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Linksys E2500 N600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router

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  • Simultaneous dual band
  • Easy 3-step setup
  • Wireless-N technology
  • 4 Fast Ethernet ports

 9,600.00

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Linksys E2500 N600 Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router

The Linksys E2500 is the budget true dual-band router, and the third tier after the E3200 and the top-notch E4200 in the refreshed E seriesof Wireless-N routers that Cisco announced a while back. Compared with the other two, the E2500 lacks Gigabit Ethernet, a USB port, and support for the 450Mbps wireless speed, but it’s also much more affordable at just around $70.

Similar to the other E series models, the E2500 is good-looking and especially easy to use for novice and home users, thanks to the included Cisco Connect software. In our testing, however, the router was comparatively slow, especially on the 2.4GHz band, and offered limited range. For this reason, it’s only good for small spaces, such as a dorm room or an apartment. Those who need a more viable and robust network should spend a little more for a more powerful router, such as the E4200 or the Editors’ Choice Award-winning RT-N56U from Asus.

Design and ease of use
The Linksys E2500 looks almost the same as the Linksys E3200 minus the USB port. The router comes in a flat, UFO-shaped design with internal antennas. It’s made to stay flat on a surface and is not wall-mountable.

On the back the E2500 has four LAN ports and one WAN port. All of these ports are traditional 10/100 Ethernet. Also on the back, you’ll find the button for the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) feature and the power connector. On the front, the new E2500 doesn’t have the usual array of status LEDs. In fact, the router has no indicator lights at all except for the LEDs on the network ports themselves, which can’t be seen from the front.

The router doesn’t come with a manual, just a CD that contains the Cisco Connect software, which helps with both the initial setup and ongoing management of the network. In either case, you just have to pop the CD into the computer’s optical drive and run the software. The rest is self-explanatory.

By default, the first time you run the software for the setup process, it’ll show you how to connect the router with the cables and an Internet source, such as a broadband modem. After that it’ll configure the router’s settings to connect to the Internet. This process takes less than 5 minutes and is completely automatic. Note, though, that you’ll need a live Internet connection for the setup to finish. Just in case there are any problems, the software will show you different ways to contact Cisco’s technical support.

Once the router is configured with Internet access, Cisco Connect will pick a catchy name, such as Gold Fish, and an easy-to-remember password for your wireless networks. You can either keep that name and password or type in ones of your liking. Note that the name will be used for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. It’s normal for a dual-band router to have two networks with the same name. In this case, 5GHz-enabled clients will automatically pick the 5GHz band to connect to.

In addition to handling the setup process, Cisco Connect is used to turn on and off the guest network (which is available only in the 2.4GHz band), manage the parental control features, and run the included Speed Test tool that shows how fast the connection to the Internet is.

To do more, say to set up the router for an isolated network that’s not connected to the Internet, to rename the two wireless networks, or to take advantage of other functions, including the router’s network storage feature, you’ll need to log in to the router’s Web interface. You can get there by following the “advanced setup” link within Cisco Connect, or by pointing a connected computer’s browser to the router’s default IP address, which is 192.168.1.1.

Note that if you haven’t used Cisco Connect at all, the default password to log in to the router’s Web interface is “admin” with the username left blank. Once you have used the software to set up the router, the user name will be “admin” with the password being that of the wireless network. Note that if you use the Web interface to make major changes to the router’s settings, the Cisco Connect software will stop working with the router. In this case, to use the software again, you’ll need to reset the router to the factory default setting via a tiny recessed button on its bottom.

As in the case of the E3200, the functionality of the E2500’s Web interface encompasses that of Cisco Connect. This means savvy users can skip Cisco Connect entirely to avoid a situation in which they are not aware of what the software has changed about the settings of the router.

Features
The Linksys E2500 has the same features as the Linksys E3200, minus the support for an USB external hard drive. The router is able to offer two concurrent networks, on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, and can also provide a third guest network on the 2.4GHz band at the same time.

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