
Networking hardware has the reputation of almost always being serious, plain and boring when it comes to design and aesthetics. Afterall, once the network is all set up and ready to go, you don’t really bother to keep looking at it. Asus decided to go againts that particular idea with their Pocket 4-port Router WL-530G, a refreshing concept for networking hardware.
One of the Smaller Access Point
The WL-530G is quite literally one of the smallest wireless access points we’ve come across, with the exception of the ASUS WL-330. The WL-530G has the distinction of not only supporting 802.11g transfer rates of up to 54Mbps but also supporting both wireless and wired connections. A total of four Ethernet connectors are built into the WL-530G, an amazing feat considering the size of the unit. Of course, like all router hardware, external power is needed for operation, and as such the WL-530G makes use of power adapter. The adaptor is designed in such a way that you can swap out the connectors to suit the country you’re in, removing the need for travel adaptor. The adaptor accepts voltages from 110V to 240V, making it useble wordwide.
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