| D-Link DI-624 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11g, 108Mbps |
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Model: DI-624
Brand: D-Link
Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 461
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 802.11 Super G
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Up to 108 Mbps with AirPlus Xtreme G products
Advanced Firewall and parental control
Backwards compatible with all 802.11b and 802.11g products
Increased Security with 802.1X and WPA
Features robust security to protect the wireless network from intruders |
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| Description: |
| D-LINK DI-624 - The D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 Wireless Router is ideal for those creating their first wireless network, and for more advanced users seeking additional management settings and policy based content filtering. Filters can be set based on MAC address, IP address, URL and/or Domain Name. Allows pass-through of multiple concurrent IPSec and PPTP VPN sessions Dimensions - 1.3H x 6.5W x 9.25D; weighs about 2 pounds 3 year warranty Product is Firmware upgradeable for updates via D-Link (requires product registration) |
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| User Reviews (461 total): |
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Easy Setup, December 19, 2003
By unknown
Bought this router after reading rave reviews compared to the LinkSys WRT54G. Setup was relatively painless with the exception of having to re-enter all of my settings following the firmware upgrade. Otherwise, it appears to be working without a hitch. Still need to switch out my wireless network card in my laptop. Hope that change is relatively seamless as well.
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Works fine with iBook G4, Alcatel 1000, December 15, 2003
By unknown
A reviewer said this won't work with Alcatel DSL modems. That's wrong. However, you do need to "lock" the DSL-modem-to-router connection to 10 Mbps. You can use the "CM" versions of the firmware or, like me, plug an old 10BaseT hub between the modem and the router.I use this with my aiport extreme-equipped iBook G4 in WAP mode. Works great.
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This is a wireless winner, December 10, 2003
By mister_t42 (Andover, MA)
I purchased this wireless router to expand my existing wired home network. We have 2 laptops and I wanted them to be used without wires. Installing the router took all of 30 minutes. In my situation, I am not using the router's firewall abilities (since I already have a firewall for the wired network), so it took me 15 minutes to figure out that the existing network feed should not plug into the WAN jack, but rather one of the network jacks. With that done, I had to use the configuration utility to assign an IP address to the router (it defaulted to the same address that my firewall has, and that is a big no-no). With that done, I downloaded a firmware update from support.dlink.com (the update is required to activate the highest speed which became available in a recent release). One reboot and I'm off and running.One last word of advice. Do not turn on WEP (encryption) until after you've made your first wireless conenction work. Once you've done that, go back into the configuration tool, activate WEP and type in a 10 digit key code (you'll need to do the same to each of your wireless PCs too). That will make your home wireless network much more secure. If you are interested, I went with DLink's wireless PC Card (DWL-G650) and found that it works very well with this router. overall setup was very straight forward, and the DLink configuration interface is excellent. I highly recommend this unit.
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Excellent Range and Strength with the DWL-G650 PC Card, December 7, 2003
By Yifong (Budd Lake, NJ United States)
I purchased the DI-624 54G wireless router and DWL-G650 PC cardthe together with a $40 rebate to replace my old DLink router. The installation and configuration of DI-624 is a snap. After I upgraded the firmware to have the 108Mbps Super G mode, the signal actually became more steady and much stronger. I have the DI-624 router on the second floor. With the DWL-G650 card in my Compaq Presario laptop, I can get on the network with good signal anywhere indoors. I am waiting to test it out at my back yard. In general, the Wireless Configuration utility software that came with the DWL-G650 works fine. However, I do have some problems after I install it on my WinXp laptop due to the interference of the Wireless Zero Configuration service that comes with WinXP. Fortunately, I found an article at the DLink Technology Knowledge base to show me how to disable the WinXp service and use the utility software that came with Dlink. It's much better. It gives you broader control and better configuration with a signal strength meter. In case you run into problems with the installation of the utility, make sure your check the Dlink web site for Knowledge Base. And most importantly, upgrade to the latest firmware. The default broadcasting channel is #6. If you have 2.4 GHz wireless phone, you might want to try either the #1 or #11 channel instead (change the setting on the router admin page). However, for the Super G mode, it only gives you the Channel #6 option. I also tried this card on my son's toy laptop (Pentium 233). It gives me the same speed as of the regular LAN Ethernet card (10/100). On my Compaq Presario laptop(PIII_1.3GHz), I can watch streaming video of news from Taiwan in my family room on the first floor. Isn't that impressive?
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Very Pleased with my Networking Purchase!, December 2, 2003
By voltafan (Portland, OR)
I didn't think I could get through this without help, but just as I was calling Tech Support I figured it out myself. I didn't see that 11g only was checked. I had a problem with my wireless print server not working, but then I remembered that it is an 11b product. So everything else works great and I get a nice signal strength all throughout the house. I feel very fortunate to have been helped by the easy to use setup wizard that D-Link provides.
