The router we currently had - not sure of the make/model - was apparently about to die. I did some quick searches on-line for routers and found a clump from Cisco, Linksys and D-Link, as was expected. I was more interested in the price than the brand as these were the brands I would stick with anyway.
Being the patient person, I did not order on-line I went down to Office Depot because we had a gift card from a previous purchase/return.
We purchased the Cicso EA3500 for the following reasons:
1) Dual band
2) Four-ports
3) USB port
Several models had the first two but only models above $100 had the USB port.
FYI: Office Depot took our $10 off a $50 purchase we received from Office Max. Thank you Office Depot.
Setup: Well, this is where I was surprised. I had my 13-year old son do it and all I did was take it out of the box and watch.
1) Start the setup program with the provided CD.
2) Plug the router in and make all the connections (I told him to watch what cord was the WAN cord from the previous router)
3) Press continue on the installation program
4) Provide a password for the wireless
5) Reboot router
Done!
Thank you for a pleasant installation, Cisco!
