Updated – EnGenius has released four circular-format 802.11n routers.
The EnGenius ESR900, ESR600, ESR350, and ESR300 Wireless-N Pod Routers all have the same round "pod" form factor that make them look like ceiling-mount access points.
EnGenius "Pod" Wireless-N Router
Three of the four models have Gigabit Ethernet WAN and LAN ports and all have USB 2.0 ports for storage sharing.
Product | Class | Band (GHz) |
Ports | USB | MSRP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ESR300 | N300 | 2.4 | 10/100 | Yes | $39.99 |
ESR350 | N300 | 2.4 | Gigabit | Yes | $59.99 |
ESR600 | N600 | 2.4 / 5 | Gigabit | Yes | $79.99 |
ESR900 | N900 | 2.4 / 5 | Gigabit | Yes | $129.99 |
EnGenius Pod Router models
Other features include intelligent QoS, SPI firewall, MAC address and URL filtering and multiple SSID support.
The company also announced the ESG1005 five-port Gigabit Ethernet switch with the same circular form-factor. MSRP is $39.99 but availability is uncertain, since the switch is marked as "coming soon" on its product page.
All models are covered by a one-year warranty and should be available soon.