TRENDnet TEW-691GR 450Mbps Wireless N Gigabit Router Review

Others/Networking Gear by stefan @ 2010-07-15

TRENDnet have developed one of the first 450Mbit model routers, with the code name TEW-691GR. From the performed tests, we cannot see ultra high speed on Wireless 300Mbit devices, but the manufacturer claims that when having 450Mbit adapters, the situation changes completely. A firmware update will also be available later to enhance the performance with 300Mbit adapters and the Wired speed was the best I have seen throughout all the routers I have tested in the past.

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The Router Firmware Part 2

In the Virtual Server menu, we can define a public port for redirection to an internal IP and port:

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The Static Routing settings menu allows us to define fixed routes:

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In the Access Control menu, we can permit or deny access to the Internet to the devices we choose. If the option is disabled, all the computers over the network will have access to the Internet:

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The Port Trigger option allows us to automate port forwarding:

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In the Gaming menu, we can set rules to open specific ports when playing online games:

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The Inbound Filter helps us control data which is received from the Internet and we can permit or deny certain IPs to access the network:

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The firewall rules can be scheduled easy inside the “Schedule Rules” menu:

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In the Advanced Network menu, we can enable/disable UPnP or disallow Ping from WAN interface:

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The System Management menu allows us to set the administrator password, the name of the router throughout the network, set the details of a DDNS provider where we have an account or enable the Remote Control capability over WAN:

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In the Upgrade Firmware menu, we can choose to update the router with a new firmware file, which we can download from the TRENDnet website; it is always recommended to do the update when the computer is connected through a UTP wire to the router, not wireless:

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In the Settings Management menu, we can export the router configuration into a file; the file can be also imported in the same menu page; here we can also return to the router factory defaults (which is equivalent to a system reset or reboot the router:

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In the Time Setting menu, we can adjust the time manually or set it with the help of a NTP server:

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Finally, the Help menu offers us detailed information regarding most of the menu options:

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