D-Link DWA-160 Xtreme N Duo Dual Band Draft 802.11n USB Adapter

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The D-Link Xtreme N Duo USB Adapter (DWA-160) is the latest addition to the award-winning Xtreme N product family. The DWA-160 is designed for users looking to get a reliable wireless connection that can handle High-Definition (HD) video streams throughout the house. This is achieved by using the DWA-160 together with a draft 802.11n dualband router (D-Link DIR-855 or DGL-4500 recommended).
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Technical Details

- The Duo technology in the DWA-160 supports selectable dualband (2.4GHz or 5GHz) wireless signals.
- The DWA-160 utilizes MediaBand (5GHz), which is the best technology available for wirelessly streaming HD videos across your network
- D-Linkâ¿¿s Quick Adapter Setup Wizard guides you step-by-step through the installation process
- Delivers up to 14x faster speeds* and 6x farther range* than 802.11g
- Xtreme N Duo is the latest addition to the award-winning Xtreme N product family
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 "Installation annoying but great NIC." 2009-11-19
By L. Autry (St. Louis, MO)
Don't know which one Amazon has but the one I got is Rev A. Followed onscreen instruction as installation guide said. Initially it could not find the SSID even when told (mine is hidden). I also downloaded the latest drivers from the D-Link website. Finally, I went to the Connection Manager and clicked on "MY WIRELESS NETWORKS", then clicked on New, then put in the Profile Name, SSID, etc. It came right up. It's still not visible in the Connection Manager list. However, it is visible in the upper part of the Connection Manager GUI. I am running Windows 7 RTM (32 bit). The NIC is running at 270 Mbps (bits not bytes) with no perceptible dropouts. So only two stars for having an annoying installation but definitely a worthwhile investment. I absolutely LOVE the weighted extension cord/mount.

 "Works great at for N, ok for G" 2009-11-16
By Justin J. Barnthouse (Sierra Nevadas, No. Cal.)
When I use it at home with my N gigabit connection works great. At work there is only a G connection and my internal card works just as well if not better sometimes. Thats my only complaint, everything else works great. I bought the refurb, so it was a great price.

 "FRAUD" 2009-11-15
By Junhong Zhang (NY)
The performance said by the ad is completely a lie. My old 802.11g is faster than it . Also the signal strength is horribly low. Only recommending this product to people who have PC with version of WIFI before 802.11g.

 "Works like a charm; use the proprietary connection manager" 2009-11-12
By Niels B. Schaumann (Minneapolis, MN USA)
I've had this for a few weeks now, and have had no trouble at all with it. I recommend using dlink's proprietary connection manager, although I haven't tried it without. Connects every time, quick, no problems. Nice item.

 "Except for its size, a great N Adapter" 2009-10-18
By Gadget Guy (Aurora, CO United States)
This device works well and was easy to install on Windows Vista.



It is very bulky. It is much bigger than the typical USB jump drive. Fortunately, an external dock is supplied so that it does not block closely spaced USB ports. The external dock is a bit of a hassle for a laptop, but it's worth it if you need/want the speed.


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D-Link DIR-855 Xtreme N Duo Dual Band Draft 802.11n Media Router

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D-Link DIR-855 Xtreme N Duo Dual Band Draft 802.11n Media Router
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Technical Details

- With some routers, all wired and wireless traffic, including Voice over IP (VoIP), Video Streaming, Online Gaming, and Web browsing
- The DIR-855 utilizes MediaBand (5GHz), which is the best technology available for wirelessly streaming multiple HD videos across your network
- Delivering best-in-class performance, network security, and coverage, the Xtreme N Duo Media Router (DIR-855)
- Create a dualband wireless network to share high-speed Internet access with computers, game consoles, or media players
- Intelligent QoS technology prioritizes Internet traffic as well as wired and wireless network traffic
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 "Great, except for one major flaw.." 2009-10-05
By Nate Carlson (Savage, MN USA)
If you don't have advanced routing requirements, this will work great for you. The range and speed have been great; no stability issues, etc.



In my case, I needed to add a route to allow local machines to reach another subnet on the internal network. On the router this replaced, it was trivial to create a route on the LAN interface. This router only supports adding static routes on the WAN interface.



This is just silly -- this is one of the most trivial functions a router should be able to do. I contacted D-Link support, and apparently the feature has been removed, and they are trying to find out why.

 "Multi-computer and Gaming Router" 2009-09-23
By HvR (Raleigh, NC USA)
I recently set up my home wireless system upgrading from a Belkin G to a Netgear Rangemax dual band and it was a complete disaster. Rangemax has known firmware issues that will not allow multiple machines to connect without re-booting and disconnecting every five minutes - customer support for Rangemax was Horrific.



I now set up this DIR-855 and absolutely love it~! At any one point in our network we will have up to three laptops, four desktops and two X-box machines running at the same time and have not experienced any lag or drop in signal using both the N and G channels at the same time.



The boys X-box live experience has improved incredibly. I was worried about trying to find the DMZ or NAT settings on this new unit and have not had to look for them once since the initial set up.



Easy to install, fast and maintains a solid connection.



The only drawback that I can find in this system is that the N channel is weaker than I had expected. One desktop machine is through two walls and about 50ft from the router and the best I can pull is a "fair" connection at about the same speed I can link to the G channel. Machines that are less than 30ft and have only one wall to go through seem to consistently receive 80mbs according to the network connection status on the machines.



For X-Box Live Gaming this router is excellent and feel very good about spending the additional money for a quality piece of equipment.

 "Check out the hang problems on dlink forum b4 you buy" 2009-09-23
By M. Thompson (Houston, TX)
Since the 1.21 firmware release, this router has hung every few days and required a power cycle to reset. Maybe it would be OK if you hook it up to a timer such as Indoor Electronic Programmable Plug-In Timer with Front LCD (High Wattage) that power cycles it daily when you're not using it. I would recommend reading the forum comments on dlink's own web site.

 "D-Link DIR-855" 2009-09-21
By Paul harvell (East Stroudsburg, PA United States)
Nice unit. Easy to install. Not sure the 5Ghz is that useable. I have 7 computers hooking up to the unit around the house. I use the D-Link dual band USB device on two of them. All computers work better on the 2.4GHz band. The signl shows up stronger.

 "Finally a Decent - REAL dual channel Wireless Router!" 2009-09-13
By John E. Hazen (NJ)
Best bang for your buck! Finally had NO wireless issues WHAT-SO-EVER. Period!

-=AND=- no more drop outs / lag problems during major game play. That includes 4 wired and 10 wireless simultaneous connection playing at the same time to 2 different MMORPGs.



The only (and I MEAN ONLY) Drawback I've had is not being able to control port blocking as D-Link's in previous products.

(Would be a REALLY GREAT and Fantastic router if you could add memory, port-blocking, and ability to expand the Firewall log!)



Other than that, works great, and delivers on the advertised features. you get what you pay for. Want a cheap router-and get cheap features that don't work??-Get the blue-P.O.S.



Need or want the Cadilac----> Get this D-Link DIE-855 Extreme Router! I've tried the rest - this one's the best to date!

28 years experience in - 'IT'/Internet Technlogies.


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