Monday, September 8, 2008

D-Link DIR-855 Xtreme N Dual Band Wireless-N Draft 2.0 Gigabit Broadband Router


"the highest in Draft N 2.0 range throughput performance we've seen by far" - c|net

The D-Link® Xtreme N Duo™ Media Router (DIR-855) is the latest addition to the Award-winning Xtreme N product family. The Duo technology in the DIR-855 supports dualband (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-855 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 your existing 802.11g and 802.11a products.

Connect with confidence with this Wireless-N product.
Look for this identifier when buying a Draft-N wireless access point to ensure compatibility and real-world performance with laptops based on Intel® Centrino® Duo processor technology.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ for 802.11n draft 2.0
802.11n is a breakthrough technology that enables Wi-Fi networks to do more, faster, over a larger area. 802.11n Wi-Fi provides the very best connection available for computer networking and home entertainment applications alike - delivering the range, bandwidth, and performance today's multimedia applications and products demand.

The next-generation Dual Band 802.11n Draft N Router enables home users state-of-the-art performance and protection to browse the Internet, send emails and share files while simultaneously streaming high definition movies, music and online games to ensure all applications run smoothly over the wireless network.

The new D-Link DIR-855 Draft N router also deploys the most advanced Quality of Service (QoS) hardware and software technology that automatically prioritizes high-bandwidth, latency-sensitive wireless data traffic. With some routers, all wired and wireless traffic, including Voice over IP (VoIP), Video Streaming, Online Gaming, and Web browsing are mixed together into a single data stream. By handling data this way, applications like Streaming Video could pause or delay. With the D-Link Intelligent QoS Prioritization Technology, wired and wireless traffic are analyzed and separated into multiple data streams. These streams are then categorized by sensitivity to delay, so applications like VoIP, Video Streaming, and Online Gaming are given priority over Web browsing. This enables multiple applications like Streaming Video and Gaming to stream smoothly to your TV or PC.

The D-Link Draft N Router is a draft 802.11n compliant device that delivers faster speeds and farther range than 802.11g home networks while maintaining complete backward compatibility with 802.11g devices. Connect the DIR-855 to a cable or DSL modem and provide high-speed Internet access to multiple computers, media players, and other wireless-ready devices in the home. Create a secure wireless network to share photos, files, music, videos, printers, and network storage.

The DIR-855 Draft N Router ships with a 4-port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet switch. In addition, D-link offer support for advanced wireless security, including WEP, WPA and WPA2 standards to ensure the network is protected. To prevent inevitable attacks from the Internet, the Draft N Router uses Dual Active Firewalls (SPI, NAT) Technology to help secure the entire network and personal user information.

D-Link DIR-855 Highlights

* Superior performance over competing draft 802.11n routers with simultaneous dual band (2.4 and 5.8GHz) operation
* Wi-Fi Protected Setup to quickly and easily create and connect to a secure wireless network
* Intelligent Wireless Prioritization Technology
* Award-winning QoS engine ensures digital telephony “clear calls” and accelerates seamless interactive processing of packets in applications like online gaming and other remote data intensive connectivity processing delivering an outstanding Internet experience
* Works with existing wireless 802.11g devices
* Gigabit Ethernet ports for optimal speed for wired network
* Advanced wireless network security with WPA or WPA2 encryption
* Dual active firewalls to protect network from Internet attacks
* Expanded home wireless coverage
* New simple and easy installation with D-Link Quick Router Setup