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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-510L => Topic started by: isdoo on April 04, 2014, 01:27:22 AM

Title: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: isdoo on April 04, 2014, 01:27:22 AM

I see that Dlink have made the 506 EOL

Does the 510 replace it?

Does the 510 do everything that the 506 does?

Thanks.

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: holmes4 on April 04, 2014, 10:15:21 AM

No, the 510L doesn't do EVERYTHING the 506L did. It has a lot less configuration of router features and can't be used as a repeater or a wireless adapter. But if you want the fundamentals of a travel router, it serves the part. It is claimed that the 510L will convert a USB cellular modem into a WiFi hotspot, but D-Link has not published a list of supported modems and history suggests that only a handful will work. (The 506L can't do this at all.)

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: isdoo on April 04, 2014, 10:48:00 AM

Okay - thanks.

I saw that the 506L was EOL so assumed it had been replaced, but could only find this model as a potential replacement.

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: FurryNutz on April 04, 2014, 11:26:53 AM

The 506L is still live...

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: isdoo on April 04, 2014, 12:14:44 PM

strange - I went to a d-link page and it said it was EOL.

Can't find that d-link page now.

Apologies for the confusion

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: FurryNutz on April 04, 2014, 12:19:58 PM

What region are you located?

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: isdoo on April 04, 2014, 12:26:07 PM

Europe.

Found it - it was on the UK site - http://www.dlink.com/uk/en/support/product/dir-506l-shareport-go

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: FurryNutz on April 04, 2014, 12:27:57 PM

Ok, well I guess it is for the EU region.  ::)

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: tweberis on April 12, 2014, 02:47:34 PM

I beg to differ, it works as an extender, wifi hotspot, AP. I love this thing, it connects to mobile broadband and xDSL. A published list of accepted modems and carriers is available on the support page.

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: FurryNutz on April 12, 2014, 03:07:36 PM

Huh?

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: holmes4 on April 16, 2014, 10:33:34 AM

The 510L does not have "repeater" mode, where it simply rebroadcasts an existing signal and if you connect you are on the same subnet as the AP. It also does not serve as a wireless adapter for a non-wireless computer connected by Ethernet.

Title: Re: Does the 510L replace the 506L?
Post by: FurryNutz on April 16, 2014, 11:15:59 AM

Thanks for the clarification.  ;)