To me, the chipset inside matters little. There are few chipset vendors.
I like the Cradlepoint firmware. It has every function one could want:
- usual 802.11 stuff: 20/40MHz, WEP/WPA/WPA2
- traffic shaping/QoS
- DHCP reservations
- WiFi client status display w/RSSI
- WAN port (ethernet). GigE on the MBR900; 100BT on the travel routers
- NAT
- WISH
- WPS
- User defined DNS servers
- Port forwarding, triggering, editable easily
- Integrated support for content filtering via OpenDNS
- IP and URL blacklisting
- Inbound AND outbound white listing
- Dynamic DNS for 10 providers
- LAN and WAN data stats
- static routes
- Fail-over to cellular (if you have a 3G/4G modem plugged in) - even their small travel routers have fail-over.
- Fail-back (automatic) if wired WAN port resumes
- good log keeping with option to email log every x hours
- Syslog interface
- SNMP interface
- HTTPS for remote admin
- option for pinging a designated LAN or WAN host to trigger fail-over
- 3G Modem support for most all carriers, with aggressive modem-restart
- 4G support for Clearwire and Sprint so far (WiMax)
- LTE in the works
- Built-in user manual/help pages for every menu, in real English
Missing is multiple SSIDs, if that's important.
MBR900 FCC ID SI5WRT383UV2 (this is the $66 product)
Firmware functionality/look/feel identical for all products.
I use the MBR900 at home and many CTR500's in my job.
Thanks..
Case design is the same as Trendnet TEW-691GR I see who trendnet uses to make the TEW-691GR minus the USB port that's on U-Media version.
Make: U-Media Communications, Inc
Model: U-Media SI5WRT383UV2
NPU: UBICOM IP5100U
WNPU: RT2860T (Ralink)
Controller: RTL8306S (Realtek)
5-port N-way(auto-negotiation) 10/100Mbps fast Ethernet switching hub
2)Store-and-forward switching improves overall network performance
3)Supports full-duplex switching bandwidth modes, allowing data rates of 10, 20 and 100Mbps
4)10/100Mbps auto-sensing and negotiation allows flexibility between network devices
5)Wire-speed forwarding: 148,800pps/100Mbps and 14,880pps/10Mbps
6)High-performance memory bandwidth and expansion bus
7)Supports the spanning tree protocol, eliminating network loops
8)Supports broadcast storm control function
9Supports port trucking and load sharing for high-performance servers and inter-switch links
10Provides a convenient uplink port for cascading hubs
11Auto-partitioning and data collision control
12Auto-polarity detection
13Preamble regeneration and incoming frame retiming
14Low power consumption
I've picked up one of these today I got $10 off the router.. $54 free shipping. Out of the Box let's see if it cover the place with it's 20dBm ERP. Just using it as the P-APNs only not as a Router.
TLWR1043ND 3T/3R SMA so I'll use the 3x 5dBi for and see how it goes. I see the script kiddies over there at DD-WRT of this one Rooted ROM for it.