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| D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N QoS 4-Port Gigabit Switch Simultaneous Dual Band Draft 802.11n Router (White) | 
 enlarge | Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
List Price: $266.08
Buy New: $129.99
You Save: $136.09 (51%)
New (15) Used (2) from $117.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 383
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.8 x 1.3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: DIR-825
Model: DIR-825
UPC: 790069318122
EAN: 0790069318122
ASIN: B001F7HLRC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Intelligent QoS technology prioritizes Internet traffic as well as wired and wireless network traffic | | • | Xtreme N technology allows for farther home coverage | | • | Secure your wireless network using advanced WPA or WPA2 encryption | | • | Supports Good Neighbor Policy--will not interfere with other wireless networks | | • | Backward compatible with 802.11g and 802.11a devices including game consoles and digital media players |
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Product Description
Delivering best-in-class performance, network security, and coverage, the Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router (DIR-825) is the ideal centerpiece for your wireless network in the home or office. This router has the intelligence to prioritize all the different kinds of traffic for uninterrupted performance. With the D-Link Intelligent QoS Prioritization Technology, wired and wireless traffic are analyzed and separated into multiple data streams. The dual band technology in the DIR-825 supports 2.4GHz & 5GHz wireless signals at the same time. This allows you to check e-mail and browse the Internet using the 2.4GHz band while simultaneously streaming High-Definition (HD) movies and other media on the 5GHz band. The DIR-825 is designed for users looking to get a true HD wireless connection that can handle multiple HD video streams throughout the house, while being backward compatible with existing 802.11g and 802.11a products. Use the power of HD Fuel to play your movies and games with superior technology over competing routers. With SharePort technology you can connect a USB printer or storage device to your router and allow users to access them from anywhere on the network. Conveniently turn your existing USB printers and storage devices into network devices for everyone to share. Advanced Firewall Features - Network Address Translation (NAT), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), and VPN Pass-through / Multi-sessions PPTP / L2TP / IPSec Security - WPA & WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) - PIN & PBC 4 Gigabit LAN Ports, 1 Gigabit WAN Port, and 1 USB Port for Windows Connect Now Interface System Requirements - Windows Vista, XP SP2 or Mac OS X (v10.4), Internet Explorer v6 or Mozilla Firefox v1.5, CD-ROM Drive and Network Interface Card Dimensions - Width 4.6 x Depth 7.6 x Height 1.2 Weight - 0.7 pounds
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
 Many options, but one little note about setting up as Access Point January 7, 2009
Having been frustrated with my Linksys WAP-4400N (Wireless Access Point) I decided to look for something new. I was looking for just an access point vs a router, but with the great reviews I've read on the D-Link DIR-825, thought I'd give it a try. I already have a router that I like to use for my Internet traffic, basically a computer running Kerio's Winroute Firewall. I use this for DHCP and NAT already so I didn't need the router functionality.
I initially had a problem with setting this unit up. I accessed the admin page manually, without using the CD and had no problems. The problem that I did have is that I assumed that I should hook up the Internet port of the DIR-825 to my existing local network. This works... but with a couple of issues that I found. The Internet port is only 100 Mbps (which in a normal configuration would be great since my cable modem doesn't even go that fast). Also, it wasn't relaying the DHCP requests to my router.
It actually didn't take me long to realize that I have to disconnect the Internet port and plug in one of the LAN ports to my existing network. Now everything works fine. Just be sure to turn off the DIR-825's built-in DHCP server, and I also turned off SPI.
The laptops in the house report a connection speed of 300 Mb/s, where I would only get up to 144 Mb/s with my Linksys WAP-4400N. I can feel the performance difference too, and do like the dual-band functionality. Several people on here already talk about the dual-band so I won't talk about it here.
I am actually quite impressed with the great amount of options and control in the admin that I'm actually thinking of making this my primary router to save some power and I'll shut down my PC running Kerio.
once set up, never a hiccup! January 6, 2009
once I got past set up issues, this router has been a completely reliable workhorse. VERY impressed. I had the old wired blue/black Linksys whatever router for about last 6 years, and wife/I always getting kicked off our connections throughout the day last few years. We figured it was Comcast. But I bought wife a new laptop for Xmas and it came with new N wireless card embedded, so we figured time to step up to wireless world and more importantly N wireless router. First of all we live in 100 year old home in Portland, Oregon - and traditionally all the lathe and plaster (used before drywall) and thick(er) beams throughout house cause problems and most of my more technoligical savvy neighbors told me not to bother with wireless because won't work in our old houses. Boy were they wrong.
I'm going to make this statement - SINCE WE SET UP (2 MONTHS AGO) WE HAVE NOT HAD ONE PROBLEM YET - REPEAT NOT KICKED OFF INTERNET ONCE IN OVER 2 MONTHS. our office is in front of house (where router is located) and we get full range in backyard, in basement and even at our neighbors house accross the street. not exageratting here - needless to say it blew our minds and we are thoroughly impressed. We have 3 laptops and the Wii connected and no problems. As matter of fact Wii streams wireless multiplayer without a hitch (Nintendo suggests using wired connection when doing multiplayer).
