The attractive ASUS WL-500W wireless router is more than just good looks. It's compliant with Draft 802.11n, the latest wireless technology offering greater range and data speeds than the older 802.11b/g standards, (when used with compatible Draft 802.11n wireless adapters) while still being fully backwards compatible with them—perfect for mixed-mode environments.
The router's MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology also makes it a natural choice for multimedia fanatics, minimizing errors and optimizing data speed through the use of multiple antennas for both sending and receiving.
Other handy features include Download Master, giving you the ability to download HTTP, FTP and BT (BitTorrent) files automatically from the Internet even without computer connection and connect and share multiple USB peripherals like printers and external hard drives with computers across your network.The WL-500 also has an EZsetup button that automatically configure SSID and WPA or WEP encryption.
The attractive ASUS WL-500W wireless router is more than just good looks. It's compliant with Draft 802.11n, the latest wireless technology offering greater range and data speeds than the older 802.11b/g standards, (when used with compatible Draft 802.11n wireless adapters) while still being fully backwards compatible with them—perfect for mixed-mode environments.
The router's MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology also makes it a natural choice for multimedia fanatics, minimizing errors and optimizing data speed through the use of multiple antennas for both sending and receiving.
Other handy features include Download Master, giving you the ability to download HTTP, FTP and BT (BitTorrent) files automatically from the Internet even without computer connection and connect and share multiple USB peripherals like printers and external hard drives with computers across your network.The WL-500 also has an EZsetup button that automatically configure SSID and WPA or WEP encryption.
802.11n SupportAdopting the latest 802.11n draft with MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology, the ASUS WL-500W achieves speeds higher than 100Mbps, making it suitable for whole home multimedia streams. 802.11n draft-compliant products are fully compatible with legacy 802.11b/g devices.
Plug-n'-ShareThe ASUS WL-500W features a host of USB Plug-n'-Share functions. Just plug hard drives, printers or webcams in via the USB 2.0 ports to enable other devices on the network to share their functions. The Plug-n'-Share hard drive acts as an ftp server to let users backup data from their computers and use network neighborhood in Windows to browse external hard drive content.
High Wireless SecurityThe ASUS WL-500W wireless router supports WPA and WPA2 standards for use of the supreme encryption available regardless of client device and features a built-in firewall to prevent potential attacks from the Internet.
Web-based ManagementWith the built-in Web-based Management feature, configure the ASUS WL-500W via the web-based utility.