D-Link Announces Low-End Gigabit Port N Router

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Tim Higgins

D-Link has announced a new low-end single-band N router with Gigabit ports.

The DIR-651 Wireless N 300 Gigabit Router has one Gigabit Ethernet WAN and four switched Gigabit LAN ports. Its single-band 2.4 GHz radio supports WPA and WPA2 wireless security as well as Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).

The routing section features Intelligent Quality of Service (QoS) for automatic prioritization of real-time traffic such as audio and video streams and VoIP.

The DIR-651 is shipping now and lists for $89.99.

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