We haven't used the 5MB band at all but paid extra $30 or so for it because figure it will come in handy in couple years or something.
Ok that said - set up required calling customer support but that's fine. Tried the wizard and no go. Tried the online thingee and no go. Luckily didn't try to troubleshoot too much myself and instantly just called D-Link customer support. Got a representavie quickly who quickly helped me set up manually. There's no way I could set up manually myself though, and the customer service guy was EXTREMELY patient and relaxed voice (even though I was getting irratiable quick everytime we'd try something and still couldn't connect) and just kept walking me through option after option until we finally got it. His never give up attitude was appreciated. Never had to call back and never had to mess with settings again (we set up password of the bat).
I would say the set up headache actually made me a more dedicated D-Link customer now, becasue the experience with customer support was so easy. And not to repeat too much, but again I haven't had to mess with router settings in over 2 months since hung up phone from that first (and only) call to customer support.
So my advice:
1) get this router because it's uber reliable (never been kicked off internet connection since got new router) and punches through walls in my 100 year old home which is supposively a big feat
2) just call customer service as you are opening the box and save yourself the headache doing set up yourself, you'll get a rep quick and once you get that rep on phone they are dedicated to stay at it until you are up and running.
Awesome Connections & Speeds! January 6, 2009
I bought this because I had read some nice reviews about it.
I'm not a computer networking literate person but I do know a thing or 2 about computers. Installation and setup was pretty easy to follow.
The main reasons I bought this was for online gaming, media streaming and range of Wi-fi connections.
One word sums it all: FAST!
There are these advance setup modes in the control panel for online gaming which gives you the best speeds possible. No lags at all!
Also the dual band was great when I am watching HD streams on my laptop.
Range? WOW! I live in 4-level apartment building and the walls are all thick concrete. I live on the first floor and when i took my MacBook downstairs to the basement, my signal strength was still at full strength! I was basically watching youtube and surfing online while doing my laundry. I was amazed at the range. So I decided to take this outside in front of the building. (I live in the back of the building and it was COLD out!) I was amazed that I still had a pretty good strong signal. It did drop down to 80% but that's still good for me.
I do have one CON about this though and that is the color. I'm a guy and white just doesn't go well with the rest of my Matte Black or Grey peripherals.
D-Link DIR 825 Xtreme - Easy Install - Great Connection January 6, 2009
The product installed VERY easily and has been working great since I installed it a month ago. No problems and I'm extremely satisfied.
Dlink DIR 825 and Dlink DAP 1522 combination December 20, 2008
First off, some very good reviews so far on this product.
1) DIR 825 installation was very good, I did it a couple times and each time I was able to get it to automatically pick up the settings from my previous Dlink 4300 gaming router. The only trouble I ever had with that router was due to a conflict with 2.4 Ghz cordless phones and that was remedied by going to DECT 6.0 phones.
2) My reason for purchasing this combination
o I wanted to be able to use 2.4 ghz for wireless N or G clients anywhere in the house.
o I wanted a router that would support Gigabit Ethernet ports including jumbo frames for file backups ... my PC network card is a Dlink Gig card that supports jumbo frames as well as does the Netgear Readynas Duo. Jumbo frame support is not mentioned in the DIR 825 specs, but the Smallnetbuilder site review stated that it did work.
o I wanted a dual 2.4/5 ghz router to be able to stream video on the 5 ghz 802.11n band to a 802.11n bridge on another floor while simultaneously using the 2.4 ghz band for 802.11g or n clients.
The router has met all my expectations, 2.4 ghz 802.11n connections have been solid at 48 to 54 mpbs with 100 % signal level, but this was not the band that I was most concerned about. See more below.
I also have no problems on Internet speed tests with wireless running, getting 29/2.4 mbps to the fastest sites.
Dlink DAP 1522 802.11n wireless bridge
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The other goal I had was to stream video content from the DIR 825 to a DAP 1522 wireless bridge via 5 Ghz. The wireless bridge on a different floor can also serve up to 4 wired Gigabit connections (ie Blu Ray, Internet appliances, etc).
The path to the 1522 has to go at least 70 feet changing floors and going down different halways including a 90 degree turn. So, I was very concerned about what signal level I would get. I am now getting signal levels between 60 and 70 % with sync speeds listed generally at 162 Mbps between the router and bridge. I have yet to determine if that really indicates a max transfer speed of 80 Mbps or higher, but it certainly meets my expectations and requirements for streaming.
I also did ping tests and saw no more than 1 ms round trip times, this was much better than a Ethernet Powerline adapter I tried where pings were very inconsistent (not good for video streaming, ok for audio streaming).
Tweaking for best speeds
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The DIR 825 sits up above other devices and away from speakers. I believe speeds are reduced when you turn on WPA, so the security on my network is based on MAC filtering where only internal equipment (wireless PC, appliances, NAS, Ethernet printers are allowed to use the router).
After these tweaks, the measured wireless speeds between the router and bridge at 5 ghz doubled.
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