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Buffalo Technology Nfiniti Wireless-N High Power Router & Access Point WZR-HP-G300NH | 
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| Brand: Buffalo
Category: CE
List Price: $109.99
Buy New: $79.99
You Save: $30.00 (27%)
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Rating:  65 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows XP
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 6.2 x 6.5 x 1.2
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: WZR-HP-G300NH
Model: WZR-HP-G300NH
UPC: 747464118468
EAN: 5060126034438
ASIN: B0028ACYEK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | AOSS One-touch security setup, AP and router mode, built-in SPI-firewall, WAN auto setup | | • | 1 External Antenna with Adjustable Output | | • | 10/100/1000 Mbps, Auto Sensing, Auto MDIX | | • | WPA2, WPA-PSK (AES, TKIP), 128/64-bit WEP | | • | 2 Year Warranty |
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Product Description
Buffalo - Nfiniti WZR-HP-G300NH Wireless-N High Power Router 4 x 10/100/1000Base-TX LAN, 1 x 10/100/1000Base-TX WAN - IEEE 802.11n (draft) - 300 Mbps
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 65
 Excellent Router, Outstanding Range June 12, 2009
Buckeye Sam (Columbus, OH USA)
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
Pros:
Excellent Range - even with existing Wireless G clients
Gigabit ethernet ports
Network Attached Storage
VPN Endpoint
Excellent web interface with help along the right column
Our house is like a wireless black hole. We have tried multiple Wireless G routers and cannot get a strong signal throughout the house. If the router is in the center of the house, we usually get a 11 mbps connection from our Wireless G clients. If we put the router at one end of the house, we do not get a signal at the other corner. We don't live in a huge house by the way. With this router, we get a full strength signal through the house, regardless of whether it is placed in the center or in one corner. I assume it's due to high gain antennas plus the built-in power amplifier. The range of our Wireless-G network has been extended greatly without even having to upgrade our computers to Wireless-N adapters. Most Wireless-N routers transmit in the 100 mW range (e.g. Linksys WRT610N, D-Link DIR-825). This router transmits above 800 mW, close to the legal limit of 1000 mW. You can look up the transmit power of all routers on the FCC web site. Excellent product!
Update on September 1, 2009: Buffalo has confirmed a bug in the router. It sometimes loses the ability to connect to wireless clients. It seems to happen to me once every 1-2 weeks. I have to reboot the router to correct. They assured me that the first firmware update will correct it. The significant speed and range improvement for me makes it worth dealing with this minor issue.
Also, a positive review from Small Net Builder (formerly Tom's Hardware): [...]
Update on October 29, 2009: Updated firmware (v1.65) is available on the Buffalo Technology website. My router is running it, and so far I have not seen any issues.
Excellent Router. DD-WRT Firmware in a few months! April 13, 2010
Matt B. (Des Plaines)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I bought this router after considering EVERY other one on the market as of this review date regardless of price... Literally EVERY other router, from Linksys (610) to Netgear (3700) to D-link (855, 4500, 4300) to Belkin... I do NOT regret it for a second. Every other router seemed to have it's minuses and was more expensive than this one. After a small setup glitch with my comcast modem I've been up and running for weeks with a full signal everywhere in my 2-story house. I have the router in my basement and I still get a full signal on the opposite end of the house on the second floor. For (...) this was the best purchase I've made this year.
On top of this with the newest (1.70) firmware everything seems to work very well and the news just keeps on getting better... Buffalo just announced last month that starting this summer all new firmware for all of their wireless routers will be based on the awesome DD-WRT firmware! This is an industry first that should not be overlooked. Buffalo tech just shot way up on my tech list of best brands. Here is a link to the press release: (...)
The only complaint I have about the router is that it only supports drives with a fat, fat16 or fat32 filesystem... This sucks if you're downloading (or want to share) any files bigger than 4gb.
Overall do NOT hesitate to purchase this router, you will not be disappointed.
The next WRT54GL? April 12, 2010
Robert A. Tickle (North Jersey)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was wondering when someone would come out with a Wireless-N version of the Linksys WRT54GL Open Source router. Buffalo seems to have done it. The WZR-HP-G300NH is a combo wireless gateway/router/switch that supports Wireless-N with a 400 mHz processor and it has Gigabit LAN and WAN ports! The icing on the cake is that Buffalo and DD-WRT have entered into a joint agreement. Buffalo will sell and support this box with DD-WRT firmware starting in July 2010. This is HUGE news! DD-WRT firmware is awesome!
I had no problem flashing my version A0 D0 unit directly from Buffalo firmware directly to DD-WRT firmware using the Buffalo Web-GUI.
However, be advised:
1) DD-WRT software has so many features that it takes a good bit of knowledge to configure this unit properly.
2) I only use this unit as a switch and for Wi-Fi. I have Fios, so I can't use it for my gateway.
3) Reportedly the problem of flashing DD-WRT firmware to hardware version A0 A3 models has been fixed.
4) Current DD-WRT firmware (July 2010) is beta. Many users have reported that when using DD-WRT firmware they cannot connect and maintain wireless-N connections at 300Mbps. (It connects at 300Mbps, but then drops to and stays at 130Mbps. Stock firmware supports 300Mbps much better than current DD-WRT. Hopefully, future releases of DD-WRT will fix this problem.)
One of the Best Consumer Grade WiFi Routers / APs on the Market June 5, 2010
T. Cook
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Replaced a 7 year old Linksys WRT54G version 2.0 with this. Did not even give the stock firmware a chance, so I refuse to comment about the functionality of it. Within 5 minutes of opening the package the router was flashed with DD-WRT v24 preSP2. Have been running the DD-WRT firmware on my old Linksys WRT54G for around 5 years and it has performed spectacular. The latest release on the Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH so far appears to be just as reliable as on the old WRT54G.
This is a fabulous router and a great price point! The internal hardware specs guarantee the unit will perform for many years as your bandwidth and throughput need increase. With an Atheros AR9132 chipset, 64MB RAM and 32MB of flash memory on board this unit is currently at the upper level of the home user hardware specs. Better hardware then other routers that cost twice the price. The built in USB port and NAS functionality are also pretty awesome.
As a side note, please be aware to take full advantage of the routers 802.11-N capability, you will need to use WPA2 with AES. Also, running in the 40MHz configuration has increased the connection speed from 130 Mbps to 220Mbps.
Follow Up:
Two days after writing this review I started to notice this unit intermittently dropping wireless connections. Even on the 20MHz setting. Tried it with the vendor provided firmware and it is still occurring. Did a WiFi site survey chose and tried it on 3 different channels (not used in my neighborhood) still dropping connections from several different devices. I had such high hopes this would perform as reliable as my old faithful WRT54G. My hopes have been shattered.
Much better than Linksys 310N November 4, 2009
W.H. (Los Angeles, CA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have used Linksys 54G, then upgraded to 310N. The 310N was fast but had poor range. I could only get around 15feet of usable range for N-wireless, not acceptable.
After 9months of suffering, i stumbled upon this Buffalo high power N-wireless router. Couldn't be happier. I am able to connect at 40Mhz bandwith for consistent 270Mbps N-wireless with my HTPC 1stair down my house.
Incredible range and consistent speed. Much better than Linksys Wireless N and cheaper too.
Highly satisfied.
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