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Cisco E3000 Wireless Broadband Router - 300 Mbps E3000 Routers & Gateways - Wireless

Amazon Sales Rank: #599 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Cisco Model: E3000 Platforms: Mac, Windows Format: CD Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 9.00" h x 12.00" w x 3.00" l, 1.00 pounds CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.1 GHz Memory: 4GB SDRAM Hard Disk: 320GB Processors: 1 6 Internal antenna Simultaneous 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands 4 x Gigabit Ethernet ports

The Linksys E3000 is a powerful dual-band Wireless-N router optimized for wireless entertainment. Connect your Blu-ray players, DVRs, and gaming consoles, and enjoy the smoother and faster HD video streaming and wireless gaming performance that simultaneous dual-band technology enables. A built-in USB port and UPnP AV media server let you share files over your network, as well as stream media content to an Xbox 360, PS3, or other compatible device. Plus, included Cisco Connect software gets you set up in a few simple steps and offers powerful tools for managing your wireless network. Introducing the Linksys E3000 The Linksys E-Series routers combine sleek, modern styling with powerful Wi-Fi technology (see larger image). The Linksys E3000 is a powerful dual-band Wireless-N router optimized for wireless entertainment. Connect your Blu-ray players, DVRs, and gaming consoles, and enjoy the smoother and faster HD video streaming and wireless gaming performance that simultaneous dual-band technology enables. A built-in USB port and UPnP AV media server let you share files over your network, as well as stream media content to an Xbox 360, PS3, or other compatible device. Plus, included Cisco Connect software gets you set up in a few simple steps and offers powerful tools for managing your wireless network. The Linksys E-Series includes the E1000, E2000, and E3000 Wireless-N routers--check out a comparison chart of these three models. Additionally, the E-Series offers the customizable, Linux-based E2100L router and the AE1000 Wireless-N Adapter for use with non-wireless desktop and laptop PC computers. Key Features Enjoy the power of high-performance Wireless-N technology--optimized for wireless entertainment. Connect your computers, gaming consoles, Internet-enabled HDTVs and Blu-ray players, and other wireless devices at up to 300 Mbps of transfer speeds. Enjoy the benefits of simultaneous dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), including smoother HD video streaming, wireless gaming and file transfers. Share your files at home or on the Internet by connecting a storage device to the Linksys E3000's built-in USB port. Stream video and media content via a built-in UPnP AV media server to an Xbox 360, PS3, or other compatible device. Use four Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) ports for faster file sharing with other Gigabit-enabled devices, including computers, hard drives, and servers. Set up your wireless network in a few simple steps using included Cisco Connect software. Keep Wi-Fi freeloaders and Internet threats at bay with customizable security settings, including WPA/WPA2 Personal and SPI firewall protection. Give visitors password-protected Internet access on a separate network--so your visitors have access to the Internet, but not your computers or data. Use Cisco Connect's Parental Controls to block specific websites and restrict Internet access during certain hours. Customize your network using easily accessible Advanced Settings. Simultaneous Dual-Band The Linksys E3000 has double the bandwidth for smoother and faster HD video streaming, file transfers, and gaming. Connect other computers and devices to the Internet and each other at N speeds in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Simultaneous wireless bands help you avoid network interference. Use the 2.4 GHz band for surfing and e-mails and the less crowded 5 GHz band for time-critical entertainment. Built for Entertainment Simultaneous dual-band Wireless-N technology means smoother HD video streaming and faster gaming. A built-in USB port and UPnP AV media server let you share files over your network, as well as stream music, video, and photos to an Xbox 360, PS3, or other compatible device. Four Gigabit Ethernet ports enable faster file transfers with other Gigabit devices. The Linksys E3000 is an optimal choice for enjoying wireless entertainment at home. Cisco Connect screenshots (see larger image). Quick to Install Cisco Connect software, included with the Linksys E3000, gets your wireless network set up and ready to go in just a few simple steps. Insert the Linksys E3000 CD, run through a few screens, and you're ready to go within minutes. You'll quickly be sharing your home's Internet connection with your family's other computers and devices and experiencing the incredible performance of Wireless-N. You can also easily access Advanced Settings to customize your preferences. You're in Control Cisco Connect software helps you personalize your settings and quickly add multiple Internet-enabled devices to your network. Use Parental Controls to restrict web usage during certain times and to block unwanted sites; plus customize these Parental Controls by device. Cisco Connect also lets you quickly and easily give password-protected Internet access to visitors while keeping your family's personal information private. With Cisco Connect, you're in control. State-of-the-Art Security Keep Wi-Fi freeloaders and Internet threats at bay with customizable security settings. All Linksys E-Series routers have advanced WPA/WPA2 wireless security and SPI firewall protection, which are designed to safeguard your home network and computers from most Internet attacks and help protect your data and privacy. Advanced users can access the browser-based utility to further configure the router's security settings. You get four Gigabit Ethernet ports plus a USB port and built-in UPnP AV media server (see larger image). The front of the E3000 (see larger image). Other Linksys Products Linksys E1000 Enjoy the benefits of Wireless-N in your home--ideal for wireless Internet usage and home office productivity. Connect your computers, wireless printers, smartphones, and other wireless devices at up to 300 Mbps of transfer speed. Use four Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) ports to directly connect wired devices. Linksys E2000 Connect your computers, gaming consoles, Internet-enabled HDTVs and Blu-ray players, and other wireless devices at up to 300 Mbps of transfer speeds. Use four Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) ports for faster file sharing with other Gigabit-enabled devices, including computers, hard drives, and servers. Utilize selectable dual-band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) to avoid interference on your network, allowing for smoother file transfers and media streaming. Linksys E2100L Utilize the built-in Linux operating system to use additional customization options. Enjoy the benefits of advanced Wireless-N technology--connect your computers, gaming consoles, and other wireless devices at up to 300 Mbps of transfer speeds. Use four Fast Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) ports to directly connect wired devices. Stream video and media content via a built-in UPnP AV media server to an Xbox 360, PS3, or other compatible device. Includes detachable antennas. Linksys AE1000 Provide Wireless-N capability to your Windows desktop computers and laptops. Enjoy the flexibility of selectable dual-band Wireless-N--connect to either a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless network. Set up your Adapter in a few easy steps with the included software's simple setup wizard.

