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I've been using it for 16 month. After one year use, it started to make problems such as connection loss.
Also the buttons on the front panel might look fancy but I don't understand what those are for because they are very difficult to push.
Most importantly, connection loss frequently happen (once a week on average) and it seems have a problem of wireless range because sometimes I'm the only one who can't access router (most distant from the router) but other roommates are fine.

I strongly recommend not to buy this expensive but unreliable product.

Easy to set up and worked great for two weeks. Wireless connection to internet became intermitent (I use ATT DSL). Chat tech support diagnosed and recommended replacement. New unit had same problems out of the box. Replaced DSL modem but no solution. Spent 10+ hours with Belkin's overseas tech support trying to find solution. Ever time I call them they want to put me through the same two hour diagnostic process which is a profitable scenario for tech support who bills Belkin by the hour but a horible experience for the customer. Level three support won't call me back.

Time is my most important asset. Even if level three tech support finds a solution Belkin as a company is not a viable partner for those who want require dependability and efficient support. In terms of my time this router has easily cost me $1,000 in opportunity cost. Belkin has no understanding of this concept. They don't care if it takes a month to fix the problem.

So, I'd say that buying this item is a risk to those who's time is valuable. I'm searching for a new unit knowing I'll have to eat the cost of this one. One more thing to give away at a yardsale.

Hard to believe - a wireless product that works as advertised.
Easy to setup, use and monitor. Belkin has done it again

We own two MacBooks (2.4 GHz) and several other wireless devices at the house. I've owned several wireless routers and access points over the years from various manufacturers. I assumed that this router - with the three discriminating antennas, pretty display screen on the front and a little command keypad on the front - would be a rock-solid choice for my wireless needs. I don't need all the fancy features of a router, I just need an access point for my wireless devices, as I handle the firewall and router elsewhere on the network. The first problem I noticed out of the box is that when you disable the router features (by switching it into gateway mode), this little box gets really dumb: it forgets how to display some of the pretty graphs, and disables a lot of the settings one would not normally associate with routing Internet traffic. The connection worked pretty well for awhile, but we started to notice random drop-outs with our MacBooks and some of the other devices. Sadly, with all the problems I've experienced with this wireless router, and the fact that Belkin hasn't released a firmware update since 2008, I'm starting to lose faith in this company's consumer electronics products - especially at the top end. For the price I paid for it, I would expect it to work flawlessly, and it doesn't.

Oh, and we've tried restarting the router numerous times since we first bought it, and keep things as up-to-date on the MacBooks as well - even using Snow Leopard, with similar results.

Summary: it's pretty, with lots of features, but I wouldn't recommend this until Belkin decides to fix the problem which seems relatively common with other Mac users.

This router was a breeze to setup. It took a matter of minutes to get it up and running. It is doing a great job.