Cisco intros WET610N ,WRT400N and WRT320N Wireless-N Routers

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Cisco today announced the Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band (WET610N), Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router (WRT400N), and the Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WRT320N). These new offerings extend the Award-Winning Linksys by Cisco Wireless-N family of products to further advance the Media-Enabled home. The WET610N Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge can add high-speed Wireless-N connectivity to Ethernet-enabled devices such as Set-Top Boxes, game consoles, and Televisions for On-Demand broadcast, online gaming, or media streaming throughout the home. Both the WRT400N and WRT320N Dual-Band routers help consumers realize the benefits of using the 5GHz wireless spectrum to connect their devices to the network with a lower price of entry. The WRT400N offers connectivity in both the 5GHz and 2.4GHz spectrums at the same time, while the more value-priced WRT320N allows the user to select which band they prefer to use.

WET610N Facts/Highlights:

Connect Ethernet-Enabled Devices Wirelessly
Consumers can get better range and speed for streaming video and gaming applications by using the WET610N to connect Ethernet-enabled devices to their high-speed Wireless-N home network without running new cables.


Dual-Band Wireless Capabilities
The WET610N is ideal for home theater and gaming applications because entertainment content can be sent over the less crowded 5GHz spectrum, separating it from other network traffic that transmits in the 2.4GHz spectrum.


Optimized for streaming video, home theater and gaming applications
By using enhanced Quality of Service functionality, the WET610N helps reduce video glitches to provide faster and more reliable video streaming and network performance.



WRT400N Facts/Highlights:

Simultaneous Wireless-N Bands
As a simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N router, the WRT400N can operate in both the 2.4GHz wireless band and the wider 5GHz band, essentially providing two full wireless networks for the price of one.


WiFi Protected Setup
To simplify the process of adding to the home network, the WRT320N includes WiFi Protected Setup--a push button feature that simplifies the process of setting up and configuring security for new network devices.



WRT320N Facts/Highlights:

• Selectable Wireless-N Bands
• Configurable to operate in either the 2.4GHz wireless band or the wider 5GHz band, the WRT320N offers consumers more options for configuring their home network.
  
  
  Gigabit Connectivity
• The WRT320N includes four Gigabit ports for quicker transmission of data when using a wired connection to a device within the home.

Products:

• Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band WET610N
• Provides consumers higher performance by bridging Ethernet-enabled devices, such as televisions, digital media adapters, digital video recorders, digital set-top boxes, networked attached storage devices or game consoles to the home network via Dual-Band Wireless-N.
  
• Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router WRT400N
• Provides Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N network capabilities at a price point suitable to mainstream consumers.
  
• Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N
• Provides Dual-Band Wireless-N and Gigabit wired network capabilities at additional savings

Supporting Quotes:

Greg Memo, vice president and general manager, products, Cisco Consumer Business Group.

“As a number of top consumer electronics and game console manufacturers continue to bring to market Ethernet-enabled products, there is a clear need for a high-performance wireless solution that enables these devices to access the most demanding content and applications, such as HD video streaming and on-line gaming. The WET610N Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge provides for an easy and reliable way for consumers get the most out of these entertainment device purchases and further demonstrates the evolution to media enabled home, where a number of consumer devices our accessing rich media and internet services beyond just PCs.”

“The WRT400N and WRT320N bring Dual-Band capabilities to a more mainstream audience and empower the consumer to choose the Wireless-N solution that best serves their needs. They round out our Wireless-N product family and provide router options for everyone from the novice network user to the savviest of technology experts.”

Worldwide Market Trends:

• According to Parks Associates, eight million households in the U.S. have entertainment devices connected to the network in the home. This is expected to grow to more than 30 million households by year-end 2013.
• Approximately 5.92M entertainment devices are wirelessly connected in the home (U.S. Statistics).

