The Linksys WAG120N is an ADSL router, that will serve as a modem as well as a wireless router for those who use telephone line-based, (RJ11 cable), internet connections. The router can be setup by either running the setup on the software CD or by manually configuring the settings on the router firmware page. The wireless connections could take advantage of the Wireless-N technology for fast data transfer speeds, while the wired devices could utilize the four built-in 10/100 Ethernet ports to avail high-speed connections. The other notable benefit is the backward compatibility with wireless devices running on 802.11 B and G technologies.

The Linksys WAG120N is sleek and stylish with ultra-portable body dimensions. The glossy black finish makes it attractive. It incorporates one power LED, four Ethernet status LEDs, one Wireless status LED, one DSL activity LED, one Internet status LED and a reset/restart button located at the top-front portion of the router. Moving to the rear of the router, we could find one RJ11, four Ethernet ports, one hard reset pin-hole, one power port and an On/Off button.

Let's take a sneak-peek at the significant features: it allows you to share a broadband internet connection across the LAN, wireless printing, file sharing, connect up to four wired-computers and experience the power of advanced security including: Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall that filters out unauthorized access into your network, 128-bit encryption using WEP, WPA and WPA2 standards, Wi-Fi protected setup, NAT (Network Address Translation), Port forwarding and DMZ for controlled access to your network resources from the Internet. In addition, the modem features the industry standard Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities, which allows the user to prioritize the data packets in time-sensitive data streams like VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and media files (Video and audio). Thus, eliminating any possibility of broken conversations or garbled video to achieve a clearer audio and sharper video output. Taking a step further, you could even block specific wireless devices connecting to your network, by blacklisting their MAC addresses or grant permission to the favourable ones. Adding the icing on the cake, you could even opt to block specific websites by using web address, block specific Internet protocols like FTP, POP3, IMAP or SMTP and even block specific applications like online games & services.

The modem router bundles with a Wireless software setup CD, Ethernet network cable, telephone cable and a power adapter.

Read on to know the setup & configuration, performance, ratings and test results in the next page...

• Router type: ADSL
• Protocols supported: Draft 2
• WAN port type: ADSL
• External Antennas: None
• Internal Antennas: two; RJ45 ports: four; USB ports: None
• MIMO support: Yes
• Encryption types: WEP, WPA, WPA2