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TP-Link TD-W8960N 300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router
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TP-LINK TD-W8960n Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router A Review . TP-LINK TD-W8960n Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, A Review
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TP-LINK TD-W8960n Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, A Review
Introduction
In last week's column I talked about the issues I've had with the True supplied Billion Sky Modem and the Humack modems they carried previously.
Basically, despite many visits by True technicians, I could never get these two to work without dropping every few hours, often needing to be power-cycled to reset, and how after as little as a month old they'd progressively get worse. I have a box of over 10 of these, all in various stages of remaining function. The point with this was, even a brand new Billion Sky from the box resulted in the more than occasional drop and often needed to be power-cycled.
Finally I went to Pantip Plaza and asked for the best modem they carried. The True technicians had already told me the Dlink was the one to get, and the shops at Pantip confirmed this. At first I was excited with the Dlink DSL-2542b. More speed, no drops, and a reasonable price of baht 1800. Even though it took two True technicians two days to get it to work in a bridged mode with my Linksys WRT-350n Wireless N router, I was still happy because it was the first modem that worked without dropping. Then after less than 24 hours it dropped and required power cycling. It seems that every 24 hours, give or take, the Dlink would drop until it was power cycled.
A reader wrote in explaining that when running torrents the modem required an unusual number of connections and they probably weren't clearing from the buffer without a power-cycle reset. This makes sense, though I had no way to verify. Thank you!
I'd already ordered another unit, just in case, and it was on its way from the US. In the few short weeks it took for the new unit to arrive, the Dlink DSL-2542b's performance degraded noticeably. Speed decreased, power-cycle resets were required every 4-5 hours vs every 24 hours, and it started dropping like the Billion Sky from True. I exchanged it at the Dlink service center for a new one, and in less than 7-8 days of use it was acting the same.
And then the new unit arrived.
TP-Link TD-W8960n Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router
TP-Link is a little known Chinese company in Shenzhen China. As most of the big name routers, including the Dlink and Billion Sky are manufactured in China, the TP-Links origin didn't bother me at all.
Unpacking the TD-W8960n I noticed it had very clean lines, was small and light, and included the power supply, two antennas, two RJ11 phone cables, one RJ45 connection cable, and a single ADSL splitter/filter in the event you use a phone on the same line.
The TD-W8960n is a single band (2.4ghz) wireless N/B/G wireless router with four physical Ethernet RJ45 ports, a standard phone line connection, and is rated to handle up to 24mbps download and 3.5mbps upload. As my connection is only 16mbps download and 1mbps upload this worked out fine.
It includes built in VPN tunnel capability, QoS protocols directly supporting most popular applications, a 300mbps Wireless N transmission rate, and just about any security protocol you can imagine. I won't go into all of the features, but except for the 802.11a band (5ghz) I can't think of anything it doesn't have. I've had the 802.11a band on my wireless routers for the last 6-7 years and they never get used so no big loss there.
The more I read over the specifications the more impressed I became. This unit doesn't lack for anything!
The front panel LED's are standard, power, internet, ADSL connection, QoS enabled, and 4 WLAN Ethernet port activity/connection LED's.
Installation
The first thing I noticed when I carried this small device (8x5x1 inches) to my office where my networking equipment is located, is that it would replace an equally large Dlink modem/router AND a much larger Linksys WRT-350n wireless N router. The extra space and cleaner look is much appreciated.
Back panel connections are standard. One standard phone line port to connect to your phone wall outlet, four Ethernet RJ45 ports, a reset button, a power connector, and an on/off button. The two antennas screw on in seconds.
For me connections were easy. I connected it to my phone line, and then a single RJ45 Ethernet patch cord into my Cisco 8 port gigaswitch already connected to my NAS devices and the 6 cables routed to different locations in my home. I connected the phone line, the one Ethernet patch cord, plugged the power transformer into my UPS device, and screwed on the antennas to their threaded mounts. I powered it on and left the office.
Setup
So far the TP-Link TD-W8960n shined, but where it really shined was in the setup. Type into your browser URL bar "192.168.1.1" and you're immediately rewarded with the login window. The default `admin/admin' user/pass combo gets you into the main menu.
