Belkin Play Max Modem Router  (Black, Single Band)

This Router is integrated with a modem which gives you fast and reliable Internet connection to stream HD videos, play games online and download large media files. The Belkin Play Max delivers speeds of up to 300 Mbps offering better and high wireless performance.

This Belkin network Router is virtually a Plug and Play instrument, and can be configured on your system in three easy steps. You can connect up to 250 PCs to this Router and expect a seamless Internet experience. The device comes with a series of security features to ensure the protection of your network from Internet threats like scamming, phishing or virus attacks.

Design

The Belkin Play Max sports a sleek lightweight blackish grey chassis with smooth curving edges. This futuristic design lets you place it vertically, adding to its appealing form factor. The Router has a bevelled front view corner with two LED indicators. These display the network and Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) status of your Router. The WPS status indicator is underneath a small push button that helps establish a secure connection between your Router and other WPS-enabled Wi-Fi devices. There are four LAN ports, 1 WAN port and two USB 2.0 ports embedded along the side of the Router.

Two USB 2.0 ports are engrafted in the rear panel of the Router, which enables you to connect a USB hard drive or flash drive and share music and other files with other computers and devices within your network. You can also connect a printer and print documents from any system across your network.

Connectivity and Security

This Belkin Router supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless standards, giving you maximum Internet speed of up to 300 Mbps. The Router offers a bandwidth of 20 MHz and 20/40 MHz auto on a 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual band. 20/40 MHz offers you better range and stronger signals, also letting you connect more devices to your Router.

The Router has Dual-plane in-built antennae that are designed on the Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology. This advanced technology proves beneficial in providing three-dimensional consistent network coverage. This 3D technology lets the signal transmit even through walls and floors.

The Router utilises Network Address Translation (NAT) engineering letting you share a single Internet Protocol address across your network. This Router assures you the security of your network from Internet-related threats through a series of firewall like WPA, WPA2 encryption, and WPS 256-bit, 64-bit, 128-bit WEP.

Features

This Play Max Router comes integrated with a variety of applications to ease your Internet downloads and uploads. The Router is equipped with Torrent Genie app for downloading large files like movies. The Bit Boost app lets you select and prioritise your most important data streams for seamless network traffic.

The Music Mover application enables you to play MP3 tracks from your music library on your home stereo wirelessly. You can also connect an external hard drive, stream the music from it to the Router and play it on devices like Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. The Belkin Router also has some more music features like the Daily DJ and Music Labeler apps that help you explore music on the Internet. The Print Genie application helps you print documents from any corner within the network, and from any system connected to your wireless router.

A special feature of this Router is that the device come pre-installed with a Self-Healing Application which automatically detects and resolves network problems and also runs regular scans to give you a seamless wireless connection. Furthermore, the Belkin Play Max Modem Router supports PPTP and IPSec VPN pass-through to communicate within your network.