All In One Solution For Wireless -n Storage Router, A Nas, And Digital Photo Frame

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If you would like to build a high performance wireless network at home, you should take the wireless router with the future technology available at the market today - Wireless -N router with the price starts from $75 up to $350. When you would like to share storage to be accessible across the network and also accessible across the Internet, you need a Network Access Storage (NAS) which the price can start from $75 up to hundreds of dollars. With NAS you can manage the share files that can be accessed by the authorized users either across the local network or across the internet. Or you might need a FTP server for the Internet users to download the files from.

D-Link offers an award winning DIR-685 Storage Router which combines the superior features of a draft 802.11n wireless router, a Network Access Storage (NAS), a built-in FTP server, and a built-in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) AV server. Not just that, DIR-685 also featuring digital photo frame and D-Link Green power saving which creates the ultimate user experience while conserving energy. Sounds great, right?

With DIR-685 Storage Router, you can share ...
... the Broadband internet connection with any computers in the household wirelessly. Connect the router to the Cable or DSL modem and then you instantly go wireless in the house.

High-speed Wireless and Wired Network Connection

DIR-685 Storage Router is powered by the future wireless technology you can taste today - draft 2.0 802.11n wireless standards. The standard is not finalized yet actually, but soon when the standard is ratified - you just need to update the firmware easily - no hardware changes. Using the smart - intelligent MIMO technology, DIR-685 D Link Storage Router provides you faster speed experience and longer range within the house or the office. MIMO is a technology which uses multiple antennas to coherently resolve more information than possible using a single antenna.

D-Link DIR-685 Storage Router supports four built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports Switch, allows you connect using wired connection to the Gigabit enabled computers for high speed and high intensive application connection. This will boost the speed of uploading photos and file documents from Gigabit enabled computers to your storage router using the File Uploader Widget Tool, the widget that allow you to manage the files from the computers and view the upload status to your router.

Advanced Security features

Besides featuring the wireless-N with Xtreme N technology that allows for farther home coverage, this Xtreme N Storage router is also featuring an Intelligent Wireless prioritization Technology. To secure the wireless connection, the router supports the latest industrial wireless security WPA/WPA2 encryption. Adding the devices to the network can be done easily utilizing the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) touch-sensitive button.

The router also supports double firewall features: NAT (network address translation) and SPI (stateful packet inspection). NAT is a primary method enabling computers with unregistered IP addresses to access the Internet. NAT functions as an intermediary between a client computer on an unregistered network and the Internet. SPI is a generic term for a process in which the router examines the incoming packets from the Internet more carefully than usual.

Share Storage over a Network or Internet

The beauty of this DIR-685 storage router is the ability to hold a compact 2.5" hard drive SATA up to 1 TB and includes a built-in Network Access Storage (NAS), which allows you to safely store files on your home network. A built-in FTP server is also included to allow you convenient access to storage wherever Internet is available.

This D Link storage router supports VPN pass-through; multi-sessions PPTP; and L2TP using IPSec for secure remote access to the storage router from the public network (the Internet).
You can also access and store digital media directly from the Internet without the need for a dedicated PC to be turned on or connected by using the feature this storage router supports - The BitTorrent Support.

Internet Photo Frame

The other beauty of this D Link storage router is the Internet Photo Frame feature. You can share your latest photos with family and friends using FrameChannel®, Flickr, Picasa®, Facebook®, and other popular photo sharing sites using your FrameChannel® account. You can also use the DIR-685 storage router to subscribe to your favorite RSS feeds. Get the latest news, stock updates, sports scores, clock, calendar, weather conditions, and more directly on your frame.

SharePort Technology

With two USB 2.0 ports, you can connect a multifunction printer and an external storage device to share throughout your network, no need of print server adapter, no need an always on computer for print server. SharePort is Mac compatible.

Video Streaming

DIR-685 storage router supports a built-in Universal Plug and Play (UPnP®) AV server that allows you to easily stream HD video files; music and photos stored on your network through a compatible media player onto your flat-screen HD television via media center extender. You can even stream files from your Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 gaming system. No wonder this DIR-685 Storage Router receives an award winning product for its rich functions in one box.

Bio:
Ki Grinsing has long years of working experiences in IT, graduated from a university with the addition of MCS and CCNA certifications. For related articles, visit DSL modem Wireless Router and XBOX Wireless Router.