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Product:
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D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router |
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Product:
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D-Link DGL-3420 Wireless 108AG Gaming Adapter |
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Price:
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DGL-4300 $189 (CAN) / $150 (U.S)
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Price:
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DGL-3420 $137 (CAN) / $110 (U.S)
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Supplied By:
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D-Link
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Author:
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Hi-TEK
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Date:
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May 25th, 2005
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The DGL-3420 Wireless 108AG Gaming Adapter follows the same design principles as the DGL-4300 Gaming
Router and supports D-Link's GameFuel technology. The gaming adapter can connect at bandwidth speeds of
108Mbps in both 802.11a or 802.11g networks and supports WPA-PSK and 64/128-bit WEP encryption. On the
front of the unit are three visible LEDs for Power, Wireless and System. The back portion of the
DGL-3420 includes an auto-sensing Fast Ethernet 10/100 LAN network port, 2dBi dual band antenna and a
DC 5V, 2.5A external power supply port. D-Link is marketing this specific adapter as a simple product
add-on for PC's or gaming consoles such as the PS2 or X-BOX.
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The installation of the D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router into any local LAN is very simple
and can be completed in three easy steps. The connection from an ISP (Cable, DSL, Wireless, and Satellite)
is plugged directly into the modem (WAN) port. All workstation connections are plugged into ports 1-4
which are the local network LAN ports. Once all the wire connections are secured, the final step is to
plug the power adapter into a wall socket. To test the D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router and
DGL-3420 Wireless 108AG Gaming Adapter, I installed both products on my existing gaming rig which
consists of the following:
- Shuttle XPC SN95G5
- AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU
- 1GB Corsair XMS3200LL Pro Series Twinx
- Albatron Gigi FX5900XTV 128MB Video Card
- Maxtor DiamondMax 10 SATA/150 200GB HD
- LG 52x32x52 CD-RW w/ SuperLink
- SilenX 240W PSU
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Once the DGL-4300 is powered, there will be several indicator LEDs which provide information on the
status of a Internet connection. Two particular LEDs are the WAN (transmit/receive) and WLAN (transmit/receive).
The WAN LED lights blue under normal conditions and flashes when data is sent through the modem port
from your ISP. The WLAN LED has a dual purpose function and lights blue under normal conditions and
flashes when data is sent through the switch ports. The WLAN LED also doubles as an error diagnostic
indicator when the unit has failed via hardware or firmware upgrade.
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