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Manufacturer: Cisco Part number: WRT310N
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- Bottom Line:
- Aside from its potentially worrisome heat output, the Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router is a networking dynamo with chart-topping performance and a sleek (maybe too sleek) design.
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CNET editors' review
Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router price range: $106.89 - $113.10
- Reviewed by: Dong Ngo
- Edited by: Matthew Elliott
- Reviewed on: 05/28/2008
The good: Compact, antenna-free design; great range, unparalleled performance among Draft N routers.
The bad: Runs very hot; no USB-related features; a short one-year warranty.
The bottom line: Aside from its potentially worrisome heat output, the Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router is a networking dynamo with chart-topping performance and a sleek (maybe too sleek) design.
User reviews
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Numerous issues with this router
by omar_rehman on August 9, 2008
Pros: looks nice
Cons: numerous connection drops requiring a power on/off of the router
Summary: Check out linksys's forums and you'll see all the problems people are having with this router. Appears to be a firmware issue but the connection keeps dropping requiring ...
Summary: Check out linksys's forums and you'll see all the problems people are having with this router. Appears to be a firmware issue but the connection keeps dropping requiring a power down of the router. Can't believe cnet didnt experience this in their review!
7 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Improvement over WRT300N
by SingTodd on March 14, 2008
Pros: G/N Support, Sleek Design, Decent Range, Gigabit ports
Cons: Slight overheating problem, no 5GHz support
Summary: I purchased one of these units after also purchasing a WRT300N and having no luck at all getting WPA encryption to work with laptops on the 300. The 310 model ...
Summary: I purchased one of these units after also purchasing a WRT300N and having no luck at all getting WPA encryption to work with laptops on the 300. The 310 model seems to address a lot of the issues that have plagued the 300 out of the box. For only 2 internal antennas vs. 3 external antennas on the 300, the 310 has about the same or slightly better range. Have not fully tested the N range yet. The 310 tends to feel a lot warmer to the touch than other LinkSys routers, but the design is nice and the Gigabit ports are a plus. Good improvement over a previously dismal model.
6 out of 6 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Drops Connection Frequently
by fotoczar on October 14, 2008
Pros: The product is fast as billed, but it drops connection 2 or 3 times a day, requiring the router to be unplugged and plugged back in.
Cons: It drops internet connection 2 or 3 times a day, requiring the router to be unplugged and plugged back in; quite a hassle.
Summary: If you're patient and don't mind rebooting the router daily, then this router will be terrific for you. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
Summary: If you're patient and don't mind rebooting the router daily, then this router will be terrific for you. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
5 out of 5 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Random connection drop - Firmware problem
by Marty_99 on September 11, 2008
Pros: Nice design, easy setup
Cons: Very poor reliability.
Summary: The firmware in this router is bad. It has many bugs that need to be fixed. The worst one is that the router freezes randomly and you connection drops. At ...
Summary: The firmware in this router is bad. It has many bugs that need to be fixed. The worst one is that the router freezes randomly and you connection drops. At this point, the only way to recover is to power cycle the device. This firmware problem has been confirmed by Linksys Tech Support.
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Blazing Fast
by GaryCoombs on April 26, 2008
Pros: Full Gigabit speed and no visible antennas
Cons: None that I've found
Summary: I upgraded from my old reliable LinkSys WRT54G. This puppy is flat amazing! The new installation is literally automagic. I'm getting an amazing full gigabit speed with connected PC'...
Summary: I upgraded from my old reliable LinkSys WRT54G. This puppy is flat amazing! The new installation is literally automagic. I'm getting an amazing full gigabit speed with connected PC's. I have no choice but to rate my WRT310N as Spectacular. I've even come to like the new design. It's actually easier to see the performance lights. Highly recommended!
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fast & Reliable
by Ffailtltgy on April 21, 2008
Pros: Gigabit wired; N-speed wireless
Cons: Becomes unusually hot
Summary: I bought the Linksys WRT310N router to replace a 3Com product that never worked properly. All the problems that I had been having with the 3Com product disappeared as soon ...
Summary: I bought the Linksys WRT310N router to replace a 3Com product that never worked properly. All the problems that I had been having with the 3Com product disappeared as soon as I connected the Linksys WRT310N. The 1-gigabit wired speed is REALLY fast. The "draft N" wireless speed is likewise impressive (though no match for the wired connection speed).
For the record, I did not bother using the automatic setup program. Instead, I manually configured the WRT310N. I cannot say whether the automatic setup program works reliably or not.3 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Drops wireless all the time
by asheahen on October 11, 2008
Pros: sleak design and when the wireless signal is working, its great
Cons: Drops the wireless signal all the time. It works slightly better with DD-WRT firmware but is essentially unusable with the OOTB linksys firmware.
Summary: Better off buying an "ugly" wireless N router that actually works.
