That device is a switch and it doesn't run software.
ps. "Network engineer for Charter." - really?
Do you work on any of the projects or just a random user. I said I wanted a T-Shirt for my nightlife. That was part of the $100... but you really didn't answer my question. A switch has less processing power than a router, but it still has normally the same case and interface. I was asking basically what was missing then, for why it can't work.
I want to start buying these in bulk and wanted to see if it was possible to add something to it to make it work. I work on Cisco CMTSs and don't dig too deep. Others do that. I am interested in a project that a device I could buy in bulk and possible slight modification and have a real os/etc. But yes, I understand what you are saying. This registers the MAC addy in a list and will drop the list. All it really can do.
More interested in minimum hardware additions to make this work with any type of wrt mini or some such with similar use. You tell me. I honestly wanted more specific of an answer than no it's a switch. (yes I knew it was a switch) Both have the same interfaces just the switch has less processing power or code loaded on it.
Hoping to need many of these devices... (but not for Charter)