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Wireless G compatibility

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Will a machines that only have a wireless G wifi card be able to connect to a TRENDnet TEW-813DRU

If you're spending $75 on a router why not just get a $15 wireless N card?  To answer your question though, most routers are backwards compatible but I'm not sure about this one. 

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If you're spending $75 on a router why not just get a $15 wireless N card?  To answer your question though, most routers are backwards compatible but I'm not sure about this one. 

Because there are multiple computers in my house, and you can't put a wireless card in a phone/tablet manually without voiding the warranty and I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing that to EVERY SINCE COMPUTER THAT COMES IN MY HOUSE. 

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Yes, the TRENDnet TEW-813DRU supports it, however, you will need to make sure it is running in mixed mode, so it's not outputting just AC, AC+N, or just N. Mixed mode will usually list what standard(s) it will be running in, so you'll know.

 

For reference, the TEW-813DRU supports:

  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3az
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n (2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 5 GHz up to 300 Mbps)
  • IEEE 802.11ac (draft 2.0, up to 867 Mbps)

802.3 is Ethernet (.3 being 10Mbps, 3u 100Mbps, .3ab 1Gbps, and .3az 10/100/1000Mbps Energy Efficient Ethernet)

802.11 of course, are the Wireless standards

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Yes, the TRENDnet TEW-813DRU supports it, however, you will need to make sure it is running in mixed mode, so it's not outputting just AC, AC+N, or just N. Mixed mode will usually list what standard(s) it will be running in, so you'll know.

 

For reference, the TEW-813DRU supports:

  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3u
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3az
  • IEEE 802.11a
  • IEEE 802.11b
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • IEEE 802.11n (2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 5 GHz up to 300 Mbps)
  • IEEE 802.11ac (draft 2.0, up to 867 Mbps)

802.3 is Ethernet (.3 being 10Mbps, 3u 100Mbps, .3ab 1Gbps, and .3az 10/100/1000Mbps Energy Efficient Ethernet)

802.11 of course, are the Wireless standards

Thank you, that really helps. 

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Because there are multiple computers in my house, and you can't put a wireless card in a phone/tablet manually without voiding the warranty and I really don't want to go through the hassle of doing that to EVERY SINCE COMPUTER THAT COMES IN MY HOUSE. 

Every single computer in your house has WiFi G?  No smartphones from 2010 onward have WiFi G

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Every single computer in your house has WiFi G?  No smartphones from 2010 onward have WiFi G

Most of them, probably. That and laptops. 

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