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Built-in ADSL Modem Choose Yes if you have an ADSL broadband connection and will also need a modem. Choose No if you have a broadband connection other than ADSL or if you already have an ADSL modem that you wish to plug into a separate Router. whatever Yes No
ADSL2/2+ ADSL2/2+ are the newest and fastest ADSL standards offered by many ISPs. whatever Yes No
WAN Ports WAN stands for "Wide Area Network" which is the Internet. Normally a modem would be plugged into a WAN port. Some routers feature 2 or more WAN ports to allow for load sharing or failover. Routers with built-in ADSL modems are counted as not having WAN ports so choosing "One" or "More than one" in this category will eliminate those products. whatever One More than one
3G Support Some routers can support certain types of 3G modems. See my 3G FAQ for more.
10 / 100 LAN Ports LAN stands for "Local Area Network" which is your PC or PCs. Most products have at least 4 ports these days and while it's a simple matter to uplink a Router to another switch if you need more ports it can be a tidier solution to have it all built into one device. whatever Four More than Four
10 / 100 / 1000 LAN Ports LAN stands for "Local Area Network" which is your PC or PCs. Most products have at least 4 ports these days and while it's a simple matter to uplink a Router to another switch if you need more ports it can be a tidier solution to have it all built into one device. whatever One or more More than Four
USB LAN Ports Some products (usually just basic ADSL modems) can be connected to a PC via USB. whatever Yes No
SPI Firewall SPI stands for "Stateful Packet Inspection" and is a smart Firewall that can examine each packet of data, inbound and outbound, and automatically detect and block common forms of attack by hackers. See Router FAQ 2.7 for more. whatever Yes No
Content Filtering Content Filtering means blocking access to certain material available on the web and is usually achieved by using either a keyword list, URLs or both. See Router FAQ 2.8 for more. whatever Yes No
Wireless Select the wireless standard you prefer. Leave as "whatever" for any or select no if you prefer a non-wireless product. For more about wireless standards see FAQ 1.13.
Detachable antenna/s A detachable antenna can be an advantage if you ever find the need to upgrade to a more powerful antenna. See Wireless FAQ 1.4 for more about increasing wireless range. whatever Yes No
VPN Passthrough VPN is Virtual Private Networking. This is a way for Computers in different locations to Network to each other using the Internet instead of a direct cable. See Router FAQ 2.10 for more. whatever single session multiple session
Built-in IPSec IPSec is a type of VPN. See Router FAQ 2.10 for more. whatever Yes No
Built-in PPtP Server PPtP is a type of VPN. While it's the easiest to use, the number of simultaneous PPtP tunnels is usually far more restricted than multiple IPSec tunnels. See See Router FAQ 2.10 for more. whatever Yes No
QoS Quality of Service. An ability to give priority to particular types of Internet Traffic. eg VoIP where you don't want the bandwidth being chewed up by another application which might adversely affect the phone call quality. whatever Yes No
FXO Ports for VoIP Foreign Exchange Office. Looking at the phone cable that runs between a phone socket and a phone, the FXO port is the one that the cable plugs into on the phone itself. Routers that feature FXO ports allow your existing copper line to access the same telephone handset so if the Internet is down or the power is out it will "fail over" to the old copper line. Many of these products will also allow an incoming call to either your copper phone number or your new VoIP phone number to make the same telephone handset ring. whatever Yes No
FXS Ports for VoIP Foreign Exchange Subscriber. On a Router, the FXS port is the port that you'll be plugging your telephone handset into. If a Router has more than one FXS port, each additional port allows for an extra VoIP phone number. whatever Yes No
USB Print Server A Print Server allows a USB Printer to be plugged into the Router itself rather than a PC so it can be accessed by other network users without relying on any particular PC being switched on. Be careful though. Multifunction printers usually aren't compatible and there may be others that just won't play ball too. See the USB Print Server page for compatibility lists. whatever Yes No
Parallel Port Print Server A Print Server allows a parallel port Printer to be plugged into the Router itself rather than a PC so it can be accessed by other network users without relying on any particular PC being switched on. whatever Yes No
USB Storage Some routers have a USB Port that can accept a USB Hard Drive or Flash Drive to use as cheap Network Attached Storage whatever Yes No
UPnP Universal Plug and Play. A smart network protocol that allows ports to be opened and closed on request. See Router FAQ 2.9 for more. whatever Yes No
Dial-up/ISDN Support Routers with Dial-up & ISDN support allow failover to these types of Internet connections if the main broadband connection is down but they usually can also be used solely for these types of Internet connections if you don't have access to broadband. whatever Yes No
DDNS Client DDNS stands for Dynamic Domain Name Server. Most Routers include a built-in DDNS client. See the Remote Access page for more about DDNS. whatever Yes No
Warranty Period Warranty periods can vary anything from 12 months up. Some manufacturers also offer advanced replacement but this is usually only in their corporate offerings and/or for an additional fee. It may be worth reading the fine print if you will require zero downtime in the event of a failure. whatever up to 12 months More than 12 months
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Include Obsolete "No" is selected on obsolete products by default but if you would like to see them in your search results choose "Yes". Yes No
 

 


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