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Old 02-06-2013, 09:17 PM   #10
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Depends on what kind of improvement you're looking for. It gives you a LOT of control over WiFi power, allowing you to seriously crank up the output signal on some routers (be careful with this, as it will also tend to generate a lot more heat - I've seen mods where people added heat sinks and fans to their routers to handle it). There are lots of other WiFi parameters that can be tweaked as well.

It also generally adds a lot of features... things like QoS, VPN server and/or client, bridging, repeating, WDS... customizable firewall, scripting, DDNS client that you can configure for almost any DDNS service out there (not just the two or three that most come pre-configured with), RADIUS security support... it has "hotspot" function, where you can require a login/password/TOC acceptance for users...

Lots of features will depend on the specific hardware - some older routers with limited memory require smaller builds with some features removed...
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