| Siemens SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router (SS2624) |
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Model: SS2624
Brand: Siemens
Manufacturer: Siemens
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 25
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b
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| Features: |
Wireless connectivity up to 11 Mbps
Enables Cable/DSL modem connection sharing with its built-in 4-port switch or integrated wireless 802.11b access point
Supports strong WEP encryption, protects sensitive network data
Built-in print server makes it easy to share one printer with all your PCs
Four 10/100 switched ports with built-in print server |
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| Description: |
| The SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router re-defines network boundaries. Together with an existing DSL or cable modem connection, this affordable, easy-to-use connection-sharing solution brings the freedom of high-speed, wireless broadband connectivity to home and SOHO networks. Its comprehensive functionality provides vital firewall protection, IP sharing capabilities, and fundamental routing features that support popular protocols like NetMeeting and VPN. Encrypted transmission helps protect sensitive data, while full 802.11b standards support assures interoperability with other 802.11b-compliant devices worldwide. Add the extra value of the included print server and it's easy to see why the SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router frees-up the broadband experience. Get a SpeedStream Wireless DSL/Cable Router and liberate your broadband life! |
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| User Reviews (25 total): |
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Good Product..., July 3, 2007
By user (Houston, TX USA)
This is a good wireless router... someone said the WEP didn't work on it but it works well, maybe he just got a defective one. The only bad thing about it i'd say is that well... doesn't have an on/off switch and i dunno how to turn it off besides unplugging it because it does get kind of hot after long time use but other than that.. great product buy it!
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Missing critical security features, January 3, 2005
By user (Pittsburgh)
Router is missing WPA. You cannot hide your SSID. And you can not limit access by MAC address. Otherwise, it works well.
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used to be a good product till firmware upgrade- bad support, December 25, 2004
By user (Philadelphia, PA USA)
Have used this for the last 2 years and never had any issues. Recently, I decided to upgrade the firmware on this router.
Do not upgrade to V1.1 Release 10 for 2624 on their support website if you want your VPN to work. I know it is the router firmware because it used to work right before the upgrade.
Their support charges $45 to open an incident so I am trying to find a previous release of the firmware so that I can get my VPN connection to work again !!!
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Proven piece of junk, December 17, 2004
By user (NY, USA)
I bought two of these as I needed to set up wireless networks in two places; ended up using only one. It worked - more or less - for several months, then died. I pulled another one from the storage, it worked 2 months and died. Wireless range not very good but acceptable; however, oftentimes it lost wireless connectivity, and I had to cycle it.
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This is a REALLY bad product, March 17, 2004
By user
Never stable...drops connections continuously, from the time i set it up. I have 6 other routers, which all work fine...this router simply doesn't. Also notices issues with the amount of heat it gives off. Lack of any kind of firmware support is also an issue. Other forums online confirm that these are all common problems with this product. Office Depot confirmed it and replaced mine with a D-Link. Tech support was completely clueless, as many others have reported. They gave me the distinct impression that they had no training whatsoever, and were just reading the manual back to me from a screen.
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Died after 8 month, February 11, 2004
By user
When it was working needed the reboot few times. One day it just died with status LED red. Opened it up. Capacitor in the power supply died. As a result it killed the circuitry too (besides the power supply). Fixed the power supply. The router is still dead.Could not find a receipt. Figures shipping cost will be about the cost of the new router. Bought another one. This time D-link. So far so good.
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Great Amateur Router for home or small office, January 27, 2004
By user (Los Angeles, CA USA)
The router has very large wireless coverage and can be extened by extra antenna ss2206. The router's configuration interface is so easy to use by a setup wizard, which is Question-Answer based wizard. Answer the questiones and then it is ready to use. If you don't understand or can't anwser the questiones, just call you DSL or Cable provider because they will answer the questiones for you. Advance setup is also available if you want to set up a networking for your small business with several servers such as web server, FTP server, print server, fire wall etc. If you have static IP address, you can setup your web site by configuring the router to be a virtual web server and forwarding the requests to your server in your network. If you want to setup a website without paying any extra fee, you can use this router to be a client to transfer your IP address to a free domain name service provider. And then you can have you own website for free.
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poor product, poor service, November 5, 2003
By user
Worked well for a short time, then nothing. Tech support was absolutely no help...repeating what was in the manual and no more. Contacted management to no avail.Finally gave up and bought the microsoft product. I am having no problems with it. Save your money and your time...buy something else.
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Piece of junk!!!!, November 2, 2003
By user
[I am a grad student at CMU in Information Systems]I am disgusted with this router. Let me help you understand: a) This is not a Siemens router! Siemens bought a small firm that made routers and slapped the Siemens brand name on it. The product design is worthless. Consequently, the Siemens brand name for which I paid extra $$$ is worthless. b) The WEP set up is broken. Have fun setting up WEP on this one. Let me know if you succeed. c) The access restriction is non-existent. Most routers have MAC address filtering, this one has _Windows_ host name filtering :-O !! My friend on his iBook can get on the network without registering. Hmm...you think that's bad? Wait, my Windows laptop can get on the network even though it isn't registered as well. Net result - vaporware. My network is wide open and vulnerable! Gah! d) The print server is awful. I also feel the feature is responsible for the router to lock up. Everytime the router fails, I see the print error light lit up. e) I use my wireless laptop on the Carnegie Mellon network all day with no problems. This router will drop connections every time I
i) Use it for more than 2 minutes
ii) Transfer at speeds greater than 200 K
iii) Disconnect my laptop from mains power This is weird. I use the same laptop (IBM T23) on the campus network with no problems. f) Ok, so the wireless blows, the wired should be ok? NO!!
