ZyXEL P330W 802.11g Wireless Router

I bought this router for the first wireless router I have had honestly based on previous reviews being fair and the fact it was made by the same company as my internet providers modems as well. However it is about as good as the modems and that is fair at best. I never had a problem getting signal when it was shooting one out anywhere in my house but for some reason it would quit sending signals and stall and I had to reboot it like every hour or so and It also wouldn't allow me into the router when I pinged it either no matter what I did and followed its instructions to a tee? Anyway I would go for a higher end router if it were me and now with N routers out there at reasonable prices as well this one is outdated anyway as you can get a decent N router for a little over $50 now. I don't have one yet but did switch to a belkin with two attena's and no problems since with signal or having to reboot router at all. No More Zyrexl products for me except for the modem as there I have no choice as they supply that for free and if it quits all I do is make a call and they bring me new one. Hope this helps others who are still considering this as an option for a low priced wireless router for networking.

This router was easy to setup out of the box. However, out of the box, I needed to restart this router at least every few days. My internet connection seems to fail every few days, with restarting the router fixing the problem. After a year of use, this router needs restarting literally any time I turn the computer off.Now my routine when going home is this: turn on computer, go to router, unplug router, and plug in router, because the internet never ever works anymore just turning the computer on. The router must be reset every day.I will take my sledgehammer out of the garage and smash this one in the backyard once I get a new one. Stay away or you will be in a world of headache.

ZyXel does not care enough to have a 24 hour customer service number, and they need it. Just read the reviews, the lower ones are true to my experence, drops connections all day long and takes over 2 mins to get back . NO WAY I RECOMEND this router, again trying to save a few bucks cost me way to much. JUNK..

I imagine a few folks will stumble on this product if they are looking for a cheap option for a wireless bridge. (The device is primarily a wireless router but it also can be configured to serve as a bridge and for $20 after rebate, it is very attractive in that regard.)First off, I will acknowledge that I am not a technical guru by any stretch and I apologize off the bat if I mangle networking lingo.A device that serves as a bridge allows you to hook up a device (laptop, xbox 360) wirelessly to your network. The advantage is that the bridge does not have to be directly connected to your internet/modem feed--the bridge establishes a wireless connection with your wireless modem and then you can plug your device (laptop, xbox 360) into the bridge as if it were connected directly (wired) to your networkI bought this device specifically to hook up xbox live for my son. The tv is in the basement and it is not practical for us to have a wired connection to our internet router which is upstairs - thus a bridge is a nice alternative. Xbox sells a bridge device specifically for this purpose but I did not want to spend $90 on it. Instead, I bought this much cheaper but spent two hours of my life configuring it - it was a little tricky but once I got it configured, it seems to be working very well. I am hoping I can save folks a little time and hassle.First of all, I would refer to this thread for help: [...] (Credit Jim Anderson)****Jim Anderson's Instructions*****Connect a PC to one of the 330W LAN ports and set it to obtain an IP address automatically (if you have previously disabled the DHCP server on the 330W you will have to manually set the PC to an IP address on the same subnet)In IE open 192.168.10.1 if the 330W is running newer firmware or 192.168.1.1 for older firmware(or the current IP address of the 330W)User adminpassword 1234In the LAN setup screen disable the DHCP server, set it to a non conflicting IP address on the same subnet as the rest of your network, and saveChange the PC to use the second non conflicting addresss, correct subnet mask for your netwrk (usually 255.255.255.0) and gateway the IP address of your router.In IE open the IP address you assigned the 330WUser adminpassword 1234On the operation mode setup screen set bridge and saveOn the wireless basic settings screen select client mode, enter the SSID of your network and saveOn the wireless security screen select your encryption type, enter the key/passphrase, and saveOn the site survey screen refresh, select your wireless network, and connectOptional and recommended - on the password page enter a new router password and saveIf device security is not an issue write the new password and IP address on a sticker and attach sticker to bottom of unitIf your PC normally obtains an IP address automatically, go into the newtwork setting to restore this settingYou should now be connected through the 330W to your wireless network and have access to its setup at its new IP address--***End Jim Anderson's instructions*********My comments to Jim Anderson's instructions- It is not real clear but essentially you first have to hook up your 330w directly to a computer to configure it. Once configured, you will be able to detach from your computer and use as a bridge- As I configured it, I did not hook up the 330w to the computer on which my comcast internet modem and wireless router resides. Instead I hooked it up directly to another computer (from the network jack of the other computer to one of the lan ports on the 330W) This allowed me to synch up with my wireless router once I had configured the 330w bridge- Also, Anderson talks about the need to change the ip address of the 330w. I tried that several times and everytime the 330 froze up on me and I had to restart. I ended up leaving it as is and it eventually worked (My comcast set up ip address goes thru 192.168.1.0 and the 330w's default ip is 192.168.10.1. this ended up not being a problem for my particular setup- As I went through the other steps Anderson recommends, i noticed it would take awhile for the 330w to synch/adjust to each new setting (there are about 4 things you have to change). I guess the trick is to be patient - i sometimes had to X out of the setup and go back to the 192.168.10.1 address and would typically find that the change had taken effect although it did not automatically go back to the main screen after I saved the new setting- I think you will know if you have it configured correctly once you do the site survey step. The 330w checks to see what wireless routers are available - click on yours and click the connect button and if it says connected you are good. Even if it says it is not connecting, I would recommend that you power off the 330w and let it synch back up and try again. this helped me- Once you establish the connection through the site survey step, you can unplug your newly configured bridge and put it in the location where you want to use it and you should be good to go. All you need is to plug the power in and then use a network cable (supplied) to hook the bridge and your device (laptop, xbox, whatever) togetherI hope this helps. Like it said, it took me a while to figure it out but so far it is working very wellemail me at david.marzo2@gmail.com if questions

After spending many hours trying to make an old Netgear wireless router function as a wireless bridge, I found several recommendations for this product. It was exactly as advertised! Ridiculously easy to set up and very affordable. I plan to order two more very soon!

I agree with the people on the lower number reviews in that, over time, I noticed that this router tended to drop the signal and had to be reset. by the time I got fed up, it was happening about once a week.On the other hand, all the other routers I have tried in my house have some strange little quirks, too, and it wasn't all that hard to unplug it, count to 10 and plug it back in.On the plus side, it was really inexpensive (Amazon's price is pretty high for this thing), easy to figure out, and the bridge mode and other little features have been really sweet. I rebuild Macs and other computers out in my garage, and I was hating running a 30-ft wire out there just so I could get online with things as I was installing. With bridge mode engaged (and that has not dropped out on me yet, BTW), I can plug in just about any computer and get online right away. I don't think I would buy it again to use as my primary router (nothing I've ever used beats a Belkin N1), but it is a handy and relatively low-cost addition to my "tool set."

DNS on this router stopped working every other day! Very frustrating. Will never buy a Zyxel product again.