The Dualband HD Media Router (DIR-857) is part of D-Links next generation of high performance solutions & has been designed for home users looking for a wireless connection that can handle video streaming throughout the house, whether streaming films or high-performance gaming. With Wireless N technology, the HD Media Router gives you the very best in speed & coverage around your home. The DLNA-certified Media Server built-into this router means that you can stream media content directly onto computers, game consoles & media players like the Boxee Box by D-Link. Insert a SD card complete with your photos, music & videos in to the card slot to share content with everyone in your home. You can even share any USB (Universal Serial Bus) device (like a Printer or Hard Drive), courtesy of D-Links Share Port technology across your network with friends & family. This powerful Media Router provides you with an easy, straightforward way to access files, photos, music & videos on a USB (Universal Serial Bus) storage device directly on your iPhone & iPad, with the free Share Port Mobile app, available on the App Store. Just download the app & start streaming movies & playlists on your iPhone/iPad wirelessly. You can also backup your files & free up space in your mobile device, all without cables. No computer needed! With some routers, all wired & wireless traffic, including Voice over IP (Vo IP), video streaming, online gaming, & web browsing are mixed together into a single data stream. By handling data this way, applications such as streaming video may not have the bandwidth they need to give you a flawless viewing experience. With D-Links Qo S technology, wired & wireless traffic is analyzed & separated into multiple data streams. Different applications like voice, video, & data will be automatically detected & prioritized so that you can game, talk with friends online overseas or stream the latest films without any lag or glitches. The Dualband HD Media Router can forward data to & from the Internet onto your home network faster than any other broadband router in the market. At speeds of up to 2 Gbps in IPv 6 mode, this router provides ample bandwidth for online TV, Skype videocalls, & the fastest possible downloads simultaneously. The Dualband HD Media Router uses Dualband Technology to support 2.4 GHz & 5.0 GHz wireless signals at the same time. This means that you can check emails & browse the Internet using the 2.4 GHz band while simultaneously streaming movies & other media on the 5 GHz b&. This router is backward compatible with existing 802.11g & 802.11a products. With the growing number of Internet-enabled applications requiring IP addresses, the supply of IP addresses under the current Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv 4) system has already been exhausted. The IPv 6 protocol solves this network addressing exhaustion by creating more IP addresses, but migration from IPv 4 to IPv 6 is not necessarily automatic. This D-Link product is IPv 6 Certified & ready for the future. D-Links Dualband HD Media Router is part of D-Link Green, D-Links program for providing eco-friendly alternatives without compromising performance. It supports WLAN Scheduler, which switches off the wireless network when not needed, for example at night or during working hours. Also the power consumption is further reduced with its Energy Star power supply.