Asus WL-500g Premium Overview
The Asus WL-500G Premium offers 2X USB ports and options to add USB Printers and Flash Storage with the factory Firmware. In addition to the external replaceable antenna is an internal inverted antenna. The case is really cool looking, very sturdy, but there have been reports that the soldered connection from the PCB to the external antenna becomes disconnected during shipment. This is a good choice for networking a USB Printer, or adding a flash drive for network storage.
- Oleg is a modified version of the Asus Factory Firmware, with USB and other enhancements check Here.
- Alternative Firmware Flashing instructions can be found Here.
- Master List of 4+ MB Routers can be found Here
Specifications
Ver |
DD-WRT |
Tomato |
X-WRT |
Platform |
Flash |
RAM |
USB |
|
| WL-500g Premium | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Broadcom 4704 @ 266MHz | 8MB | 32MB | 2x v2.0 |
| WL-500g Premium | 2 | Y | Y | WiP | Broadcom 5354 @ 240MHz | 8MB | 32MB | 2x v2.0 (SMC USB2520) |
Recommendation - V1 had poor range, V2 is far better, with the newer Platform Chip. I was disappointed that the 2X USB ports were so close together, making it impossible to plug a Flash stick and a USB printer in at the same time. Maybe resolved in V2, doubt it. With the Buffalo Router US Injunction being enforced, this one of the best options out there right now.
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