I'm not going to go into the 50 pages of setup choices the user manual lists. I'll just tell you I found their user interface totally intuitive and in less than five minutes I'd configured my PPP0E account information (username/password/VPi&VCI (True supplied)) , set my LAN default address, configured my Wireless security protocol, enabled the DCHP server, entered and tested my dynamic DNS account information (needed to run an FTP, IP cameras, etc), and forwarded 5 different ports thereby enabling my NAS devices, FTP's, IP cameras, and my other LAN devices. I also changed my user name and password information.
Each menu heading expands as necessary into the appropriate sub-headings allowing you to easily find and configure only the areas you need.
In under five minutes I was done and pressing the "update and reboot" button was surprised to see the internet come on-line, the wireless connect to my laptops, NAS's worked, FTP's functioned fine, and all this on the first try and without help from the True Somchai's! What a pleasure.
I will say this, there are MANY menu choices, and even for functions you'll recognize there will be more choices than you're previously been familiar with. Looking through the menu choices I saw it was configurable and supported every major VOIP service, game, and device I've ever heard of. This is the most complete user BIOS I've ever seen.
More, it gives you three login choices. You can assign an administrator with full privileges, a support user/pass set in the event you need TP-Link's excellent customer service, and a User login if you just want to limit certain users to logging on selected VPN's or games.
There is also a complete statistics and logging center so you can keep track of line drops, line condition, up time, and about 100+ other line controls. The Diagnostics section tests every line condition for you and the help section explains each test.
What a great User Interface!
Performance
Two minutes to install, five minutes to configure my setup (and I have a complex setup), and a `save/reboot' later I was up on line and I haven't dropped or had to power cycle since!
Usually I don't review hardware until using it for a few months, but I've tested/reviewed enough of these modems/routers to know when one is working perfectly and without flaw and the TP-Link TD-W8960n is without flaw. It's possible it will fail electronically, and if it does I'll update this review at the end. If you don't see an update at the end of this review, it means this device is still working perfectly.
Going to Speedtest www.speedtest.net I confirmed I was actually exceeding my 16mbps download speed. A few months back my True technician told me he'd tweaked the node downstairs to give me 20mbps and now I was actually seeing 20mbps. My upload speed was pegged at the max 1mbps speed. I then went to Pingtest www.pingtest.net and immediately saw I was now pinging all A's and B's on my line condition where before the best I could get was a C-, usually D's and F's.
But the real proof is in using the net. Page to page loads are much faster, my Slingbox is slinging 30% faster than the best I've seen before, and my torrents are moving almost twice as fast! The proof in the pudding so to speak.
Wifi performance you ask? I'm not only seeing an approximate 40-50% greater signal strength and range, but the speed gains via the Wireless N are huge. It's like having an entirely new Wifi service.
For the next five days I held my breath waiting for a drop that has yet to happen, or the need for a power-cycle which hasn't happened either.
Because of the feedback and questions I received after last week's review of the Dlink, and noticing I wasn't the only one experiencing sub-standard internet service, and because this TP-Link TD-W8960n setup easily and performed flawlessly, I decided to write this review immediately, and if any problems arise in the future I'll update this review at the end.
I couldn't be more pleased, there are zero glitches, and anyone can set one of these up. Other than the color (white) I have zero complaints and only praise.
Oh, I got mine on Amazon for $72 USD's. I don't know if they're available locally, but I'll take a look next time I take a safari through Pantip and I'll let you know.
TP-LINK TD-W8960n Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router A Review . TP-LINK TD-W8960n Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, A Review
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TP-LINK TD-W8960n Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router, A Review
Introduction
In last week's column I talked about the issues I've had with the True supplied Billion Sky Modem and the Humack modems they carried previously.
Basically, despite many visits by True technicians, I could never get these two to work without dropping every few hours, often needing to be power-cycled to reset, and how after as little as a month old they'd progressively get worse. I have a box of over 10 of these, all in various stages of remaining function. The point with this was, even a brand new Billion Sky from the box resulted in the more than occasional drop and often needed to be power-cycled.