This is the first time I've seen a wired router lock up. I stay away from the wireless connection, turn off my wireless card, and only use wired. And guess what? The wired connection locks up every 3-4 hours. Overall, this is a useless piece of hardware. I'd like to get my hands on the phony engineer who got to design this. grr.....
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Amazing! Great Signal and no problems., August 30, 2003
By user (Watertown, MA United States)
I bought a bundle of two siemens products, this router and the usb adapter. Signal strength is excellent or at least 80% anywhere in the house, even three floors down in the basement. If you are hesitating to add wireless to your house, dont. This product will impress you.
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Excellent Product, Reasonable Price, August 14, 2003
By user
I purchased this item to enhance the addition of a laptop to my family of computers. I got a Hawking Technology PC card to go with. Setup went flawlessly and I was networking in 30 minutes. And I may know my way around a computer but I'm no networking expert. I would highly reccomend this product for someone who wants to share one broadband connection but doesn't require the intra-computer file transfer be at a lightning speed that the "G" network would offer.
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GREAT router, AWFUL print server, August 14, 2003
By user (Austin, TX United States)
I've had this for several months. First of all the person who said there is no phone support is flat wrong -- I got phone support twice when I had problems setting it up (mostly my own doing, but see below). Second, DON'T but this if you do any serious printing. It is the slowest parallel port I have ever seen in my life. It also doesn't support bidirectional commuication, so that leaves out some printers, altogether. You can but a standalone print server for $... I suggest Intel Pro 10/100 (only that model), any Linksys, or a Hawking. Just DON'T USE THIS ONE for a print server!
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Good points: Excellent range (much better than the SMC, for example). I can access it from anywhere inside the house or the yard, even with WEP enabled (OK, I bought the optional antenna so I could get to it from outside). It's fast, unobtrusivem and doesn't run hot. It has a switch to enable uplink with a standard cat5 cable if you run out of wired ports.
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Bad points: My DSL kept turning off until I tweaked the factory security settings a little.
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No Technical Support, July 21, 2003
By user
I used 2623 wireless router for about a year. It required often
to reboot so I decided to download FW upgrade which should fix
this problem. After FW download, router stopped working completely.
There is no phone number to call for tech. support. I sent
two mail and still no response.
Never buy electronic product from company which does not
have phone support!
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great feature poor quality, July 2, 2003
By user (San Jose, CA United States)
I got the router, and couldn't get it to work since the LED is red. Exchanged it and had it working for 3months, and the LED turned red again, and have to return it to the manufacturer. Very disappointed. When it works, it's great. But....
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Very dissapointed., June 25, 2003
By user (Chandler, AZ United States)
Got my brand new router on Friday. I was very excited to set my network up over the weekend but to my dismay the wireless PCMCIA card was not being recognized by the router - this simple task of about 10 mins took >22 hrs excluding break times and still no resolution. Not to mention the >40 mins of wait time I had to suffer on Monday to get to a live human being at Speedstream!I finaly gave up and bought another Speedstream router from a local store and it works!! My personal recommendation would be to see if you can see the Wireless LED light ON after the initial setup. If you do then things are fine, else run and return your router without worrying about getting a RMA number from SpeedStream. Since I have not done extensive testing of its capabilities, I cannot comment on its performance.
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Excellent product; very reliable, June 7, 2003
By user (Alexandria, VA USA)
I bought one at a local CompUSA store based on a PC Magazine Editor's Choice award and have been very impressed with it. The thing just always works plus the remote Web-based administrative function is pretty cool.
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Good router if you don't upgrade your firmware, February 14, 2003
By user (Anywhere, USA)
I have used this router for three years and it works great, except ...
If you use VPN and want it to continue to function, don't upgrade your firmware to Release 10 (released in late 2003). Otherwise, you will be like me with a crippled router.
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Don't Even Think of buying this product, February 9, 2003
By user (Lisle, IL USA)
I bought this product 10 days ago. Already exchanged it once after 2 days of working. Now the technical support again says, it has problem and want me to change this with a different one.The technical support agrees it had a firmware problem. Their turn around time to return the router after repairs is 30 days. Now I am lucky that I can return it back to store because it is less than 30 days. With their 30 days turn around time and the quality of the product, I think the product is going to lye at the manufacturers place most of the time and the effective use of the product by the user is less. It is very difficult to get customer support online. Wait time of 10 to 15 minutes everytime. The internet connection speed reduces drastically while wireless. I have the wireless PC connected next to the router. Still the same problem. I bought their wireless adapters also. But they are great. Worth for money.
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Great product, February 8, 2003
By user
This was my second router after MR814. It was not as good looking as MR814 but the interface is lot better then MR814. Performance is also pretty good and the print server feature is really nice. Over all performance is very good. I mean easy to install, Range is fine.
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Good product, February 7, 2003
By user
I just installed this yesterday. Installation was a breeze. I did not have any problems. I am also using the Dlink 650 card for the wireless part. The wireless signal quality on the wireless card application doesn't appear to be good, but i hardly notice a difference in speed. DHCP/NAT is not confugurable other than the 192.168.254 private IP range.It has good features. I haven't really played with th eprint server yet. Overall great product for a good price.
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