Are you looking to get a new wireless router? But before getting into any type of conclusion, you should get a basic idea about the features that it should have. The router should have a maximum number of the LAN ports to connect with your available computers, should have support for backward standards, firewall protection, parental control as well as UPnP for multimedia players.
So, I have composed a few budgeted wireless router with Good Quality out there to get you ready about it.
- Linksys E1200
The wireless router from Linksys has 05 Ethernet ports out of which one is used for internet access and the other four for LAN. The router obliges the IEEE 802.11n standards for which are backward compatible with other standards too. The router has greatly emphasized upon parental control and many features are available which can be used effectively. The router has support for guest network, but restrict the guest from access the network files or printer management. Encryption includes WEP, WPA and WPA2. Besides that, the router is equipped with NAT and SPI in order to protect from external attacks. You need to create an Easy Setup key for your wireless settings onto a USB drive in order to connect to the PCs on the network. The router management is done through web browsers. UPnP is also available for connecting multimedia players. Besides, a WPS button is available for quick connect.
This small wireless router from Apple is a very handy product where you can stream iTunes through your home network. The product has only one Local Area network Ethernet port unlike conventional wireless routers where four Ethernet ports are present. On the other hand, it is seen that as many as fifty users are able to connect with this wireless router at a time to share the internet. The wireless router has included AirTunes within itself so that iTunes can be used over the air. It supports both 2.4 GHz as well as 5Ghz. USB attached printer can be used through its USB ports which seems very useful. The wireless router comes with a Media Access control, guest networking, WPA, WPA2 as well as VPN through IPSec, L2TP and PPTP protocols.
The Belkin Dual Band Wireless router can be said as a budgeted Wireless router which can provide good performance with some extra features. The router can be seen supporting data streams in two different frequencies at the same time. The router is very easy to setup and also to manage. It comes with a two year warranty along with parental controls. The router comes with 04 Ethernet ports. From the security point of view, the router supports WEP encryption as well as Wi-Fi Protected Access or WPA and has two firewalls namely NAT and SPI. It also has a guest network feature which would give unsecured internet access to any guest users. Configuration is done via web browser only.
This affordable wireless router from Netgear is quite a bargain if not looking for the latest 802.11ac wireless technology. The router offers detachable antennas which is quite handy. The wireless router has 05 Ethernet ports where one can be used as WAN port and the rest four as LAN ports. The router can be seen to have support for Wireless Multimedia based Quality of Service, which is helpful if you want to share your media over the network. The router has two basic firewalls: SPI and NAT. The setup is simple and has included the use of Universal Plug and Play feature as well as WPS, which is being controlled by web browser settings page.
- Buffalo AirStation HighPower N300 WHR-300HP2
This wireless router can be said as more supportive for the telecommuters. The router comes with five Ethernet ports from which 01 is used for the internet connection while the other four Ethernet ports can be used for Local Area Network. The router does oblige with the IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi standard which would allow other devices to previous Wi-Fi standards along with 802.11b and 802.11g.The router comes with inbuilt firewall such as SPI and NAT which is helpful to keep your computer invisible in the internet and thereby protecting your computer. It also supports WEP and WPA encryption. One of the main feature about this router is that it has support for the VPN pass through a VPN lite which would require the VPN program on the client computer. The settings can be accessed via web browser and the router comes with a 3 year limited warranty.
- Medialink High Speed Wireless N MWN-WAPR150N
Although this router from Medialink is 150Mbps router, but if I compare with other routers in the list, the router is packed with features. This attractive black sleek curve router has blue indicator lights which would be a fine addition to your home media center. Features include a variety of encryption methods such as WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption. Along with that, you can also use 63 ASCII paraphrase characters for extra protection. It has four Ethernet ports and one WAN port. The router has internal antenna which is omnidirectional in nature. It also supports dynamic as well as static IPs, built in firewall and stealth SSID mode. It also has a support for DMZ hosts as well as Virtual servers. You can also apply filters to restrict or block some internet addresses. The router is backward compatible in order to support g, b, 3 and 3u standards too.
- Netgear N150 WNR1000
This affordable wireless router from Netgear is a feature rich 150Mbps router which supports single stream wireless specification. It has one WAN port and 4 LAN ports connects to PCs. However, if you are looking for some router which would monitor your data usage, then this is the best router out there. You can create a threshold filter which would stop the flow of internet access after the usage of particular bandwidth allocation. Along with that, it has firewall protection such as SPI and NAT. Encryption features such as WEP, WPA and WPA2 are available. Parental control is another feature, that is worth mentioning. You can block contents according to category and time of day. WPS is also available for quick connect. The router can be managed via web browser interface.
- ZyXEL Wireless N-lite Home Router NBG-416N
This backward standard compatible router from ZyXEL is packed with many features and leaves behind a small footprint. You can connect local PCs with the help of the 04 available Ethernet ports along with one WAN port. In order to prioritize traffic and manage multimedia, the router used Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service. Encryption for wireless such as WEP, WPA and WPA2 has been implemented on this router. Media Access Control allows you to filter the PCs from accessing your wireless router. Firewall protection such as SPI and NAT are present. You can also connect to VPN servers with the help of VPN clients. WPS button is also available for quick connect. It has a two year warranty.
- D-Link Wireless N150 DIR 601
This wireless router from D-Link has a light carbon footprint. Although, this is a 150Mbps category router, it is filled with many unique features. If there is no internet access, the router power down to save energy. It also has budgeted out different outputs based upon the cable length. You can also customize the LAN to shut down automatically when it is not being used. The router uses single stream 802.11n technology, which is backward compatible with other standards. It comes with one WAN port and 04 LAN ports. It uses NAT and SPI firewall to protect your computers from external attacks. Encryption includes WEP, WPA and WPA2. You can also plug into VPN servers using the router through your VPN program. You can configure the router via CD or Web browser. You can also connect your multimedia players through its UPnP.
- On Networks N150 WiFi Router
This budget basic wireless router is an IEEE 802.11n standard router which is a simple router with very few features. It comes with 802.11n supports at 2.4 GHz bandwidth. 01 LAN ports and 02 WAN ports are available. The router has included Quality of Service software which would able to control the streaming of multimedia over the network. It, however, lacks many security features compared to other routers that I have reviewed in this article. It does have NAT firewall protection. It has support for WEP encryption and WPA but lacks parental control or option for creating guest network. This entry level router has an easy setup process and the settings can be accessed via web browser. WPS is present for quick connect. UPnP makes the connection to multimedia players very much easy.
Conclusion:
With such a comprehensive list, I am sure that you have an about the different types of wireless routers available in the market. So, go ahead and pick your choice and give the name in the comment box. Also, if you have a query, I am happy to answer anytime. Until next time, Ciao!!
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