Wireless Travel router is typically used to protect your private network (your critical files in the Laptop) against any wide range of internet threats when you have to expose the laptop to the internet while you are in conference or hotel rooms or in any public hotspots. As general, a router is used to connect local area network to the WAN services such as leased line (Point to point) or Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). Mostly the travel routers support the wireless access point or bridge and is called wireless travel router.
Wireless Travel Router is lightweight and compact, and it provides both single and multiple users’ wireless access without any need for a direct cable connection to the network. When you are in a hotel or conference room with a single Ethernet port available, while you need some people to get access wirelessly, then your wireless travel router will solve the problem.
The following are some of the wireless travel router products available in the market you can consider to purchase when you need an extra protection for your critical files when your laptop is exposed to the wild internet in public networks.
NETGEAR WGR101 Cable/DSL Wireless Travel Router
WGR101is a Cable / DSL wireless travel router, it’s very compact and convenient to carry while traveling. The antenna is internal type to allow you pack with no worries of bending and breaking it. Powered by the 802.11g standards which is 5 times delivering the speed of 802.11b networks, WGR101 allows you create a wireless hotspots in a hotel room or in conference room.
The good thing is that it contains an external switch to allow you switch between single-user, multiple-user, and configuration mode. With multiple-user mode you can create a personal hotspots to allow more than one person to simultaneously share one Internet connection.
WGR101 Wireless Travel Router is secured by a dual-firewall feature (NAT and SPI). While for a tunneling VPN connection, it supports the IPSec and PPTP pass-through for Virtual Private Network (VPN) and 64- or 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption for maximum security, plus wireless SSID broadcast on-off capability as an added safeguard.
TRENDnet TEW-654TR 300Mbps Wireless N Travel Router Kit
TEW-654TR Wireless Travel Router is very powerful wireless travel router which is powered by the future technology – wireless –N (draft 802.11n) standards and it is also backward compatible with wireless b/g, it delivers up to the speed of 300Mbps (ideal condition). With this TEW-654TR, you can create hotspots to share internet connection with multiple users and with WPS you can connect the computers to the network securely and easily with just a single touch button. Wireless security encryption allows you connect securely with the recent WPA standards (WPA/WPA2-RADIUS and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) as well as legacy WEP up to 64/128-bit.
For remote tunneling, it also supports the PPTP and IPSec VPN pass-through. TEW-654TR Wireless Travel Router supports the dual-firewall feature (NAT and SPI) to protect the network against any threats. With MIMO technology, it can cover up to 160 ft (50mt) indoor and up to 200 meters (650ft.) outdoor.
ASUS WL330GE Wireless Pocket Access Point
ASUS WL330GE Wireless Pocket Access Point is a single solution device that combines the function of wireless access point, Ethernet adapter, Gateway and Universal repeater. It’s a compact and portable easy to carry implement under any situation to provide wireless connectivity.
As a gateway, you can just connect the WL-330GE to the Ethernet port on the modem or a LAN connection, that’s all and it goes live wirelessly. And with the NAT – it helps protect the network from the threats, while DHCP service provides IP configurations to the computers on the network. With this hotspot mode under the gateway mode, you can share the internet with other Wireless devices such as PDA, Wi-Fi internet phone.
Additionally, in Ethernet adapter mode, the WL-330gE can convert Ethernet-capable devices (desktop, network printer, game console, set top box) into wireless ones. It can even become a universal repeater to extend the wireless signal coverage.
See also:
- Basic concept of router IP address
- RV082 Business firewall – introducing Cisco’s RV082 Dual WAN VPN Router
- How to select the best wireless router for your need
- Common wireless router problems
- Configure the wireless router
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