![]() The design is minimalist, with nothing but four Fast Ethernet ports, a WAN port, corresponding LEDs for each port to display connectivity status and a reset button. The E2500 is also snazzy looking-it has a matte, black finish (which I like even more than the high-gloss of the E1200) and an art deco brushed metal strip across the top. In this year's models I was able to easily switch back and forth. As I found when I tested the E1200, the E2500 offers not only simple parental controls and guest access management, but also an astonishingly easy way to add other computers and devices to the router.Īs I also noted with the E1200, has Cisco resolved the problem I had in last year's models, in which going into the advanced router settings resulted in me not being able to get back into the Cisco Connect software. Cisco has finely honed the Cisco Connect software to a point where literally you can have the router set up in three steps, which should take you about five minutes. One way the E2500 does beat the E2000 is with the software. It won't wow you, though.įor users looking for a router to do heavy-duty work like large file transfers and HD video streaming, I'd recommend coughing up the extra cash for the Cisco Linksys E4200 ($179, 4 stars) or the Editor-Choice winning Netgear N600 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Router ($170, 4.5 stars). If you have the average home network, maybe a gaming console, a laptop or two, perhaps an iPad and you want to simultaneously have those devices connect the E2500 will suffice. I suppose it was designed to meet the needs of those who do a bit more with their home networks than just surf the Web but don't need all of QoS, traffic-shaping, or high throughput required by gaming enthusiasts or those hosting a server or VoIP devices. Still, the E2500 is good enough for lighter multimedia streaming and connecting multiple devices, and it's decently priced for a dual-band router. It didn't even beat the throughput of the E2000, the router it succeeds, at the 5 GHz band. However, I found the throughput of the E2500 a little disappointing. On paper, the E2500, which replaces Cisco's E2000 ($119, 3 stars), is a step up from the Editor's Choice winning E1200 ($60, 4.5 stars) as the E2500 offers dual-band connectivity. The Cisco Linksys E2500 ($99.99, direct) Advanced Dual-Band Wireless-N Router is part of the new lineup of E-Series routers.
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