Finally I went to Pantip Plaza and asked for the best modem they carried. The True technicians had already told me the Dlink was the one to get, and the shops at Pantip confirmed this. At first I was excited with the Dlink DSL-2542b. More speed, no drops, and a reasonable price of baht 1800. Even though it took two True technicians two days to get it to work in a bridged mode with my Linksys WRT-350n Wireless N router, I was still happy because it was the first modem that worked without dropping. Then after less than 24 hours it dropped and required power cycling. It seems that every 24 hours, give or take, the Dlink would drop until it was power cycled.
A reader wrote in explaining that when running torrents the modem required an unusual number of connections and they probably weren't clearing from the buffer without a power-cycle reset. This makes sense, though I had no way to verify. Thank you!
I'd already ordered another unit, just in case, and it was on its way from the US. In the few short weeks it took for the new unit to arrive, the Dlink DSL-2542b's performance degraded noticeably. Speed decreased, power-cycle resets were required every 4-5 hours vs every 24 hours, and it started dropping like the Billion Sky from True. I exchanged it at the Dlink service center for a new one, and in less than 7-8 days of use it was acting the same.
And then the new unit arrived.
TP-Link TD-W8960n Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router
TP-Link is a little known Chinese company in Shenzhen China. As most of the big name routers, including the Dlink and Billion Sky are manufactured in China, the TP-Links origin didn't bother me at all.
Unpacking the TD-W8960n I noticed it had very clean lines, was small and light, and included the power supply, two antennas, two RJ11 phone cables, one RJ45 connection cable, and a single ADSL splitter/filter in the event you use a phone on the same line.
The TD-W8960n is a single band (2.4ghz) wireless N/B/G wireless router with four physical Ethernet RJ45 ports, a standard phone line connection, and is rated to handle up to 24mbps download and 3.5mbps upload. As my connection is only 16mbps download and 1mbps upload this worked out fine.
It includes built in VPN tunnel capability, QoS protocols directly supporting most popular applications, a 300mbps Wireless N transmission rate, and just about any security protocol you can imagine. I won't go into all of the features, but except for the 802.11a band (5ghz) I can't think of anything it doesn't have. I've had the 802.11a band on my wireless routers for the last 6-7 years and they never get used so no big loss there.
The more I read over the specifications the more impressed I became. This unit doesn't lack for anything!
The front panel LED's are standard, power, internet, ADSL connection, QoS enabled, and 4 WLAN Ethernet port activity/connection LED's.
Installation
The first thing I noticed when I carried this small device (8x5x1 inches) to my office where my networking equipment is located, is that it would replace an equally large Dlink modem/router AND a much larger Linksys WRT-350n wireless N router. The extra space and cleaner look is much appreciated.
Back panel connections are standard. One standard phone line port to connect to your phone wall outlet, four Ethernet RJ45 ports, a reset button, a power connector, and an on/off button. The two antennas screw on in seconds.
For me connections were easy. I connected it to my phone line, and then a single RJ45 Ethernet patch cord into my Cisco 8 port gigaswitch already connected to my NAS devices and the 6 cables routed to different locations in my home. I connected the phone line, the one Ethernet patch cord, plugged the power transformer into my UPS device, and screwed on the antennas to their threaded mounts. I powered it on and left the office.
Setup
So far the TP-Link TD-W8960n shined, but where it really shined was in the setup. Type into your browser URL bar "192.168.1.1" and you're immediately rewarded with the login window. The default `admin/admin' user/pass combo gets you into the main menu.
I'm not going to go into the 50 pages of setup choices the user manual lists. I'll just tell you I found their user interface totally intuitive and in less than five minutes I'd configured my PPP0E account information (username/password/VPi&VCI (True supplied)) , set my LAN default address, configured my Wireless security protocol, enabled the DCHP server, entered and tested my dynamic DNS account information (needed to run an FTP, IP cameras, etc), and forwarded 5 different ports thereby enabling my NAS devices, FTP's, IP cameras, and my other LAN devices. I also changed my user name and password information.
