TRENDnet’s Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router Finally Sees its Launch
Router’s roll-out had been delayed in order to add full-color LCD management interface and two USB ports to the finished product.
Hardware manufacturer TRENDnet launched a new 300 Mbps Concurrent DualBand Wireless N Gigabit Router (model TEW-673GRU) just in time for CES.
In a press release to EH Publishing, TRENDnet says it built the router for “extreme performance,” ensuring that it would deliver “unsurpassed” wireless speed, coverage, andreliability.
TRENDnet director of global marketing Zak Wood says the company introduced an earlier version of this router last year. “However, the product launch was delayed in order to integrate a cool full-color LCD management interface and two USB ports,” he says. “The delay was well worth the wait, and we look forward to sending this router out for review.”
TRENDnet’s TEW-673GRU router utilizes Atheros’ XSPAN AR9002AP platform, which consists of the AR9220 and AR9223 XSPAN dual-band radio chipset. This platform features Atheros’ 680 MHz AR7161 wireless network processor and all Gigabit Ethernet ports.
What Is Concurrent Dual Band Technology?
Concurrent Dual Band technology transmits two distinct wireless networks simultaneously using the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio frequencies. This enables users to create an advanced hybrid network in which wireless clients can be assigned to either the 2.4 GHz or the 5 GHz frequency.
Most wireless networks operate on the 2.4 GHz radio frequency. This frequency is also shared with cordless phones, cellular phones, microwaves, and BluetoothTM devices. The crowded nature of the 2.4 GHz frequency can degrade wireless performance.
Dual band technology, on the other hand, enables users to connect low-bandwidth clients to the more congested 2.4GHz frequency and high-bandwidth applications–streaming HD multimedia content and online game play, for example–to the uncongested 5 GHz frequency for a more seamless wireless experience.
Additional Features of the TEW-673GRU
TEW-673GRUA color LCD management interface provides real time performance, security, and device information without the need to login to the router. Content can also be shared by connecting USB flash drives, hard drives, or printers directly to the two USB ports.
Gigabit Ethernet ports offer exceptional wired throughput performance.
Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology reduces wireless dead spots, advanced wireless encryption protects digital content, and WMM Quality of Service technology prioritizes gaming, Internet calls, and video streams.
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) connects WPS compliant computers at the touch of a button.
Embedded power saving GREENnetT technology reduces port-based power consumption by up to 70 percent. An Energy Star Certified power adapter reduces energy consumption by an additional 30 percent compared to non-certified adapters.
The 300 Mbps Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N Gigabit Router (model TEW-673GRU) will be available from online and retail partners in February.
The MSRP for the TEW-673GRU is $149.99.
