Product Description

Belkin N1 Vision Router F5D8232UK4 Networks Routers

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9127 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Belkin
• Model: F5D8232uk4
• Released on: 2007-11-22
• Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 2.56 pounds

Features

• Interactive Status Display shows your network&ap
• Plug-and-Play CD-less setup
• Easy Security Setup with support for Wi-Fi Prote
• 802.11n draft 2.0 compatible - 3x3 radio design
• 4 Gigabit Ports

Manufacturer's Description
The N1 Vision wireless router offers an easy way for you to view your network's broadband speed, computer bandwidth usage, and the status of your connected devices - all from an easy-to-read display.Packaged in a new sleek and sophisticated design, N1 Vision offers the best in networking performance with its wireless 802.11n 3x3 radio design and wired gigabit ports. The N1 Vision wireless router continues Belkin's commitment in providing the best user experience in the home market through its Plug-and-Play "CD-less" installation and simple network security setup.

Customer Reviews

Not fit for purpose
Very easy to set up, but that's where it ends. Frequent hiccups connecting to the internet, requiring reboots of router and/or modem. Slow reboot time.
I eventually got the remote PC's to connect more or less continuously, but I would hardly describe the result as superb.
However, the worst part is that it is completely hopeless for streaming videos. I use a PS3 to stream my videos wirelessly from PC to TV. I was able to establish the connection, but it would drop out after a few minutes, and the PS3 would simply find no media server at all. I played with all sorts of configurations, including the DMZ and port-forwarding to fixed DNS, but nothing worked any better than anything else.
The USB dedicated dongle BELKIN CORPORATION Wireless N1 USB Adapter can register speeds of up to 300MBS, but this drops immediately to about 17MBS as soon as you put any kind of load on the system.
Extremely disappointing.

Belkin N1 Vision
I have had this router for the past 1 year and below are my observations as compared to my previous Netgear DG834g router.

(after installing it, I upgraded to the latest firmware 1.00.15)

+VE
- It looks stylish
- The front display is useful for quick information e.g. watching upload and download speed.
- The guest SSID is a great idea (but I can't get it to work)
- I use it with a G card and the range / signal has improved as compared with my old Netger DG834g.

-VE
- The odd stand makes it VERY difficult to attach / stick it to the wall (as routers are always recommended to be kept at the highest part one the wall)
- It does not e-mail security logs
- The front main login page displays ALL your router information (all IP information, SSID, Serial #,etc), meaning if you turn on Remote Management, anyone with your IP address and WITHOUT your password can still see your router / network configuration?!?!?!
- You can't assign DHCP IP addresses based upon MAC addresses, meaning you need to hard code the IP address on the computer if you want it to retain them. That means before you reset your router or firmware upgrade, you need to make sure all the IPs are hard coded in the devices otherwise all the network IP mappings will change.
- The download / upload display screen freezes atleast once a week and I need to reboot it to work again.
- The router drops network connection through out the day...at first I only noticed this when I connected my PS3 over wireless, since that day I have also noticed connections being dropped to all my devices.
- Support provided for this product from India is as useful as a swimming pool without water. I have called them about 3 times and all they make me do is reset my router to factory settings, or install a new firmware, neither has fixed any of my problems.

my verdict...it might be an idea to stick with Netgear.

Elegance...but thats it!
Ordered yesterday, paid for express delivery, received today. As always Amazons service is amazing! I have 4 belkin routers all linked together and have now decided to replace them with 802.11n routers. The main function that is needed for places I cant cable them up together is the Wireless bridging which this does not support. Therefore it's completely useless to me. The screen is a cool touch however the buttons on the side are faulty and require force to actually work. Installation has drastically improved over previous wifi routers which is good. It reset itself to factory setting 3 times after installation which is weird and highly annoying. Sorry but this is going back. Very faulty product.