Each menu heading expands as necessary into the appropriate sub-headings allowing you to easily find and configure only the areas you need.
In under five minutes I was done and pressing the "update and reboot" button was surprised to see the internet come on-line, the wireless connect to my laptops, NAS's worked, FTP's functioned fine, and all this on the first try and without help from the True Somchai's! What a pleasure.
I will say this, there are MANY menu choices, and even for functions you'll recognize there will be more choices than you're previously been familiar with. Looking through the menu choices I saw it was configurable and supported every major VOIP service, game, and device I've ever heard of. This is the most complete user BIOS I've ever seen.
More, it gives you three login choices. You can assign an administrator with full privileges, a support user/pass set in the event you need TP-Link's excellent customer service, and a User login if you just want to limit certain users to logging on selected VPN's or games.
There is also a complete statistics and logging center so you can keep track of line drops, line condition, up time, and about 100+ other line controls. The Diagnostics section tests every line condition for you and the help section explains each test.
What a great User Interface!
Performance
Two minutes to install, five minutes to configure my setup (and I have a complex setup), and a `save/reboot' later I was up on line and I haven't dropped or had to power cycle since!
Usually I don't review hardware until using it for a few months, but I've tested/reviewed enough of these modems/routers to know when one is working perfectly and without flaw and the TP-Link TD-W8960n is without flaw. It's possible it will fail electronically, and if it does I'll update this review at the end. If you don't see an update at the end of this review, it means this device is still working perfectly.
Going to Speedtest www.speedtest.net I confirmed I was actually exceeding my 16mbps download speed. A few months back my True technician told me he'd tweaked the node downstairs to give me 20mbps and now I was actually seeing 20mbps. My upload speed was pegged at the max 1mbps speed. I then went to Pingtest www.pingtest.net and immediately saw I was now pinging all A's and B's on my line condition where before the best I could get was a C-, usually D's and F's.
But the real proof is in using the net. Page to page loads are much faster, my Slingbox is slinging 30% faster than the best I've seen before, and my torrents are moving almost twice as fast! The proof in the pudding so to speak.
Wifi performance you ask? I'm not only seeing an approximate 40-50% greater signal strength and range, but the speed gains via the Wireless N are huge. It's like having an entirely new Wifi service.
For the next five days I held my breath waiting for a drop that has yet to happen, or the need for a power-cycle which hasn't happened either.
Because of the feedback and questions I received after last week's review of the Dlink, and noticing I wasn't the only one experiencing sub-standard internet service, and because this TP-Link TD-W8960n setup easily and performed flawlessly, I decided to write this review immediately, and if any problems arise in the future I'll update this review at the end.
I couldn't be more pleased, there are zero glitches, and anyone can set one of these up. Other than the color (white) I have zero complaints and only praise.
Oh, I got mine on Amazon for $72 USD's. I don't know if they're available locally, but I'll take a look next time I take a safari through Pantip and I'll let you know.
TP-Link WL RT TD-W8960N 300M WL-N Reviews
Makes AT&T DSL stable again . I bought this locally after my old zoom-brand router+modem finally died. Before that, my internet connection would often randomly drop. At the time I thought the problem was AT&T service, but in retrospect it was definitely my old modem+router. AT&T service is actually very stable and fast when you're equipment works!
So I feel silly for not replacing my old router sooner, especially since the TP-Link only cost $75 at my local Frys, and was extremely easy to setup. The CD was "idiot-proof" with animated step-by-step instructions, and there was a pamphlet specifically explaining the configurations used by AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, Earthlink, etc (even the differences depending on the state you are in). The WIFI setup was painless and had WPA2-PSK authentication (this allows up to a 64-character password).
The box also includes a splitter (DSL filter), 2 3-foot telephone cables (RJ-11), and 1 3-foot ethernet cable (RJ-45). (If you don't have these things already, this is basically all you technically need, though I would also buy longer cables.) The signal is very strong compared to what I was using before (a simple netgear wireless router). It's also sits sturdily and doesn't get pulled by the cables it's connected to.
