Wireless-N Router

Cisco Linksys E2000 Advanced Wireless-N Router

23.06.10

The Cisco Linksys E2000 Advanced Wireless-N Router ($119, register) is a solid router for first-time home network admins who virtuous want to get up and running fast. If you plan to use it in the 5 GHz tie, it's super fast, too, as long as you're not planning to use it at colossal distances—throughput drops off rather fast. If you're a power user, it's not the router for you, however, as it lacks some higher-end guidance features.

Instant Install
Setting up the E2000 is remarkably unassuming. The router (which features four Gigabit Ethernet ports and 3 internal antennas with a 2x3 conduct/receive rate) comes with an installation disk and unembellished instructions. I just popped in the installation disk and followed the solemnization wizard. Setup illustrations demonstrate how to physically fix the router, which makes for a near fail-proof institute (except in a few cases, listed below). In fact, my total set-up age (from plugging in the router to accessing the Internet)