New to the Charts: D-Link DIR-625 RangeBooster N Router

Photo of author

Tim Higgins

Unlike the DIR-615, the DIR-625 does support Ubicom’s StreamEngine auto-QoS technology for automatic management of uplink bandwidth. The latest 3.05 firmware also adds support for D-Link’s "SecureSpot" subscription-based managed security service.

On the wireless side, the DIR-625 properly defaults to 20 MHz bandwidth mode. It even (almost) properly supported a WPS push-button session using a D-Link DWA-642 client card. A unique SSID and security key were properly generated, propagated to the card and used to complete a secured connection. But the DIR-625 reported WPA-only / TKIP in use, while the card reported WPA2 (AES).

Wireless best-case throughput in the default 20 MHz bandwidth mode was in the 50 – 60 Mbps range. Switching to 40 MHz mode bumped wireless throughput up to 60 – 70 Mbps.

Read the full review.

Related posts

Linksys E8350 AC2400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi Router Reviewed

The Linksys E8350 is a premium-priced QCA / Quantenna 4x4 router with decent performance, but dated and limited feature set.

Lots More Features, Lots Less Performance: NETGEAR WNR3500L with DD-WRT Reviewed

DD-WRT provides lots more features than NETGEAR's factory firmware. But our tests show much worse routing and a mixed bag for wireless performance when DD-WRT is loaded on the WNR3500L.

Smashed Mash-up: D-Link DIR-685 Reviewed

To paraphrase Obi-wan: Move along. This is not the wireless router that you're looking for.