Cisco-Linksys WAP54G Wireless-G Access Point
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Customer Review: junk
Summary: 1 Stars
I guess it was greed that made me want an access point based on technology that isn't ready yet. Despite the fact that I just wanted wirelss for ssh and maybe a little web browsing, I had to have 54Mbps.Well, it isn't ready. When I received the first unit, I couldn't get it working. Its web interface didn't play nicely with Mozilla; using MSIE worked better, but even with the simplest of settings, I couldn't find it through the air. Finally, a call to tech support revealed that the pattern of its status lights was totally unnatural and that the device was defective.
I got a replacement, and within seconds of plugging it in, the same pattern of lights came up. I wasted hours on this piece of junk, and ended up with nothing. At least I got a refund. ...
Customer Review: Good Access Point if you know all restrictions
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this product after I moved to a bigger place and needed a Access Point to widen the signal range. After setting it up, I realized there were a few things I wasn't aware.
1. The device must be physically connected to your existing router (so it's not totally 'wireless') to be used as Access Point.
2. If you want the device to be completely wireless, it needs to be configured as Wireless Repeater.
3. To use it as Wireless Repeater the model of the existing router you have must be WRT54G. (not WRT54GC, WRT54G2, WRT54GS, etc.)
After spending hours on chatting with Linksys support (apparently she wasn't even aware some of these restrictions) we found out this device won't work with my router so I decided to return it.
Customer Review: no confusion
Summary: 5 Stars
this product is great. i can connect all over my house and sometimes i get the option to connect onto one of my neighbors. when i wasn't paying atteniton my computer automatically connected me to my neighbors and i got bad service, but otherwise my mac and all the other types of computers in my house connect great.
just make sure you do not buy the wireless "B" one. my brother originally bought the wireless "B" and i had problems. my boyfriend had it and i couldn't connect in his room very well.
my friend put security on her G so that people can't use hers in her apartment, so i think all of the bases are covered. oh yeah just remember the password. she had the hardest time remembering her password and that was a pain in the @$$.
Customer Review: Good functionality, but stops periodically
Summary: 4 Stars
I like this router and really need it to work well, but it stops working every couple of days. It can easily be reset by pressing the button on it's rear, but that's ridiculous and if I'm offsite connecting to this computer it's no go.Thinking perhaps it was a dud I exchanged it and had the same problems with another one. I even went to a local store and bought another brand name (D-Link) and subsequently returned it before 30 days as it had the same problem. It seems that all of these wireless APs simply stop working after a few days, but I'm not sure why. The only thing I can think of is that I send a lot of data through as I'm using terminal services a lot and often to multiple computers simultaneously. I am disappointed with the uptime of this device.
Customer Review: I use these to send a signal 4 miles to my other house.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have two of these. They are connected to a 24dbi directional antenna and are placed 4 miles apart. They work at full "g" capacity.
You have to turn off diversity and pick which antenna you want to use but that is easy to do.
The signal goes to my brother in laws house and is uploaded to my web site.
Now I can be anywhere in the world and check my vacation home IP cameras to make sure everything is fine. I also have motion activated IP cameras that take pictures of anyone/anything in the area to catch any intruders.
I have lots of video of coyotes and antelope walking past the cameras.
Linksys is a great product. They are all integrated and I love the service after sale support if needed.