TRENDnet 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N HD Media Bridge Review

Others/Networking Gear by stefan @ 2011-12-19

The 450Mbps Dual Band Wireless N HD Media Bridge from TRENDnet is a high performance adapter and with its help we can connect to our local WiFi network (2.4Ghz or 5GHz) up to 4 devices at the same time (like a PS2, PS3, HTPC and a standalone media center). Thanks to its type of connectivity, no drivers are need and also features technologies like WMM QoS or WPS.

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The Product Firmware Part I

The first step after the device has been powered and connected to a PC or other product with browser access, we can connect to the http://tew-680mb.trendnet ; the firmware will ask for the default user and password:

 

 

 

A small wizard will pop up to help us configure quickly the bridge:

 

 

 

On the Setup Network Settings page, we can select either Static IP or DHCP:

 

 

 

 

Next page will prompt us to select the type of Wireless Configuration method:

 

 

 

The SSID can be searched by the bridge by pressing the Scan button and the found networks will be displayed, along with their BSSID, RSSI, channel, type of encryption and authentication method:

 

 

 

 

 

Next, we can type in the WiFi authentication credentials:

 

 

 

Finally, we are taken to a summary page, where it is listed what we have configured so far:

 

 

After applying the settings, we will have to wait for the reboot of the device:

 

 

If everything goes OK, we will be taken to the Status menu, which shows the current connection setup; the product user interface is intuitive and the drop-down menus are located on the left:

 

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