Product Description

The D-Link DGL-4500 Xtreme N Gaming Router is one of those few devices built especially for gamers. Experience the power of Gigabit LAN and WAN ports to get your game on faster than ever before. Also added is an updated version of the award-winning GameFuel technology to get your game going smoother. To top it off, Xtreme N Duo wireless technology, a high-performance CPU, and a Network Activity Display give you a serious gaming router. GameFuel allows you to customize your network settings to prioritize game traffic so your roommate doesn't hog all the bandwidth while downloading tracks from his favorite 80's hair band. An included Network Activity Display shows you what's going on with your router. Check your Internet, LAN, WAN, and other various settings all from one screen. With Xtreme N Duo technology your router also has the power of dual band (2.4 or 5GHz) wireless signals to get your game on in the wireless band of your choice. WPA & WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Network Address Translation (NAT) Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) VPN Pass-through / Multi-sessions, PPTP / L2TP / IPSec System Requirements - Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, or Mac OS X (v10.4), Internet Explorer v6 or Mozilla Firefox v1.5, CD-ROM Drive, Network Interface Card, Cable or DSL Modem, and Subscription with an Internet Service Provider (ISP) Dimensions - Width 4.6 x Depth 7.6 x Height 1.2 Weight - 0.7 pounds

Product Details

• Color: Black
• Brand: D-Link
• Model: DGL-4500
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.25" h x 4.75" w x 7.88" l, 5.00 pounds

Features

• Nothing ruins a frag-fest faster than lag. GameFuel allows you to customize your network settings to prioritize game traffic so your roommate doesn't hog all the bandwidth while downloading tracks from his favorite 80's hair band.
• You can never have too much information. That's why we've included a Network Activity Display to show you what's going on with your router. Check your Internet, LAN, WAN and other various settings all from one screen
• Playing by yourself can be fun, but getting online and fragging others is way better. Make sure your wireless signal can make it into the basement with our Xtreme N Duo wireless technology*.
• With Xtreme N Duo technology your router also has the power of dualband (2.4 or 5GHz) wireless signals to get your game on in the wireless band of your choice.
• Push the limits of networking technology and experience the evolution of gigabit speed. Share broadband Internet, boost network performance and stay competitive in your online games.

Customer Reviews

Mac users stay away!
This router sucks if you're using a Mac. I spend two days configuring this router and it never worked properly. For some reason, it won't allow Mail to get or send emails and it either severely slows down or just won't load most pages from any browser on my my Mac e.g. Safari or Firefox. Pages that do load, load at an extremely slow pace.


I tried many configurations including completely turning off "Game Fuel" but the results were still the same. And speaking of "Game Fuel", it really didn't improve my gaming experience much. It feels about the same as configuring my Airport Extreme Base Station with the proper ports open for Xbox Live (88 and 3074) and then setting up the my 360 as a DMZ (Default Host as Apple calls it). The performance I get from the Airport Extreme configured this way was about the same, so I think "Game Fuel" is a bunch PR hyped BS!


The only difference is that my Airport actually works. WiFi works, my Apple TV works, music being streamed to my home stereo through another Airport Express works, my email and internet surfing works, and my WiFi connected iPod Touch ALL work. And it took only a few minutes to set up an entire complex network using 2 Airport Extreme Base Stations and an Airport Express.

Mac users don't waste your time or money with this D-Link piece of crap. You can get equal or better results with a properly set up Airport Extreme.

Customer Support .... F-
I bought this and the D link Dap-1522 AP/Bridge to make a wireless bridge for my Playstation 3 to play it online without dropouts and disconnects that I was getting through the normal wireless G setup I have. Paid $159 for the router here and $89 for the DAP dual bridge, so was $250 into it trying to get the BEST wifi bridge $$$ could buy. I am only semi techinical, but did not expect to go through over 9 hours of nightmares with D-link tech support. I explained to 6 different techs waht I had and what I was trying to do. Alredy had a Motorola Gateway (cable modem, router, wireless G, all in 1 unit) and was now trying to make a seperate bridge for the PS3. After many 'Power cycles' and changing IP addresses, etc, 1 tech told me they couldn't continue until I get Comcast's login info from Comcast. Ridiculous I thought, as Comcast is always on, but what can you do? She hung up on me!!. I called Comcast, got the info, and also the Comcast rep said it was ridiculous, but nevertheless got the info. Called D-link support back, and was asked by the new tech rep, why did the other tech need that info? I laughed and said that was I said when she hungup! Anyway after some more power cycling and IP address changes, etc, I was then transformed from "level 1" tech support to "level 2 tech" support. Now I'm getting somewhere. This person was very knowlegeable and did walk me through setting up dual wifi routers. Great. Both routers online and everthing working so far, so we end support. Now I hookup the DAP bridge for the PS3 and try the WPS (one button easy connect), pair, or mate buttons that both units have where they are supposed to mate to wirelessly seek connect and mate to each other. Now on the 4500 game router the WPS mate or easy button won't even lite up or activate. I remember reading in another review somewhere that you had to use a certian type of security (I don't remember which) for the 'easy button' to work. OK, lets look through the manual... no info or help. Lets look up help topics... no info or help... lets lookup the web setup page...again no info or help. Darn, guess I have to call D-link again. Get level 1 tech, explain that I'm online, but cant get the WPS (their term) button to activate. She asks whats a WPS button. Ohh Nooo, tech support doesn't know what buttons or features that the items they are supporting have!!!!!!! Besides, one of the reasons I bought thes hi-end items was that they both had the WPS (easy) button.....SO, I read it to her straight from their manual, she says hold, 15 minutes later, comes back, trys power cycle, no help. Wants to change IP address's, I explain that it has taken approx 8 hours and a level 2 tech to get me this far, and I'm real hesitant about going backwardsand messing with the IP's again. She agree's and transfers me to level 2 again...yeah. However this time, I get a non knowlegeable level 2 tech, I even ask for the other tech, but am not allowed to switch. OK, this level 2 tech insists we start over from the begining, power cycle, change back all the IP's etc. NNNoOOOO!!!!, but was told by him "Do you want to get this working or not?" OK, gotta play the game. After 1 1/2 hours with this level 2 tech, we could not even get the thing back online again. Back to square one(I knew it). He decides my new router is 'Broken', closed my case and said send it back for refund. Darn. OK he hangs up. I give it a while and call D-link back again, get another level 1 tech, and ask for my original level 2 tech (who seems to be the only 1 there who knows what he's doing). She looks at my closed 'Case', 'defective router' and says that the case is closed and my only option is to send it back, D-link is not gonna talk to me anymore!!!!!!!!!!!! I will never purchase another D-link product again.

Got what I paid for
I expected a router that was above average and provided excellent wireless signal with little hassle or fuss. I got just that and am pleased with my purchase. There were some slight problems with my desktop not getting access to the internet, usually after extended amounts of game time... but a firmware update seemed to fix that.