EnGenius ESR300H Long Range Wireless N Router up to 300Mbps EnGenius ESR300H Long Range Wireless N Router up to 300Mbps

Pros: Range is excellent... doesn't play well with others.

Cons: They tried to stupid-proof the software. What they succeeded in doing was making it freaking impossible to use in anything but the absolute easiest environment.

Was trying to change the LAN IP address on the device. After a reboot, it completely stopped responding. It was -present- on the network, but just ignored any traffic whatsoever.

I'm really rather disappointed with this. I paid too much to have it work for what.. 3 months?

Other Thoughts: Look elsewhere. This ain't worth the money, even as cheap as it is.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Jake,

We appreciate your time in posting your comments and feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience.

We understand that you are having problems with the ESR300H. We look forward to getting the issues straightened out and in case troubleshooting would not fix your router all our routers have a 1-year manufacturer's warranty.

Please allow us to assist you in troubleshooting. You may reach us through our number at 1-888-735-7888 or e-mail us at support@engeniustech.com. Our support team would be glad to be of service to you.

Thank you for your patience and we look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Mike
Engenius Customer Support Team

Pros: Great little and I mean little router. BIG signal with the high power output. Signal increased over the Buffalo WRZ-HP-300NH it replaced using the supplied antennas. I increased the signal further by using the 5 or 8 dB after market antennas.

Cons: Using the time Sync to an NTP server will cause the router to sync time every hour. This is excessive and really only needs to be done once day. (firmware update needed)

Let the router sync with the PC (default) Just be sure to click on "apply" to get it started.

Other Thoughts: Very small and lays flat. Looks similar to an E series Linksys router.

Signal goes through 4 walls and a mirror with a -49 dbm signal level at the other end, 30 feet away. Channel set to 40 mHzl BW.

Pros: I cannot believe you can get so much for thirty bucks. It works fabulously right out of the box, includes a VPN server, multiple SSID support, automatic channel selection, gives me a great signal everywhere in the house (unlike the WRT54g it replaced), and has a decent little firewall, it's perfect. I got it for my parents, but I'm so impressed I'll be replacing my tomato-WRT54g with one also.

Cons: None!!!

Other Thoughts: If you're looking for a cheap small home 802.11n (2.4 ghz) router, you can't go wrong with this little guy.

Pros: Good price point if it works for you.

Cons: This router looked promising based on the specs. It worked great for the first 3 hours. Excellent range and speed. However, it then abruptly disconnected and has to be constantly reset. Very frustrating. Returning this router.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Bailey,

We appreciate your time in posting your comments and feedback. We are sorry to hear about your experience.

We understand that you had problems with the ESR300H. If you had the ESR300H replaced with another of the same model we hope that the replacement performs to your satisfaction.
Should you ever require assistance you may reach us through our number at 1-888-735-7888 or e-mail us at support@engeniustech.com. Our support team would be glad to be of service to you.

Thank you for your patience and we look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Mike
Engenius Customer Support Team

Pros: easy setup, good UI, above average signal strength, two weeks and haven't had to reset, I like routers that stay connected and this one does.

Cons: no complaints.

Other Thoughts: easy enough for an average user,

Pros: Small Footprint, super easy setup and good software. Works as advertised and has a great signal. I have used other EnGenius products and have been very satisfied. No surprises here. Great value for the money.

Cons: None to mention.

Other Thoughts: Have used linksys for years and will never again. This is a very good alternative at a great price.

Pros: This Router is great. It has all the setting more expensive routers have for less money. Please note you do need to manually setup this router for it to work well but that the case with every one I have ever installed. It is 200mw and the signal is strong compared to some old netgear or linksys baseline wireless router. I have setup many of these wireless routers and never had any problems getting anything to connect to it. along with Ipads androids, TV's, linksys wrt54gl with dd-wrt used as a repeater. The wireless router doesn't hardly ever need to be reset, unless there is like a power surge from a lighting storm, in which it wouldn't have happened if there was a ups on it to begin with.

Cons: No button you can click where it automatically sets itself up on your exact network, know the channel that is not being used and automatically know every device you have and what encryption is supported on an old IBM laptop that was made in 2003 or an Android bought at big lots for 30 bucks, or an HP Windows Vista x64 laptop with outdated Atheros chip drivers installed using N, MIXED MODE,with WPA2 encryption.

Pros: I found the router fairly easy to set-up (W7 OS), but did not connect on the first try. I'll take the hit for that.
It works well and has been stable despite what some of the other reviewers are noting.
Faster than my old Wireless-G router, especially when nearby.
Inexpensive relative to newer Wireless N routers.

Cons: The range is not as good as I had expected after reading the product details. Slower downloads at longer distances. I have a condo in an older building with thicker walls and purchased this product for its "high power" to compensate. I had hoped the signal would reach into some distant rooms but its not much stronger than my old g router. Nonetheless, I do get a signal where I once did not, but nothing exciting.

Other Thoughts: I'm moderately satisfied with the product so far and use it for run of the mill Ipad/Iphone use. Nothing heavy-duty. I am glad that I did not have to spend a ton of $$ for Wireless N and, so far, have confidence that the signal will be there when I need it. I can not attest to the long term viability of the product. I'll likely upgrade in a few years to a more state of the art router when I refurb. my computer again to take advantage of new technology.

Pros: Holds down paper well.

Cons: I am pretty sure that inability to connect is a con.

Other Thoughts: Tried to install router and it would not recognize the cable modem. Tried to call customer service twice and was on hold for 45 min each time with out an answer. I will be propmtly returing with a formal request to be refunded 1.5 hours of my life. Avoid at all costs!

Manufacturer Response:

Hi,

I am sorry for your bad experience on ESR300H. Do you mind letting us know your internet service provider? As we have been sold ESR300H for haly year, this is rare to hear that the router cannot recognize the cable modem. Please don't hesitate to call our customer support at 888-735-7888. Thank you.

Pros: Small, light.

Cons: This router worked fine with my laptop, but did not work at all with iPad or Android phone. I tried updating with firmware, fidgeting with the settings, and nothing. Am returning it immediately.

Other Thoughts: Don't waste your time and money on this router.

Manufacturer Response:

Hi,

I am sorry for your bad experince on ESR300H. Could you call our customer support at 888-735-7888 ext. 519 for the troubleshooting. Please let us know your iOS of your iPad and your Android phone model and software version for further analysis. Thank you