The mobility and the convenience of wireless Internet connection makes this technology preferable to anything we’ve used before. DSL is the abbreviated form from digital subscriber line and it defines the kind of Internet connection service available to a user using wireless cable modem router. The connection between the DSL wireless router and the DSL wireless modems has to make a match. A DSL Internet connection will not be possible with a cable service. There are nevertheless devices that match both. It’s all about checking the compatibility.
A pretty common design of DSL wireless router includes four LAN ports that allow the connection of four wired hosts such as desktops, peripherals, laptops and handhelds. A switch will be required for the connection of more wired devices. Computers cannot be connected to the wireless DSL router if they don’t have in-built or external wireless LAN cards. The connection between the DSL wireless router and the computers in the network will take place through the radio waves sent by the router’s antennae to the PC LAN cards.
Before you purchase a router, you need to find out the wireless standard that corresponds to the data transfer speed of the network. The normal data transfer rate standards are 802.11a and 802.11g, which you may already know by the name of Wi-Fi, and they provide 54 Mbps. The newest standard is 802.11n, and it has a huge transfer rate of 540 Mbps. When the DSL wireless router and the computer’s wireless network card follow the same networking standard, you will have a good wireless LAN and WAN connection.
Data security is another issue that should concern you for wireless network compatibility. The security of your data should be the primary concern when purchasing routers. Thus, the device should follow the Wired Equivalent Privacy features which enable Wi-Fi Protected Access or WPA. It is following a certain protocol that the radio signals are encrypted and the network is kept safe.
The DSL wireless router comes with an external or an internal antenna, depending on the model. Modifications are possible if the antenna is detachable or if you have the possibility to attach another one. Don’t make a purchase without checking all the functions of the router; determine whether the device can also work as a switch or hub and see if it has supplementary firewalls.