgear wndr3700....SO MUCH BETTER....I have only had mine for a week, so I am still testing it out. The range is double that of the DIR-825, and the transmission just seems far more responsive. No drops from the Netgear!
Updated on Jan 3, 20101 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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DO NOT PURCHASE: Horribly buggy firmware + corp denial
by lsemprini on October 8, 2009
Pros: It has a lot of features. You don't want that. You want one that works.
Cons: Unit drops LAN, Wireless, and WAN connections randomly. Firmware revs make it worse. Company does not care at all. See:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=7791.15
http://www.ispgeeks.com/wild/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=11508Summary: The various (cnet, pcmag, ... ) reviewers must not have had the same hardware because actual customers are finding this unit unusable. The problem is hopelessly buggy firmware that gets worse with ...
Summary: The various (cnet, pcmag, ... ) reviewers must not have had the same hardware because actual customers are finding this unit unusable. The problem is hopelessly buggy firmware that gets worse with each rev.
Return immediately if accidentally purchased.
See also dlink's own forum:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?board=218.201 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Unstble without firmware update/shareport doesnt work
by paulvieth on September 1, 2009
Pros: Range is very good . I have a wireless connection to a squeezebox boombox in the backyard and it connects great. Performace is good, now that the connection has stablize.
Cons: Connection was totally unstable until downloaded the 2.02 firmware update . Customer support was terrible , had to go thru 4 sessions of hell to do and undo suggested fixes. Shareport SW to share an HP printer doesnt work and L3 support admits it
Summary: Would recommend you look for something else. Dlink charges a premium for the shareport USB port and it flat doesnt work and they have no date to fix it. Once ...
Summary: Would recommend you look for something else. Dlink charges a premium for the shareport USB port and it flat doesnt work and they have no date to fix it. Once you get it set up , it works as well as any regular G router, but why pay the premium to go thru all the support headaches to get it to work.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: D-Link
- Part number: DIR-825
- Description: The D-Link Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router (DIR-825) is the addition to the award-winning Xtreme N product family. The dual band technology in the DIR-825 supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless signals at the same time. This allows you to check e-mail and browse the Internet using the 2.4GHz band while simultaneously streaming High-Definition (HD) movies and other media on the 5GHz band. The DIR-825 is designed for users looking to get a true HD wireless connection that can handle multiple HD video streams throughout the house, while being backward compatible with existing 802.11g and 802.11a products.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)
- Enclosure Type Desktop
- Connectivity Technology Wireless ,
Wired - Data Link Protocol Ethernet,
Gigabit Ethernet,
IEEE 802.11b,
IEEE 802.11n,
IEEE 802.11a,
IEEE 802.11g,
Fast Ethernet - Network / Transport Protocol L2TP ,
PPTP ,
IPSec - Remote Management Protocol HTTP
- Encryption Algorithm WPA2,
WPA - Features Firewall protection ,
Quality of Service (QoS) ,
VPN passthrough ,
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ,
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) ,
NAT support - Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g ,
IEEE 802.11a ,
IEEE 802.11n ,
IEEE 802.11b ,
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED ,
IEEE 802.3u ,
IEEE 802.3 Communications
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces LAN : 4 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
WAN : 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
USB : 1 x Networking
- Networking type Wireless router
Antenna
- Antenna External detachable
- Antenna Qty 2
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Miscellaneous
- Width 7.6 in
- Depth 4.6 in
- Height 1.2 in
- Weight 11.2 oz
- Cables (Details) 1 x Network cable
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Compliant Standards FCC Class B certified,
IC Software / System Requirements
- OS Required Apple MacOS X 10.4,
Microsoft Windows XP SP2,
Microsoft Windows Vista Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Accessories
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:D-Link
- Address:
17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 - Phone: 1-800-326-1688
