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Cisco Linksys WRVS4400N 4-Port Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router with VPN | 
| Brand: Linksys
List Price: $299.13
Buy New: $137.60
You Save: $161.53 (54%)
New (40) Used (2) from $125.61
Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 2168
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Linux
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 7.8 x 5.2
nv:Device Type: Wireless VPN Router
Form Factor: Desktop
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11g
Wireless Network Standards: IEEE 802.11n
Wireless Data Transfer Rates: 300 Mbps
Wireless Transmit Power: 16 dBm
Security Protocols: WPA
Security Protocols: 3DES
Security Protocols: MD5
Security Protocols: 128-bit WEP
Security Protocols: 64-bit WEP
Security Protocols: WPA-Enterprise
Security Protocols: WPA2
Security Protocols: WPA-PSK
Modulation Technology: OFDM
Modulation Technology: DSSS
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: WRVS4400N
Model: WRVS4400N
UPC: 745883574797
EAN: 0745883574797
ASIN: B000H97UC0
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Brand NEW! Never used. RETAIL BOX. Ships USPS Priority w/ Delivery Confirmation within 24 hrs from the payment. All orders over $150.00 will require Signature Confirmation. *** I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT SHIPPING AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF SO PLEASE ASK BEFORE THE PURCHASE***
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| Features:
| • | LAN Ports - 4 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 | | • | WAN Ports - 4 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 | | • | Firewall - SPI, IDS, Web Filtering | | • | VPN Support - Yes |
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Product Description
The WRVS4400N 4-Port N Gigabit Security Router with VPN from Linksys offers enhanced firewall, encryption and authentication features to protect you from network threats. The WRVS4400N implements draft 802.11n (Wireless-N) technology with a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Router that features a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet switch. By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's Multiple In, Multiple Out (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate resulting in greater throughput and coverage over 802.11g. At the same time, Wireless-N is backwards compatible with Wireless-B and G devices. The WRVS4400N has incorporated enhanced firewall and intrusion protection (IPS) features to secure your network from external threats - threats that can seriously disrupt or damage your business by stealing your valuable data, slowing down your network and interfering with business-critical applications. The VPN tunnels give your mobile workers a secure and easy to use way to stay connected. In addition, the VPN gateway-to-gateway IPSec tunnels facilitate branch office connectivity through encrypted virtual links. Compliant Standards - Full duplex capability, firewall protection, auto-sensing per device, dynamic IP address assignment, DHCP support, NAT support, VPN, PAT support, auto-negotiation, Syslog support, Stateful Packet In IPSec VPN Tunneling, Built in Web UI, IDS/IPS Network Intrusion Detection and Protection Services, User Definable Access Control Lists, QoS Support Data Link Protocol - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft) 300 Mbps System Requirements - Network Adapter With Ethernet Network Cable and TCP/IP Protocol Installed Per PC, Web-Based Configuration Java/Cookies/SSL-Enabled Web Browser MD5, 128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SHA-1, PEAP, WPA2, WPA-PSK Line Coding Format Routing Protocol Dimensions - Width 7.8 x Dep
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Terrible Product. Terrible Company. January 29, 2008
Java Geek (Hartland, WI USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I should have known better. I'm a geek (I've owned more than 20 computers/servers in my >10 years as a software engineer and I've setup >10 wired/wireless networks for friends and family), so when I read all of the bad reviews on this product, I just figured it was people who couldn't figure out what they're doing. I was wrong, so wrong. The WRVS4400N is totally worthless - don't make the same mistake as I - BUY A DIFFERENT ROUTER.
The problem is that every 24 hours or 36 hours (on the exact second) this router stops sharing the internet connections to all computers on the network. It must them be unplugged or rebooted via the web interface and then the problem goes away. So far their tech support has been unable to resolve the problem they keep sending me new routers. After this last one, they told me there is nothing more they can do and it will have to be reported as an issue to their product development team. My internet connection is fine as evidenced by plugging in a laptop when the router fails and they have reported no compatibility issues with my cable modem. And furthermore other people are experiencing the exact same problem.
This router does offer a great set of features for the price, but be careful - they're implemented poorly. So you'll likely turn them off.
The IPS (special security features that this router offers) features are worthless - if you want to FTP anything, you'll need to turn them off. And even with them off, I still can't connect to several of the FTP servers that I routinely connect to, which I could with my last router - for example Google Base FTP servers and Yahoo's webhosting accounts.