Most helpful customer reviews 116 of 121 people found the following review helpful. Works well and fast as lightning! By Dr. Penny Packer set it on yesterday. Do not use the included CD, but instead chose to manually go and set up web config mode. The whole lasted maybe 45 minutes. Everything looks the same as my old WRT54G router that crawled on his way to a nursing home and that would signal every time I start the microwave died. Easy installation, lightning-fast setup port forwarding for my Xbox 360, port forwarding for my air video server for streaming video from DVR to my iPod and iPhone, turned off the firewall and made sure that VPN passthrough enabled. Set a password on the router to change the default. DHCP set to have 7 days rental. We have almost a completely wireless building. A BlackBerry, iPhone, Xbox360, netbook, two laptop computers, HTPC, HP printer and a desk. Everything is connected wirelessly, but the desktop. Definition of 5 GHz with an SSID and password, and then tried a streaming 1080i video xbox360 Xbox Live, it worked perfectly. He tried to connect the HTPC in the 5 GHz, but could not due to a problem with the PC network card (probably with a driver, I mess with it later.) Put the iPhone in 5 GHz and engaged in the transmission and video perfection like a champ. Everything else was in the 2.4GHz band. Configure the SSID and the same password I used on my old linksys router and then disconnect the old. All jumped straight into the new. Speed ​​seems to be better at all. Function UnPnP solve some problems I had between Xbox and the means to reduce other computers. Tested VPN step to ensure that it can be reconnected to the network. The only thing I have not tried is the choice of server storage. Definitely a solid router to date. 296 of 319 people found this review helpful. Cisco connected with Jason I have read some reviews before buying this router and the E3000 really not going to buy because of bad reviews, so I want to write a review to help people understand this wireless router. There are only four things in the box the first time I understand. The router, installation disk, Ethernet cable and power supply. No instruction manual does not really think you need instructions on the installation CD. First you need to run the first CD, follow the instructions on the screen. It just basically talks about the time when he wants to relax on a connection and diagnose if it works and installed the Cisco Connect. You can use Cisco Connect, and advanced settings. I looked online for reviews from Amazon and other sites and the most common complaint is that you can use both, but you can. I experimented a bit with the advanced settings (also accessible via 192.168.1.1 1) you can access through the register on the Cisco router settings so far from the changes I made, the only parameter that you can not change the advanced settings to disable the Cisco Connect are the parameters for the 2.4 GHz settings network or wireless network name (SSID) and password. You can change the settings for the 5 GHz and can still access Cisco Connect. The reason why so many people want to change the SSID is because Cisco is connected randomly with a silly name, the extraction was quickdolphin example. I think maybe the root cause of some of the negative reviews. If you want to change the SSID of 2.4 GHz and still be able to use both Cisco Connect and change the settings using only the Cisco router's settings to Connect / Customize there you can change the router name and password after the change who want to advance in the settings. If at any time you can not access the program to Connect Cisco router that you can just simply reset and continue the installation CD again You can access customers and the parental controls off when you need it to connect to cisco. This router can.