ASUS WL-500W [WL-500W]

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ASUS WL-500W [WL-500W]

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General
Brand	ASUS
Product name	WL-500W
Product code	WL-500W
Tested by HWI
Release date	12/04/2006
Price (min. / avg.)	$ 99,99 / $ 124,10

Specifications
LAN speed: 100 Mbit/s , 802.11 standard: 802.11n
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Reviews
Generation N: Five 802.11n routers tested	Hardware.Info
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General
Brand	ASUS
Product name	WL-500W
Product code	WL-500W
Tested by	Zahied Bholai
WAN
Ethernet WAN port
Integrated ADSL modem
PPPoE compatible
Installation wizard
LAN
LAN connectors	4
LAN speed	100 Mbit/s
WLAN
802.11 standard	802.11n
Theoretical throughput	300 Mbit/s
Antennas	3
Removable antennas
64 bit WEP security
128 bit WEP security
256 bit WEP security
WPA security
WPA2 security
802.1X authentication
WEP keys configurable as ASCII
WEP keys configurable as HEX
WEP keys configurable as passphrase
WLAN secured out-of-the-box
WLAN secured after installation wizard
WLAN MAC filtering
WMM (Wireless MultiMedia / 802.11e) compatible
Transfer wireless security settings through USB
Router features
Remote management
DHCP server
Port forwarding / Virtual servers
Example configurations port forwarding	9
Firewall
SPI Firewall
Port access control local PC's
URL blocking
Time scheduling
Discard ping from WAN
Intrusion detection
Alerts / logs by email
DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)
Dynamix DNS client
UPNP
VPN passthrough
Port triggering
Example configurations port triggering	2
QoS - Upstream limitation
QoS - Prioritizing programs / ports
QoS - Prioritizing PC's
Other
Firmware during test	1.9.7.3
Auto firmware check/update
USB print server
USB fileserver
USB webcam server
BitTorrent server
Companion adapters
Product name companion PC Card	WL-100W
Product code companion PC Card	90-IA9002E00-01PZ
Benchmarks (Windows XP)
Throughput WLAN -> LAN with PC Card [1 meter]	61.9 Mbit/s
Throughput WLAN -> LAN with PC Card [10 meters]	45.3 Mbit/s
Throughput WLAN -> LAN with PC Card [20 meters]	38.6 Mbit/s
Throughput LAN -> WLAN with PC Card [1 meter]	43.5 Mbit/s
Throughput LAN -> WLAN with PC Card [10 meters]	62.4 Mbit/s
Throughput LAN -> WLAN with PC Card [20 meters]	37.8 Mbit/s

Hardware.Info product reviews
	Generation N: Five 802.11n routers tested Wireless networks with higher speeds and greater range	04/23/2007
	Ever since it was announced in 2004 we've been patiently waiting, to no avail it seems, for the release of 802.11n. This hasn't discouraged a number of manufacturers from releasing routers based on a concept version of this new wireless standard. Though these prematurely released routers have their fair share of teething problems, let one thing be clear, their a lot faster than any of the current 802.11g sets. Read more

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Shop		Product	S	Price
		ASUS WL-500W Multi-Functional Wireless Router		$ 99,99
		ASUS WL-500W Multi-Functional Wireless Router - 1 x USB WAN, 4 x LAN, 2 - Wireless Router		$ 117,90
		Asus WL-500W Multi-Functional Wireless Router		$ 134,57
		ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL ASUS WL-500W - wireless router		$ 143,95

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