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Installation was quick and painless, November 25, 2003
By ocean (Pacific)
I installed this router and my wireless card in mere minutes. Everything was working and updated, then I started adding security. Which is just setting a WEP key at 128-bit it is about 29 characters long. SO I enter that key into the router's security area and then enable 128-bit WEP on my laptop's wireless card and enter the same key. Then suddenly I am connected again with a nice secure connection. Not hard at all.At first I was getting some dropped signals and weird reboots from the router. But after changing channels from 6 to 11 the problems stopped. I guess there was interference that was causing weird things with my router.
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Doesn't work with ALCATEL DSL MODEMS!, November 25, 2003
By unknown
Tried two different DI-624's and tried every firmware update. Tried two different computers and tech suppoprt for several hours! IT DOESN'T WORK WITH ALCATEL DSL MODEMS. I had to revert back to my DI-614 which works flawlessly and gets 5 stars.. You've been warned...
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Reboots constantly, static DHCP doesn't work, November 17, 2003
By Tim Norman (Millis, MA United States)
I'm terribly disappointed with this router. It reboots whenever there is interference due to a cordless phone, causing all connected devices (including those using an ethernet cable) to lose their connections. It "forgets" about machines on the network, seemingly at random, so you have to unplug the router and plug it back in to get your network connection back. And the static DHCP that's supposed to be in the latest firmware doesn't seem to work at all. When I enabled it, it refused to give the static IP address to the machine I selected.
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Pay a Few More Dollars for a Better Design and Support, November 12, 2003
By pcorning (San Francisco, CA USA)
Full Disclosure: I have just decided to buy a Linksys unit after hours on hold/talking with D-Link tech support who couldn't solve an apparently simple WEP setup problem. On the other hand, I have owned several wireles router products, and have been setting up Windows networks for 7 years.The Good:
* Well priced
* Units reasonably good looking
* If all you want to do is set up a simple, non-secure wireless connection, D-Link works just fine. The Bad:
* Confusing setup screens make secure wireless connections difficult to set up (since security is now required, weight this difficulty heavily).
* Poor manuals and web site resources make configuration and troubleshooting difficult.
* Poor technical support. They do offer phone support, but the techs seem as clueless as most beginner customers.
* Upgrading your unit is made more difficult by D-Link's practise of making multiple, near-identical units with subtle but critical differences between them. So you have to look at pictures on their site to figure out which model you really have. The Ugly:
* D-Link's level 2 tech support finally said that they can't help when users don't use D-Link products on *BOTH* sides of a wireless connection. So, if you have built-in wireless capabilities in your Dell, IBM, Apple, ....., laptop, might want to buy another router. Bottom line - buy something else.
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This product is defective., November 7, 2003
By M. Casey (Sacramento, California United States)
The revision A and B of this product is defective; revision A/B has two antennas, this revision cannot be updated to the latest firmware and has physical defects which make it operate at sub-par performance, not even a fourth of what was advertised. This is a fact and can be found on d-link's website. If you buy this, dont be sucked in by the revision A/B's two antennas, and larger packaging. Get the revision C which has one antenna, and smaller packaging. I am a victim of this trap.
*** Update ***
- At the time of this reviews writing I worked for D-Link, now I do not. The above review is an insiders perspective of a product I was forced to support.
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Very, Very Suprised!, November 6, 2003
By Steven E. Joseph (Chapel Hill, NC)
This is my third wireless system. The last either had bad reception problems, bad connection problems or just stopped working. They both were SMC systems. They both were small nightmares to get up and running, and of course customer support sucked. I got rid of my last wireless system which was 802.11a which I bought because I thought it was much better. I am not a computer wiz I'll admit that but this technology should be easy for people like me to set up and use. I am who they sell this stuff to.I read reviews and decided to get this system with the D-link DWL-G650. I held my breath when I started setting it up. I was waiting for the minute when I would realize that I would need to call customer support. That didn't happen. This system did almost set itself up. I have a 2.4GHz phone and it doesn't seem to effect the range. I live in a brick house and I just went outside in my driveway, on the other side of house from where my wireless router is set up and I was getting almost 100% full signal strength. The online interface is very easy to use and the instructions are easy to follow. I did upgrade the firmware before I set up any of the hardware and the 108Mbps system is up and running. I can't say if this system will work tomorrow, but today I am very suprised at how it works.
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Configured and Running in "No Time", November 4, 2003
By Jay T.
With the easy to use setup wizard that takes you through setup step by step I don't see how it could have been any easier. You setup a new password and wireless settings so everything isn't default, then you select what type of Internet connection you have (ADSL, Cable, or other). I chose PPPoE because I have an ADSL connection, then I entered my username and password and when I applied the changes the router rebooted and it took about 30 seconds and suddenly I was connected to the Internet. About a week later though my connection was lost and when I called Verizon about it they suggested I reboot the DSL modem and again the router agusted itself to connect without any trouble or configuration by myself. I am very pleased with this router and it's capabilities.
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Try Something Else, November 3, 2003
By jaylee7977 (Baton Rouge, LA)
The router starts rebooting over and over after I initiate a file transfer between two PCs over my network. It works great if you don't plan to transfer files over the network (which defeats the purpose of a home network). Upgrading the firmware to the latest version 1.25 did not help and neither did my two calls to their tech support.
