Linksys WRT610N Vs E3000 Vs E3200

Linksys introduces many types of wireless routers including first generation WRT610N, first generation of E3000 router and the new generation of E3200. How do they compare?

In this article

• Overview
• Main features
• Comparison table
• Home Theater networking diagram

WRT610N was popular before the new E Series were shipped into the market. There are two E Series, the first E Series including E2000; E3000 and the new Generation of E Series including E1500, E2000, E2500 N600, E3200 N600 and E4200 N750. People are wondering what major differences between WRT610N Vs E3000 or WRT610N Vs E3200 wireless routers.

Linksys WRT610N

This is the first generation of Linksys high performance router with new design with the following main features.

1. Simultaneous dual band with 6x internal antennas with MIMO technology
2. Gigabit LAN (4x) and WAN
3. USB port for storage link (NAS)
4. Optimized built-in media server for better streaming to any UPnP media adapter and is also good for fast gaming

Cons:

• USB port cannot be used for hosting printer
• Doesn’t support guest network. First generation before E series routers do not support guest network to help you create network segregation for your guest, protecting your local network resources for unauthorized users

Linksys E3000

The E3000 is one of the first generation of E Linksys series with the following main features

1. Simultaneous dual band with 6 internal antennas MIMO technology
2. Gigabit LAN and WAN ports
3. USB port for share storage
4. UPnP media server for multimedia contents streaming
5. Includes Cisco Connect software to help you manage the configuration setting and network resources management

Cons:

• USB port is not designed for share printer, but with your print-server on your network you can easily manage it using Cisco connect software

Linksys E3200

One of the new generation of Linksys E series routers that support dual band is E3200. There are still two other routers with dual band support: E2500 and the fastest one is E4200 N750 router.

Main features:

1. N600 wireless dual band technology double your bandwidth up to 600Mbps (300Mbps each band). Includes 6 internal antennas with MIMO technology
2. Gigabit interfaces both WAN and LAN
3. Includes one USB port for share storage
4. Includes Cisco connect software to ease you manage the router settings including the security and network resources

Cons:

• USB port is designed for share printer
• Doesn’t support built-in media server

Comparison Table

To ease you understand the main features of the three routers, the following table shows main features, comparing Linksys WRT610N Vs E3000 Vs E3200 N600 routers.

Home Theater Connection Diagram / Schema

New generation of Linksys E series, only E4200 N750 router does support built-in media server to let you stream HD media to streaming adapter seamlessly including XBOX console, Blu-Ray player, Internet HDTV etc.

The figure below is the general networking diagram for home entertainment network using Linksys E4200 as the router and Linksys wireless bridge WES610N which includes 4 Ethernet ports.

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