Summary: Better off buying an "ugly" wireless N router that actually works.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fails every second week
by jpullam on October 8, 2008
Pros: Pretty. Claims to do everything you'd ever want.
Cons: The most important requirement of a router is that it works 100% of the time. This one fails at intervals varying from 8 to 20 days. Hard down. Must power down and up to get back on the air each time.
Summary: Impossible to get past the idiots at linksys first line support to talk to someone who knows what's really happenning though. I guess ignorance is bliss. Why hasn't ...
Summary: Impossible to get past the idiots at linksys first line support to talk to someone who knows what's really happenning though. I guess ignorance is bliss. Why hasn't the firmware been upgraded since last January? Surely they know it stinks.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Fast to transfer, fast to heat, faster to fail!
by jwws on September 19, 2008
Pros: Speed and ease of setup.
Cons: HOT! Needs external cooling. Hangs quite often, needs power cycle restart at least 2 times per night. Linksys will not recognize to the device's design flaws and the failings in their firmware, despite many comments from irate users in their forums.
Summary: When I installed the router, I was delighted by the speed and ease of setup.
Unfortunately, it is soon discovered to be the "router from hell" Scorching temperatures had to ...Summary: When I installed the router, I was delighted by the speed and ease of setup.
Unfortunately, it is soon discovered to be the "router from hell" Scorching temperatures had to be lowered with an external desk fan. Even so, it remains quite warm, and soon starts to fail. It gets stuck at least twice each and every night, requiring a power cycle to clear it, sometimes only 15 minutes apart. Linksys is completely ignorant of the users' difficulties, and will probably remain that way for the foreseeable future. Do not, under any circumstances, buy this product.2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
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Couldn't connect
by wdstou01 on July 6, 2008
Pros: Sleek design, LELA software
Cons: Couldn't connect computers to Internet, unit is very hot.
Summary: Internet going into the router worked. My wireless computer recognized the network. But, I could not get access to the Internet on either wired or wireless computers. There's probably ...
Summary: Internet going into the router worked. My wireless computer recognized the network. But, I could not get access to the Internet on either wired or wireless computers. There's probably an answer, but I couldn't figure it out. After hours of wasted time, I returned it, got a competing brand. Everything works now.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Cisco
- Part number: WRT310N
- Description: The Wireless-N Gigabit Router is really three devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect to the network without wires. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Finally, the Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. The Access Point built into the Router uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections much farther than standard Wireless-G. With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the router can increase the throughput even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds far faster than standard Wireless-G. But unlike other speed-enhanced technologies, Wireless-N can dynamically enable this double-speed mode for Wireless-N devices, while still connecting to other wireless devices at their respective fastest speeds. In congested areas, the "good neighbor" mode ensures that the Router checks for other wireless devices in the area before gobbling up the radio band. To help protect your data and privacy, the Router can encode all wireless transmissions with industrial-strength 256-bit encryption. It can serve as your network's DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, and supports VPN pass-through. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility. The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it ideal for media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and Voice over IP telephony, and gives you plenty of headroom to run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in performance. With the Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games, and run media-intensive applications at faster than 10/100 wired network speeds, without the hassle of stringing wires!
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 802.11g,
IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0),
Fast Ethernet - Frequency Band 2.4 GHz
- Remote Management Protocol HTTP
- Encryption Algorithm WPA2,
WPA,
128-bit WEP,
64-bit WEP - Features MIMO technology ,
DHCP server ,
Firewall protection ,
Auto-sensing per device ,
256-bit encryption ,
VPN passthrough ,
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ,
Auto-negotiation ,
Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X) ,
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) - Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11g ,
IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0) ,
IEEE 802.11b ,
UPnP ,
IEEE 802.3u ,
IEEE 802.3 - Built-in Devices LED panel
- Status Indicators Link activity,
Port status,
Power,
Link OK Communications
- Type None
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces WAN : 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45,
LAN : 4 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 Networking
- Networking type Wireless router
Antenna
- Antenna Internal integrated
- Antenna Qty 3
- Directivity Omni-directional
Power
- Power Device Power adapter - External
Miscellaneous
- Width 8 in
- Depth 6.3 in
- Height 1.3 in
- Weight 12 oz
- Cables (Details) 1 x Network cable
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Compliant Standards IC CS-03,
FCC Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities,
Norton Internet Security - OS Required Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Windows Vista - Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 85%
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- CNET Labs long-range tests (in Mbps) 28.83
- CNET Labs maximum throughput tests (at 15 feet, in Mbps) 111.27
- CNET Labs maximum throughput tests with mixed 802.11b/g and draft N, MIMO clients (at 15 feet, in Mbps) 95.31
Manufacturer info
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- Manufacturer:Cisco
- Address:
170 W. Tasman Dr.
San Jose, CA 95134 - Phone: 800-553-6387
- Email: tac@cisco.com