I've had it for only a month but so far so good. I'm powering it through a UPS (battery), and protecting the line-in through a surge protector. I'm resting it in a way so that all 8-faces are exposed to air (to reduce the risk of overheating), and I'm using an extremely long wlan password. I hope that means I'm set.
I have not had any internet drops or had to "reboot" it at all since I've had it. And, I can now play games online without disconnect while other computers are browsing the internet (something I could not do before). So like I said, it looks like AT&T had always been stable and my problem for years had just been a crappy router+modem. I guess that should be worth noting to anyone reading this. Learn from my mistake. It is not normal for a DSL connection to drop every hour or so on its own. If you are experiencing this, it is most likely your modem/router (even if it shows that LAN is still working while internet is down). There really is no reason to put up with an unstable connection. Prices have also gone down and quality improved in the last couple of years. So just go and buy a new modem+router+WLAN, and be sure to protect it. Stable internet is such a good feeling!
Makes AT&T DSL stable again . I bought this locally after my old zoom-brand router+modem finally died. Before that, my internet connection would often randomly drop. At the time I thought the problem was AT&T service, but in retrospect it was definitely my old modem+router. AT&T service is actually very stable and fast when you're equipment works!
So I feel silly for not replacing my old router sooner, especially since the TP-Link only cost $75 at my local Frys, and was extremely easy to setup. The CD was "idiot-proof" with animated step-by-step instructions, and there was a pamphlet specifically explaining the configurations used by AT&T, Verizon, Qwest, Earthlink, etc (even the differences depending on the state you are in). The WIFI setup was painless and had WPA2-PSK authentication (this allows up to a 64-character password).
The box also includes a splitter (DSL filter), 2 3-foot telephone cables (RJ-11), and 1 3-foot ethernet cable (RJ-45). (If you don't have these things already, this is basically all you technically need, though I would also buy longer cables.) The signal is very strong compared to what I was using before (a simple netgear wireless router). It's also sits sturdily and doesn't get pulled by the cables it's connected to.
I've had it for only a month but so far so good. I'm powering it through a UPS (battery), and protecting the line-in through a surge protector. I'm resting it in a way so that all 8-faces are exposed to air (to reduce the risk of overheating), and I'm using an extremely long wlan password. I hope that means I'm set.
I have not had any internet drops or had to "reboot" it at all since I've had it. And, I can now play games online without disconnect while other computers are browsing the internet (something I could not do before). So like I said, it looks like AT&T had always been stable and my problem for years had just been a crappy router+modem. I guess that should be worth noting to anyone reading this. Learn from my mistake. It is not normal for a DSL connection to drop every hour or so on its own. If you are experiencing this, it is most likely your modem/router (even if it shows that LAN is still working while internet is down). There really is no reason to put up with an unstable connection. Prices have also gone down and quality improved in the last couple of years. So just go and buy a new modem+router+WLAN, and be sure to protect it. Stable internet is such a good feeling!
TP-Link WL RT TD-W8960N 300M WL-N Opinions
TP-Link is an outstanding Router/ TD-W8960N . Perfect router for DSL use. I have Qwest and wasn't happy with the wireless-g that came standard. Tried upgrading to wireless-N using a Trendnet ADSL wireless router, but was greatly disappointed with its performance. Range was even less than the wireless-G, and it would require a reboot at least once a week. Often, it would be every other day.
With my wife nagging me each time she lost connectivity, even once a week was too much for that, I decided to try another type of router. Enter the TP-Link. Luckily, I found this while searching the internet, since the router had very good reviews from just about everyone who has tried on their system.
Out of the box, everything was there. Removed the POS Trendnet and hooked the TP-Link up to the system. Fortunately, I had a the settings for Qwest written down, so setup was easy. Worked the first time, and coverage is excellent throughout the house, including the garage. I've had for two weeks now and haven't had to reboot even once.
If you want to move up to Wireless-N with your DSL system, this router is definitely the way to go, and you will not feel cheated in the process.