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Extremely pleased, November 3, 2003
By Thomas B. Gross (Winchester, MA USA)
I replaced my LinkSys wired cable router with this wireless-g router. I can't believe how easy it was. I am thrilled that we can use our laptop two floors down from where the router is located on the top floor of our three-story house. Everything just worked.What really blows me away however is that this router requires no additional setup to play Asheron's Call on multiple machines, unlike the LinkSys router which required advanced forwarding options and was very arcane to setup. I was amazed that none of the special setup I had learned to do on the Linksys router was necessary at all. I am really thrilled by this product!
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Tough to configure with DSL - long wait for tech support, October 31, 2003
By tdkelley4 (South Boston, MA United States)
I purchased this with a Dlink G650 to use with my Verizon ADSL service. The install application is fairly simple, but, when finishing up the install it would not assign an IP address. The wireless connected fine but what good is it if it can't access through the DSL modem. When I tried calling Dlink I waited over half an hour and gave up. I tried calling Verizon who said they could only help me if I had a Linksys :-(.. So I've been trying to call Dlink support without success in getting through.
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From a knowledgeable consumer, October 21, 2003
By rbr28 (Bloomington, IN USA)
I'm a systems administrator and have years of experience working with networking equipment, and this is one of the best, if not the best product in it's category. I have always been happy with D-Link products but I was a bit skeptical with this one because of the mixed reviews. I took a chance and I definitely was surprised, as this product is even better than any of the other previous D-Link products I have used. Where can I begin...first of all make sure you get rev. C, not A or B. I have a lot of networking knowledge, but most people who would consider this product could at least have an internet connection with it in a few minutes. Despite it's simple easy to use setup interface, the features are unmatched in any product in it's class. D-Link is always good about releasing significant firmware updates and this prodcut is no exception. Everything you read in reviews about this product, that users complain about, has been fixed with future firmware revisions. For example, they added MAC reservations, they added an option for 802.11G only mode, they now have 108Mb/s support (although you need their network card for this). etc. I can't go into detail in this space about the excellent features, but let me say that I have a very sophisticated home network and this is the only home router that does the job for me. Multiple VPN connections, using PTP or IPSEC work great on this thing, WITHOUT turning off the firewall (read the fineprint with other products). The product does port redirection not just port forwarding (again look at similar products). This product is also very useful if you are looking for a product that can help limit what your kids can do. More features for restricting Internet Access than any home router I have seen. Oh, and range is excellent I get 54Mb/s anywhere in my 3 bedroom house, and I get good signal strength all the way out to our street (and beyond) at about 5.5Mb/s. Mixed 802.11b and 802.11g clients also work very well, contrary to what some others have said. Anyway, I have had no problems with this product whatsoever, and it's one of the best pieces of networking equipment I have ever used.
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Great Solid Router, October 21, 2003
By Carrot Juice (Ohio)
If you are getting bad range try changing the channel you use. I was getting bad range in my home and I was getting very frustrated and finally found that someone suggested changing the channel from the default channel 6 to 1 or 11. So I changed to channel 11 and now I get much better range and my signal strength is way better. I guess there was some interference from something.Plus the new firmware does help with speed. Everyone who already has this router should go out and get that new firmware. This works best with my DWL-G650 adapter for the laptop. Very easy to setup since it practically connects to each other out of the box.
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the range is just awful, October 17, 2003
By unknown
I cannot understand how others here say the range is great. It simply will not go thru the (brick) walls in my house even if the router is litterally feet away from the recieving pc. In a straight uninterupted line I get 25ft max.
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An idiot could install this..., October 17, 2003
By blueyodel9 (NH United States)
I purchased this to swap out my SMC Barricade router. It took me less than 5 minutes. I am running WinXP Pro, NAV2003, ZoneAlarmPro and other such. I have had absolutely NO problem with this item. My laptop with a competitor's wireless 802.11b card picked it right up and does so everytime--no configuration was necessary. My main system also picked it right up with NO configuration necessary. I have since installed a DLink wireless print server (DP-311U) and it too was seamlessly integrated...in spite of the nattering nabobs claiming demons and nefarious conspiracy by DLink... I highly recommend this product.
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WOW! 108Mbps Bandwidth for FREE!, October 16, 2003
By Aaron
With the new firmware D-Link just released I get double my speeds I was getting before. The best part is that it's a free upgrade. Basically they get better efficiency out of the data transmissions thus improving the speeds of their wireless products. This router has been nothing but good to me since I bought it about a month ago. It doesn't seem that long now, but I've really only had to fiddle with the router when I first installed it (about 5 minutes) and when I upgrade the firmware (about 5 minutes). Other than that I can just forget it is even there. Yet it is giving me wireless freedom with my laptop, protecting me from naughty hackers, securing my wireless network, and sharing my Internet with multiple PCs. All-in-all this is a great router and well worth the price. especially now that it gets twice the speed it was before.
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