![]() So I had to open up the review unit that Cisco sent.įigure 2 shows the board with cover removed. Cisco has asked the FCC to block access to the internal photos and other documents until Jan 30. But the E4200 is not just another rebranding of the WRT610 V2 / E3000. Not surprisingly, Cisco has stuck with Broadcom for its latest and greatest creation. There are no wireless activity indicators at all.Īlso on the back panel are one USB 2.0 port for drive sharing and media serving (but still can’t be used for printer sharing), Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) pushbutton, recessed reset switch and power port. link / activity for one Gigabit WAN and four switched Gigabit LAN ports. All the other lights are on the back panel (Figure 1), i.e. There’s only one front panel light, a steadily-lit white backlit Cisco logo that blinks while booting or during a firmware update or Wi-Fi Protected Access session. Cisco definitely wants high WAF for the E4200 so that it doesn’t get hidden in a cabinet or basement furnace room. ![]() Cisco has taken sort of a "Danish modern" styling approach that looks like it came from Bang and Olufsen. So don’t think there will never be a better performing router.īut there might not be a more attractive one. Of course there are always Super, Ultra, Grande and even "Extra Special Good" left as superlatives for new routers to come. By dubbing its new top-of-line wireless router "Maximum Performance", Cisco is trying to send a not-so-subtle message that its Linksys E4200 is the new big dog in Wi-Fi town.
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