The Belkin N Wireless Router uses the Wireless N protocol to provide an ultra‎-fast and reliable wireless network for your apartment or office‎.‎ Offering outstanding performance‎,‎ this router can handle the most demanding tasks‎,‎ letting you stream HD video at the same time your kids are playing online games and sharing photos with their friends‎.‎Smart Design with Wired and Wireless ConnectionsThe Wireless N Router has a striking‎,‎ vertical enclosure that is both handsome and space efficient‎.‎ The two built‎-in external antennas provide a wireless range of up to 1‎,‎200 feet and easily covers an apartment or small office‎.‎ Six LEDs for Security‎,‎ Wireless‎,‎ Wired‎,‎ Router‎,‎ Modem‎,‎ and Internet let you know the status of your network at a glance‎,‎ making it easy to troubleshoot any problems‎.‎Wireless N uses the latest 802.11n Draft 2.0 technology‎,‎ offering better range and throughput than 802.11g and 802.11b networks‎.‎ By using smart MIMO ‎(‎multiple‎-input and multiple‎-output‎)‎ antenna technology‎,‎ the range of a Wireless N network is extended and can blanket a large home‎.‎With wireless speeds of up to 300Mbps‎,‎ you won‎'‎t be waiting for videos to buffer or music to download because your children are playing online games‎.‎ Wireless N provides more than enough bandwidth to make crystal‎-clear Internet phone calls‎,‎ transfer a large amount of photos‎,‎ and stream movies to your computer without any lag or hiccups‎.‎You can also share networked peripherals such as a Wi‎-Fi printer‎,‎ hard drives‎,‎ and DVDs‎.‎ If you have some computers that use the older wireless standards‎,‎ they‎'‎ll still work because the Wireless N router is backwards compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices ‎(‎though they won‎'‎t connect at the same blistering speed‎)‎‎.‎ In addition to Wireless N‎,‎ the router also has four 10/100 Ethernet ports at the back‎,‎ giving you the option to plug in for a steady and secure‎,‎ fast connection running at up to 100Mbps‎.‎Thanks to the strong built‎-in security‎,‎ including support for WPA‎,‎ WPA2‎,‎ Wi‎-Fi Protected Setup‎,‎ and 64‎-and 128‎-bit WEP encryption‎,‎ you will be protected from hackers and intruders trying to gain access to your sensitive files‎.‎ Setting up security is simple‎,‎ too‎:‎ just push the Wi‎-Fi Protected Setup button located on the front of the router‎.‎ The router also supports VPN for making secure connections between home and office‎.‎Easy to Set UpBelkin designed the Wireless N Router to be as simple to use as possible‎.‎ Simply connect your wireless router to your cable or DSL modem‎,‎ plug the router in‎,‎ and connect your computer to the router‎.‎ That‎'‎s it‎.‎ To help monitor your network performance and usage‎,‎ the router includes Personal Network Assistant software‎,‎ which runs on Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 and Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/11/12‎.‎