The QoS (quality of service) features are extremely hard to configure and there is NO documentation on line, include with the product or in the help section of the administration tool, which explains how to actually configure it.
The range of the N wireless network isn't very impressive. It's only slightly better than the G router from Linksys that it replaced. Both routers were placed in the same spot in my basement.
I haven't tried the VPN connectivity yet, but you're only limited to 5 clients connecting, which is a limitation that's not published on this product description, nor easy to find on Linksys's site.
Now, I've been a long time buyer and recommender of Linksys products, but in the last two years their product quality has plummeted as evidenced by the ratings they get her on Amazon. They keep sending me these survey's every time I contact their tech support and I share these same complaints, but they don't get any better. If anything they're getting worse.
Linksys's phone technical support is horrible. This unit isn't serviced by the "home" area of Linksys's tech-support staff, you must go through the "business" area and their level 1 support staff aren't even trained, so you go right to their level 2 support, which you'd think would mean you'd get good support, but not from Linksys. They have no idea how to solve problems with this router. Several of the tech support people have given up and made excuses to get off the phone - my favorite was to reapply the same version of the router's firmware, waste an hour reconfiguring it, and then wait 24-36 hours to see if the problem came back; and sure enough it did.
Linksys's phone customer support is horrible. After my last tech support tech's manager determined that I have yet another defective router and I should get a new one, I was transferred to their customer service department so that they could process an RMA. It took them 43 minutes to process the RMA. The customer service person, who could barely speak english, said he had to read everyone of the case notes in order to process an RMA. Then it took 24 minutes to get transferred to his supervisor to complain about him.
So to reiterate my review: While this router looks like a great set of features for great price, you'll need to turn off much of those features to be able to FTP, and you'll need to reboot your router every 24-36 hours if you want it to router internet service to other computers on your network. And if you have to call tech support or customer support, you'll be in for some horrible experience. So don't make the same mistake as I did. Don't buy this router.
Nice specs, too many bugs May 28, 2007
Ned Goodhue (Oak Harbor, WA USA)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have a Belkin Pre-N network at my house and liked the specs on the new Linksys product (WMP300N PCI adapter and the WRVS4400n router and access point) for my office. Out of the box nothing worked. An upgrade to .13 firmware in the router at least got it working. Speeds are impressive, but as many others have noted, the system hangs up at random times driving users to distraction. I returned the product and reinstalled my Cat 6 cables.
Once Linksys gets the bugs out I'll try them again, but they released this product without enough testing, in my opinion. This is a classic example of buyer beware.
 Needs Firmware Updates - Has Potential October 20, 2006
P. Webb (San Francisco, Ca United States)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Otherwise a good buy for small or home offices... This device really needs a firmware update to correct its inability act as a DHCP relay. Tech support is aware of the problem, but has no ETA for release of the new firmware fix.
I have heard others complain about that WRVS4400N's wireless-N is not all it's hyped to be in terms of extended range + speed. I personally haven't witnessed this problem yet.
On the upside Linksys did release the device OS to the OpenSource community, hopefully we'll see some good Linux distributions for it soon.
Lots of bugs, intermittent operation November 5, 2006
A.N. (WI)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased this wireless router for my business so I could VPN into my local network. I also purchased the corresponding N-PCMCIA card for my laptop while in the office.
After spending many hours with my IT guy, this thing doesn't work.
- The browser based setup utility is slow and hangs a lot.
- We never could really get the VPN to work (the QuickVPN software would lock up the entire router).
- The router would intermittently drop the wireless connection.
Wireless-N isn't fully baked yet. The little it did work, we found that the 12X speed is a bit of an exageration.
+ The only this thing is good for is an overpriced 4-port switch....
This one is certainly going back to Amazon.
WRVS4400n LOCKS UP. June 14, 2007
Omni (Rhode Island)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
We have a small business network and purchased this router primarily for internet access. The router LOCKS UP several times per week and must be powered down/up to get it restored. Even that proceedure can take 2-3 attempts before you get it back up. This major problem makes the router unreliable and completely useless in our application. We spent MANY wasted hours trying to trouble shoot this problem and believe it may simply be a design flaw in the product. We will be relocating it to the dumpster and researching a higher quality product from a different manufacturer.
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