D-Link DSL-3580L Manual do Utilizador descarregar pdf (Página 6)

N° and issue date : 314 - 01/04/2014

Circulation : 49071 Page : 105

Frequency : Monthly Size : 100 %

ComputerShopper_314_100_19.pdf 7358 cm2

Website: http://www.computershopper.com

D-LINK

DSL-3580L

£100

inc

VAT "

From

www.dabs.com

VERDICT

Plenty

options

but

slightly

unfriendly

interface

and

poor

2.4GHz

performance

distance means

there

are

better

alternatives

MOST

ROUTERS

are

happy

for

you

just

plug

them

but

large

orange

label

slapped

over the

DSL-3580L s ports

insists

you

use

the

setup

first

. While

this

may

useful

for

those

unfamiliar

with router

configuration

the

setup

disc'

s long-winded

approach

likely

irritate more

experienced

users

not to

mention

those

optical

drive-free

laptops.

You'

need

set Wi-Fi

passwords

for

both

the

2.4GHz

and

5GHz

connections

which

are not

secured

default

The router

has

built-in

ADSL

modem

but

also

supports

Ethernet WAN

connections

such

as those

from

cable

VDSL

modem

and

even 4G

connections

via

USB

dongle

The

USB3

port

can

also

used

printer

connect

external hard disk

which

you

can

use as

the

target

for

the

router'

s built-in storage

server

: a

simple

single-disk NAS.

D-Link

hasn'

gone

out

its

way

simplify

its

web

interface

. You

have

easy

access to

wealth

detailed

configuration

options

for

everything

from

your

ADSL

LINKSYS

EA6900

* * *

£125

inc

VAT

From www.digital-fusion.co.uk

VERDICT

Plenty

features

and

good

hardware

specification

are

let

down

poor

performance

our

speed

tests

THE

LINKSYS

EA6900

is an

AC1900

wireless

router

so it

should

be one

the

fastest . It

has

theoretical

maximum throughput

,300Mbit

when

using

5GHz

80211ac and

its

wireless

chipset

also

supports

the

TurboQAM

standard

which

can

theoretically

bring

2.4GHz

80211n

performance

600Mbit

There

are three

replaceable

antennas

Gigabit

WAN

port

four

Gigabit

Ethernet

ports

one

USB3

and

one

USB

port

These

are

all

the

back

as are

power

switch

and

WPS

button .

most

routers

it'

s a

bit

chunky.

The

wireless

network

comes with

pre-set

password

there'

chance

anyone

accessing

your

network

while

you'

setting

the

router

default

both

the

2.4GHz

and

5GHz

wireless

networks

have

the

same

SSID

you

want

make

clear

which

one

you'

connecting

you'

want

rename one.

The

web

interface'

smart

setup

wizard

automatically

searches

for

firmware

updates

and

lets

you

change

the

default

passwords.

You

can create

a Linksys

Smart

Wi-Fi

ISSUE

314

COMPUTER SHOPPER

APRIL

2014

settings

QoS

prioritise

different

kinds

traffic

and

business-oriented

features

such

support

for

SNMP

remote

management

tools.

most 80211ac routers

the

DSL-3580L

quite

chunky

. It

stands

upright

has

glossy

black

finish

and

bank

status

lights

the

back

the

router

are

the

ADSL

, Gigabit

Ethernet

WAN

and

USB3

ports ,

along

with

four

Gigabit

Ethernet

LAN

ports .

There'

s a

power

switch

for

the

router and

separate

buttons

enable

and disable

the

2.4GHz

and

5GHz

wireless networks

WPS button

located

the

right

the

device.

tested

the

router with

our

laptop'

integrated

Centrino

wireless

chipset

which

supports

2.4GHz

and

5GHz

80211n Wi-Fi

and

D-Link' s

own

DWA-182

USB

Wi-Fi

dongle

made

support

the

same

AC1200

standard

as the

router

itself

Sadly

2.4GHz

performance

was

poor

and

amount

tweaking

settings

our

part

made

for

any

notable

improvement .

Both

integrated

chipset

and

Account

which

enables

the

router'

optional

remote

administration

features.

Features

include

wireless

guest

network

and

basic

parental

controls

that

let

you

define

when

a device

allowed

online and add

blacklist

undesirable

sites

QoS

media

prioritisation

tool

not

only

lets

you

assign

priority

selected

applications

but

also lets

you

select

specific

machines

so the

living

room

Netflix

connection need never

slowed

just

because someone'

s playing

online

games

you

connect

USB

drive

you

can

set

as an

FTP

server

network

DLNA

media server

;

you

can also

use

USB

port

printer

across

your

network.

Sadly

performance

was

poor

compared

most

its

rivals

when we tested

the

EA6900

with both

our

laptop'

integrated

wireless

chipset

and

the

Linksys

WUSB6300

adaptor

which

expensive

£40.

2.4GHz

neither

adaptor

could

maintain

connection

the

router

our

20m

test

which

was

disappointing ,

though

our test

WIRELESS

ROUTERS

dongle

failed

maintain

2.4GHz

connection

20m

but

the

dongle

performed

the better

the

two

achieving

741Mbit s at

and 62.3Mbit

s at

10m

compared

50.4Mbit

s at

and

45Mbit

s at

10m

from

the

Centrino

laptop.

The

best

results

were on

the

5GHz

band

with

our

laptop'

integrated

Wi-Fi

which

achieved a

good

throughput

83.9Mbit

s at

74.6Mbit

s at

10m

and

43.4Mbit

s at

20m.

Using

the

D-Link

dongle

5GHz

we were

unable

maintain

connection

20m

but

saw

60.2Mbit

s at

10m

and

93.2Mbit

s at

1m.

Performance

with

our

PCI-E

Wi-Fi

adaptor

5GHz

over 20m was

54.5Mbit

which

decent

but not

particularly

notable.

The

DSL-3580L

cheaper

than

most other

80211ac

ADSL

routers

and

even

compares

well

some

80211n

dual-band

routers.

However

its

intimidating

interface and

poor

performance

over

long

distances means we'

rather

spend

Comentários a estes Manuais

Sem comentários

D-Link DSL-3580L Manual do Utilizador Página 6

Comentários a estes Manuais

Manuais e produtos relacionados com Redes D-Link DSL-3580L