D-Link DIR-505 Wireless N Travel Pocket Router Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2013-05-07
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welcome to my unboxing of a router that I'm actually surprisingly excited about
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this is the dlink d505 it's an all-in-one mobile companion which I
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think they mean to say is mini router great for traveling and it sure is
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transforms any internet connection into a Wi-Fi hotspot so you know what let's
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let's start by getting it opened up but this thing is extremely cool so it's the
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size of like I don't know the size of a wall wart
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basically and it will provide you with
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check this out so it turns your uh your W
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connection into a hotspot that you can connect up to 50 devices to it also has
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a bunch of other cool features so let's start with hold on hold on okay let's
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start with the sexy ribbon cable
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Ethernet cable that comes with it very very nice love to see that you can
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bundle that up nice and small and pack it with you wherever you go you've also
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got links to the mobile apps and the mobile app that's included is like just
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killer actually so here okay we got this
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we got this we got oh little card that conveniently tells you all the default
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information about it which will be handy because you'll be sort of moving around
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with it and you won't necessarily have your instruction manual handy that we
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don't need so let's have a look at what dlink has to say for themselves and why
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I'm all like stoked on this router at this point so features multiple
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operation modes so it can either be a router access point or it can be a
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repeater or it can be a repeater or a Wi-Fi um network extender very cool okay
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802.11n so yes it's Wireless N mod
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selector switch really no way check that
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out it has a Hardware switch to change
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it from router slap mode to Wi-Fi hotspot where it's not acting as a
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router such as if you're in a hotel to repeater mode where if you're using this
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at home and you're just like you know going to plug it in discreetly sorry
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about that so you can discreetly plug them in if you're going to use it as a wireless network extender you've got
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your WPS button as well as your hard reset button like it has all the
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functionality that like oh no there's your Hardware hard reset okay I don't
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know what this is oh it's an indicator LED okay um doesn't come apart in any
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way so oh yeah there look it's got your default information right on there as
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well that's very cool so just have to take it out of the wall have a look at it if you don't happen to have that card
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handy so moving right along supports charging smartphones over USB how cool
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is that so this USB port here can be used to charge something USB while it's
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you know conveniently plugged in or you can even use it as a shareport with the
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included app which is available either on the app store or on Google Play so
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cool so you you throw a USB key on there
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and then using the supported using the app you just beam it to yourself over
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your wireless network very cool okay so moving right along uh
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Wi-Fi protected setup y y dual active firewalls SPI and net only in router
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mode okay the shareport aha in router and Wi-Fi hotspot mode only which makes
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sense because otherwise how would it uh how would it even gain any access to the
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network at all shareport mobile app for iPhone and iPad okay router
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my okay so web file access wall plug
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design for more convenient use elegant design compact size does not block other outlets One Touch P configuration guest
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Zone support 24/7 basic installation support and a one-ear
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warranty so basically this is the kind of thing where if you can't figure out
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the Practical applications of it then you probably don't need one and if you
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can then you're probably just as excited about this as I am travel routers are
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very popular because if you do travel a
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lot the single Ethernet port in your stupid hotel room is often not enough if
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you have visitors or if you have multiple devices like you have your
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laptop and you have a tablet for example which is pretty in these days so this
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solves that problem and it does it in a very compelling form factor don't forget
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to subscribe to lus techtips for more unboxings reviews and other computer videos and I hope you enjoyed this
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one say fella is that a router in your
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pocket or are you just happy to see me