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Asus WL-550gE

details: Broad Range Wireless Router
hardware type: Wireless Router
date added: 2010-01-03
updated: 2015-10-10
The WL-550gE is a wireless router with one 10/100Base-T WAN port and four 10/100Base-T LAN ports.

The integrated access point complies with IEEE 802.11b/g standards. Using the "Afterburner" technology, it provides wireless transmission speeds of up to 125Mbps. It supports WEP and WPA/WPA2 wireless encryption and uses WMM (QoS) to prioritize the traffic over the network.

The router features a built-in SPI firewall to protect the network from Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.
 
 
 
 WL-550gE Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 1
 WAN port(s) type: 10/100 Base-TX (RJ-45)
 WAN port auto cross-over: yes
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: 10/100 Base-TX (RJ-45)
 LAN ports auto cross-over: yes
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 DNS proxy: yes
 MAC Address clone: yes
 Wireless
 Maximum Wireless Speed: 108 Mbps
 WiFi standards supported: 802.11b (Wi-Fi 1)
802.11g (Wi-Fi 3)
802.11g+ (108 Mbps+)
 Wifi security/authentication: WEP
WPA (TKIP)
WPA2 (AES)
802.1X (EAP-MD5/TLS/TTLS/PEAP)
Wireless MAC Address filtering
 WiFi modes: Access point
 internal antenna(s): 1
 external antenna(s): 1
 Antenna connector: RP-SMA (Reverse SMA)
 Transmit Power: +20 dBm
 Multiple SSID: yes
 WMM (QoS): yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Filtering: Domain/URL blocking, IP Address filtering
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
 Default admin username: admin
 Default admin password: admin
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Remote configuration (WAN)
Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Configuration backup/restore: yes
 Event log: yes
 Misc hardware info
 Chipset: Broadcom5352, 200MHz
 RAM: 16 Mb
 Flash Memory: 4 Mb
 NTP client: yes
 Third-party firmware support: yes
DD-WRT
 Links
 Product page: https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/

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