The RangeBooster line includes both 802.11g gear as well as Draft 802.11n equipment primarily for home or SOHO uses.

The gear includes both routers, providing a gateway between wireless PCs and a DSL/Cable modem, and wireless interface cards for both desktop and notebook Windows PCs in internal (PCI), Cardbus, and USB flavors. Two primary lines are listed: RangeBooster N and RangeBooster G.

The RangeBooster N product line boasts a pair of routers and a trio of NIC options; including the DWA-542 (PCI card), the DWA-642 (Cardbus card), and the DWA-140 (a USB dongle). The routers both support 802.11n (draft 2.0) and 802.11g communications, and include the DIR-625, which boasts 4 10/100 ports, and the new dual-band DIR-628, which also includes 4 10/100 ports and additionally supports 802.11a communications (the user can select to communicate in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz bands depending on their needs). Both routers support WPA/WPA2 security, NAT, and management via Java-enabled browsers.

Also available from the vendor in the RangeBooster line are the RangeBooster G line of offerings, including the WBR-2310 (router), WDA-2320, WNA-2330, and WUA-2340 (PCI, Cardbus, and USB adapters, respectively), and the DPR-1260, a wireless print server allowing for the sharing of up to 4 standard or multi-function printers over a wireless connection. The RangeBooster G line supports 802.11g connectivity with backward compatibility to 802.11b.

The RangeBooster offerings are available now; the new DIR-628 router has an MSRP of $119.99.

Contact D-Link for further information.

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