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Eliminate wireless dead spots and unleash comprehensive whole-home coverage on all your devices, all at once – the Whole Home Router 1000 is designed to handle large home networks. SmartBeam sends focused beams of bandwidth to individual wireless devices simultaneously, and delivers uninterrupted connectivity to any device, anywhere in your home. There’s a SharePort™ Plus for streaming USB devices and with 4 Gigabit Ethernet ports, you can connect your favorite entertainment devices as well, and give them up to 300 Mbps speed and advanced QoS bandwidth prioritization they need for seamless HD video streams, high-performance gaming, and VOIP calls without annoying glitches or lags.

DIR-645 Features:

• Uninterrupted whole home coverage
• Up to 300 Mbps speed
• Advanced QoS bandwidth optimization eliminates glitches or lags
• 6 element beam forming antenna
• 4 high-performance Gigabit Ethernet ports
• SharePort™ Plus Technology for sharing USB 2.0

D-Link DIR-645 Description:

Give Your Wireless Devices The Bandwidth They Crave. Give Them SmartBeam

Build a wireless home network capable of delivering the bandwidth to handle HD video streams, large media file downloads, and online gaming to multiple devices, simultaneously. SmartBeam uses 6 multi-directional antennas to find and track individual devices , then focus beams of bandwidth to those devices, ensuring a seamless connection anywhere in the home. Ideal for large homes or small offices where concrete walls, successive floors in multi-storied buildings, or other architectural impediments can weaken a wireless signal, SmartBeam is designed to handle large home networks and can even power devices across large backyards. Eliminate wireless dead spots and unleash comprehensive whole-home coverage on all your devices, all at once – the Whole Home Router 1000 is provides uninterrupted connectivity to any device, anywhere in your home or small office.

Now Playing: Everything

The Whole Home Router 1000 has not only been engineered to deliver seamless connectivity to your favorite wireless devices, but comes equipped with 4 high-performance Gigabit Ethernet ports to power your digital entertainment system as well. HDTVs, the Boxee Box by D-Link, Blu-Ray Players, xBox 360®, Playstation 3 –Connect your favorite performance devices and give them the 300 Mbps speed and advanced QoS bandwidth prioritization they need for seamless iPad® HD video streams, high-performance gaming, and VOIP calls without annoying glitches or lags. Connect Printers, NAS servers – even security cameras – Shareport Plus USB 2.0 lets you stream from any USB device.

Advanced Home Networking. Simple Setup

High-performance entertainment devices. Wireless signals anywhere in your home. Multiple laptops. Network storage systems. iPads, iPhones – It used to be that designing a home network capable of handling so many devices required some serious hardware and some seriously messy installation. Not with Amplifi™- the Whole Home Router 1000 has not only been engineered with the power to handle all of your digital demands, but with the smarts to put it at the tip of your fingers. Whole Home Routers offer Wireless G backwards compatibility. IPv6 allows for intelligent self-detect and router setup and with push-button connectivity and 128-bit security encryption standard, a secure home network is as simple as plug and play.

128-bit Security Encryption

The Whole Home Router 1000 protects your network with 128-bit AES data security encryption – the same technology used in E-commerce or online banking. Create your own network name and password or put it at the tip of your fingers with ‘Push Button Security’ standard on every Amplifi device.

D-Link DIR-645 User Reviews:

D-Link introduced its own by announcing its Amplifi family of high-performance home networking solutions.

The company says the new products are designed to offer fast performance for even the most demanding connected homes. They include two routers (the HD Media Router 1000 with HD Fuel DIR-657 and the Whole Home Router 1000 DIR-645), a Wi-Fi Booster (DAP-1525) and three Powerline 500 products (DHP-500AV, DHP-501AV, and DHP-540). Though announced today, most of these products were first introduced during CES 2011 D-Link says that the HD Media Router 1000 with HD Fuel (DIR-657) is capable of automatically managing traffic flow and and prioritizing broadband connections for different services, such as media streaming, gaming, or voice over IP. The router boasts Gigabit Ethernet ports, USB SharePort Plus, and an SD card slot for accessing HD media and streaming USB devices.

The Whole Home Products with SmartBeam, similarly, optimizes home wireless network bandwidth to handle HD video streams. D-Link claims that its SmartBeam uses six multidirectional antennas to find and track individual devices, then focuses beams of bandwidth to those devices, to ensure stable wireless connections.

Both new routers are single-band (2.4Ghz) and supports 300Mbps wireless N standard. This is rather surprising, as most recent high-end routers feature true dual-band and/or the higher 450Mbps wireless standard. To make up for this, both of the new routers support IPv6 natively.