Pricing and availability:

The WET610N is available now in the United States from authorized Linksys by Cisco retailers, authorized resellers, and VAR partners at an Estimated Street Price of $99.99. Availability in other regions is anticipated later in 2009.

Also available now from authorized Linksys by Cisco retailers, authorized resellers, and VAR partners in the United States, the WRT400N and WRT320N have Estimated Street Prices of $149.99 and $129.99 respectively. Availability in other regions is anticipated later in 2009.

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Optimized for Video

The versatile Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge with Dual-Band can make a wired Ethernet-enabled device a part of your wireless network. It's optimized for streaming video to almost eliminate dropped frames. It's ideal for wirelessly sharing music, photos, movies, and other files around the home.

Wireless Compatibility

Since the Bridge is based on dual-band Wireless-N, it works with any device supporting Wi-Fi standards, and is compatible with Wireless-G, -A, and -B. Connect digital video recorders, set-top boxes or computers to your Wireless-N network. Convert your wired-Ethernet printer, scanner, camera, storage device, notebook, or desktop for wireless connectivity.

Windows, Mac and Linux

The Wireless-N Ethernet Bridge works on any platform and under any operating system. Since there's no drivers to load, setup is a snap – configure the network settings through your PC's web browser, then plug it into your device and go.

Simple Setup

To protect your data and privacy, all wireless transmissions can be encrypted with industrial-strength Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security. Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ helps make secure connections pushbutton simple.

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Double-N Performance

Built for speed, the Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router delivers double the bandwidth so you can enjoy movies, gaming and music more smoothly, with less lag, all around your home. Easy to use and set up; includes Mac setup wizard.

Double Bandwidth

Experience faster wireless connectivity with fewer interruptions with two bands of Wireless-N, today’s most advanced wireless technology. The 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands are designed to work separately yet simultaneously, so you can easily customize your ideal configuration – for example, use the 2.4 GHz band to surf, email and print while keeping the less crowded 5 GHz band free for time sensitive traffic like music, gaming and high-definition video.

Reliable Coverage

Experience coverage you can count on, all around your home. Wireless-N’s Multiple in, Multiple Out MIMO technology actually uses the signal reflections that confuse ordinary wireless technologies to boost range and reduce dead spots.

Connect to More

Four 10/100 Ethernet ports let you connect printers, networked storage drives, and other Ethernet-enabled devices to your network, so you can access and share them wirelessly from all your computers at once. No need to trade cables, or wait for someone else to finish their work before you do yours.

Advanced Security

Advanced wireless security and SPI firewall protection is designed to help safeguard your home network and computers from most Internet attacks. Includes 30 day free trial of Home Network Defender, designed to protect you and your family against cybercriminals and online predators by stopping threats before they get into your home network.

[Dr. V]

The Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router means high performance for both wireless and wired devices. Your wireless connections are radio band selectable to avoid interference in your area, and the four built-in Gigabit ports supply high-speed connections to your wired devices.

The Power of N

Connect everybody in your home at once without wires. Dual Wireless-N radio bands let you choose the one with the least interference in your area. Either one delivers high performance for smooth streaming video, high frame-rate gaming, fast data transfers, and heavy Internet use from multiple users-- all with great range and reduced dead spots. It also connects to your existing Wireless-G, -B, or -A devices.

Connect Faster

Access more over your network. Connect Gigabit-enabled networked storage drives, computers, printers, and other devices to the four 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet ports and break the bottlenecks other routers suffer.

Reliable Coverage

Experience coverage you can count on, all around your home. Wireless-N’s Multiple in, Multiple Out MIMO technology actually uses the signal reflections that confuse ordinary wireless technologies to boost range and reduce dead spots.

Advanced Security

Advanced wireless security and SPI firewall protection is designed to help safeguard your home network and computers from most Internet attacks. Includes a 30-day free trial of Home Network Defender, designed to help protect you and your family against cybercriminals and online predators by stopping threats before they get into your home network.