D-Link

D-Link  - a global manufacturer of networking and telecommunications equipment.

In 1994 Datex Systems Inc. changed its name to D-Link Corporation. The company went public and the first among companies involved in telecommunications, began trading shares on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Now go to the trading exchanges TSEC and NSE.

Major groups produced devices:

Switches Ethernet
Wireless Wi-Fi standard
Family devices xDSL
IP-cameras
Media converters
Routers
Firewalls
Network Adapters
Hardware VoIP
Print Servers
KVM Switches
Modems
Drives NAS , SAN
Equipment GEPON

D-Link devices running specialized OS kernel and Linux , that gives you the right and possibility to change firmware (firmware) and the creation of alternative firmware.

There are some enthusiasts, as well as the development team of alternative embedded software [1] [2] for a number of models of many telecom equipment manufacturers. Some of these consumers firmware are popular, as added functionality of the device, as well as fix bugs more quickly than official support. The list of supported hardware and has a model D-Link. After you change the firmware to an alternative device can be damaged.

D-Link is constantly optimizes software produced devices and provides easy access to new developments through the ftp-server

On the Internet there is a lot of information [4] for configuring equipment D-link, including the manufacturer pays much attention to it. So created a section of frequently asked questions FAQ , where the principle of device settings can understand even a novice user, and if something does not work, then we can discuss any question on our company

Criticism

On the Internet there are sites with consumer criticism of D-Link and its support services. [5]
Buyers D-Link routers sometimes change proprietary firmware to others, such as DD-WRT . [6] [7] [8]
On the Internet, there is information about network problems utroystvo D-Link for the consumer market with proprietary firmware