TP-Link is an outstanding Router/ TD-W8960N . Perfect router for DSL use. I have Qwest and wasn't happy with the wireless-g that came standard. Tried upgrading to wireless-N using a Trendnet ADSL wireless router, but was greatly disappointed with its performance. Range was even less than the wireless-G, and it would require a reboot at least once a week. Often, it would be every other day.
With my wife nagging me each time she lost connectivity, even once a week was too much for that, I decided to try another type of router. Enter the TP-Link. Luckily, I found this while searching the internet, since the router had very good reviews from just about everyone who has tried on their system.
Out of the box, everything was there. Removed the POS Trendnet and hooked the TP-Link up to the system. Fortunately, I had a the settings for Qwest written down, so setup was easy. Worked the first time, and coverage is excellent throughout the house, including the garage. I've had for two weeks now and haven't had to reboot even once.
If you want to move up to Wireless-N with your DSL system, this router is definitely the way to go, and you will not feel cheated in the process.
ATT DSL . I'm giving it 4 stars at the moment, because I haven't used it long enough to attest to the longevity of the product ... as with all modems, to make sure the device runs properly in the long term, keep it in a cooled area or at least don't stack it up on other devices to create a heat trap ... installation was very easy ... pop the CD in and follow the steps ... get your username and password from your DSL provider for the configuration, and you are done ... during that process you'll also set up your wireless network name and password (initial set up with the ethernet cable), so as soon as this is done, you can remove the ethernet cable and get on the internet wireless ...
i normally don't do reviews for Amazon products, except for ones where there are diverging reviews ... so seems to be the case with modems ... a bunch of 5 stars and a bunch of 1 stars ... from my experience, as long as you follow the instructions, with this product you should have a very satisfied experience even though I never heard of this brand before ...
i normally don't do reviews for Amazon products, except for ones where there are diverging reviews ... so seems to be the case with modems ... a bunch of 5 stars and a bunch of 1 stars ... from my experience, as long as you follow the instructions, with this product you should have a very satisfied experience even though I never heard of this brand before ...
Great product!! . We are using this with CenturyLink, formerly Quest, and it is a great product. Once you get past the representative from whatever provider you are using telling you it won't work with their service (and telling you to use theirs instead), get the username and password assigned to the account, as well as the type of connection they are using (PPPoE, PPPoA, etc)and the VPI/VCI settings (the auto-detect may work for you, it did not in my case but I would ask for the manual settings either way so you only have to make one phone call). This information all goes in on one page during the install process, and it is all that the modem needs to work. The installation software will give you an option when setup is complete to compile all of this information into a text file for future reference. The interface is very user-friendly and once I had the proper settings the install was perfect the first time through, it took about 5 minutes to be up and running perfectly. The signal for wireless is very good on both floors of a two-level residence, we are streaming video wirelessly across the network from the DVR to the bedrooms upstairs with no problem at all. I would have to say that some of the people who gave this modem/router poor reviews either did not follow instructions or did not get the correct answers from their service providers. The instruction manual included also has a list of settings used by many major providers and customer service numbers for them as well. Very solid product for the price, and it is always nice to see what my up/down speeds look like through an independent source. I highly recommend this product to anyone, a ten-year old can easily set it up if given the proper settings.
TD-W8960N . Install took a while, I suspect Verizon was slow loading the new ISPs. Having said that, the speed is awesome. My laptop has never been so fast (wireless). The desktop appears a little faster loading sites. It was nice eliminating both the modem and router for one, very attractive piece of electronics. Saves alot of space. If the install was easier I would have given 5 stars.
Works great . I tried to install the new router and needed the ISP's help to get the settings right. May have been that they were PO'd about not selling me theirs. Once set up, it has been working great. Increased the range and speed considerably. I'd recommend it.
I Love This Modem! . This is a nice modem. Lots of fancy menus. Nice quality. Lots of presets for various ISP's so you don't have to fiddle with things. Wireless works great. Don't forget to screw in the antenna! Provides excellent speed. 130 up and 1.7 down!
This router is excelent!!! . I use it to substitute my TP-Link 642G router Wifi and my ASDL router from my ISP provider.