The new Wi-Fi Booster (DAP-1525), on the other hand, does support dual-band (selectable 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz). It’s essentially a wireless bridge, similar to the D-Link’s previous version, the DAP-1513, and is designed to extend an existing router’s wireless signal to up to four Ethernet-ready devices. The new device features Gigabit Ethernet, SharePort Plus, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, and IPv6 support.

If the new routers seem a little behind the time due to the lack of support for true dual-band, D-Link’s new Powerline products are all features the latest 500Mbps speed (as opposed to the 200Mbps of the HomePlug AV standard). The three new products include a single adapter (DHP-500AV), a kit that include two adapters (DHP-501AV), and a PowerLine AV 500 four-port Gigabit Switch (DHP-540). Apart from that, they share the same function of turning a home’s electrical wiring into a network, extending the existing network to the far corner of the home.

Apart from the DIR-645 that will be available in August (at the estimated price of around $120), the rest of the products are available now. The HD Media router DIR-657 is slated to cost $150, the Wi-Fi Booster (DAP-1525) is $160 and the three Powerline products, DHP-500AV adapter, DHP-501AV Starter Kit and DHP-540 Four-Port Gigabit Switch have the price tags of $100, $160, and $200, respectively.

Tags: Amplifi, DIR-645

D-Link announced two new storage arrays Tuesday for small to midsized businesses (SMBs): The DSN-4000 Series xStack iSCSI SAN arrays, which have a maximum capacity of 32 TB.

When I think of D-Link, I think of that wireless Internet router I bought years ago from Circuit City. D-Link had never entered my mind for storage. Until now. It turns out that the company has models ranging from the consumer-class, two-bay ShareCenter network storage with USB Printer Port (2 TB) to the new DSN-4000 Series, which has a maximum capacity of 160 TB.

The DSN-4000 Series consists of the DSN-4100 and DSN-4200 storage arrays and the DSN-4000 3U 16-bay expansion array. Both arrays use iSCSi to connect to the network and both support a mixture of serial ATA (SATA) and serial attached SCSI (SAS) drives. The arrays replace the previous generation DSN-3200-10 and DSN-2100-10. Further, each array is available in a 3U (5.25-inch) high enclosure that holds 16 2-TB drives.

As many as 80 drives can be supported by adding the drive to the DSN-4000 expansion array for 160 TB of external storage.

D-Link doesn’t restrict the type of drive used to a single manufacturer. Customers can choose from a variety of manufacturers to populate their arrays.

The D-Link DSN-4000 series also offers virtualization capability at the volume level to enable data migration, volume expansion, or reconfiguration. Since drives are not tied to their expansion chassis, they can be migrated among xStack Storage Arrays.
The DSN-4200 differs from the DSN-4100 in the number of data ports connecting it to the network. The D-Link DSN-4100 has four 1-GbE ports; the DSN-4200 has eight ports.

D-Link storage arrays are expected to be available in November from D-Link and online retailers such as CompuUSA, TigerDirect, NewEgg, and Amazon. The DSN-4100 is priced at $4,999.99; the DSN-4200 is $6,199.99; and, the D-Link DSN-4000 is $3,199.99.

Deni Connor is founding analyst for Storage Strategies NOW, an industry analyst firm that focuses on storage, virtualization, and servers.

Tags: DSN-4000, SMBs, storage

What this product D-Link DSL-2740B does

The D-Link ADSL2+ Modem with Wireless N 300 Router (DSL-2740B) is a versatile, high-performance router for your home or small office. With integrated ADSL2/2+ supporting up to 24Mbps download speed, firewall protection, Quality of Service (QoS), 802.11n wireless connectivity and 4 Ethernet switch ports, this router provides all the functions that a home or small office needs to establish and share a secure and high-speed remote link to the outside world.

HIGH-SPEED INTERNET

The D-Link ADSL2+ Modem with Wireless N300 Router (DSL-2740B) is a versatile, high-performance router for your home or small office. With integrated ADSL2/2+ supporting up to 24Mbps download speed1, firewall protection, Quality of Service (QoS), 802.11n wireless connectivity and 4 Ethernet switch ports, this router provides all the functions that a home or small office needs to establish a secure and high-speed remote link to the outside world.

ULTIMATE WIRELESS CONNECTION

The ADSL2+ Modem with Wireless N300 Router provides wireless speeds that are superior to 802.11g2. Maximize wireless performance and stay connected from virtually anywhere at home or in the office. The DSL-2740B supports WPA™/WPA2™ and WEP data encryption methods for flexible user access security.

