Cisco-Linksys WAP54G Wireless-G Access Point
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Customer Review: IT in Texas
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the WAP54g in tangent with the WPC54g Notebook adapter, also from Linksys. I was able to set up the access point in a matter of minutes in unsecured mode. After changing security settings in the access point I have had intermittent difficulty with maintaining connection. The access point stops responding requiring a hard reset and reprogramming. After several attempts to resolve the problem with Linksys they have stopped responding to support requests. I have installed more than 50 Linksys products in the last five years and this is the first disappointment I have with any Linksys product (also the first time I have ever used their tech support). With many comparable products by other companies offering similar performance, options, and price I would recommend shopping elsewhere for wireless networking.Customer Review: Excellent WAP -- 802.11g Linksys Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
I plugged this WAP54G into my existing home network, slapped the Linksys PCMCIA card into my laptop, and I was up and running in unsecure mode immediately. I then had no problem enabling MAC address filter, 128-bit WEP, and the SSID Change for security. It was a piece of cake. I flashed the firmware to the latest version and have had no issues. I consistently link up at 36 Mbps to 54 Mbps.The thing screams. I can't tell the difference between file transfers across my 100 Mbit home network and file transfers across this wireless network. The speed and range are fantastic.
I read the other reviews and I am surprised that this is the same product being reviewed. I have been in the I/T industry for almost 10 years and I researched wireless security for a year before buying -- and this product is fantastic.
Customer Review: Many WAP54G s are defective
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought a WAP54G and found it keeps on dying every day or so. Even after a firmware upgrade I still have nothing but problems.The wireless link always works, but the _wired_ connection to the rest of the network hangs quite often. A total factory reset seems to solve this problem.
The Linksys on-line chat support (from www.linksys.com) is quite useless. The staff doesn't seem to know their products well, nor do they seem to know anything about network architectures. ie. expecting to see a fixed IP device show up in a DHCP server table.
Here's a quote I got from the support staff about their WAP54G:
"That means that the accesspoint is hung. It either a proble with the firmware or it may be getting high throughputs from whatever device it's connected to, causing it to hang."
Buyer beware!
Customer Review: Excellent WAP
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this WAP to add wireless capability to my existing wired network at home. It worked correctly right out of the box with minimum configuration. During installation I changed the following values:1.) Changed the default IP address to coorespond with my addressing scheme.
2.) Changed the gateway address to point to my existing wired router.
3.) Changed the default SSID and disabled SSID broadcast.
4.) Enabled MAC address filtering and added the MAC addresses of all five devices on my wired and wireless network.
This device has worked flawlessly and I am getting very acceptable data rates with no lost or dropped packets. Overall, I am very satisfied with this WAP and I would recommend highly for someone looking for an inexpensive way of adding 802.11g capability to an existing wired network.
Customer Review: Works better than advertised
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this access point (AP) in order to create an ethernet connection to my old iMac G3, which does not have wireless. My in-laws have a d-link router connected to the cable modem. After some fiddling (best to read instruction manual on the CD that came with the Linksys AP), I got it to work and now the iMac is connected to the internet. I am using it as an AP client, which receives wireless signal from a router and converts it to ethernet signal. (I had to change the mode to AP client by using a Web browser at address http://192.168.1.245/) The manual says that, if used as a AP client, it works only with a Linksys router or another Linksys AP. Well, lo and behold, it can work with a d-link router as well. Extrapolating, I can say that this AP should work with any well-behaving router with the right settings.