I have been using this router for a week now and both my laptop and desktop have shown connectivity of 54Mbps all the time. I have even taken my laptop to the bottom of my garden (approx 40 metres away) and it still gave a connection of 54Mbps! However I have not used the Belkin N1 wireless adaptor (not included) with this router so cannot comment on whether it can supply the maximum link rate of 300Mbps.
The router uses blue lit icons to display connectivity status for security, wired, wireless, router, modem & internet; an amber lit icon indicates a fault.
The router also uses WPA, WPA2, 64 and 128 bit WEP encryption for maximum security and also comes in this seasons colour of gloss piano black ;)
TIP: If using the setup assistant during the initial wired connection (and were wireless previously), make sure you have Windows Zero Configuration enabled (Start>Run>Services.msc) which can be located near bottom of the list. This can be turned off (recommended) once wireless connectivity has been achieved to avoid conflicts.