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Repotec Wireless G router

While i was reading on Internet, i found out that Belkin was paying cash to amazon users for good reviews about their products. This really sucks, you cant really trust anyone on net, not even a big company like Belkini. That’s why i choosed to tell you my honest opinion about a router manufacturer called repotec.

I bought a repotec router RP-WR1440A a year ago, because it was way cheaper that linksys or D-link. As soon as i installed it, i was surprised to see how this unknown brand was full of features that are hard to find on many low priced routers. It is a b/g router, and I’m very satisfied with its wireless range. Another reason why i like it so much, is that the antenna its detachable, so i did upgrade it to a most powerful one (which is not the case with my newest netgear router).

After a month or so, i had to extend the router range so i could connect from my office which is near my house. So i choose to buy another RPC router, and to give it a try by using the WDS feature (Wireless distribution system or service i really forgot what the S stands for ). I must admit making it work, was a big pain in the ass, because in the documentation it was not written that i have to set the DHCP off on the secondary router (the extender), and it took me a week or so to figure this out. But i was surprised to have the router connected together wirelessly.

This router comes with additional 4 Ethernet ports so you can use it to extend it by FTP cable to because the router support bridge mode too. It also has dynamic ip support (dyndns and tzo), logs, statistics, wizard, vpn tunnels, nat/firewall, port redirecting and lots of other features.

There are two negative sides which i’ve found, but not so important to worry about. Fist, browsing the internet from iphone is a hell, but its not the repotec problem, its a iphone issue because i read in internet that other brand routers are not compatible with iphone too. Second, there is no firmware update for this model yet, but this could be because really the router works great and there is no need for upgrade.

Details:
High speed transfer data rate up to 54 Mbps
Supports one switch for selecting AP client or AP mode
Supports Ad Hoc mode, Infrastructure mode, AP Bridge mode, AP Bridge WDS mode and Repeater mode
Supports authentication for wireless connectivity based on ESSID
Provides MAC access control and hidden SSID function
WDS supported with WEP, TKIP and AES encryption
Supports DHCP server
Supports Firmware upgrade via WEB
Range coverage: Indoor 30 to 100 Meters and Outdoor 100 to 300 Meters
Antenna 502.11b/g wireless reverse SMA detachable

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