Friday, October 25, 2013

This article discusses some wireless standards as well as compares 2 of the best home wireless routers that are currently available for the AC standard

In order to find the best home wireless router for you, a consumer needs to know what they want in order to get the best deals. One needs to know the specifications that they need that in order to know which router will perfectly fit their purpose. One of these include the signal strength. If one needs the router to serve a wide area, then they should go for that which has the ability of sending signals far and wide. Some of the greatest home routers that are there in the market for consumers include:

Wireless n-routers

 These are great Routers in that they have the ability of supporting up to 4 Ethernet cables. They are usually suitable to those living in apartments where there are not many devices to support. They are usually compatible with devices such as mobile phones, laptops, game consoles and TVs among other Wi-Fi enabled devices. They have the ability of delivering speeds as a direct line. They are usually good for those on a budget. Most of these n-routers have an antenna for increased performance. Home routers secure devices as they have the ability to lock down access. This also helps to secure the bandwidth. Most if not all come with parental controls and guest access. They are generally easy to set up but if any assistance is required, it is readily available on sale points or one may contact anyone who specializes in routers. They are therefore great for the normal family setting since they ensure great router service at a reasonable price. Examples of such great n-routers include the Apple air port Express, the Linksys E1200 and belkin N450.

The 802.11 ACs 

This is a series of routers that also offer some great performance, some of this devices are:

 i) Trendnet AC1750 Router 

 This is a dual band router which means that its performance is of very high quality. This router is small in size about 7 inches long. It is also portable which is advantageous in that it can be moved from one place to the other so as to suit the user’s preferences. It comes with five ports, four for Gigabit LAN and a WAN port. Internally, some of the components it has include a BCM4331 450Mbps dual-band 3x3 wireless radio for the 2.4 GHz band. It also comes with a superscalar CPU that has gigabit MAC that supports High-speed interfaces for increased performance.

 ii)Western Digital N900

 This is another great product that can serve the purpose of a home router. It has the ability of serving a wide range of great variety of multimedia content. It has the ability of supporting up to 450MBps per each frequency band, oh yes, it is also a dual band router. This one is suitable for a large home that because it is able to support a lot of devices through it's wireless connection as well as it's 4 gigabit LAN ports. It also has a WAN port and a USB 2.0 port. The Western Digital N900 is available in a 1 Terabyte and an 2 Terabyte version. Both versions will provide plenty of built-in storage space for your media needs.