I realize that it was interferencing with my cordless phone or viceversa (the phone works in 2.4 Ghz).
To resolve my problem I change the router default channel (and the phone channel to be sure).
Also I recommend to change the default router settings to this values [...]:
Fragmentation Threshold: 1500 or less (The size of the Ethernet MTU).
RTS Threshold: 1501 (The first value plus one "1500+1" to notify fragmentation).
DTIM Interval: 1 (Do not change).
Beacon Interval: 100 (Do not change this value is in ms).
In comparison with the previous TP-LINK 642G router some features have gone away but is not a real problem.
I do want I want to do... replace two devices with one single point of failure and reduce the network hops in my LAN.
I realize that it was interferencing with my cordless phone or viceversa (the phone works in 2.4 Ghz).
To resolve my problem I change the router default channel (and the phone channel to be sure).
Also I recommend to change the default router settings to this values [...]:
Fragmentation Threshold: 1500 or less (The size of the Ethernet MTU).
RTS Threshold: 1501 (The first value plus one "1500+1" to notify fragmentation).
DTIM Interval: 1 (Do not change).
Beacon Interval: 100 (Do not change this value is in ms).
In comparison with the previous TP-LINK 642G router some features have gone away but is not a real problem.
I do want I want to do... replace two devices with one single point of failure and reduce the network hops in my LAN.
Cons Review
Horrible Tech Support . Finally resolved internet connection issue with Centurylink. Quite simple to resolve, but took talking to four techs before problem found (thanks, Tim!!). Once we got that part working, I could not find anywhere to setup wireless. Call TP-Link. Horrible!!! You are calling somewhere in China, Japan, Korea, etc and they are impossible to understand! Kept asking me to find the "wireless" tab on the modem's website. Was not there. Tech checked and said her "superior" told her that "this is a known problem with this modem." Great. Thanks for wasting my time TP-Link!!!
Feature TP-Link WL RT TD-W8960N 300M WL-N
- High speed DSL modem, NAT router and wireless access point in one device provides one-stop networking solution
- Support up to 10 IPSec VPN tunnels simultaneously QoS enables smooth VoIP/IPTV streaming and lag-free online gaming
- Ports: 4x 10/100M LAN Ports(RJ45); 1x Line Port(RJ11) Wireless Features: Complies with IEEE802.11n, IEEE 802.11g,
- Provides 64/128bit WEP encryption security and wireless LAN ACL (Access Control List)
- ADSL Features: Full-rate ANSI T1.413 Issue 2 ITU-T G.992.1 (G.dmt) ITU-T G.992.2 (G.lite) ITU-T G.994.1
- ADSL features:(G.hs) ITU-T G.992.3 (G.lite.bis) ITU-T G.992.5 Max 6 kilometers
- ATM features: Multiprotocol encapsulation over ATM (RFC 1483) UBR, CBR, VBR-rt, VBR-nrt Supports 8PVCs
- Data Rates: Downstream - Up to 24Mbps; Upstream - Up to 3.5Mbps (With Annex M enabled) ATM Features: UNI 3.1,ATM Adaptation Layer Type 5-AAL5
- LED Indicators: Power, Internet, ADSL, WLAN, LAN1~4, QSS External Power Supply: 12VDC/1A
- Max wireless transmit power: 19dbm Antenna gain: 3dbi Frequency Range: 2.4~2.4835GHz
- PPP Features: PPP over ATM (RFC 2364); PPP over Ethernet (RFC 2516)
- Switching Features: IGMP snooping; IGMP multicast; IEEE 802.1d transparent learning bridging
- WPA/WPA2 encryptions provide your network with active defense against security threats
- Wireless features: IEEE802.11b 11n: Up to 300Mbps(dynamic) Provides WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK authentication
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EAN : 0845973060343UPC : 845973060343
MPN : TD-W8960N
Brand : TP-Link
Weight : 2 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 12 inches
Width : 10 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : TP-LINK
Model : TD-W8960N
Publisher : TP-LINK
SKU : 0845973060343MCR
Studio : TP-LINK
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