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(More customer reviews)You have to initially set it up with an ethernet cable, connecting to 192.168.1.1. You should not need to install any of the included software, but you will want to disable your wireless interface. If the software is easier for you, use it. Once in, you just setup the SSID, security and wireless password. It reboots, you unplug the ethernet and from that point onward you can do everything else over a Wifi connection. Those wireless settings you entered will persist through mode changes and through power loss. This means you can take this device with you and use it without a laptop or an ethernet connection. You can connect to it with a mobile phone or tablet over Wifi, change modes, set advanced settings, and even select a site and connect to it. The iPhone and iPad can both configure the router without problems using Safari. When coming back up after being turned off in hotspot mode, you can connect to it over wifi even if it cannot find the last site it was connected to. I read that you had to work around that problem on the WL-330GE, but you don't have to on this unit. You just connect and select another hotspot. Like the WL-330GE it can connect to sites with WPA, WPA2, etc, and unlike the GE it can connect to 802.11n only sites.
It does have to reboot with any mode change or almost any setting change. Afterwards you can connect again over Wifi. When you change to Hotspot mode you connect to it's web interface at 192.168.220.1 and in router mode at 192.168.1.1 (by default). You need to remember these two addresses and use the right one for the right mode or just try them both until you get in. I took points off of ease of use for these reasons. Granted other routers require a reboot for settings changes too.
It's range was better than expected. It reached about 50 feet, through walls, with only one bar lost. It's not as good as a full-size unit, however. It functions fine on a standard 500mA usb port, with no loss in range over the the distance I tested at (compared to using a 2A port). It gets a little warm to the touch, but nothing to worry about. The usb connector is a typical micro b.
While I have tested out router and hotspot modes, I have not tested them out with paid sites and captive portal pages yet. That will be for another time.
It came with a soft black pouch, a short usb cable (with a y to get more power), an a/c power supply, an ethernet cable and a software disc.
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ASUS WL-330N3G 802.11b/g/n Portable Wireless Router WPA/WPA2 -WPA2 Security - Wireless - 64/128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, Radius with 802.1x; Firewall - NAT and SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) Firewall; Filtering - Single Port and Port Range & URL based Channels -Ch1~11 for N. America Antenna -Antenna Gain in 1.25dBi, 2 x internal IFA antenna Interface -Ethernet Port Buttons -Reset Button - Push for 5 seconds to restore factory setting Power Input -AC input - 100V~240V(50~60HZ); DC output -5V with max. 1A current Dimensions -3.4 x 2.4 x 0.7 Weight -0.14 lbs.
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