D-Link DIR-628 RangeBooster N Dual Band Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch 2 Antennas and Dual Band Draft 802.11n | 
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| Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
List Price: $119.99
Buy New: $76.99
You Save: $43.00 (36%)
New (29) Used (1) from $76.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 2716
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 1.2 x 4.6
nv:Device Type: Wireless Router
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11b
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11a
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 300 Mbps
Security Protocols: WPA
Security Protocols: WPA2
Routing / Firewall Protoccols: Network Address Translation (NAT)
Firewall Features: MAC Address Filtering
Firewall Features: Domain Blocking
Firewall Features: Scheduling
MPN: DIR-628
Model: DIR-628
UPC: 790069314568
EAN: 0790069314568
ASIN: B001B99I34
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Dual Band N is the latest addition to the RangeBooster N product family. The dual band technology in the DIR-628 supports selectable 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless signals. | | • | The RangeBooster N Router supports the latest wireless security features to help prevent unauthorized access, be it from over a wireless network or from the Internet. | | • | Delivering unmatched wireless performance, network security, and coverage, the RangeBooster N Dual Band Router (DIR-628) is ideal for networking in larger homes and offices. |
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Product Description
The D-Link RangeBooster N Dual Band Router (DIR-628) is designed for users looking to create a high-performance wireless network. Connect the RangeBooster N Dual Band Router to a cable or DSL modem and provide high-speed Internet access to multiple computers, game consoles, and media players. Create a secure wireless network to share photos, files, music, printers, and more, from greater distances throughout your entire home or office. A QoS engine is also included to prioritize time-sensitive online traffic for enabling smooth Internet phone calls (VoIP) and responsive gaming.The dual band technology in the DIR-628 supports selectable 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless signals. This allows you to check e-mail and browse the Internet using the 2.4GHz band or stream HD movies and other media on the 5GHz band. 5GHz is ideal for wirelessly streaming multiple HD videos across your network. It helps avoid interference by providing a clearer wireless band for HD signals than existing 802.11g products.The RangeBooster N Router supports the latest wireless security features to help prevent unauthorized access, be it from over a wireless network or from the Internet. Support for WPA and WPA2 standards ensure that you will be able to use the best possible encryption, regardless of your client devices. In addition, this RangeBooster N router utilizes dual active firewalls (SPI and NAT) to help prevent potential attacks from across the Internet.Delivering unmatched wireless performance, network security, and coverage, the RangeBooster N Dual Band Router (DIR-628) is ideal for networking in larger homes and offices.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
You have to choose between 2.5GHZ and 5 GHZ, not truly dual band. A good price point for a N band router. November 20, 2008
D-Link routers usually offer more for less money than the competition.
However, with this router you will get the best performance if you can choose the 5GHz band with your 802.11N device. If you choose the 2.5GHz band - and you'll have to do this if you have even one device that is 802.11G or 2.5GHz N-band - it will give you just average performance.
The set up is pretty easy with the included CD, although it does take time to set up a new router now that most of us have so many devices using the router.
I was able to set up WPA encryption on my home network and connect 2 PCs, 1 Mac, 1 handheld PC, 2 wireless printers, 2 gaming consoles, and a VoIP service through this router. The internet connection kept dropping in the beginning for no reason at all but after power cycling the router a few times it has not given me too many problems.
I had to choose the 2.5GHz band as most of my devices use 802.11G. There has been no increase in speed over my Linksys router due to that reason, and the connection drop outs are almost similar. Signal strength is also similar to my earlier Linksys 2.4GHz router.
Overall, I recommend this router only if you have a N band capable device that you're intending to use at 5 GHz. Otherwise, you're better off buying a cheaper alternative.
 Affordable Dual N router November 19, 2008
I purchased this router in order to connect at a faster wireless speed to two Linksys Windows Media Extender devices (required to effectively transfer HD content). Setup was easy, and guides you through either first time installation or conversion from another wireless router. Connectivity is pretty good, though I haven't connected wirelessly to it yet via my laptop; it's stationary at the moment serving as the Windows Media Center connected via ethernet cable.
It's serving it's purpose at the moment and I can view HD content to each of my HD TV's. Network performance metrics indicate only moderate rates, which may step-down resolution to the TV's, but I can't readily tell from viewing.
At this price, it was the best available. They may drop further in the future.
 I love the 802.11a connection November 18, 2008
As I am the only one using the router, I am not bothered by the lack of true dual-band operation. For the price, it's a good deal. No dropped connections with 802.11a.
 Wireless keeps stalling November 18, 2008
I have this D-Link DIR-628 connected to a desktop PC (hardwired) and a Dell Latitude laptop (via 802.11g). Both computers are running Windows XP Pro SP3 and I use Time Warner cable broadband. I don't have any other 802.11n capable devices, but I figured that if the router worked well in G, then it might be worth upgrading the laptop to use an N card. I also have a Linksys WRT54GL router, which I used for comparison.
Unfortunately, I keep having a recurrent issue with this router. While it works flawlessly with the hardwired PC, the connection with the laptop via 802.11g keeps stalling. Both the router and the laptop still show that they are connected to each other with a strong signal, but the data transfer completely ceases. I have to power cycle the router and establish a new connection with the laptop for data transfer to resume. Within an hour, the data transfer rate begins to slow down gradually until it ceases again. Then the whole procedure has to be repeated. It's very annoying.
While the problem could reside in the laptop, the router or the broadband connection (i.e. cable modem), I'm confident that it is due to the router. While the router-laptop data transfer is stopped, I can still access The Internet via the hardwired desktop. This tells me that it's not the cable modem or broadband. If I use the Linksys router with the same configuration, I don't have this issue at all. Perhaps there is an incompatibility between this D-Link router and the laptop, but it's odd that the connection does work for a limited amount of time. I've searched for a timeout setting in the router software, but haven't been successful.
On the plus side, when the wireless connection is working properly, the signal and transfer rate are as strong as the with Linksys router. It also looks a bit better than the Linksys routers.
Beware the firmware upgrade November 2, 2008
The good
* a/n support works great (I bought this only for the 5Ghz support; so the "you have to pick" is ok)
* Relatively easy to configure
The bad
* DNS is slow. The device has it's own DNS server and it's slow... talking to my ISP directly is a ton faster
The really ugly
* The updated firmware redirects you to a webpage where it tries to sell you some commercial software on first use... just like all those annoying hotel wireless solutions. This is obviously just totally bad and.. it keeps forgetting that I already told it to go away as well.... and it's not totally obvious how to get rid of it either.
If not for this, I'd have given the device 5 stars.. but this is just obnoxious.
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