On the back of the unit we find four standard ethernet ports for 'wired' computers and one WAN port that connects to your broadband modem.
If you have a DSL modem that uses PPPoE, the router can easily be setup to login to your isp account so that it connects automatically to your ISP provider when the unit is powered on.
The antenna on the router is also removable. This is a plus if you'd like to use a more powerful antenna to extend the reach of your network.
The stock antenna's range is very good and i could get a signal all over the office with a strong signal, and even a few spots outside.
One nice thing about the antenna is the router can be set to broadcast at various strength settings. This is handy to limit the total network broadcast radius to only what you actually need, reducing the chance of the whole neighbor hood getting your networks signal.
Here's a nice little extra, X-Micro has included an ethernet cable.
Testing
To test out the performance difference between normal and 'super G' mode, we placed the router about 10 feet away from the computers. We then transffered a 5 meg file in each mode and wrote down the results.
The X-Micro Broadband router and Pci Card are nice full featured wireless products. If you're looking to upgrade to wireless 802.11g, you should check out X-Micro.
Pros:
-Hardware firewall
-Good range
-PPPoE Access Manager
-Ethernet cord included
-Uses new WPA encryption
-Antennas are detactable
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