Question 1

Is this also a modem?

Accepted Answer

It's a Router/Switch... a router blocks your network so you can hook up as many devices as you can. Modem, will connect to an ISP.

If you have Cable, you'd need your ISP to provide you with one, DLS, same.

The advantage to this one, is that it has a switch to turn off wifi, but you can still use lan.

It's nice router, wifi good range, and the 5ghz works well too.

Question 2

Could this be used as a wifi extender if i connected it to my modem threw the wifi, then hooked my 2 gaming machines up to its wifi/ports?

Accepted Answer

It can be used as an access point. The settings are in the menus. I have not used it for that purpose myself.

Question 3

Is this for a cable connection?

Accepted Answer

This is a Router, not a modem. So it designed to work with either cable or dsl modems. A computer can connect wirelessly, or hooked be up with a Cat 5 or 6 network cable to the router.

Question 4

Is this compatible with windows 8.1?

Accepted Answer

A router is just a network gateway.  It is not part of your computer: it works on IEEE Ethernet network standards, not any operating system.  It will work with every computer and every operating system because it is connected via Ethernet.  It has its own web server that works in your browser just like any other website. Just type in 192.168.1.1 which is its IP address then enter your username and password to manage the settings.

Question 5

does it work with comcast?

Accepted Answer

Yes it does. Keep in mind you will still need a modem if you opted not to use Comcast's modem. You will need a telephony modem and not all of those will be compatible with Comcast. Visit Comcast's website for a compatibility list.

Question 6

I want to connect this to my office LAN via a switch, not a cable modem. Can I do this?

Accepted Answer

So you have a switch, and you want to add this basically as more ports to the LAN? Yes, that can be done. There are two ways you can:
1) Connect the upstream switch to the modem port and allow this router to serve as it's own network.
2) Disable DHCP on this router and it will extend the existing LAN. If that is your goal, you'd be better off buying a switch for less money.

Question 7

I have a WD 1.5 TB external hard drive which i wanted to connect for shared access. So does this product support this hard drive of this capacity  ? Also what is max limit of hard drive that i can connect to this ?

Accepted Answer

I tested thee usb connection but never used it. Reason the USB transfer rate. Slow under Win 7 compared with esata. The test was for 500 GB and 1 TB drive. Tested ok, but it's the external drive ability to handle the 1.5 TB that you check. If it can handle the drive you should be ok. 
    Now as far as the transfer date rate you must check that yourself. If your system is overworking it will slow down the transfer.
     Hope this helps you.

Question 8

My Internet service is still a phone line (dial-up). I have a wireless router that is connected to a main computer but need a better signal to be able to use in the whole house.  Please tell me how to hook this router into the main router and make it work?

Accepted Answer

Honestly, you might be better off with an access point of some sort.  I have my primary wireless router downstairs and an access point upstairs (currently a Ubiqiuti accesspoint) that connects over ethernet (my place uses cat5 for phone jacks, I just terminated them to ethernet plugs/outlets) and is upstairs.  My primary router handles DHCP assignments, etc. and the access point is basically a wireless to wired connection for any devices that don't get adequate service upstairs from my primary router.

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