LOW COST ROUTERS TEST

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1 LOW COST ROUTERS TEST Below is a comparison of the five routers based on three main features: functionality performance easy configuration and management through Web interface 1. Functionality. Producent Model TOTOLINK Netis Tp-Link Lb-Link Comnet N150RT WF2411 TL-WR841N BL-WR2000 CWR 614 Picture Warranty Hardware Features Button 1 *RST/WPS Button 1 * Power ON/OFF Button 1*WPS Button 1*Default Button 1 *RST/WPS Button 1*WiFi ON/OFF Button 1*Power ON/OFF Button 1 *RST/WPS Button 1 * Power ON/OFF Button Software Features Capacity 150Mbps 150Mbps 300Mbps 300Mbps 150Mbps WAN Type DHCP/Static IP/PPPoE(dual access)/pptp(dual access) /L2TP(dual access) DHCP, Static IP, PPPoE, L2TP, PPTP, Dual Access, WISP Dynamic IP/Static IP/PPPoE/ PPTP/L2TP/BigPond DHCP/Static IP/PPPoE/ PPTP /L2TP DHCP/Static IP/PPPoE Operation Mode Wireless ISP Client Router, Wireless Client, Repeater(Range Extender), Router, Bridge with AP, Client AP, WDS, AP+WDS, Repeater, Client, Multiple AP AP, WDS, AP+WDS Router, Client Router, Repeater(Range Extender), Bridge with AP, Client AP, WDS, AP+WDS Schedule Wireless Scheduler Reboot Scheduler Reboot Scheduler IPV6 Access Control MAC Filtering IP Filtering Port Filtering URL Filtering IP Filtering MAC Filtering Domain Filtering IP Address Filter MAC Address Filter Domain Filter IP and MAC Address Binding IP Filtering MAC Filtering URL Filtering MAC Filtering IP Filtering Port Filtering URL Filtering TR-069 VLAN IPTV Multi-SSID QoS Repeater The above table shows the functions of each router, dominated router is TOTOLINK N150RT because of the high and practical functionality: - Operation modes (Wireless ISP Client Router, Wireless Client, Repeater, Router, Bridge with AP, Client) - Wireless network activity schedule (Scheduler), which is a great solution, eg. for parents who want to in easy way limit access to the network - Web filtering, making it very easy for you to restrict access to the websites "for adult" - Support IPV6 - Warranty 36 months!

2 2. Performance. Bandwidth test was made at a short distance from the routers to a device equipped with one antenna on the Ralink RT3290 chipset bgn. Tp-Link TL-WR841N 300Mbp 41,5 43,5 Lb-Link BL-WR Mbp 46,5 56,3 Netis WF Mbp 46,6 53,4 Upload (Mbps) Download (Mbps) TOTOLINK N150RT 150Mbp 46,9 55,9 Comnet CWR Mbp 46,4 47, The following signal strength test was made at home conditions, in a situation where routers were at the same place and the measurement was performed at a distance of approx. 20m.

3 The following test signal strength was made at home conditions, in a situation where routers were at the same place and the measurement was performed at a distance of more than 30m. As you can see all routers have very similar throughput performance. The dominating strength of signal in this two tests belongs to routers Lb-Link BL-WR2000 and again TOTOLINK N150RT despite maximum throughput up to 150Mbps, in practice it can compete with devices that have a throughput capacity 300Mbps. 3. WWW Interface. TOTOLINK N150RT Operation mode page

4 VLANY IPTV Wireless

5 Wireless Schedule IPV6 The TOTOLINK N150RT router interface although hasn't Polish language version. It is very convenient to use, because it is intuitively divided and allows to setup a lot of advanced settings without unnecessary wandering and searching for advanced configuration. This router doesn't need reboot to confirm the settings.

6 LB-LINK WR2000 Operation mode page IPTV

7 Wireless COMNET CWR614 Wizard

8 Wan setup Port mapping

9 4. Overview The central point of our home network, is the router. It is a device whose main task is to share internet signal to other devices wired or wireless. Wireless devices effectively displace the desktop devices from market. The most popular medium now is the wireless Wi-Fi network. From the router depends on how good the network will work - range, bandwidth, security. A good router for home may not necessarily be the newest, most beautiful and most expensive. It's important to be able to rely on him in any situation. Reliability, functionality and easy configuration in this case is especially important. The best choice is a router TOTOLINK N150RT, because it has many useful features and a web interface designed to be intuitive, making it easy to set up. TOTOLINK N150RT Advantages An intuitive and convenient user interface Easy to set up High functionality thanks to many advanced options Support IPv6 High performance and wireless network range Warranty 36 months!! Disadvantages No USB connector No Polish language version