Edimax BR-6524n WiFi Router

Based on the latest 802.11n draft standard, this router is future ready. The

feature that catches your eye instantly is the number of wireless antennas used:

three antennas enhance the range of this device over similar products. Another

point worth mentioning is the ease of installation. Connect this device to your

computer using an Ethernet cable and browse to default IP address (192.168.2.1).

Now, log in using 'admin' as user name and '1234' as password. Once inside the

router, one can easily configure this device. Besides, the ease of

configuration, an additional feature included in this device is 'EZView' that

allows it to be managed remotely via Internet. WPS or Wi-Fi protected setup

button is given on the back that enables you to activate wireless protection and

thus setup secure wireless connection in minutes.

To test the performance of this router we created an isolated 'N' network

consisting of EW 7177UN USB adapter (for desktops from Edimax) on one end and

the machine connected via Ethernet to the router on the other end. We ran TCP

and UDP checks using Qcheck 3.0; the speed given for a payload of 1000 bytes

using TCP was about 19 Mbps and for a UDP it was about 18 Mbps. Besides this

test, we also transferred a 50 MB file from one end to the other which took 35

seconds. This is about 10 seconds more than the Level One's WBR-6000 router.

Bottom Line: A future ready router that is easy to

install and manage, and performs well too.