Many of the routers on the market are just that, routers. Today, we are looking at the Tenda W300D router which is not just a router, but a modem router. While lots of our readers will have modem routers, these will have been provided by your ISP to make initial setup very easy and their deals attractive.
These ‘free' modem routers rarely have the power and range of similar but standalone routers like the Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti Dual Band router that we reviewed a while back, and as such it is often hard to find a good compromise, this may result in a separate modem and router. The Tenda Wireless N ADSL 2+ Modem Router claims to be the best of both worlds as it is a fairly high-powered modem router, which offers nearly all of the features of the more expensive wireless routers with the benefits of a built-in modem.
Specifications
Standards | IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11n IEEE802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x ADSL, ADSL2, ADSL2+ Annex A, Annex M |
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Band | 2.4Ghz | |
Wireless Rate | 300Mbps | |
Interface & Speed | WAN Interface: 1 RJ11 port /1 10/100Mbps auto-negotiation RJ45 port (Auto MDI/MDIX) LAN Interface: 4 10/100Mbps auto-negotiation RJ45 ports (Auto MDI/MDIX) /3 10/100Mbps auto-negotiation RJ45 ports (Auto MDI/MDIX) |
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Button | Reset | |
LED | POWER/ADSL/WLAN/LAN/SYS/WPS | |
Antenna | 2*5dBi Non-detachable omni-directional antennas | |
Power | 100-240V 9V |
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Dimensions (LxWxH,mm) | 171.95*110.12*31 |
I can’t stress enough how painful this unit is to use. I can’t reset it, can’t get to the main settings page and every half an hour or so it stops working. Oh and I can’t understand a word that the help staff are saying as the line is always full of white noise! I want my money back!