Product Description

This has been Factory-Refurbished to perform as new. It includes a 90-Day Linksys Warranty.
The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is three devices in one. The Wireless Access Point lets you connect both Wireless-G (802.11g at 54Mbps) and Wireless-B (802.11b at 11Mbps) devices to a network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Connect four PCs directly, or attach more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. The Router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection. All your computers can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the house. Your computers can share all kinds of music, digital picture, and document files. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature makes it easy to configure your wireless devices. Just push the button on the Router and on your other Wi-Fi Protected Setup enabled wireless device to automatically create a WPA2 connection that protects your data and privacy with up to 256-bit industrial-strength encryption. The Router can serve as a DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Advanced configuration is a snap with the web-browser-based interface. Power, Wireless, LAN (1-4), Internet, Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) LEDs Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), WEP, and Wireless MAC Filtering Security Key Bits FCC, UL, CE, Wi-Fi (802.11b, 802.11g), WPA2, and WMM Certification System Requirements - Internet Explorer 6.0 or Firefox 1.0 or higher for Web-based Configuration, CD-ROM Drive, Windows XP or Vista, and Network Adapter or Wireless Network Adapter Dimensions - 7.99 x 1.38 x 6.3 (203x35x160mm) Weight - 9.88 ounces (0.28 kg)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Linksys
• Model: WRT54G2
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 9.00" h x 14.00" w x 12.00" l, 4.00 pounds
• CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz
• Memory: 2000MB SDRAM
• Hard Disk: 1GB
• Processors: 1

Features

• All-in-one Internet-sharing router, 4-port switch, and Wireless-G (802.11g) access point
• Shares a single Internet connection and other resources with Ethernet wired and Wireless-G and -B devices
• Push button setup feature makes wireless configuration secure and simple
• High security: Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), wireless MAC address filtering, powerful SPI firewall

From the Manufacturer

The Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router is really three devices in one box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect both screaming fast Wireless-G (802.11g at 54Mbps) and Wireless-B (802.11b at 11Mbps) devices to the network. There's also a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 switch to connect your wired-Ethernet devices together. Connect four PCs directly, or attach more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. Finally, the router function ties it all together and lets your whole network share a high-speed cable or DSL Internet connection.

Once your computers are connected to the router and the Internet, they can communicate with each other too, sharing resources and files. All your computers can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the house. And your computers can share all kinds of files--music, digital pictures, and documents. Keep all your digital music on one computer, and listen to it anywhere in the house. Organize all of your family's digital pictures in one place, to simplify finding the ones you want, and easing backup to CD-R. Utilize extra free space on one computer when another's hard drive starts to fill up.

The new Wi-Fi Protected Setup feature makes it easy to configure your wireless devices. Just push the button on the router and on your other Wi-Fi Protected Setup-enabled wireless device to automatically create a WPA2 connection that protects your data and privacy with up to 256-bit industrial-strength encryption. The router can serve as a DHCP Server, has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks, supports VPN pass-through, and can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet. Advanced configuration is a snap with the web browser-based interface.

With the Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router at the center of your home or office network, you can share a high-speed Internet connection, files, printers, and multi-player games with flexibility, speed, security and simplicity.

Customer Reviews

Works well so far
Our old Netgear router stopped working (the wireless part) so we had to get something new. The reviews for the Netgear router comparable to this Linksys WRT54G2 were a little scary. So we decided to try a Linksys router this time.

Installation was easy and the product works well. My 16-year-old son did the job for us, and did it well. The CD installation software that comes with the router is for beginners. If you have had experience working with routers, you will want to just dive in and do it yourself. Much quicker. Even my inexperienced son found the installation software took too long to do simple things.

When using the router settings page to adjust settings, I liked the Netgear approach better. This Linksys router settings page leaves a little bit to be desired. I still have not found how to list what wireless devices are currently connected to the router. Is it even possible? If not, that's a flaw that will bother me.

Finally, like some other reviewers, I like the vertical style router like Netgear rather than this horizontal style. My Netgear router looked good. This Linksys router takes up space and looks kind of stupid. Function is more important than style, of course. But still.

If we have any problems with this router, I'll update my comments. So far we are satisfied with it, both for what we got and what we paid for it.

Excellent Updated Product
Bought this a couple months back to replace an old Linksys WRT54GS that had started dying when connecting devices to the integrated switch (which a couple of my machines actually do). So far the WRT54G2 has proven as fast or faster than its predecessor and much more reliable, so the unusual new design doesn't seem to have impaired it any. Range may even have improved slightly. The old router would occasionally choke after heavy use by wireless clients or stop leasing addresses, but this one works flawlessly 24/7. I've had as many as 8 wireless clients running simultaneously without issues. XBox Live also works flawlessly with the router. For people who like to mod their router with firmwares and big external antennas this is probably not the device you're looking for, but in my experience for reliable high-speed use at home it just works.

This Works Seamlessly
We upgraded our old Linksys B wireless router, that had only worked wirelessly without a secure login, many dropouts and no true networking, with the Linksys WRT54G2 Wireless-G Broadband Router and it works seamlessly and securely with PC, 2 notebooks, camera and PS3. It works anywhere in the house, upstairs and downstairs and we are very happy with its stability and excellent networking availability.