TRENDnet - TEW-632BRP Wireless N Home Router
TRENDnet TEW-632BRP Wireless N Home Router

Had to borrow a PC to initially set up the router, but once it was up and connected, it was very friendly to my MAC systems. For the money it is a very good value.
 
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First a few things. Newer units are H/W version A1.2R. You can use the most recent flash for A1.1R. nit: it reboots each time you make major changes. It's better to manage this device from a wired connection. ONLY flash upgrade from a wired port. Never via wifi! The software, while useful for basic installations, is worthless for more advanced networks. I wanted to keep the wifi behind my existing NAT/Firewall and set up some serious protection. The key aspect is you will have to access the modem via a wireless connection (or wired direct) and change the "Management, Remote Management" to be active and set the port and IP range. After you do this you can manage it from machines within your network. This is because your network will connect to the WAN port. You can configure this as an access node only, but that limits capability and should not be done unless you have AP managment hardware. Frankly I don't like being able to manage the modem over a wifi link, that is a very big security weakness. The user interface is extensive, so do your research. Key points 1) hide your SSID to help minimize wardriving attacks (SSID Broadcast) Disabled 2) use a long passphrase, the longer the better. 3) Set channel width to 20/40 4) turn off UPNP, it's a security risk. Set up your stuff manually. This unit runs hot. Don't stack it with other routers.
 
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Easy to setup. Fast and working perfect.
 
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First time user of wireless networking and I found the install instructions adequate. Effortless install by just following the on-screen instructions. Got an excellent signal in my basement with unit in room above.
 
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Cons: The router worked well for the first week then the connection speed just dropped to really low, from 130Mbps to 5.5Mbps with my 4950 bgn intel wireless card and also 5100 bgn series. Upgrade firmware is a must to get it work. However, I could not keep the transfer rate to stay higher than 65Mbps and it kept dropping Pros: Coverage is great. Price is great Overall: Not up to expectation.
 
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I bought this to replace a perfectly working 3+ year old Netgear router. Anticipating an iPod touch becoming part of my family i wanted to have good range out to my yard (for simplify media and remote control). When i connected the TrendNet i left the Netgear installed too, and noticed that on my computer in my kitchen (6 feet above both routers) i got an EXCELLENT signal from the netgear and a FAIR signal from the Trendnet. both routers are within 2 ft of each other. only paid fifteen after rebate. Maybe there is some tweaking i can do, but i can't believe it was that much worse than Netgear
 
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Had no Issues installing. Works great. Connection is not dropped at all. Gives very good range. Data trasfer is also Excellent.
 
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I set up this router less than 5 minutes,thank's to the installation CD which come with it.The connection to my PS3 even better than my netgear N router.With netgear sometime the connection lost/droped in the middle of the game,but the trendnet(up until now)that never happen.If in any occasion you need the router IP address you can type in 192.168.10.1(default ip address)
 
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First Wireless N product, was using a Super G Netgear prior. Netgear installation was never as easy as the documentation for the TrendNET thumbs on that, plus the perfomance has not shown drops since installation. The Netgear was faltering constantly during the past 6 months, having to reset on a regular basis. Now I have not upgraded my wireless cards to the draft-N yet, still using the Super G Netgear card and the G cards on my laptops but no performance issues as yet. One thing to note when connecting different manufacturers wireless products together use Windows wireless connection wizard to connect, there are other information fields that do not correspond to each manufacturer.
 
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nice item for the price. had it working within 5 min. no problems. it has nice range. rebate still not arrived so we'll wait on that.
 
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Good router for the money. Setup CD does not work for mac's so you will need to be familiar with setting up a network via the routers homepage (default ip address). Had a little trouble getting the wii to connect, but where there is a will, there is a way.
 
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The Trendnet router looks good and is relatively easy to set up out of the box. It worked for one day and then started turning itself off and on intermittently within a range of about 10-45 minutes. Would not recommend this router
 
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This is an untested version of the router. Does not connect wirelessly. I dont recommend this
 
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Instructions are complicated for some people I would think. After the installation problems, including getting brushed off by their help center (never getting it working). I figured out the problem and it has works great! The woman in the help center never called me back, this was really the biggest complaint I have about this product. I would buy it again, but would not let the help center hang up on me and hope they call me back!!!!
 
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I got a defective product and after several attempts the technicians concluded that the product is defective. Doesnt even work properly even if the wireless secuity is disabled. I'm extremely unsatisfied.
 
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Wanted to update my previous review. This product is great for a wired connection or if you restrict it to 802.11b & 802.11g. But wireless N (802.11n) is very unstable with this model. The wireless connection quite frequently 'freezes'. The computer reports that its still connected, but pages no longer load. I'm also using the Trendnet TEW-624UB USB adapter, so I can unplug that from my computer and let the wired connection kick in and the page loads immediately. At first, I thought it was the USB adapter, but everything works fine if I restrict the router to only use wireless B & G. But of course, that is much slower than N which is why I bought this. I would suggest the TEW-631BRP instead (crazy numbering but its an upgrade from this). Searching online, I guess a lot of other people have the same issue with this product. No response from Trendnet yet.
 
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This is my first router, and installing it was pretty easy. I did not like it trying to install Network Magic which is 30 day trial. Bypass it, as you don't have to have it. I semi satisfied with it so far. I think some of my wireless security cams may be knocking out the signal sometimes. Not 100% sure. Be sure to get latest firmware revision. Tech support have mostly been helpful when I did have questions.
 
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I bought this when they were offering a Rebate along with it being a great price already! It took me about 5 minutes to hook it up and have everything running.. The included disc, walks you through everything and loads all the needed applications.. Hardest part of the whole thing I feel was opening the box.. Super Easy install and Works Great.. And the Rebate Check has arrived and cashed..
 
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Bought this trying to save a few bucks. Waste of my dollars. Tech support after 30 minute wait told me my cable modem was not compatible, so $69 spent to upgrade it. Still would not work. Starts out fine, about 30 minutes then fails to issue IP address. Tech support had no idea either. They offered to replace but I'm not spending another buck on this junk, will just replace with D-Link, I know they are good.
 
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Don't do it.. Device is being RMA'd as we speak. By the time you spend 2-3 hours screwing w/ the firmware upgrade..waitiing on hold for the support person, finding that they can't help either, and determine they will send you a replacement (which BTW they mentioned would require ME to upgrade the firmware again, which caused the fatal problem to start with) and you add in shipping cost back to Trendnet and another ?? days wait..still waiting. Just not worth it.. At this point I'm committed but if you are on the fence, spend 20-30 more..and get something that is known to work out of the box.
 
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Easy installation to ATT DSL. Connected via ethernet to a desktop and wireless connection to a laptop....no problems. Excellent coverage throughout the house. Like a dummy, I lost the router password. A call to TrendNet to a DOMESTIC technician (California) resolved my problem in less that 10 minutes.
 
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DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME, complete garbage, tech support is useless, spend the extra $10 or $20 dollars and get anyhting else but dont waste your time on this. I received one that will not even acquire an IP from the DHCP server and I am a PC technician by trade for 7 years. Upgraded firmware, reset router, USELESS. !!!
 
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After looking at several reviews for 802.11n wireless routers, I decided on this TrendNet router. The pricing for this product is far below similar products from other brands. Since this is my first wireless router, I can't say how it compares with others, but I am very pleased with this ones performance. I'm currently using a Netgear adapter on my PC, which seems to work. The initial connection seems to take a little longer than expected (which is only 30-60 seconds). But I believe that is my PC, not the router. Definitely consider TrendNet.
 
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