All-in-one Wi-Fi Router, parental controls, smart home protectionand antivirus.
Why buy a Wi-Fi Router for your Internet, a separate firewall for security and a subscription for parental controlswhen you can do it all with the D-Fend AC2600 Wi-FiRouter with McAfee Protection? Now you can enjoy high-speed, data-intensive activities like steaming HD video and online gaming without worrying about the kids visitinginappropriate content, sacrificing your smart homes'privacy and security.
Protects Your Connected Home
From connected thermostats to baby monitors, D-Fend lets you protect every connected device – even those that can’t install antivirus software.
Powerful Parental Controls
Kids own the Internet? Take it back!The D-Fend AC2600 Wi-Fi Routergives you control of when and what your kids can access on the Internet.
Comprehensive Security, Made Simple
The D-Fend Router goes beyond ordinary antivirus protection by integrating powerful smart home protection, parental controls, and antivirus in one Router.
Superior Performance Without Compromise
High-speed AC2600 Wi-Fi with MU-MIMO and a 1.6GHz Intel® GRX350 processor lets you handle all your Wi-Fi and network security needs with no compromise in performance.
Intelligent Security that’s Always Learning
D-Fend brings advanced cloud-based machine learning into your home.
It constantly updatesits threat database to protect you in real-time.
Voice Control
D-Fend works with AmazonTM AlexaTM to give you a new way to command and monitor your home network – with your voice1.
Give your home network an extra layer of powerful protection with the D-fend AC2600 Wi-Fi Router.
Stop hacker and malware at the Router-level, way before they can come close to your connected devices.
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Smart Security for Your Home Network
With the power of McAfee Secure Home Platform, you canautomatically protect all your connected home devices and safeguard your family's online privacy through a home router with built-in McAfee protection.
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Smart Protection Even While On the Move
Protect your computers and mobile devices even while on the go with the award-winning McAfee LiveSafe™ Antivirus.2 It blocks viruses, malware, ransomware, spyware and unwanted programs, and includes multi-device protection to deter security threats on all your mobile devices.
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D-Fend protects your network with McAfee Global Threat Intelligence (GTI) -
an ever-expanding cybersecurity service that identifies and blocks emerging threats.
With more than 25 years of threat data, and cloud-based machine learning that updates its threat database in real-time
-You get smart home defence that never sleeps.
Dedicated Intel Home Wi-Fi Chipset handles Wi-Fi, while the Intel®AnyWANTM SoC provides the processing power for software and security functions.
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Improves coverage by directing bandwidth to your devices as you move around your home. You can stream HD video, surf the web, skype your friends and play online games from wherever you are so you’ll always get the best experience.
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With D-Fend AC2600 Wi-Fi Router, you get complimentary subscriptions, advanced Internet protection with McAfee® Secure Home Platform, and McAfee LiveSafeTM.
Give your family the best in Internet protection for years to come.
The power to set up and manage your Wi-Fi router and network security right from the palm of your hand with the D-Link Wi-Fi app.
- Alexa control commands for D-Fend requires both an Alexa enabled device and a compatible D-Link router with the D-Fend skill enabled. Amazon, Alexa and all related logos are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
- McAfee LiveSafe can be installed on PC, Max OS X, Android and iOS devices. Please check the McAfee LiveSafe website for the latest list of supported operating systems.
McAfee and the McAfee logo are trademarks or registered or trademarks of McAfee, LLC or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright @2018 McAfee, LLC
HIGHLIGHTS
- Concurrent Dual-Band:Delivers blazing fast Wi-Fi speeds of up to 2,533Mbps (800Mbps at 2.4GHz and1733Mbps at 5GHz)
- Ultimate Wi-Fi Performance: Enjoy seamless HD streaming multimedia, online gaming, and other content-rich web surfing across your home without interruption
- SmartConnect: Automatically directs your devicesto the optimal wireless band ensuring a faster and hassle-free connectivity
- MU-MIMO: Simultaneous streaming on multiple devices to increase speed and efficiency
- Gigabit Ethernet:Provides fast wired connectivity with one dedicated Gigabit WAN for NBN/ UFB connectivity and 3Gigabit LAN ports
- D-Fend Security powered by McAfee: Keep your kids safe online with comprehensive parental controls
- McAfee Secure Home Platform: End-to-end protection that automatically protects every device connected to your network
- Intuitive Setup: Configure your network using the D-Link Wi-Fi mobile app
| NBN/UFB Support : | FTTP / FTTC/ HFC / Satellite / Fixed Wireless |
| Wi-Fi Technology : | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) |
| Wi-Fi Speed : | AC2600 (800 + 1753 Mbps) |
| Wave 2 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi : | Yes |
| Wireless Bands : | Dual Band |
| Wi-Fi Security : | Standard |
| WAN Interface : | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Ethernet Speed : | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Ethernet Ports : | 3 |
| USB Ports : | USB 3.0 x 1 |
| Guest Network : | Yes |
| Parental Controls : | Schedule|McAfee Protection |
| Smart Home Compatible : | Amazon Alexa|Google Assistant |
| Internet Protocols : | IPv4|IPv6 |
| VPN : | QuickVPN Enabled |
| Firmware Upgrade : | OTA Firmware Upgrade|Automatic Firmware Upgrade|Manual Fimware Upgrade |
| SpeedTest Powered : | Yes |
| App Support : | D-Link Wi-Fi|D-Link defend |
| Warranty : | 3-Year Limited Warranty |
| Dimensions (Size) : | 160 x 160 x 160 mm |
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"Not the first device to address this market, it is certainly the best I have encountered and leaves the other devices I have tried eating its dust."
10/10 "We were impressed with what the D-Fend AC2600 Wi-Fi Router had to offer, plus, it also enforces top-notch security whenever you need it most."
4.9 Stars - "It has some of the better software I have seen. You can profile users (maximum 9) and allocate different use cases, needs and restrictions."
"Very easy to use, allowing anybody to set-up a secure network...does all the things that I would expect a more technically-orientated D-Link router to do"
4.5 Stars - "Your frontline defense system to the whole home network." "D-Link D-Fend router enforces security at where you need it most: the front door. It will smartly detect threats coming to your network and block them before they actually get into your network."
9.7/10 - "The parental controls offered via the D-Fend app is simply amazing. I know as a parent how important it’s to be able to control what your kids can access on the web and being able to control this access from a network level is simply top notch."
D-Link D-Fend AC2600 Wi-Fi Router is your virtual castle around your home to keep the darker elements of the internet out!
9/10 - "The great thing about security prevention on the D-Fend router is that it is always learning and improving."
