Is performance improved if the IMac is connected with wifi AND Cat 5 wired?
1257130
I tried connecting hard wired and wifi and found no difference in performance.
1257131
I'm not sure. It was a Christmas gift for my daughter. We only have wi-fi and it works great.
245455
Yes, works very well with iPad, iMac and iPhone. All are on my LAN and no problems connecting them all. Use the web interface to configure the router, save set up as a file and download firmware upgrades. Very nice router with good transmission even though there are no external antenna.
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NOT SURE, Robert . . . I was on Century Link with a Westell model and the 600N really 'blows-it-away', SIMPLY WITH A MUCH NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN SPEED. I use mine 'hard-wired' with my iMac and MagicJack using 2 of the 4 Ethernet ports. Now, "ASSUMING" that ATT and basically ALL 'PROVIDERS' use the products that 'win' their 'bid' at the LOWEST cost, (like NASA), I have to "ASSUME" it may be of the same, LOW PERFORMANCE as what I originally had. I used theirs for the FREE, one-year period, and got this IMMEDIATELY afterward. But, unlike NASA, selecting the LOW-BID / MEETING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS products isn't gonna "KILL" anyone! I am glad / happy with my choice, NOT being a 'techie' or 'geek'. - Jay NOT SURE, Robert . . . I was on Century Link with a Westell model and the 600N really 'blows-it-away', SIMPLY WITH A MUCH NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN SPEED. I use mine 'hard-wired' with my iMac and MagicJack using 2 of the 4 Ethernet ports. Now, "ASSUMING" that ATT and basically ALL 'PROVIDERS' use the products that 'win' their 'bid' at the LOWEST cost, (like NASA), I have to "ASSUME" it may be of the same, LOW PERFORMANCE as what I originally had. I used theirs for the FREE, one-year period, and got this IMMEDIATELY afterward. But, unlike NASA, selecting the LOW-BID /... » Read More NOT SURE, Robert . . . I was on Century Link with a Westell model and the 600N really 'blows-it-away', SIMPLY WITH A MUCH NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN SPEED. I use mine 'hard-wired' with my iMac and MagicJack using 2 of the 4 Ethernet ports. Now, "ASSUMING" that ATT and basically ALL 'PROVIDERS' use the products that 'win' their 'bid' at the LOWEST cost, (like NASA), I have to "ASSUME" it may be of the same, LOW PERFORMANCE as what I originally had. I used theirs for the FREE, one-year period, and got this IMMEDIATELY afterward. But, unlike NASA, selecting the LOW-BID / MEETING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS products isn't gonna "KILL" anyone! I am glad / happy with my choice, NOT being a 'techie' or 'geek'. - Jay « Show Less
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In my case it works for 3 hours at most. Haven't checked if it shows the connected mac addresses.
249184
I cannot definitively say, but I would assume that the mac would throttle down the speed to match whatever is hooked up to it. At least that is what PC's do to make newer ports "backward compatible".
2001094
We use only one with our iMac to expand connectivity and it works great. What you want to do should work fine when you consider each port is completely cloned.
1221940
Yes you can. If you still want to connect a computer to the cat5 cable be aware using this will drop the speed from 1gb to 100mb
1554249
Yes, we had problems with the wireless connection on a new 2013 iMac. Couldn't solve it, rebooted twice.
71145
I'm not sure, but I think it's using 2.4GHz wifi. And it works well with Apple devises.
1323843
I would like to get this for my father who has an iMac and lives in an independent living unit. I don't know if his computer or the building has a wireless system. Is it safe to buy this?
1574842
It has a FireWire 400 out, I had to get a FireWire 400 to 800 adapter to be able to hook it up to my imac.
764493
I would strongly consider Extreme if you have a new MacBook with 802.11n, you will see a TREMENDOUS speed increase, esp with a cable modem! I'm about ready to spring for one as I've just gotten a new MacBook Pro with 802.11n and the range on my old Netgear router is great, I can finally take advantage of the speed!
2102378
Wish I could answer. I have iMac Lion, and a tech person installed it, future grandson-in-law. Sorry.
1783579
After several tries I have not been successful in wireless transfer to my iMac via the wifi settings on the camera. Apparently others have had problems with Macs. However, since I use my eye-fi card which transfers images wirelessly to my computer or to my Kindle I don't really have the patience to keep trying. I also haven't used the NFC feature to connect to my phone. At this point, since I have the eye-fi card, I don't need either, but I will get to it eventually.
1650825
No chance. The cord is extremely short as it is designed to complement the iMac.
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This is a "it depends". If you are using the new ac wireless standard and have a good signal it may offer noticeable speed improvement. As slower standards and/or signal quality degrades any improvement at the diskstation side will become unimportant. The real question is can you really get much 100Mbps real throughput with *your* wireless environment?Some may disagree but I find a wired connection to be the most dependable for high-throughput situations. There are too many variables to be more specific but I hope this answer will help at least a little. This is a "it depends". If you are using the new ac wireless standard and have a good signal it may offer noticeable speed improvement. As slower standards and/or signal quality degrades any improvement at the diskstation side will become unimportant. The real question is can you really get much 100Mbps real throughput with *your* wireless environment?Some may disagree but I find a wired connection to be the most dependable for high-throughput situations. There are too many variables to be more specific but I hope this answer will help at least... » Read More This is a "it depends". If you are using the new ac wireless standard and have a good signal it may offer noticeable speed improvement. As slower standards and/or signal quality degrades any improvement at the diskstation side will become unimportant. The real question is can you really get much 100Mbps real throughput with *your* wireless environment?Some may disagree but I find a wired connection to be the most dependable for high-throughput situations. There are too many variables to be more specific but I hope this answer will help at least a little. « Show Less
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In theory, yes...but I gave up using this router, my iPad and phone did get anywhere near the speed that my hard wired iMac did. D-Link has horrible support. Terrible support, no support.