FIREWALL PROTECTION & QoS

Security features prevent unauthorized access to the home and office network from wireless devices or from the Internet. The ADSL2+ Modem with Wireless N300 Router provides firewall security, such as Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and hacker attack logging. SPI inspects the contents of incoming packets before they are allowed in, while hacker logging helps to protect your network against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. For Quality of Service (QoS), the router prioritizes traffic to enable a group of home or office users to enjoy the benefit of a smooth network connection without concern of traffic congestion.

The wireless router portion supports 802.11n speeds up to 300 mbps and is backwards compatible with older WiFi specifications as well. The router is IPv6 ready and has a number of security and speed enhancements over older products in the line. The router has WPA/WPA2 and WEP data encryption. It also has four fast Ethernet ports to connect to local computers.

The router also has TR-069 management support and is compatible with any ISP according to D-Link. Other security features include SPI, a hacker attack log that inspect packets before they come in, and protection against DoS attacks. The new modem is available right now for $79.99 online and in stores.

Tags: DSL-2740B, QoS, TR-069

Networking expert D-Link has announced its first wireless router to feature the company’s patented SmartBeam technology, something it claims can eliminate wireless blackspots in the home.

SmartBeam, the company claims, constantly surveys the signals strength of multiple connected devices in order to provide a stable, seamless and interference-free wireless connection anywhere in the home.

Built into an interesting cylindrical design, the D-Link DIR-645 uses an array of six antennae to locate wireless client devices more accurately, focusing a direct beam on devices which report a poor signal strength.

In addition to theoretically eliminating signal blackspots, the SmartBeam technology should also increase speeds for devices on the periphery of the wireless network by increasing the quality of the signal and helping ward off interference from other wireles networks in the area.

“We love pushing the boundaries of design to ensure the consumer has the best possible experience, and could be more innovative than an intelligent router that identifies where wireless devices are and provides a better signal? Inspired by beamforming technology, the result is that consumers can now benefit from technology which was previously reserved for enterprise-grade applications,” claimed D-Link’s Andrew Mulholland at the launch.

“Furthermore, the D-Link router’s cutting edge design means that users will be happy to have it sitting at the heart of their homes. D-Link is proud to be the first company to bring this technology to market, blending our existing leadership in Wireless N with our networking expertise and understanding of the consumer’s needs in their Digital Home.”

The DIR-645 is available now priced at £80, with more SmartBeam-enabled products expected to follow in the near future.

Tags: D-Link, DIR-645, SmartBeam, Wireless N

Select 6to4 from the My IPv6 Connection is drop-down menu if your D-Link Router will use an IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel to connect to the Internet.

WAN IPv6 Address Settings:

Enter the address settings supplied by your Internet provider (ISP).

LAN IPv6 Address:

Enter the LAN (local) IPv6 address for the router.

LAN IPv6 Link‑Local Address:

Displays the Router’s LAN Link-Local Address.

LAN Address Autoconfiguration Settings:

Use this section to configure the IPv6 autoconfiguration settings.

IPv6 6to4- Stateless Autoconfiguration

To configure the Router to use an IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel stateless autoconfiguration connection, configure the parameters in the LAN Address Autoconfiguration Settings section as described below:

Enable Autoconfiguration:

Check to enable the Autoconfiguration feature.

Autoconfiguration Type:

Select the Stateless option from the drop-down menu.

Router Advertisement Lifetime:

Enter the Router Advertisement Lifetime (in minutes).

Click the Save Settings button to save any changes made.

IPv6 6to4- Stateful (DHCPv6) Autoconfiguration

To configure the Router to use an IPv6 to IPv4 tunnel stateful autoconfiguration connection, configure the parameters in the LAN Address Autoconfiguration Settings section as described below:

Enable Autoconfiguration:

Check to enable the Autoconfiguration feature.

Autoconfiguration Type:

Select the Stateful(DHCPv6) option from the drop-down menu.

IPv6 Address Range Start:

Enter the start IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

IPv6 Address Range End:

Enter the end IPv6 Address for the DHCPv6 range for your local computers.

IPv6 Address Lifetime:

Enter the IPv6 Address Lifetime (in minutes).

Click the Save Settings button to save any changes made.

IPv6 Link-local Only

Select Link-local Only from the My IPv6 Connection is drop-down menu if your Router will use the IPv6 link local method
to connect to the Internet.

LAN IPv6 Displays the LAN IPv6 Link-Local address of the router.

Address Settings

Tags: DIR-815, IPv6 6to4