Buy.com is selling Zyxel's NBG334W Dual SSIDrouter with an 802.11g usb 2.0 adapter for $29.99 PLUS Buy.com's usual freeshipping...
I think with the Dual SSID feature you can setup 2 different wireless networks on the same routers, that's a unique feature that i didn't see in any consumer level routers before.
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THIS IS A GREAT DEAL! Nice Find! I have the zyxel x-550 router which has proven excellent. I may buy this just to get another router. Good deal especially with the USB wifi. I hate Buy.com, but who doesn't but good deal
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FYI I have yet to find a dual band router that does NOT have dual SSIDs.
Edit: never mind this is only a single band router. I don't really see the advantage here other than support for a physical segregated network segment. According to the NBG334W user manual this Zyxel router cannot allow/deny access to network resources via the SSIDs? Basically it is a port forwarder with one dedicated physical port on the back dedicated to one SSID and the remaining ports at tied to the main SSID.
cnIsfg said:I don't really see the advantage here other than support for a physical segregated network segment. According to the NBG334W user manual this Zyxel router cannot allow/deny access to network resources via the SSIDs? Basically it is a port forwarder with one dedicated physical port on the back dedicated to one SSID and the remaining ports at tied to the main SSID.SSID is for wireless only, so physical ports and implied forwarding are irrelevant here.
The list of features includes this line:" Supports dual SSID allows visitors get on line without access the company network". And here is why: 2 subnets!
Default Wireless IP Address Wireless LAN: Same as LAN (192.168.1.1) Guest WLAN: 192.168.2.1
I like ZyXEL's stuff. I have an X-550, P-330W, and NSA-220. All are working flawlessly. I may get this just to play around with it. I mean, the USB adapter alone is worth at least $10-15, right?
Goudo said:cnIsfg said:I don't really see the advantage here other than support for a physical segregated network segment. According to the NBG334W user manual this Zyxel router cannot allow/deny access to network resources via the SSIDs? Basically it is a port forwarder with one dedicated physical port on the back dedicated to one SSID and the remaining ports at tied to the main SSID.SSID is for wireless only, so physical ports and implied forwarding are irrelevant here.
The list of features includes this line:" Supports dual SSID allows visitors get on line without access the company network". And here is why: 2 subnets!
Default Wireless IP Address Wireless LAN: Same as LAN (192.168.1.1) Guest WLAN: 192.168.2.1
So what do you mean by having 2 Subnets on the router? does it mean they can be 2 separate networks with no visibility of each other?
Dealdudemiester said:Goudo said:cnIsfg said:I don't really see the advantage here other than support for a physical segregated network segment. According to the NBG334W user manual this Zyxel router cannot allow/deny access to network resources via the SSIDs? Basically it is a port forwarder with one dedicated physical port on the back dedicated to one SSID and the remaining ports at tied to the main SSID.SSID is for wireless only, so physical ports and implied forwarding are irrelevant here.
The list of features includes this line:" Supports dual SSID allows visitors get on line without access the company network". And here is why: 2 subnets!
Default Wireless IP Address Wireless LAN: Same as LAN (192.168.1.1) Guest WLAN: 192.168.2.1
So what do you mean by having 2 Subnets on the router? does it mean they can be 2 separate networks with no visibility of each other?Yes, 2 separate networks, albeit the second one is wireless only. If you connect wirelessly to the first SSID, you get access to your shared network resources just like regular wireless router. When you have guests over, you let them connect to the second SSID and they cannot see resources on the first network. This setup is regularly accomplished using 2 routers, one as main, second for guests. This unit here saves you the second router and the more complicated setup.
You can have tons of "SSIDs" with any DD-WRT capable router. I believe they are called "Virtual APs." It takes some work to get them setup like the Zytel apparently has going out of the box. But this isn't such a unique feature. My first thought was "only two?"
Goudo said:cnIsfg said:I don't really see the advantage here other than support for a physical segregated network segment. According to the NBG334W user manual this Zyxel router cannot allow/deny access to network resources via the SSIDs? Basically it is a port forwarder with one dedicated physical port on the back dedicated to one SSID and the remaining ports at tied to the main SSID.SSID is for wireless only, so physical ports and implied forwarding are irrelevant here.
The list of features includes this line:" Supports dual SSID allows visitors get on line without access the company network". And here is why: 2 subnets!
Default Wireless IP Address Wireless LAN: Same as LAN (192.168.1.1) Guest WLAN: 192.168.2.1
NOT TRUE for this Zyxel NBG334W. As correctly posted earlier that is not how the Zyxel NBG334W user's manual states dual SSIDs work with this Zyxel NBG334W. It specifically states one of the Wireless SSIDs is tied to ONE physical port on the back of the Zyxel and ALL wireless traffic through that wirelss network SSID can ONLY access network resources connected to that ONE physical port on the Zyxel NBG334W. No other recsources conencted via the second Zyxel NBG334W wireless network SSID or the other physical ports on the Zyxel NBG334W can be accessed via that one physical segmented port so physical conenctions and port fowrarding ARE relevant in the Zyxel NBG334W.
cnIsfg said:Goudo said:cnIsfg said:I don't really see the advantage here other than support for a physical segregated network segment. According to the NBG334W user manual this Zyxel router cannot allow/deny access to network resources via the SSIDs? Basically it is a port forwarder with one dedicated physical port on the back dedicated to one SSID and the remaining ports at tied to the main SSID.SSID is for wireless only, so physical ports and implied forwarding are irrelevant here.
The list of features includes this line:" Supports dual SSID allows visitors get on line without access the company network". And here is why: 2 subnets!
Default Wireless IP Address Wireless LAN: Same as LAN (192.168.1.1) Guest WLAN: 192.168.2.1
NOT TRUE for this Zyxel NBG334W. As correctly posted earlier that is not how the Zyxel NBG334W user's manual states dual SSIDs work with this Zyxel NBG334W. It specifically states one of the Wireless SSIDs is tied to ONE physical port on the back of the Zyxel and ALL wireless traffic through that wirelss network SSID can ONLY access network resources connected to that ONE physical port on the Zyxel NBG334W. No other recsources conencted via the second Zyxel NBG334W wireless network SSID or the other physical ports on the Zyxel NBG334W can be accessed via that one physical segmented port so physical conenctions and port fowrarding ARE relevant in the Zyxel NBG334W. One of us is looking at the wrong product. I am looking at the user guide version 3.6 ftp://ftp2.zyxel.com/NBG334W/user_guide/
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