The Linksys E4200 v2 makes a great upgrade to the original version and an excellent investment for those who need a fast, feature-rich, advanced, yet easy-to-use router for the home or even a small business.
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This is a future-proof router with support for IPv6 and is an excellent choice for the home with lots of data demand and lots of wireless gadgets whose users don't want any hassle with setup and maintenance. quote
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This is a future-proof router with support for IPv6 and is an excellent choice for the home with lots of data demand and lots of wireless gadgets whose users don't want any hassle with setup and maintenance.
Read the full review →Cisco’s Linksys E4200 looks pretty, but we value function over form ... We shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to enable the router to perform at its best.
Read the full review →All-in-all the Cisco Linksys E4200 is a potentially lightning-fast 5GHz router that doesn't seem to make the most of its expensive abilities.
Read the full review →The E4200 is by no means perfect and lacks a few of the WNDR3700's features. And it seems to live up to its "Maximum Performance" moniker for 2.4 GHz performance. But if you're hoping that the E4200 will extend your 5 GHz WLAN coverage, you may be disappointed.
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phucnguyen
An okay product for home usage, connection was dropped sometimes. I were very confused to config it by myself, with many features and terms that I have no clue to understand. Is there anyway to have better instructions and configuration form that just enough for average user like me. The form...
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Gjerpe1
Nothing to say but it works GREAT .. our house is huge with heavy doors windows and heavy wooden walls ! Wifi`s biggest challange =) this fixed it
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arras
I got this because the Verizon FIOS supplied router is pretty much the most useless piece of plastic ever assembled. It connects easily and administering it is a breeze
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Anthony1
The thing was extremely difficult to set up on my mac. Having said that, it's MAJOR MAJOR step up from my 7 year old belkin router. Once set up, there is quite a bit of options and settings. My old router would crash almost every other day. With this Linksys router, I never have to restart it....
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drycoff
Previously, I had a WRT610N router. My house is 3,400 square feet, and it sat way up in the front. At the back of my house, I would not get a decent signal, and absolutely none outside. Enter the E4200 Maximum Performance. I have a mixed PC / Apple environment, HP laptops, iPads, iPhone,...
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the1ts
I don't use the router options as I have a seperate cable modem, but as a pure Wireless-N AP it is very good quality with truly impressive range and through put which is why it was purchased over other much cheaper AP only products.
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igolfchip
Good product; 5.0Ghz range not as good as promised; Media Server does NOT work as advertised. Company has known this and continues to advertise features even though firmware update is pending but not published.
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