Thread: Belkin N150 Wireless Router

The Belkin N150 is a wireless rou ter that is 802.11b and 802.11g certified and is based on the draft 802.11n technology. The router is black in colour and is mounted vertically on a stand. Even though there was no wall mounting option, the Belkin N150 is small, and stylish enough, with it's rounded edges, to suit any area in the house or even a small office.

The reset button on this device is well hid within the side design of the router. The router lights present on the front are well distinguished, having separate LED icons each for Power, Wired, Wireless, Modem, Security and Internet.

This router has some good security features such as WPA / WPA2, 128-bit and 64-bit WEP. Other features include Mac address filtering, IP filter, connection to a VPN, DONS, DMZ which allows users to connect to the internet outside of a firewall.

In Zone I, which is just next to the router, it hardly took 13 seconds to transfer 100 MB of a single file, but it took about 43 seconds to transfer the assorted 100 MB file. In Zone 2, located one room away, with a closed door as an obstacle, the transfer times were decent as it took 26.6 seconds and 35.4 seconds respectively. Zone 3, located a floor below the router, took 101.3 and 107.8 seconds to transfer the files.